Libertyville Youth Baseball December 2, 2009

1. Libertyville Youth BaseballDecember 2, 2009 Community-Based Travel Baseball for Libertyville Youth Baseball Players www.libertyvilleyouthbaseball.com

2. Agenda • Board of Directors • Partners • Mission • 2010 Program • 2010 Managers • Important Dates • Questions

3. 2010 Board of Directors Executive Board Member Bob Smith Executive Board Member Rocky Hudson Executive Board Member Phil Kym President Phil Kym Treasurer Rick Cote Secretary Tom Jean Scheduling Chris Beattie Communications Mark Wittenbrink Training Gary Bennett/Dar Townsend Age Level 8U-10U Bill Anagnostopolous Age Level 11U-12U Rocky Hudson Age Level 13U-14U Chris Beattie Developmental Teams Mike Goonewardene

4. Partners Purpose: provide a community-based travel baseball program for Libertyville youth baseball players. • Libertyville Little League • Slammers Training Academy

5. Mission of Libertyville Youth Baseball • Develop fundamental baseball skills while participating at a higher level of competition. • Introduce age appropriate (ages 8 to 14) situational training to teach the game of baseball. • Utilize playing dimensions that support progressive development of the player from age 8 to 14. • Create a fair and unbiased player selection process that allows all interested players equal opportunity to compete for a spot on an LYB team on a yearly basis. • Develop teams that represent the Libertyville community with pride and model respect for others in both winning and losing.

6. Age Specific Programs • Develop fundamental baseball skills while participating at a higher level of competition. • LYB will typically field two travel teams for 8U-14U: • 8U. Introduction to travel baseball. Participate in 2 travel tournaments after completion of the LLL single A season. • 9U-10U. Players split into 2 even teams. Travel play focused on tournaments (6-7). Players participate in LLL league play (AA, AAA). Teams will host the 4th annual Memorial Day at Butler Lake. Targeting ~ 30 travel games. • 11U-12U. Players split into A/B format. Travel play focused on tournaments (6-8). Players participate in the LLL Majors or Varsity for league component. 12U Orange will travel to Omaha for College World Series Tournament. Targeting ~ 30-35 travel games. • 13U-14U. Players split in A/B Format. Travel play consists of both travel league and tournaments. Home fields are Butler Lake juniors field and Nicholas Dowden. Targeting 50-55 travel games. Teams may host a tournament in Libertyville. • Eligibility for LYB (8U-12U) programs requires registration and participation in LLL.

7. Age Appropriate Training and Development • Introduce age-appropriate (ages 8 to 14) situational training to teach the game of baseball. • LYB has partnered with Slammers to provide training for coaches, winter team training, and assistance with our fall program (8-11U). • LYB is working closely with LLL to increase the level of competition in the LLL Majors division. • LYB will implement a formal program for managers to provide feedback to players (twice per year in 2010). • LYB will use non-parent professional trainers as managers for 14U teams.

8. Field Utilization • Utilize playing dimensions that support progressive development of the player from age 8 to 14. • LYB is working very closely with LLL on field utilization issues: • The Village has limited field space to support youth activities. Many youth sports programs are vying for access to Libertyville fields. • The Village has partnered with LLL for nearly 60 years to provide fields that support youth baseball activities to more than 1100 Libertyville kids. • LYB has partnered with LLL to establish a strong community-based youth baseball program that efficiently uses Libertyville fields • LYB has worked with LLL to establish fields (70/48) that support playing full rules baseball (leadoffs; steals; etc.) at age 11-12U. • LYB will utilize age specific field progression [9U (60/46); 10U (65/46); 11U-12U (70/48); 13U (80/54); 14U (90/60)].

9. Player Selection Process • Created and implemented a fair and unbiased player selection process that allows all interested players equal opportunity to compete for a spot on an LYB team on a yearly basis. • Manager feedback solicited in the form of player ratings based on performance in the previous season. • Tryout process utilizing unbiased independent baseball experts to evaluate players skills in hitting, fielding, and pitching. • Comparison of manager feedback and tryout scores to ensure that appropriate list of players is called back for head-to-head evaluation. • Call-back tryouts with independent evaluators to establish the players that qualify for the final roster spots.

10. Represent the Libertyville Area • Develop teams that represent the Libertyville area with pride, and respect for others in both winning and losing. • All player and coaches must sign and adhere to Codes of Conduct. • LYB strives to identify coaches that are effective teachers of the game and demonstrate behavior that makes them good role models for youth players. • LYB seeks to establish strong relationships between players and coaches. • Program feedback from parents is welcomed (feedback form and protocol will be posted on the LYB website).

11. 2010 Participation Fees • Graduated program: 9U to 14U • Fees per age level (current estimated cost*): • 8U $100 (2 tournaments, insurance) • 9U and 10U $450 (6-7 tournaments, insurance, winter training, facilities fee) • 11U and 12U $500 (7-8 tournaments, insurance, winter training, facilities fee) • 13U $650 (tournament and league fees, insurance, winter training, facilities fee) • 14U $750 (tournament and league fees, manager’s fee (partial), insurance, winter training, facilities fee) • *Uniform fees, travel expenses, and non-village resident fee (13U-14U) are not included in above estimates; final costs will be available by April 1.

12. 2010 Managers • 9U Orange* Jeff Winiger • 9U Black* Gary Bennett • 10U Orange* Mark Wittenbrink • 10U Black* Tom Jean • 11U Orange Phil Kym • 11U Black Mike Haddon • 11U White Ken Heard • 12U Orange Ed Lees • 12U Black Tom Vickers • 13U Orange Dar Townsend • 13U Black Tom Carlucci • 14U Orange Greg Kloosterman (non-parent manager) • Brian Snader (parent coach) • *9U-10U teams split evenly

13. Age Level Directors • Age Level Directors do not have a child participating at the age level they oversee: 8U-10U Bill Anagnostopolous 11U-12U Rocky Hudson 13U-14U Chris Beattie • Conduct fair and impartial tryouts. • Oversee final roster selection. • Facilitate selection of manager and coaches. • Establish budgets for teams in age level. • Serve as primary contact between LYB Executive Board and age level managers and parents. • Work with managers and Director of Scheduling to establish team schedules.

14. Facilitators • Directors of Training (coaches training; advice on drills/practice set up): Gary Bennett and Dar Townsend • Director of Communication (LYB website assistance): Mark Wittenbrink • Director of Scheduling (LYB practice and home game slots): Chris Beattie • Treasurer (receives payment of program fees; provides checks for leagues/tournaments; insurance documentation; LYB general fund – tournaments and facility fees): Rick Cote • Secretary (maintain all player and parent records – registration forms, liability waivers, and birth certificates, codes of ethics) • Director of Developmental Teams (provide infrastructure to support post-LLL tournament schedule for third team at level, if any): Mike Goonewardene

15. Important Dates • December 2 – Parent information/registration meeting • January, 2010 – Winter training begins • January 15, 2010 – Date by which 8U-12U players register for LLL • Late March, 2010 – Outdoor training begins • April 1, 2010 – Final LYB registration fees due • April, 2010 - Game schedule begins • End of July, 2010 – Game schedules completed • Late August/Early September, 2010 – Tryouts for 2011 teams

16. Questions