1. Northborough Baseball & Softball ASAP - A Safety Awareness Program 2019

2. Agenda Intro from Mike Flynn Program Safety – goals
Requirements of ASAP (examples)
Emergency contacts
Cori forms
How to fill out accident report
Weather
General Note Keeping on Safety
Comments/Questions
DOCUMENTS: look for in ASAP plan/presentation

3. Board Members 2019-2020 Mike Flynn President mikefwrealty@gmail.com
Brian Coombs V.P. of Baseball
Paul Pazareskis V.P. of Softball
Paul Cacciatore Treasurer
Brian Zeiger Sponsorship
Chris Rogers Secretary
Steve Daunais Registrar
Bill Redfern Digital Content Mgr
Neil Rice Field Manager
Christine Rice Player Rep/Privacy
Jim Forbush Umpire-In-Chief
Tim Citro Equipment Manager
Nicole LeClair Concessions Mgr
Danielle Redfern Volunter Coord.
Mike McGinty Safety Officer

4. ASAP Program SAFETY OFFICER: Mike McGinty OBJECTIVE:
Providing a safe environment for the children and families of Northboro to participate in youth baseball and softball.
Fostering the ideals of good sportsmanship, team spirit, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for one another and for authority.
Developing the attributes and meeting the challenges of becoming a better athlete and team player, while at all times focusing on making this experience an enjoyable one that the players and families will remember for a life time.

5. Requirements for ASAP Plan
ASAP Program
Requirements for ASAP Plan
1. Have an active Safety Officer -Mike McGinty, Publish and distribute safety manual -Paper copies(fields/concession stands) -Web site – Documents -Electronic out pdf file.

6. Requirements for ASAP Plan
ASAP Program
Requirements for ASAP Plan
3. Post, distribute emergency numbers
-Every field
-Emergency – 911
-Northborough Police (call this number in the event of an emergency first)
-The two closest hospitals to our facilities are Marlboro Hospital in Marlboro and UMASS Medical Center in Worcester.

7. Requirements for ASAP Plan
ASAP Program
Requirements for ASAP Plan
4. Check volunteers on National SOR
2018 CORI Filled out electronically
Contact: Chris Rogers, NBSA Secretary

8. Requirements for ASAP Plan
ASAP Program
Requirements for ASAP Plan
5. Provide fundamentals training
- Annual safety meeting April 10, 2018
- Coaching clinic (TBD)
6. Require field inspections before use
7. Equipment checks
-Throughout the seasons...

9. ASAP Program Requirements for ASAP Plan (cont.)
8. Complete annual Facility Survey 9. Use concession stand procedures 10. Regularly inspect and replace equipment as needed 11. Have prompt accident reporting 12. Require first-aid kits at events 13. Enforce all Little League Rules 14. Qualified Safety Plan Registration form 15. Player and Coach/Manager Data (Mandatory since 2015)

10. 11. Have prompt accident reporting (in ASAP plan)
-NBSA Accident Report
DOCUMENTS: Safety Documents

11. Team Safety Officer’s Responsibilities(TSO or Manager):
The TSO/Manager will fill out the NBSA Accident Investigation Form and submit it to the NBSA Safety Officer within 24 hours of the incident. If the team does not have a safety officer, then the team manager will be responsible for filling out the form and turning it in to the NBSA Safety Officer.
NBSA Safety Officer’s Responsibilities:
Within 24 hours of receiving the NBSA Accident Investigation Form, the NBA Safety Officer will contact the injured party or the party’s parents
This is a TSO or managers decision, it does not have to be driven by parents.
Notify parents if their child has been injured no matter how small or insignificant the injury is. There are no exceptions to this rule. This protects you and Northborough Baseball.

12. Weather RAIN: If it begins to rain: Smart phones:
1. Evaluate the strength of the rain. It is a light drizzle or is it pouring?
2. Determine the direction in which the storm is moving.
3. Evaluate the playing field as it becomes more and more saturated.
4. Stop practice if the playing conditions become unsafe – use common sense. If playing a game, consult with the other manager and the umpire to formulate a decision.
Smart phones:
(Apps/texts/ s alerts on severe weather)

13. LIGHTNING:
The average lightning strike is 5-6 miles long with up to 30 million volts at 100,000 amps flow in less than a tenth of a second. The average thunderstorm is 6-10 miles wide and moves at a rate of 25 miles per hour. Once the leading edge of a thunderstorm approaches to within 10 miles, you are at immediate risk due to the possibility of lightning strikes coming from the storm’s overhanging anvil cloud. This fact is the reason that many lightning deaths and injuries occur with clear skies overhead.
On average, the thunder from a lightning strike can only be heard over a distance of 3-4 miles, depending on terrain, humidity and background noise around you. By the time you can hear the thunder, the storm has already approached to within 3-4 miles!
Strike area
Storm is heard or seen
Strike area

14. If you can HEAR, SEE OR FEEL A THUNDERSTORM:
1.Suspend all games and practices immediately.
2. Get players to walk, not run, to their parent’s or designated driver’s car and wait for your decision on whether or not to continue the game or practice. Stay away from metal, including fencing and bleachers. Get kids off field (not in dugouts) into vehicles or a permanent structure. Do not hold metal bats.
3. Do Not resume baseball activities until 30 minutes after the last thunder was heard or evidence of lightning. (Little League rule!)

15. Official NBSA and Little League policy on thunder/lightning

16. HOT WEATHER:
Precautions must be taken in order to make sure the players on your team do not dehydrate or hyperventilate.
Suggest players take drinks of water when coming on and going off the field between innings.
If a player looks distressed while standing in the hot sun, substitute for that player and get him/her into the shade of the dugout A.S.A.P.
If a player should collapse as a result of heat exhaustion, call immediately. Northborough Police
Get the player to drink water and use the instant ice bags supplied in your First Aid kit to cool him/her down until the emergency medical team arrives.

17. General Note keeping:
Proper equipment always, ex: catchers equipment at all time...
First-aid kits are located at each field. Ice pack stocks. Cabinet at every field that has (hard copy of ASAP manual, emergency numbers, first aid kits and ice packs). Checked through year.
Notify parents if their child has been injured no matter how small or insignificant the injury is. There are no exceptions to this rule. This protects you and Northborough Baseball Assoc.
Children should not be encouraged to “play through pain.” Pain is a warning sign of injury. Ignoring it can lead to greater injury.
Online concussion – takes 20 minutes.

18. Education & Training Free Online Resources

19. SAFETY FIRST! BE ALERT! CHECK PLAYING FIELD FOR HAZARDS
PLAYERS MUST WEAR PROPER EQUIPMENT
INSURE EQUIPMENT IS IN GOOD SHAPE
MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION
MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE
BE ORGANIZED
KNOW PLAYERS’ LIMITS AND DO NOT EXCEED THEM
MAKE IT FUN!!

20. SAFETY FIRST! Helmets must be worn when: On Deck Protective cups
At bat during games
Taking batting practice in cages or on field
Hitting off of tees
On deck
On Deck
Casey is the ONLY field that has a designated on-deck area
During game play, all players not at bat or in the field must be in a safe area behind a fence
Protective cups
All male players must wear a protective cup
Warming up a pitcher
Catcher must wear full catcher’s equipment
Must wear a protective cup