Hello and happy spring. We hope you and your child are excited about the new season! As usual we are starting the year off with our Opening Day Ceremonies, Sunday, April 29th, from 12pm until 2:30pm.
Please see below for details.
PARENTS/PLAYERS
> 12pm - MEET in the rear parking area at The High School, near the tennis courts, and find your team. Your coach will have your team hat on. Be prepared to Park at the HS and walk to the field, it's not so far and there is virtually no parking at the field.
> 12:30 - PARADE STARTS. We will march to Bialek Park via Linebrook Rd. During the Parade kids will be grouped by division and team. Please go ahead of the Parade and find a spot along the route. WE NEED SPECTATORS!
> 1ish - we arrive at Bialek Park
> 1 to 1:30ish - Gather on Bowen Field at Bialek. Announcements, National Anthem, and first pitch.
> 1:30 to 2:30 - KIDS ARE RELEASED TO THEIR PARENTS, by their coaches, and are free to go through stations. We will have age appropriate stations set up, throwing, running etc.. H.S. baseball and softball players will be helping to direct these stations. Children will simply get in line for a station of their choice. Parents, however, you are responsible for your children at this point and can come and go as you please, as there will be concessions and a bouncy house. The stations will be open until 2:30.
> 2:30 - MAJOR LEAGUE GAME, don't feel obligated to stay BUT it's great for your kids to see other kids play...even for one inning.
> *UNIFORMS - Shirts and hats are provided, so please wear baseball pants if you have them, but no need to wear cleats.
> *Kids Bring Gloves, but NO BATS!!!
> *PARENTS we are asking you NOT to march with your kids. We ask that you go somewhere along the parade route and cheer as your child walks by. The kids will appreciate a cheering crowd (of course you know your child best, but we believe that your child will be fine marching with his/her team).
> *THE SNACK SHACK will be open and there will be hot dogs, hamburgers, Pizza and other munchies.
> *COACHES - Please wear your team hat and arrive at the high school by 12pm to receive your kids and make sure they all get their uniforms (if they didn’t on Saturday). At about 12:20 we will line up and get ready to march. You will be given a bag of candy, please do not distribute until we get to Linebrook and tell your kids not to whip it and not to throw it all at once. Once we arrive at the park you will walk your team to the outfield and sit them down and wait for announcements. After the ceremonies you will walk your team out of the park and hand your kids over to their parents. Please make sure that you have every child accounted for and that you have handed every child to their parent. You are free at this point.
> *VOLUNTEERS - We still need more volunteers. Here are some the areas that we need help with. Please email me and let me know which is the best fit for you, or if you have any ideas on how else you could help. If you want to help but your time is limited let me know and we can work it out.
> 9am - 12pm - Grounds set up
> 10am - 12pm - Food set up
> 12pm - 2:30pm - Food Cooking/Grilling
> 12pm - 2:30pm - Food Selling
> 1pm - 3pm - Trash
> 2pm - 3pm - Clean up
Thank you and I look forward to a great day!