P ARENT I NFORMATION M EETING – M AY 17, 2015 F ALL / W INTER C LUB T EAM FOR 15U & 16U B ASEBALL P LAYERS 1

TC Titans Overview  Club Baseball Teams sponsored by Prior Lake Athletics for Youth  Given approval for Pilot Program in 2015/16  Objective is to provide a reasonably priced fall/winter club option for Prior Lake and neighboring community baseball players in grades 9 & 10  Expectation is to field competitive teams at 15U and 16U that are placed at the right level in national tournaments to support player development and game success  No pre-determined number of ISD 719 players but expect there to be at least 5-6 assuming there is enough interest 2

Fall Season Overview  Teams will play in the AFBL – Advanced Fall Baseball League  Sunday Doubleheaders starting in early September  Concludes with a league tournament in early October  Teams will play in the Las Vegas Tournament  Last Weekend in October  Teams will have two practices per week  Practices will begin last week of August  Tue & Thu Nights: 6pm – 8pm  Either Ponds 7, Ryan 1 or Memorial – TBD  Savage Dome last two weeks of October  Potential Pre-Season Tournament in August  If enough interest – would be small incremental cost  Driving Distance: WI Dells, Iowa, ??? 3

Winter Season Overview  Will take months of November and December off from throwing  Looking into possibility of an optional conditioning program  8 Weeks probably on Tue nights  Fall Season players also welcome to participate  Practices will begin after New Year’s (Jan 5 th )  Tue – Savage Sports Center: 5pm-7pm or 7pm-9pm  Thu – P2P Burnsville or other location: 5pm-7pm or 7pm-9pm  Optional hitting sessions will be available starting after Thanksgiving  Targeting Thu nights: P2P Burnsville or other location  Teams will play in President’s Day Weekend Tournament  Vero Beach or St George, UT  Teams will play 2 nd tournament the first weekend in March  Phoenix 4

Coaching  15U Team  Coached in Tournaments by Erik Plaisted and Mike Murray  Will hire expert coaches to work on specific skills during weekly practices  Planning to have PL High School coaches involved  16U Team  Coaching approach to be determined 5

Program Fees  Tryout Fee  $ st Monthly Payment (see below)  If not selected for a team 1 st Monthly Payment will be refunded  Season Fees  Fall & Winter Option: $2,450 ($306.25/mo for 8 months – Jul thru Feb)  Fall Only Option: $1,250 ($312.50/mo for 4 months – Jul thru Oct)  Winter Only Option: $1,550 ($310/mo for 5 months – Jul thru Nov)  Payments would begin Aug 1 for all options (Jul payment will have already been made when signing up)  Pitcher-Only Option  Some Club Teams have started to make this an offering  Would there be interest?  Fall & Winter: $1,000 ($125/mo for 8 months)  Fall Only: $500 ($125/mo for 4 months)  Winter Only: $650 ($130/mo for 5 months) 6

What’s Covered by Fees  Player Uniforms  2 Jerseys, 2 Pants (1 if Fall-only or Winter-only), Hat, Belt, Socks, Helmet, Warmup Jacket  Coach Uniforms (4 per team)  Shirt, Hat, Warmup Jacket  Tournament Entry Fees  P2P Fall/Winter Membership Program  Pitcher-Only Option not included  Team Equipment  Facility Rental  Savage Sports Center, P2P Burnsville (or similar batting cage facility)  Coach Stipends – Practice Coaches  Erik Plaisted & Mike Murray are not being paid 7

What’s Not Covered by Fees  Transportation to/from Tournaments  Lodging at Tournament Locations  Food at Tournament Locations  We have budgeted to have 1 Team Each Out-of-Town Tournament 8

Tryouts  Date: Friday, June 12th 10AM – 2PM  Location: Ponds 7  Will be looking to select players that will create the best team  Players will be asked to identify their two best positions during tryout registration 9

Playing Time / Player Development Philosophy  Want to give each player the best possible chance to develop and prepare himself for his high school season  Development will be the focus of the practices  Execution and Fun will be the focus of the games  Game Statistics will be collected and shared with players and families throughout each season  Intended to be used to measure progress towards achieving developmental goals  “Open Door” Policy  We will all be paying a lot of money so everyone is entitled to have input 10

Team Logo Options 11

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Proposed Uniform Style – Option 1 15

Proposed Uniform Style – Option 2 16

Proposed Pants Options 17

Proposed Warmup Jacket Options 18

Proposed Batting Helmet Options 19

Proposed Batting Helmet Options 20

Questions?  We know there will be things we will still be figuring out as we move forward, but we’ll do our best to answer any questions you have now or jot them down and come up with an answer after the meeting that we’ll send out to anyone who is interested  If something comes up after the meeting, please reach out to:  Mike Murray –  Erik Plaisted –  Bruce Goodwin – 21