Well the first games are coming up this Saturday, game and picture schedules are now online, and the new pony league sign is up at Derry park (our apologies to the rather large bat colony we kicked out of the old sign). It's been a wet season so far, but hopefully the weather will improve for games.
Coaches, if you need to reschedule a game look at the game schedule and find a day that you and the other coach can agree on for a makeup game. Then email it to me (secretary@mcpony.com). I will keep the online schedule updated.
The original intention of this blog was to detail the amount of work that goes into each season. Unfortunately we got so busy that I missed a lot, but I will continue logging as much as I can, when I can. If you wish to volunteer let me know. It is not to late to help out.
So, as we get this season started I want to thank all the volunteers, parents, and players for putting up with this new board learning the ropes. We have big plans for the future and we hope you will all join us in continuing support of Mifflin County Pony League.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Hard Days Work
We put in a long, tough day today at the Derry fields. We painted the dugouts of the green and blue fields, fixed and painted bleachers, and prepared the fields to be worked on tomorrow. It was too wet to put dimatex on the fields, but we got most of the standing water brushed away.
Tomorrow we will be meeting again at the Derry Township Community Park fields again to finish the brown dugouts and work on the fields themselves some more. We will me at Derry Park at 12:00 and would appreciate any help we can get.
Those of you who helped today thank you. Some could only provide a couple of hours, and others did more. Any help is appreciated. Time for me to rest up and prepare for tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will be meeting again at the Derry Township Community Park fields again to finish the brown dugouts and work on the fields themselves some more. We will me at Derry Park at 12:00 and would appreciate any help we can get.
Those of you who helped today thank you. Some could only provide a couple of hours, and others did more. Any help is appreciated. Time for me to rest up and prepare for tomorrow.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Now the fun starts.
It has been so busy getting this season together that I haven't had time to post in a while. It all is starting to pay off as we get our season started and kids get a chance to break in those gloves for a little b-ball.
Our fund raiser is a little different this year. We had to increase the price from $1.00 per candy bar to $1.50. Make sure you get your money to your coaches in due time, so they can turn it in on April 19th. Each coach will need to turn in a check made out to "MCPL" for $624.00 at the April 19th meeting in order to get their uniforms.
Saturday April 4th will be a volunteer work day. Anyone who wishes to help please be down at Derry Township Community Park at the Pony League Baseball fields at 9:00 AM. If you have any tools that could help us (saws, drills, etc..) please bring them. We will be fixing dugouts and bleachers as well as painting them.
I am sure there is a lot more to write about, but I am tired. I will try to post more as soon as I can. Now let's get out on those fields and have some fun.
Our fund raiser is a little different this year. We had to increase the price from $1.00 per candy bar to $1.50. Make sure you get your money to your coaches in due time, so they can turn it in on April 19th. Each coach will need to turn in a check made out to "MCPL" for $624.00 at the April 19th meeting in order to get their uniforms.
Saturday April 4th will be a volunteer work day. Anyone who wishes to help please be down at Derry Township Community Park at the Pony League Baseball fields at 9:00 AM. If you have any tools that could help us (saws, drills, etc..) please bring them. We will be fixing dugouts and bleachers as well as painting them.
I am sure there is a lot more to write about, but I am tired. I will try to post more as soon as I can. Now let's get out on those fields and have some fun.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Walk-in Registrations are Over
The last few days have been very busy. So far we have 291 players registered for the 2009 season. Walk-in registrations are over, but you can still mail-in your registrations as long as they are mailed by March 22nd. After March 22nd there will be a $10 fee added onto the registration fee. Another reason to get your registration in on time is to give us a chance to get the player on the most convenient team possible.
We have begun separating players into teams to get an early start. We are targeting 30 total teams counting both tee-ball and coach pitch. We have 22 sponsors from last year confirmed and 2 new ones who wish to become sponsors if a spot opens up.
Something new this year we are working on. It is not definite yet, but we are looking into Spirit Gear. It will allow families to order team shirts and hats for themselves. We are looking into allowing them to get a players name and number on the shirt as well. As we work this out I will give more details.
Another person has joined our board. Scott Snook has accepted the position of Vice President. We welcome Scott and he has already provided a lot of help to us.
We should begin calling coaches on March 23rd and our first coaches meeting will be March 28th. At the coaches meeting we will hand out folders containing release forms, rosters, and picture order forms. We will also have the candy for the fund raiser at the meeting.
Another coaches meeting will be scheduled for April 19th. At this time we will collect final rosters and candy money. The uniforms and game schedules will be available at this time.
The board will be inspecting the fields this coming Sunday, March 22nd, to determine what needs to be done to prepare for the 2009 season. We will meet afterwards to continue working on team rosters.
A lot has happened in the last week. I am sure I missed something and like always I will update the blog as often as I can.
We have begun separating players into teams to get an early start. We are targeting 30 total teams counting both tee-ball and coach pitch. We have 22 sponsors from last year confirmed and 2 new ones who wish to become sponsors if a spot opens up.
Something new this year we are working on. It is not definite yet, but we are looking into Spirit Gear. It will allow families to order team shirts and hats for themselves. We are looking into allowing them to get a players name and number on the shirt as well. As we work this out I will give more details.
Another person has joined our board. Scott Snook has accepted the position of Vice President. We welcome Scott and he has already provided a lot of help to us.
We should begin calling coaches on March 23rd and our first coaches meeting will be March 28th. At the coaches meeting we will hand out folders containing release forms, rosters, and picture order forms. We will also have the candy for the fund raiser at the meeting.
Another coaches meeting will be scheduled for April 19th. At this time we will collect final rosters and candy money. The uniforms and game schedules will be available at this time.
The board will be inspecting the fields this coming Sunday, March 22nd, to determine what needs to be done to prepare for the 2009 season. We will meet afterwards to continue working on team rosters.
A lot has happened in the last week. I am sure I missed something and like always I will update the blog as often as I can.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Picture Slideshows
I have a subscription to a service that does a cool auto-generated slideshow from pictures and music. If teams would like a slideshow created for them feel free to send me your pictures. If I have time I will try to create an application that will allow you to send them to me through the website.
Anyway, check out here what I did for my City Rescue team from last year. There is a small area near the bottom-right that will allow you to make it full screen.
If there is a slideshow that someone wants for themselves I can get a higher quality DVD version for $5.
Anyway, check out here what I did for my City Rescue team from last year. There is a small area near the bottom-right that will allow you to make it full screen.
If there is a slideshow that someone wants for themselves I can get a higher quality DVD version for $5.
Registrations and Other Happenings
It has been a while since my last post. Been busy with my day job and Pony League stuff. The first two registration days went great. Turnout was better than expected. We have one more day of Registration coming up this Saturday, so anyone out there who has kids that want to play make sure they get registered no later than March 22nd.
After the March 14th registration day the board members will be getting together and begin putting teams together. We will accept registrations up till March 22nd. After that there will be a $10 fee added onto the registration fee. If you are mailing your registration to us make sure you get it mailed by the 22nd. We will be going by the post date of the letter to determine if it is after the cutoff date.
We also discussed our plan to purchase some much needed equipment. I will be working on a check-off form that coaches can use to determine equipment that needs to be replaced. At the same time we are discussing what we need to do to make sure we have the funds available to purchase this equipment without putting us in a dangerous position. The dangerous position I mentioned is that we need to keep so much in funds available for emergencies (typically flooding of baseball fields). We will try our best to replace what we can.
Mark is also working on this years shirts and hats. There will definitely be changes this year, but we are still trying to figure what changes we can afford. Once we get more set-in-stone details I will let everyone know.
Our sponsors are starting to send in their money. So far we have 10 sponsors respond who sponsored last year and two new ones who want in if there is an opening. If you or anyone you know would like to be a sponsor please contact as.
We are still working on getting the bank accounts moved over to the new board. Chris and I have been slowly plugging away at this. I think we should have it done very soon.
I am still working on the permit we need for the use of the fields behind Green Gables. We are waiting to get the new insurance info, then we can finally submit the permit. Mark is working on the insurance information and it is moving along and on schedule.
I am sure there is more that I am missing and if I remember it I will make another post. This blog entry is seeming more like a newsletter than a blog entry. Anyway, keep watching for further updates.
After the March 14th registration day the board members will be getting together and begin putting teams together. We will accept registrations up till March 22nd. After that there will be a $10 fee added onto the registration fee. If you are mailing your registration to us make sure you get it mailed by the 22nd. We will be going by the post date of the letter to determine if it is after the cutoff date.
We also discussed our plan to purchase some much needed equipment. I will be working on a check-off form that coaches can use to determine equipment that needs to be replaced. At the same time we are discussing what we need to do to make sure we have the funds available to purchase this equipment without putting us in a dangerous position. The dangerous position I mentioned is that we need to keep so much in funds available for emergencies (typically flooding of baseball fields). We will try our best to replace what we can.
Mark is also working on this years shirts and hats. There will definitely be changes this year, but we are still trying to figure what changes we can afford. Once we get more set-in-stone details I will let everyone know.
Our sponsors are starting to send in their money. So far we have 10 sponsors respond who sponsored last year and two new ones who want in if there is an opening. If you or anyone you know would like to be a sponsor please contact as.
We are still working on getting the bank accounts moved over to the new board. Chris and I have been slowly plugging away at this. I think we should have it done very soon.
I am still working on the permit we need for the use of the fields behind Green Gables. We are waiting to get the new insurance info, then we can finally submit the permit. Mark is working on the insurance information and it is moving along and on schedule.
I am sure there is more that I am missing and if I remember it I will make another post. This blog entry is seeming more like a newsletter than a blog entry. Anyway, keep watching for further updates.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Letters to Sponsors
I have put together the letters to be sent to our sponsors. This 30 represent those that have been sponsors before and we hope they continue. Crystal will take them to the Post Office tomorrow for me and hopefully we will be hearing back from our sponsors within the next week.
So far we have ten coach pitch and two tee-ball coaches preregistered. Thank you to those who take the time and volunteer to coach. We still need a lot more tee-ball coaches and a few more coach pitch coaches. If you know anyone who might coach please ask them and send them to our website.
Another reminder, Pony League registrations start this Saturday from 10AM-1PM at the Brooklyn Firehouse. $20 for one child and $35 for a family.
So far we have ten coach pitch and two tee-ball coaches preregistered. Thank you to those who take the time and volunteer to coach. We still need a lot more tee-ball coaches and a few more coach pitch coaches. If you know anyone who might coach please ask them and send them to our website.
Another reminder, Pony League registrations start this Saturday from 10AM-1PM at the Brooklyn Firehouse. $20 for one child and $35 for a family.
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