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.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Printable Registration Form is Online
I have placed a printable version of our registration form online. Feel free to mail in your registration with a check or pre-fill it and bring it to registration day at the Brooklyn Firehouse.
Registration days are:
Feb. 28
Mar. 7
Mar. 14.
All days are 10AM - 1 PM.
We have a new volunteer joining us, Crystal Fultz. Crystal has been helping me with proofreading and gathering information to help make the process go a lot smoother. If anyone else in interested in volunteering feel free to contact us.
Another note, our ad has officially appeared in the Sentinel Newspaper. I would like to thank them for providing this free service to us.
I have been working on a new logo to use on all our documents. It has not been made final yet, so if you have any input let me know. Check it out here.
Registration days are:
Feb. 28
Mar. 7
Mar. 14.
All days are 10AM - 1 PM.
We have a new volunteer joining us, Crystal Fultz. Crystal has been helping me with proofreading and gathering information to help make the process go a lot smoother. If anyone else in interested in volunteering feel free to contact us.
Another note, our ad has officially appeared in the Sentinel Newspaper. I would like to thank them for providing this free service to us.
I have been working on a new logo to use on all our documents. It has not been made final yet, so if you have any input let me know. Check it out here.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Getting Back On Track
The lack of updates lately was due to illness. I am feeling much better now and time for me to get back to work.
We have the insurance ready and the Derry Township fields are officially taken care. Chris has taken care of getting registrations forms copied and ready for our first day of registrations, which by the way is February 28.
I need to catch-up on our sponsors. I will be creating a sponsor agreement form, a letter to our sponsors, and printable registration form to place on our web-site.
More updates to come soon.
We have the insurance ready and the Derry Township fields are officially taken care. Chris has taken care of getting registrations forms copied and ready for our first day of registrations, which by the way is February 28.
I need to catch-up on our sponsors. I will be creating a sponsor agreement form, a letter to our sponsors, and printable registration form to place on our web-site.
More updates to come soon.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Coach Registration Form Online
I have placed the coach registration form online. If you wish to coach a team in either tee-ball or coach-pitch, then fill out this form.
We want to get coaches lined up as soon as possible. If you coached a team the previous year that you would like to coach again, then use the comment section to specify this request.
Coach registration form is located at here.
We want to get coaches lined up as soon as possible. If you coached a team the previous year that you would like to coach again, then use the comment section to specify this request.
Coach registration form is located at here.
Web site updates.
I added a link to our blog and our calendar onto our homepage.
I also added a tools section to the homepage that will contain tools for coaches, players and parents. Eventually I want to move this off to it's own stand-alone page.
Under "Photo Gallery" I added a media library section where I will try to keep slideshow videos of MCPL players in action. Currently I have one from my team last year, City Rescue, just to give you an idea.
A lot more to come soon, so keep checking http://www.mcpony.com for more.
I also added a tools section to the homepage that will contain tools for coaches, players and parents. Eventually I want to move this off to it's own stand-alone page.
Under "Photo Gallery" I added a media library section where I will try to keep slideshow videos of MCPL players in action. Currently I have one from my team last year, City Rescue, just to give you an idea.
A lot more to come soon, so keep checking http://www.mcpony.com for more.
We are keeping busy.
Mark is working on lining up everything we need to get for our fund-raiser this season. He is trying to order the candy so the kids will have more time to sell the candy bars this year.
Mark is also working on bidding-out our shirt and hat orders this year. He is trying to get the kids nicer hats.
Matt is working on a sponsor agreement to use with our sponsors. On Monday we should be getting the official list of our sponsors and we plan to meet one-on-one with most of them if we can. We also want to discuss using our web presence to help out our sponsors. If a sponsor has a web-site we want to link to them. If they have a business card we can add it as a rotating banner on our site. Our sponsors really help in keeping this league alive and we want to help them as much as we can.
Matt will be placing a form online very soon that will allow anyone interested in coaching to sign up ahead of time. Keep watching http://www.mcpony.com for details.
Chris is working on getting all our treasury matters in order. He will be getting all league financial accounts moved over to the new board members as quickly as possible.
Mark is also working on bidding-out our shirt and hat orders this year. He is trying to get the kids nicer hats.
Matt is working on a sponsor agreement to use with our sponsors. On Monday we should be getting the official list of our sponsors and we plan to meet one-on-one with most of them if we can. We also want to discuss using our web presence to help out our sponsors. If a sponsor has a web-site we want to link to them. If they have a business card we can add it as a rotating banner on our site. Our sponsors really help in keeping this league alive and we want to help them as much as we can.
Matt will be placing a form online very soon that will allow anyone interested in coaching to sign up ahead of time. Keep watching http://www.mcpony.com for details.
Chris is working on getting all our treasury matters in order. He will be getting all league financial accounts moved over to the new board members as quickly as possible.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Preparation for 2009 Season
We are beginning this season we an all new board:
President: Mark Wolfgang
Treasurer: Chris Russell
Secretary: Matthew Webb
We have picked dates to hold registrations:
Feb 28
Mar 7
Mar 14
From 10AM to 1PM at Brooklyn Firehouse.
Currently we are working on getting the new website (http://www.mcpony.com) up and running as well as getting all necessary paper-work completed.
We are making good progress now and are getting ready for the Derry Township meeting on Feb 16th.
More to come soon.
President: Mark Wolfgang
Treasurer: Chris Russell
Secretary: Matthew Webb
We have picked dates to hold registrations:
Feb 28
Mar 7
Mar 14
From 10AM to 1PM at Brooklyn Firehouse.
Currently we are working on getting the new website (http://www.mcpony.com) up and running as well as getting all necessary paper-work completed.
We are making good progress now and are getting ready for the Derry Township meeting on Feb 16th.
More to come soon.
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