Saturday April 10 is Picture Day for Palatine Youth Baseball/Softball.  You can also come a little early or stay afterwards and exchange your uniform pants for a better size (if necessary).  There will be PYB/S Spirit Wear available for purchase as well as a chance to buy a matching team hat to support your team. 

 Here is the Schedule for 5 Year Old TeeBall Teams

White Sox - 8:30

Cardinals  -  8:45

Diamondbacks  - 8:45

Cubs  -  8:45

Twins  -  8:45

Rays - 9:00

Astros - 9:00

Tigers  9:00

 Teams should assemble at least 15 minutes before their scheduled time in height order.  They should be wearing gym shoes, NO SPIKES in the gym!!!!  Don't forget to bring your completed Picture form with payment included.  Teams with more than two coaches will need to pay for additional coaches plaques.  Please come prepared to pay for the extra plaques up front.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.  TEAMS HAVE BEEN FORMED.  IF YOU CONTACT THE PARK DISTRICT, YOU WILL BE PLACED ON A WAIT LIST AND POSSIBLY PLACED ON A TEAM SUBJECT TO TEAM SIZE ETC.  AFTER APRIL 9, NO ONE WILL BE ADDED.

 

There will be a managers and Coaches Meeting on Wednesday, 3/31.  At that time, your child's manager will be given his roster and the essential information he'll need to relay  on to you as we prepare to get started.  Your manager will be instructed to contact you as soon as possible.  If you do not hear from him by Monday morning, April 5, please send an email to pyb_tball@pyb.com and let me know.  I will follow up with your coach and ask him to get in touch with you.

An overview of the season:

•·         Week of March 29 - April 2- Managers will be given rosters and asked to call parents and set up a team meeting.  PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL ME TO ASK WHY YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOUR COACH UNLESS YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM BY MONDAY APRIL 5^TH. 

•·         Week of April 5- Team Meetings

•§  Location and time will be set by the Manager

•§  Hand out uniforms

•·         April 10 - Picture day 8:00AM - 2:30 PM

•§  Time slot for our league is still being determined

•§  Manager will hand out order forms at team meeting

•§  Exchange pants

•·         April 12^th to April 19th - Practices will Begin

•·         May 1 - Games will begin around this time

•·         June - Flyers Game for the entire family for families (tentative June 15)

•·         July 10^th - Baseball day - Season over

•§  Trophies

General Info:

• Players will receive a uniform: Hat, shirt, pants and socks.
• Player will be responsible for: Mitt, spikes (optional) and a boy's protective cup.
• Games and practices are likely to be at Maggie Rogers in Inverness or Paddock
• Teams typically meet once during the week and once on Saturday.  The days of the week will vary and will not begin before 5:30pm

Outlook for parents:

• Games will be 3 innings or 1 hour
• Goal is to have FUN, learn to be on a team, learn basic fundamentals
• All players will rotate positions and have equal playing time.
• Tone should be positive; parents and coaches will set the example of sportsmanship & teamwork.

Thanks for being part of PYB/S!

Marty Josten - Tee Ball Commissioner - 847-590-1888 -  Email: pyb_tball@pyb.com

Registration is Open!!!! - You can click on the registration tab to register online or download a form.   Don't delay and miss the substantial "early bird" discount.  Please spread the word to your child's friends at pre-school etc. to sign up to play. 

Are you in the right league? - You will be in the PYB/S  TeeBall league as long as your child will be 5 years old by August 31, and is not in Kindergarten during the 2009-2010 School year.  If your son or daughter is 5 but presently in Kindergarten, you should register him/her for "Rookies".

 Facts about  PYB/S TeeBall

• Practices will begin around the middle of April
• Games will begin the first week in May
• Teams will meet usually one weeknight each week and on Saturday.  The night of the week will vary.
• Games last one hour
• Every kid bats in each inning.
• Highlight of each game is the Snack, for sure!

WE NEED MANAGERS!  PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO MANAGE OR COACH WHEN YOU REGISTER YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER.  I will provide you with a spreadsheet to organize your lineups and snack schedules.  I will help you devise a practice plan.  All we need is an enthusiastic mother or father to coordinate the team's efforts, to engage the parents to help out, and to have fun introducing the kids to the great game of baseball.

QUESTIONS - Please email me at .

Commissioner - Marty Josten 

 

 

Thank you to our volunteer managers and coaches for a great season; we could not have done it without you.  We had a lot of fun and we saw the kids improve every game.

I hope everyone continues to play baseball and move up to the Rookies league next year.  The first half of the season will be tball and the second half will be coach pitch.  You won't believe the improvement in the kids next year.

Enjoy the rest of your summer.  Registration begins in December for the 2010 season.

After an intense few weeks of spring training, we are all ready for the regular season to begin.  I can't wait to see the little ones chase each other around the bases.

Tball is all about fun.  We don't count outs, every player plays every position and the last hitter of every inning gets a homerun.  Despite the focus on fun, it's amazing how much the kids will learn about baseball this year.

As always, if you have any questions, either contact your manager or drop me an email at .

- Bryan Hopper, TeeBall Commissioner