Team Info - Major Peewee

NORTH TORONTO BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PEEWEE (1993) ALL STAR TEAM
PARENT INFORMATION - 2006

Coaches: Steve Schafer (Head Coach) - 416-522-5493; steve.schafer@rogers.com
Mark Gain; Martin Greig

Tryouts: At the Hangar, 75 Carl Hall Road, April 29, 1:30-3PM; April 30, 3:30-5PM

Games and playoffs: We expect around 20 regular league games, May through early August. We will request that minimal games be scheduled during July since lots of players are away. The games will be played at a variety of fields around the city. Playoffs will most likely be on the weekend of August 11-14, but this has not been finalized

Home games: Thursday evening at Eglinton Park, South field. See www.ntbaseball.com for locations.

Practices: Once per week, Sunday evening for 2 hours at Viewmount. The time will be adjusted according to the time it starts to get dark. Some other times at batting cages will also be arranged.

Tournaments: The plan is as follows:
(1) Guelph May 26-28 (2) Whitby, June 16-18 (Both are within driving distance.)

Team Roster: We will go with about 12-13 players and also have some backups. Ability to commit to attend games and practices will affect player selection.

Overall team philosophy and objectives:

• Have fun;
• Develop baseball knowledge and skills; and
• Learn team concepts (teamwork, positive attitude, commitment, responsibility, best effort)

Playing time and positions:

• No player will sit out more than 3½ innings (games are normally 7 innings);
• These 3½ inning rests will be rotated equally except in critical situations;
• We will focus players on 1 position and 1 backup position (decided by the coaches), as opposed to the house league rotation philosophy; and
• Over the season, every player will average 2 innings/game or more in the infield. There is no commitment to equality in this regard.

Cost: $275

Player and parent commitment will be a big contributor to our success this summer. Let's play ball!