Lebanon High School Softball Parent Player Meeting 2019 Season March 14, 2019

1. Lebanon Raiders Softball Lebanon High School SoftballParent Player Meeting2019 SeasonMarch 14, 2019 Coaching Staff: Ray Pettersen – Varsity Coach Regina Palys – JV Coach Robert Coates – Volunteer Coach Leo Batista – Volunteer Coach

2. Agenda • Introduction • Requirements • Rules, Guidelines, and Policies • Schedule • Games • Practice (indoor / outdoor) • Events • Tryouts • Communication and contact information

3. Introductions Varsity Coach: Ray Pettersen Junior Varsity Coach: Regina Palys Volunteer Coach: Robert Coates Volunteer Coach: Leo Batista

4. Player Requirements for eligibility • Requirements: (All of these forms are available through FamilyID) • Physical exam form (for athletes only) appropriately dated and signed. • Athletic & Co-curricular Activity Contract, completed and signed • The student must be certified as eligible by the Athletic Director. • Permission to participate in surveys agreement, completed. • Recent medical history updates agreement, completed. • Concussion awareness and inherent injury agreement, completed. • ImPACT testing agreement, completed. • Other forms may be required based on the program offered. 

5. Rules, Guidelines, and Policies Please review the Athletic Co-Curricular Handbook for the following policies. • Guidelines for Participants • Guidelines for Spectators • Transportation • LHS Attendance and Behavior Requirements • Conduct and Good Sportsmanship • Problem Reporting • Reporting of Injuries • Removal From Play (RFP) and Protocol For Return to Play (RTP)

6. Team Selection(Taken from the LHS Coach’s Handbook and Athletic Co-curricular handbook) • We encourage coaches at all levels to keep as many students as they can without affecting the integrity of the sport. • Time, space, facilities, equipment, personal preference, and other factors will place limitations on the effective team size for any particular sport. • At the varsity level the NHIAA has set roster limits in many sports. All participants will be offered the opportunity to practice for an approved period of time before first-round cuts will be made. • The selection criteria must be presented to participants and parents prior to the start of the season at the program’s pre-season meeting. • The criteria must meet the Athletic Director’s approval. No athlete may try out for a team after the first regular season game. • The Athletic Director and Principal, in extenuating circumstances, may grant exceptions.

7. Attendance Policy • Commitment to sports is taken very seriously. Athletes are expected to be at every required practice unless excused by the coach. Athletes who must miss practice for an appropriate reason should inform the coach ahead of time. • Athletes who are late for or miss a practice because they attended an extra help session or test makeup will not be penalized. Frequent absences, under all conditions, could lead to removal from the team. • Athletes who are late to off-campus practices will not be penalized for tardiness; speeding to avoid lateness is unacceptable and will result in disciplinary action. • Athletes who receive detention and arrive late to practice or games will be subject to team rules regarding lateness and may be kept out of games. • Athletes who work during the sports season should think very seriously about participating. Practices and games may be changed without notice, and an athlete’s attendance is mandatory. Missing practice or games because of a work commitment will not be excused. • Athletes who miss practices or games because they go on vacation will not be allowed to play in the first game or match upon their return to ensure the safety of other participants. • Athletes who are released from class early so that they may travel to away games or matches will be responsible for any schoolwork missed during their absence. Arrangements should be made ahead of time with all teachers involved.

8. Tryouts and evaluations(Selection Criteria) • All players will participate in tryouts / evaluations. • This is done to ensure all student athletes are being fairly placed at their performance level for the expected level of competitive play. • Student Athletes will be evaluated on three major skills • Abilities in Hitting • Abilities in Fielding: both infield and outfield • Abilities in Throwing * There will also be an evaluation conducted of situational scenarios. This will be conducted as a written exam and not used to determine placement. This information will be used to determine what information and practices focuses will be needed.

9. Team Selection Determination of a player’s team assignment will based on the evaluation. If there is enough players enrolled to support having both a JV and a Varsity team: The roster will be evenly divided A minimum of 22 to 26 student athletes need to sign up. If there isn’t enough players enrolled by the time of try-outs: 15 players will be selected from those who received evaluation based on their results. These players will be on the Varsity team and will participate in games. Those who were not selected will be invited to be a member of a practice / reserve team. Those on the practice/reserve team will participate in all scheduled practices. If for some reason due to injury, illness, or absence, should a player from the varsity team be unable to attend a competition, an offer will be extended for a member of the practice/reserve team to temporarily fill the vacancy. Results and Placement will be posted through the Fan Account communication media and posted outside of the Athletic Department.

10. Schedule • 3/14 Parent Player Meeting • 3/18 First Practice, Official start of the season • 3/25 59 minute fundraiser • 3/26 to 3/29 Player evaluations (if needed an additional day will be added to complete evaluation, 3/30) • 4/8 First game vs Manchester West (Home) • 5/22 Last scheduled game vs Stevens High School (Home / Seniors Night) • 5/23 Uniform Turn In, LHS cafeteria • 5/31 Season Celebration and Award Ceremony Summary of Season: • 32 practices • 16 games (8 home / 8 away) • 48 total days.

11. Schedule Day Date Time Opponent Home/Away Depart Time Mon. 4/8/2019 4:00 PM Manchester West High School Home Fri. 4/12/2019 4:00 PM Milford High School Away 1:00 PM Mon. 4/15/2019 4:00 PM John Stark Regional High School Home Wed. 4/17/2019 4:00 PM ConVal Regional High School Away 1:30 PM Fri. 4/19/2019 4:00 PM Pelham High School Home Mon. 4/22/2019 4:00 PM Kennett High School Away 12:45 PM Mon. 4/29/2019 4:30 PM Hanover High School Home Wed. 5/1/2019 7:00 PM Stevens High School Away 5:15 PM Fri. 5/3/2019 4:00 PM Hollis-Brookline High School Away 1:00 PM Mon. 5/6/2019 4:00 PM Merrimack Valley High School Home Fri. 5/10/2019 4:00 PM Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Away 1:30 PM Mon. 5/13/2019 4:00 PM Bow High School Home Wed. 5/15/2019 4:00 PM Plymouth Regional High School Home Fri. 5/17/2019 4:00 PM Pembroke Academy Away 1:30 PM Mon. 5/20/2019 4:30 PM Hanover High School Away 3:30 PM Wed. 5/22/2019 4:00 PM Stevens High School Home

12. Fundraising efforts 3/25 59 Minute Fundraiser: • This style of fundraiser is designed to align with today’s youth and the utilization of mobile technology. • On the specified date, the team will gather with their cellphones at the identified location. • With the help of the facilitator (Dan Reyome), the student athletes will contact as many people as they can to sell a product in an effort to generate funds. • The product they will be selling is cookie dough. *This event is scheduled to take place at 5:15pm in the LHS cafeteria on the evening of March 25th.

13. Scheduling *NOTE: • Until further notice, practice will go by the provided indoor schedule. • Once the fields are released for use we will go to a regular practice schedule: • If we have both a JV and a Varsity team: • JV will practice from 3pm to 5pm • Varsity will practice from 4pm to 6pm. • If we only have a Varsity team practice will be 3:30pm to 5:30pm. • Those assigned to the practice / reserve team will be expected to attend and participate. • The coaching staff will be available Monday through Friday, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm for instruction and questions for individuals on the practice / reserve team. • Saturday Mornings will be available for voluntary participation. This will not be a required practice time unless otherwise specified in advance. • A Saturday schedule (for outdoor practice) has not been finalized yet. More information regarding this will be available shortly. • Focus: Hitting instruction and to work on base running;

14. Sample Indoor schedule:

15. Communication • Varsity Coach: Ray Pettersen • Email: Rpettersen@sau88.net • Phone: 603-443-2280 • JV Coach: Regina Palys • Email: repalys@sau88.net • Athletic Director: Mike Stone • Email: Mstone@sau88.net • Phone: 603-448-2055 ext.2011 • Schedule of events can be found at the Lebanonraiders.org website. • Schedule changes will be communicated via email and through Big Teams/ fan accounts. • Fan accounts are through the lebanonraiders.org website.

16. Log In and fan account creation

17. Summary • Requirements • Rules, Guidelines, and Policies • Schedule • Tryouts • Communication and contact information

18. Informational Resources www.Lebanonraiders.org Lebanon HS Athletic Co-Curricular Handbook www.nhiaa.org

19. Questions ?