Wednesday, March 21, 2012

3/21/12 Team Meeting Handout


Welcome to the Vipers!
Manager: Eddie Cornett
Coach: John Aguilar
Coach: Ward Duncan

Please visit our team website at WWW.shvipers.blogspot.com for team news, updates, announcements, game/practice times and/or cancellations (due to weather), team photos, and other helpful links.

1.    Pre-season Practice
·         Where:
Carroll Butts Park (grass fields next to the tennis courts)
·         When:
Tuesday 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Wednesday 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Saturday 10:30am to 12:00pm
Sunday (optional) 1:00pm batting practice in the fields (please notify me if you plan on attending)

·         Parent assistance
Parent assistance with practice is more than welcome and always appreciated. Please let me know if you are willing to help out during practice.

·         Parent supervision
I prefer the parents to stay at the park during practice in case they are needed by their child i.e. injury/ illness.  The park can be a busy place – please notify me when you leave practice with your child.

·         Practice attire
Long pants (preferably baseball pants)
Baseball hat
Glove
Cup 

·         Good sportsmanship is expected at all games and practices

2.    Games
·         Where:
All games will be played at Carroll Butts. 

·         When:
Weekday games are usually around 6:00pm and Saturday games are usually in the morning. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to game time for warm up.

·         Parent assistance
Help in the dugout, score keeping, equipment is always appreciated and very much needed during games

·         Game snacks
We ask each parent to provide a game snack for at least two games (there are usually more than 20 games including post season games). Instead of a snack schedule this year, I ask that parents purchase 2 boxes (1 box per game) prior to our first game and drop them off to me (Eddie). I can then bring a box of snacks to each game and we don’t have to worry about a schedule.  Drinks do not need to be included; the kids get a free drink at the Snack Shack after each game.

3.    Uniforms
·         From the League:
Hat
Jersey
White pants

·         Not from the League (Need to get)
Black pants
Navy Blue Socks
Navy Blue Belt
Cleats
Cup (all boys practice and games)

If there is any difficulty in obtaining any of these items please contact me.
Team Shirts/hats for parents/family – Fundraising for team parties and trophies
For questions or concerns, please feel free to call, text, or email me anytime. Thank you in advance for all your help and I look forward to another exciting season of baseball!  GO VIPERS!!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Welcome to the Vipers!


   As you can see from this photo, we're not quite ready for baseball yet - but I'm sure opening day will be here before we know it.  We're excited for another year of machine pitch baseball and looking forward to meeting the new team.  If you've found your way to this website, your child is probably playing with the Vipers this year.  Please bookmark this website - it will be an important means of communication throughout the season.
    Once we have our official team roster, we will contact each of you individually and organize a team meet and greet. We will also at this time hand out a preseason practice schedule.  Please check back here often for updates, team news and important announcements. Another great source for league updates, news, and game cancellations due to weather is the Shaw Heights main website.  This link along with other important links will be posted on the sidebar to right.  Coach Eddie (myself), Coach John, and Coach Ward look forward to meeting everyone and we're excited for another great season of baseball! Welcome to the VIPERS!!