PSA CP Baseball Coaches Meeting - Spring 2022 Updates & Information
Get ready for the Spring 2022 PSA CP Baseball season with important updates and information. Learn about our sponsor, event agenda, volunteer opportunities, timeline, registration details, game scheduling, and more. Make sure your team is prepared by following the pre-season checklist for a successful season ahead.
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WELCOME! Spring 2022 PSA CP Baseball Coaches Meeting
Our Sponsor Dicks Sporting Goods PSA SHOP DAYS 20% OFF ENTIRE PURCHASE MARCH 4TH-7TH APRIL 15TH-18TH APRIL 22ND-25TH
Agenda Board Introductions Timeline Scheduling Rules and Rule Updates Sportsmanship Coaches Tools Umpires
Baseball Board & League Coordinators We are seeking volunteers to serve on our Baseball Board. Our Board is passionate to drive a rewarding experience our baseball players. Please contact Ryan for more info LEAGUE COORDINATOR EMAIL HEAD of UMPIRES George Taggart gwtag@yahoo.com 2nd GRADE 3rd GRADE 4th GRADE 5th & 6th GRADE 7th & 8th GRADE 9TH 12TH GRADE Mike Seinera essentialpack@aol.com BOARD PRESIDENT Nick Lamb PSA STAFF RYAN MINNEY baseball@psaplano.org
Spring Baseball Timeline Registration Closes: Closed 4/18 Zoom @ 7:00 pm Coaches Meeting: Conflicts Due in Coaches Tools: 4/19 Coaches Equipment Pick Up: Email baseball@psaplano.org to schedule Schedules Posted in DaySmart: 4/25 Equipment Pickup 4/22 5pm-7pm PSA 1 Final Roster Locks in DaySmart: 5/15 Regular Season: 5/2 6/26 (weather permitting) 6/26 if weather dictates extension 6-14 to 6/30 Fields Available Until Post-Season Tournament Coaches Please Contact Parents/Players ASAP (they are expecting to hear from you!) All dates are subject to change due to weather
Pre-Season Checklist Your team should be paid in full Login into DaySmart and check roster for payment Send emails to players who have not paid Each player is responsible for an individual registration fee Your DaySmart roster should be complete and accurate Drop any players who are not playing this season Teams will be allowed to add players until 5/15 Must have a DaySmart account to be added COVID Policy can be found at psaplano.org
Game Scheduling Coaches may submit game conflicts into Coaches Tools. Deadline to submit 3/7. We make best effort to accommodate conflicts submitted into Coaches Tools. Teams should plan on minimum of 2 games per week. Games times start 8:00 AM Saturdays, Noon Sundays, 6:00 PM Mon-Thurs All games will be played at Enfield Park. Game cancellation info due to weather on psaplano.org, Cancellation Tab Games cancelled to due to weather will be quickly rescheduled to the next available game slot. Game reschedules may fall on a conflict date or Sunday AM. If you cannot field team, please notify baseball@psaplano.org, 48 hours in advance. Teams who No Show may be subject to $75 fee and forfeit loss of 0-7 Game Swap procedures are available to avoid forfeits.
Playing Format By Age Level Post Season Tourn. Base Distance Pitching Dist. # of Games Grade League Ball Size Trophies Pre-K JTB 45 N/A Flexi-Ball Lv1 10 No Yes/All K TB/Mod 50 30 Flexi-Ball Lv5 10 No Yes/All Coach Pitch 1st (Division) 1st-2nd (Tourn) 1st (Division) 1st-2nd (Tourn) 1st/2nd 60 42 AD Star 100 10 Yes 2nd/3rd MKP 60 42 AD Star 100 10 Yes
Baseball Game Day Reminders ALL Coaches must have a Valid PSA Coaches Badge (Includes all Adults who will be on the field or in the Dugout). ALL Coaches and players must be listed on the DaySmart roster. Games start on-time. Umpires have final decision on field conditions to play Always be prepared to start up to 15 minutes early. Fair Play Rules. All Players Bat, No player can sit consecutive innings Game Rules are on PSA website and ALL coaches MUST be familiar with rules prior to the first game On Game Days No Infield Batting Practice / No infield / No batting sticks Warm-up hitting restricted flight balls only No batboys/batgirls No pinch-runners, except for injury or Pitcher/Catcher on w/ 2 outs
Baseball Game Day Reminders Home Team Responsibilities 1st Base Dugout Game Ball and Back-up Ball Official Book/Scorekeeper Winning Teams Enter Final Score into Coaches Tool Time Between innings 5 pitch max or one minute Mound Visit 1per inning (1 minute) 2nd visit in same inning pitcher must be removed Offensive conference 1 per inning any time a coach leaves the box to talk to the batter PSA will provide every team with 12 game balls. Each team is responsible for bringing two game ready balls to every game.
Baseball Uniform and Equipment Molded rubber cleats or tennis shoes only Pre-K thru 6th grade Metal cleats 7th grade and up Matching jerseys with numbers are the back Catcher's gear required for all ages Protected cups must be worn Throat protector must be worn on the mask
Baseball Rule Updates JTB TB 50 mins 1 hr 3 JTB/4TB 5 5 Mod T-Ball 1st & 2nd Grade CP and MKP 1 hr 20 mins Extras innings in tournaments only (Ties for regular season) JTB-ModT: If time expires prior to the inning limit, the game shall end at the completion of the current at bat. CP-MKP: If time expires after beginning an inning, the inning will be completed. No new inning will be started after the end of regulation time. 1st-3rd grade only may have only 1 umpire depending on availability
Baseball Rule Updates JTB TB Small Barrel Bats Only 2 Small Barrel Bats Only 2 Mod T-Ball 1st & 2nd Grade CP and MKP Small Barrel Bats or Big Barrel 2 5/8 or 2 3/4: Must wear appropriate catcher s gear: Needs throat protection No requirement for a catcher s mitt Must wear protective cup MKP may bunt but only with player pitcher Minimum distances when using a tee: JTB-4 and TB/Mod T 8 Slide to avoid contact & NO HEAD FIRST SLIDES
Baseball Rule Updates A pitcher must be removed after 3 hit batters in a game. MKP: Max innings are 3 in a day. No consecutive days! Max of 6 in a week. MUST use pitching certificate Guest Players are permitted in the regular season only. Guest Players must be registered with PSA in DaySmart Players can play up but are not eligible to play down. Arm Sleeves are permitted for pitchers Arm Sleeves cannot be white or have white on them Umpires discretion as to whether an arm sleeve would be distracting to the batter
Baseball Weather Policy Cancellations and postponements are communicated through the www.psaplano.org website on the Cancellations tab. DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL ASKING. WE WILL NOT RESPOND! All Staff, Parents, Coaches and Officials should use My Lightning Tracker App (6 mile radius) At the Field, the umpire has the final say on safe playing conditions. Significant standing water on a field will generally result in a game postponement We try to reschedule games within 7-12 days from the cancellation/rainout
Recommended Pitch Counts Strongly Suggested Pitch Counts: See table below for suggestions on the handling of pitchers with regard to rest periods. Adherence to this chart is recommended to prevent injury to pitcher s arms. Age Max Pitches per game Recommended Rest 8-9 40-50 10-11 50-65 12-14 65-75 15-16 75-90 17+ 100 4 days 4 days 4 days 4 days 5 days
Sportsmanship Know the PSA rules Coaches must be familiar with the Code of Conduct Rules As the coach, YOU set the tone for the parents and the players Remind parents they are role models for their children Treat players and coaches with the same respect you would want for your own child and yourself Never yell at or touch an umpire before, during, or after a game Please use the evaluation tool in Coaches Tool
Reminders From Your Child I m a KID It s just a GAME My Coach is a VOLUNTEER The Officials are HUMANS NO College Scholarships will be handed out today THANK YOU & GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON!
DaySmart Account Information Use DaySmart for schedule info and roster maintenance www.psaplano.org DaySmart Login link New Customer Registration Adult Information Children
Volunteer Coach Information Complete Coaches Application (background check) Go to PSA Front Desk to get picture taken Get Coaches Badge Get in contact with League Coordinator
Umpire Evaluations Please evaluate umpires via the Coaches Tools after each game We can only improve our training if we receive feedback from the coaches!
PSA Umpire Information George Taggart is the Umpire in Charge and Assignor for PSA s Spring 2022 Baseball season ZERO TOLERANCE FOR HASSASSMENT OF UMPIRES Umpire shortages around the country PSA (George) is actively recruiting and training new baseball umpires. If you know anyone interested in being an umpire have them contact George at gwtag@yahoo.com
PSA Uniform Shop Contact Us: 972-208-3860 Uniforms@psaplano.org Or Tara Townsend ttownsend@psaplano.org
Field Rentals for Baseball Practices City of Plano controls the fields and provides to PSA for our games. There is some additional capacity for teams to rent for Practices. The practice policy and process is as follows: Prepaid cost is $25 / hour, scheduled in 1- or 2-hour increments on the hour. 6, 7, 8 pm, ending 9:00 pm Your Practices will be scheduled at the time of payment. No schedule changes or refunds (except for weather) Deadline to schedule a practice is Monday at 1:00 pm for the following week. For example, Monday 4/11 for practices on 4/18 through 4/24. Teams must be fully paid to rent fields. Games do take precedent over practices. Practices cancelled due to weather will be refunded. Fields Available for Practices: Enfield 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8 Contact PSA Customer Service, 972-208-5437 to reserve a practice field.
