2016 Parent Meeting Our Mission: To provide a competitive and fun baseball opportunity for the youth of Oregon School District March 6 th RCI Commons

Board of Directors / Officers Brian Knobel – President John Jicha – Vice President Dave Jameson – Secretary Karl Eck – Treasurer

Board of Directors Tanya Aebly Folk Nate Heller Jeff Walter John Landas Dan Enz Dan Olson Jake Soule Tim Trace

Open Board Positions Board of Directors positions are open! Consider getting involved and helping the organization maintain its positive direction. Annual Meeting- April 10 6:30 at RCI Self-nominations accepted.

Registration Options GradeDevelopmentalTournament 4KT-BallN/A KT-Ball or Coach PitchN/A 1 st Coach or Machine PitchN/A 2 nd Machine PitchN/A 3 rd Minor League9U Travel 4 th Minor League10U Travel 5 th Little League11U Travel 6 th Little League12U Travel 7 th Pony League13U Travel 8 th Teener League14U Travel

In-House/Developmental Leagues LeagueGradeDirector(s) T-Ball4K-KDave Jameson Coach PitchK-1 st John Jicha/Jeff Walter Machine Pitch1 st -2 nd John Jicha/Jeff Walter Minor League3 rd -4 th Nate Heller Little League5 th -6 th Tim Trace Pony League7 th Brian Knobel Teener League8 th Brian Knobel

Support Team Tournament Director – Gary Kalscheur Equipment – Dave Jameson Sponsorships – John Landas Have an interest in umpiring youth games or know someone who does? Contact Brian Knobel

Coaches Please consider volunteering your time as a head or assistant coach Coaches Meeting - April 10 at RCI

Concussion Law 2011 Wisconsin Act 172 Informational notices provided on Oregon Youth Baseball website under resources. Coaches must remove any player they suspect has had a concussion. The player cannot resume participation until a medical provider has cleared him.

Competitive Matrix Documents the Board of Directors’ philosophy and expectations. League Directors and/or Board Members are responsible for ensuring coaches adhere to the requirements therein. Visit for a copy.

Skills Assessments  Provides Board of Directors information allowing them to develop competitively balanced teams.  Held at the Oregon High School Fieldhouse  Board members do not participate in evaluations for their child(ren)’s age group(s).  Board policy on parents/guardians’ participation  Coach & Machine Pitch – Parents and Guardians may watch.  All Other Leagues – Please wait outside the Field House.

Skills Assessments Saturday, April 2 Pony League – 7 th Grade Only 8:30-9:30 Coach Pitch (A-L)- 9:30 (M-Z)- 10:15 Machine Pitch (A-L) – 11:15 (M-Z)- 12:00 Minor League (3 rd & 4 th grade): 1:00-2:00 Little League (5 th,6 th ): 2:00-3:00 Registration Players should arrive minutes before their session begins.

T-Ball League Current 4K (5U) and Kindergarten Grade (6U) Practices and Games will be Saturday morning/early afternoons Practices May 14, May 21, and May 28 Games Start June 4 and end July 16 Played at the Oregon Middle School diamonds along with this year – Kiser and Statz Fields Rules Overview Use a softer style ball than a regular hard ball Half an inning is after everyone bats on one team

Oregon Middle School

Coach Pitch League Current Kindergarten (6U) and 1st Grade (7U) Practices: 1-2 Practices per week Games Start in late May or early June; end in late July 1-2 Games per week  10 games  Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday Played at the Oregon Middle School diamonds Rules Overview  Use a softer ball than a regular hard ball  Tee after 5 coach pitches  Half an inning is after everyone bats on one team

Machine Pitch League Advanced 1 st Graders (7U) and 2 nd Graders (8U) Practices: 1-2 Practices per week Games Start in late May or early June; end in late July 1-2 Games per week  10 games  Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Played at Kiser Field Rules Overview  Use a (RIF) Restricted In Flight ball  Strikeouts are allowed after 5 pitches  Half an inning is 3 outs

Kiser Fields Kiser 1 Kiser 2 Oregon Swimming Pool

Minor League Current 3 rd (9U) and 4 th (10U) graders Practices: 2/week preseason, then 1/week Games Start in late May or early June: 2/week Tuesday & Thursday Practices and games will be played at Greenfield and/or McGaw Park - Fitchburg Games under Lights: July 8-9

Greenfield Park

McGaw Park

Little League Current 5 th, 6 th and 7 th Grade Practices: 2/week preseason, then 1/week Games 2 per week Monday and Wednesday Played on Kiser and Statz Fields against other Oregon Teams World Series: July 8-9

Van Kampen (Practice) Field

Statz Field Prairie View Elem

Pony League Current 7 th Grade (13U) Practices 1-2 per week Typically 2 games per week, Monday-Friday Games are against teams from surrounding communities. Travel to half the games. Bats -3 to -10 (weight minus length) Home games are played at Greenfield Park in Fitchburg.

Teener League Current 8 th Grade (14U) Practices 1-2 per week Typically 2 games per week, Monday-Friday Games are against teams from surrounding communities – Travel to half the games Bats -3 to -10 (weight minus length) Home games are played at Freshman (Faust)

High School Fields Varsity JV (Zach) Freshmen (Faust) Ice Arena

Oregon Baseball Day at Miller Park  Join Oregon baseball community for Brewer game at Miller Park on April 24 vs Phillies at 1:10  Tickets are $28 in sections 110 and 111  Link is posted on Oregon Youth Baseball website to order tickets  Ticket sales will support the Oregon Panther HS team take on Madison East at Miller Park on May 5 at 2:00.

OYBL Hosted Tournaments 14U – 15U: June U – 13U: July U – 10U: July Tournament administration Please consider volunteering to maintain fields and keep score. This is our major fundraiser and helps keep registration fees down. Sign up options will be sent out prior to tournaments. Watch for s.

Code of Conduct Policy  Policy is available at oregonyouthbaseball.org under the resources tab.  Please review the policy and contact with any questions.

Reminder – Important Dates March 12 – Travel team tryouts April 2 – In-House/Developmental league skills assessments April 2-4 th – Oregon Youth Baseball Appreciation Days at Dick’s Sporting Goods West Side Location ONLY April 10 – Annual Meeting/Coaches Meeting Late April (or when fields allow) – Practices begin, except for T-Ball May 14 – T-Ball practices begin Late May or Early June – In-House/Developmental league games begin June – 14U-15U Tournament July – 11U-13U Tournament July – 9U-10U Tournament July 8-9 – Minor League games under the Lights and LLWS

Please Support our Sponsors Oregon Community Bank Physicians Plus Ins Corp Pizza Pit Smart Motors Pure Integrity Homes- Remax State Bank of Cross Plains Union Bank & Trust Wisco Industries, Inc Troy Spilde American Family Insurance Agency Chad T. Mueller D.D.S. Dirty Ducts Environmental Edward Jones Gorman and Company Headquarters Hu Hot Mongolian Grill Lycon Please contact a board member if you’re interested in sponsoring OYBL.

Play Ball!!! Check our website and “like” us on Facebook to receive updates regarding the league. Watch for “Spirit Pack” clothing order forms out soon. Questions and Comments? Board members are available after the meeting. Thank you very much for attending!