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Chanhassen Baseball Parent Meeting - Ages 5-8 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)

Join us at the Chanhassen High School Auditorium for a parent information meeting regarding the Chanhassen Baseball program for ages 5-8. Learn about program overview, key dates, age coordinators, coaching/volunteering opportunities, team sponsorships, player safety, and more. Don't miss out!

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Chanhassen Baseball Parent Meeting - Ages 5-8 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)

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  1. Tuesday, 6 March, 2018 Chanhassen High School Auditorium 2018 CHANHASSEN BASEBALL PARENT INFORMATION MEETINGAGES 5-8

  2. Agenda • Program Overview • Key Dates • Age Coordinators • How do I become a coach? • How do I volunteer? • How do I support the program? • Team Sponsorships • A few odds and ends… • Player Safety • Website • Question and Answer

  3. Program Overview Ages 5-8 • Director: Adam Feuerhelm • Mission: To develop players and fuel their passion for the game • Philosophy: Safe, Fun, & Learn Basic Skills • 5-6 Coach Pitch • 7-8 Machine Pitch • Team Selection: Friend requests and draft process • Equipment: • Association provides: Baseballs, tees, and pitching machines • You provide: Helmet, glove, and proper footwear • Optional: Bat, bag, batting gloves, A.S., protection • Uniform: • Pants, jerseys, and hats provided by the Association • Coaches will distribute uniforms (once teams are formed)

  4. Key Dates Ages 5-8 • April 11 –Machine Pitch draft – 6pm Chan Legion • April 11 - Coaches meeting • April 23  Machine pitch season begins (WP) • April 30  Coach pitch season begins (WP) • 14 & 15 May: Picture Day • June 27 Regular season concludes • TBD  End of season tourney – MP only

  5. Age Coordinators • 5/6 Coach pitch • open • 7/8 Machine pitch • open

  6. How do I become a 5-8 coach? • Go to CAA Baseball Website: http://chanathleticassociationbaseball.assn.la/ • Complete concussion training – every 3 years • Required every three years • Under “Baseball Info”, Concussion Training • Submit volunteer background check • Required annually • Under “Baseball Info”, Register Online, Coaches, 2018 Coaches Application • Register to volunteer as a coach • Following steps 2 & 3 • Under “Baseball Info”, Register Online - Specify age and level • Three Coaches & One Manager per team each receive 8 hours of volunteer credit

  7. How do I volunteer? • Volunteer deposit • $150 volunteer deposit will be collected from every family via check • Everyone needs to pay a volunteer deposit to be placed on a team • If you have applied as a coach, manager, assistant manager or if you have completed some hours, you still must provide the check for the volunteer fee • Checks will be destroyed at end of the season if volunteer hours are completed • Coach Pitch 5/6 families are not required to complete volunteer hours or submit a check unless you have a kid in the 7/8 or older program • To Sign Up for Volunteer Hours • http://chanhassenathleticassociation.org/ • Go to Baseball & Softball • Click on Volunteer Information • Click on Volunteer Opportunities • Volunteer expectations • 8hours per family (not per player) • Spontaneous help is always welcome, but does not qualify as volunteer hours • Volunteer hours are recorded by Volunteer Coordinator or via the CAA website • When you apply to become a volunteer, you give our organization the right to conduct necessary background checks To qualify for volunteer hours, the job(s) must be posted on Volunteerspot. If it is not in volunteer spot, then it does not qualify. • CHANHASSSEN CHALLENGE HOSTED 1-3 June, 2018is great opportunity to receive credit!!

  8. How Can I Support The Program? Storm Apparel -- CAA endorsed fundraising program • Available through Lakeside Promotions • Sweatshirts, shirts, jackets, Easton bat bags (backpack-style and rolling), batting helmets • All items will have the Storm logo • Lakeside Promotions will be on-site at parent meeting (today) and the following days/times (Pioneer Ridge Middle School): • Monday, 12 March: 5-9 pm • Tuesday, 13 March: 5-9 pm • Wednesday, 21 March: 6-8 pm • Show your Storm spirit and help raise money for our programs! • The Dugout Club • The Dugout Club is a booster club created to support diamond sports within the Chanhassen High School boundaries. • The Dugout Club will be selling a limited number of bricks to build the 2018 Stadium Walk at the Chanhassen High School Stadium. • Order at dugout-club.org

  9. Team Sponsorships We are seeking TEAM SPONSORSHIPS for Baseball and Softball! • $350 per team • Provides much needed funds for our program • Keeps fees down for participants • Field improvements • Team sponsorships help CAA Baseball/Softball provide financial scholarships so every kid can play. $24,000 in financial scholarships have been granted since 2014. Contact Marcie Meyer if you know of a business who would like to sponsor a team!

  10. CAA Sponsors – THANKS!!!! TEAM SPONSORS Casey’s General Stores Chanhassen Dental Chaska Dental Center Davanni’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies • Ovation Orthodontics • Pine Tar Academy • Radiance Dental • The Dental Specialists Orthodontics • Thrive Physical Therapy • YOUNGSTEAD’S (2 Teams!) GOLD - $2,500 Twin Cities Orthopedics OSR Physical Therapy SILVER - $1,000 BRONZE - $500 Lakeside Promotions Please support our generous sponsors. They make CAA Baseball and Softball possible!

  11. A Few Odds & Ends… • Baseball Bats: • No change to bat rules for ages 5-8 • 2 ¼” Diameter; Any Drop; Wood Also Acceptable • 2nd Annual Chanhassen Red Birds Clinic (Brandon Arnold): • Monday, 18 June – Wednesday, 20 June @ Chanhassen High School Baseball Field • 1st – 5th Grade: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM; $50 Pre-registration, $75 day of • 6th – 8th Grade: 11:00 to 1:30; $50 Pre-registration, $75 day of • https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzPbUlDATHMoUzhaYjdEWjVjLUtpVC04SG9IeWVVcE03bmlJ/view?usp=sharing • Chanhassen Baseball Garage Sale: • Hats, Practice Pants, Jerseys, Shirts • Items Outside Auditorium • All you want to buy $5/Item!!! • Baseball Card Donation: • Generous donation from Community Member Kirk Sampson • For coaches to hand out to players throughout the season!

  12. Player Safety • Concussion Certification: • All on-field officials must complete concussion training and submit a valid certificate • Separate registration under the “Coaches” section • Concussion training links: • https://nfhslearn.com/courses/61129/concussion-in-sports • http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/Training/index.html • Should take about 30 minutes to complete • Certificate valid for 3 years • For safety issues, contact John Hawley (jhawley147@gmail.com) • Proud to partner with TCO and OSR as Gold Sponsors: • TCO offers sports performance, sports chiropractic services, physical therapy, and nutrition solutions in 39 locations across the Twin Cities (https://tcomn.com) • OSR offers free 15 minute injury consults, physical therapy (including throwers programs), concussion rehab, and ACL prevention programs (https://www.osrpt.com/) • Both organizations supply athletic trainers for all Chanhassen hosted tournamnets

  13. Where do I find information? chanhassenathleticassociation.org

  14. Questions? Thank you for participating in CAA Baseball!

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