Sal Passantino

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Snoqualmie Valley Little LeagueManagers
Coaches Umpire Training Meeting March 2nd, 2009
We prefer wins with character, rather than
characters with wins.. - John
Wooden
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Sal Passantino - President

• Introductions
• Manager mailings this week
• Green / Blue / Ump Books
• SVLL Handbook
• Raffle Tickets
• Volunteer Applications (Background info Chk)
• Membership Cards New in 09
• Kids First ?

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SNOQUALMIE VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE2009Membership
HandbookKIDS FIRST KIDS IN !
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Mission Statement
SVLL is a child development program that uses
baseball as its vehicle. - SVLL
Board
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KIDS FIRST KIDS IN Goal 2009
Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program
of baseball and softball that is noted for
appealing to kids of all levels of enthusiasm and
ability for treating its players and their
families in a fair and caring fashion for
rewarding effort, improvement and striving to
excel over winning for outstanding coaching,
instruction and player development and most of
all, for being a fun and enjoyable program that
our players, their families and their coaches
want to participate in again next season. If we
succeed, SVLL parents will never again have to
ask the question Where should
we play baseball next year!
- Sal Passantino
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Howard Thomas - VP

• Mgr Coach Leadership Expectations
• Consequences of poor decisions
• Member Grievance Procedure
• Fields Work Parties - Volunteers

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Brad Peterson

• Leadership
• Behavior Modification

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Rob Stevens Safety Officer

• Required First Aid
• ASAP Program Manager/Coach Training
• First Aid Training

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Terry Granillo Chief Umpire

• Auditing Committee
• Umpire Committee

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Umpire Selection

• Where do we get these guys?
• Signups at registration
• Last years list!
• District 9
• Who selects them?
• The Umpire-in-Chief compiles a list of names of
  all interested umpires.
• The league President is charged with selecting
  and appointing all umpires.
• Who are they?
• Your friends and neighbors
• Players at higher levels
• We love parent-child crews!
• Team managers and coaches critical as a
  fallback call

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Training Opportunities
Local
District 9

• Feb. 25 UMP101
• Mar. 10 UMP201
• Mar. 16 UMP101 makeup
• Mar. 21 Field day
• Classrooms TBA, 6-830
• Field day at the Complex, time TBD

• EXCELLENT TRAINING!
• Mar. 25 UMP101 at Lake Washington Resource
  Center
• Field day at Hartman Park
• Mar. 14, 9am 4pm
• Mar. 15, 10am 3pm
• Ask about intermediate training if youre
  interested

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Evaluation

• SVLL works hard to put excellent officials on all
  games, but to do that we need feedback!
• Manager evaluations more at training
• All comments welcome _at_ chiefumpire_at_svll.net.
• The UIC will be around, watching, evaluating, and
  encouraging our younger officials to keep
  improving.
• An umpire will make HUNDREDS of calls in just one
  game.
• 300 ball/strike calls
• A dozen or more safe/out calls a few of them
  close ones
• Interference, obstructions, warnings, infield
  fly, theres a lot to call.
• If Im right 95 of the time, I blow 15-20 calls
  a game.

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Game TheArbiter.Net Assignment

• The Home Team Manager is primarily responsible
  for ensuring a full crew officiates each game
  (two officials)
• Youth crews work lower levels only in the regular
  season.
• Parent-child crews may work at-level (kids love
  it more tip)
• Umpires will be assigned to Tournament games
  based on their abilities, experience, and
  performance during the regular season. Adults
  required behind plate.
• Expect more information on using TheArbiter.net
  to manage umpire assignments.

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John Day Director of Scheduling

• Scheduling
• Conflicts
• Rain Out procedure- Report to John
  Schedules_at_SVLL.net
• Rain
• NB Complex 425-888-5628 after 3pm
• SNOQ Centennial 425-831-5784 ext.50 after 3pm
• City has 1st priority to close fields.
• VP 1st, then Pres 2nd
• Covered Practices (softball/hardball)
  Only if you are on Practice Schedule
• Majors NBE
• Coast SES
• Minors OSE

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Chaz Carr Mt Si Head Coach

• SVLL MSHS Joint direction
• Mt Si Little League Camp Saturday
• 10am 12pm K-4th
• 1pm - 3pm 5th- 8th
• Closing comments

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Jeff Mitchell Coaching Coordinator

• Sportsmanship
• Mini Clinics
• Practice Plans
• Pre Game Planning
• Resources

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Eric Howland Equipment

• Coaches responsible for Safety of Equipment
• Safety Cones required around hitting stations