1. MANKATO EAST BASEBALL
PARENT MEETING

2. 2014 Coaching Staff
Cory Smith - V
Travis Miller - V
Nate Hawker - JV
Micah Degner – C
Josh Rohrich – HS Volunteer
Seth Allan and Taylor Ries – 8th
John and Billy Bigham – 7th

3. Cougar BASEBALL FUNDRAISING

4. Program Philosophies Varsity JV Competitiveness: High priority
Competitiveness: Top priority
Player Development: High priority
Participation: Low priority JV
Competitiveness: High priority
Player Development: Top priority
Participation: High priority

5. Program Philosophies cont…
C Squad
Competitiveness: Medium priority
Player Development: Top priority
Participation: High priority
Junior High Program
Competitiveness: Low priority
Player Development: Top priority

6. Communication COACHES COACH PLAYERS PLAY PARENTS PARENT
TEAM/INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS DISCUSSING PLAYER ROLES

7. Notify Me – Reminders sent in text or email format and schedule changes. www.big9.org
Remind to: – once this is done you will receive reminders for varsity for JV messages. to: to receive C team messages.

8. Player Conduct - “FIRST CLASS” PROGRAM
- REPRESENTING EAST
- “FIRST CLASS” PROGRAM
- BUS CONDUCT - TRAVEL RELEASE FORM
- PARENT ROLE MODELS

9. Eligibility -FULL DAY SCHOOL -PASSING GRADES
-CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE MANDATORY
-ATHLETIC FEE $160/$550 H.S.
$100/$300 J.H.
-PHYSICAL (WITHIN 3 YEARS)
-ELIGIBILITY FORM

10. Student Code of Conduct
MSHSL RULES VIOLATIONS
Student Code of Conduct
1ST - 2 WEEKS/2 EVENTS
2ND - 3 WEEKS/6 EVENTS
3RD - 4 WEEKS/12 EVENTS

11. Lunches
Notified if we will stop. We will not stop unless you are notified prior.
Arrive home sooner
Healthier

12. East Baseball Web Page http://www.ehs.isd77.org/page/2531
- MESSAGE BOARD
- COACHES INFO
- ROSTERS
- PRACTICE SCHEDULES (first few weeks)
- GAME SCHEDULES
- LETTERING CRITERIA
….AND MORE

13. Lettering Criteria
If you have completed all of your high school baseball seasons during your time at Mankato East, you will letter during your senior year. (If a Jr. or Sr. does not make the post season roster but finishes the regular season and is on good standing ground with the coaching staff, it will count as a complete season.)
If you are a starter in a post-season game, you will letter.
If you meet any of the following minimum criteria, you will letter: 20 regular season or 5 post-season plate appearances, 10 innings pitched. Appear in half of the varsity regular season games. Start 40% of the regular season varsity games
If your team wins the Big9 or Section 2AAA Championship, everyone on the post-season roster will letter.
The Mankato East Coaching Staff reserves the right to award letters under special circumstances.

14. 2014 East Baseball Tryout 9th grade – March 10th-13th and 15th
10th-12th grade – 17th-21st
C SQUAD PRACTICE GROUPS POSTED ON BASEBALL WEBSITE BY MARCH 8TH
VARSITY/JV PRACTICE GROUPS POSTED ON BASEBALL WEBSITE BY MARCH 15TH
TEAM ROSTERS POSTED BY MARCH 23rd
PLAYER CUT MEETINGS DURING THE WEEK OF MARCH 24TH

15. On-Line Store https://meb13.itemorder.com/sale
Closes every Thursday at midnight so they can get things delivered timely.

16. Dugout Rules/Uniforms
ONLY players and coaches in the dugout.
Uniform is ALWAYS on a hanger for JV/V
Uniforms washed at EAST HS for JV/V – Uniforms washed by parents for C-Team
Communicate with families/friends following a contest not during.

17. Captains

18. See You At the Yard!
See You At The Yard!