Metuchen Little League: Announcements
NEXT LEAGUE MEETING:
Is March 14th@ 8pm in Little League Clubhouse
2012 Registration is now open
Opening Day 2012 is Saturday, April 14th
Photo Night is Thursday May 3rd at Edgar Middle School
Somerset Patriots Game is Sunday afternoon, May 6th
Metuchen Little League Night with Metuchen High School is Saturday Night, May 19th
Year-end picnic is Saturday, June 16th
Monday, November 28
2012 Winter Softball Clinic
Handout: 2012 Winter Softball Clinic
Wednesday, June 8
2012 Work Bond Reimbursement Form
When 9 hours of work is completed, please submit this form by mail to:
METUCHEN LITTLE LEAGUE, P.O. BOX 373, METUCHEN, NJ 08840.
As a reminder, Work Bond forms are not required for the following positions: League Officer, Manager, Coach, or Team Parent. Thank you.
Handout: 2011 Work Bond Form
SPONSORS
To Support Metuchen Little League via our Sponsor Program, please see below...
Thank you for your interest in supporting our programs.
700 players, making up more than 60 teams each year, depend on our local businesses to sponsor their uniforms, supplies, and maintenence of our 10 playing fields around town.
We have a page within this site dedicated to our sponsors where their name, contact information, and perhaps a logo or photo will be diplayed in listing form. Team Sponsorships, as well as, Signs on our outfield fences are available at reasonable and affordable prices, with savings offers for longer commitments to our organization.
Select Team Sponsorship or Our Sign Program below for all the information you need. Thank you.
Handout: TEAM & SIGN SPONSOR INFORMATION
Junior/Senior League baseball site
click on the link below to visit the Jr/Sr league baseball site for game schedules and standings.
Junior/Senior baseball
MLL " Where Safety Comes First"
EMERGENCIES: Prior to the start of any game or practice the manager should identify a person in possession of a cell phone. In the event of an emergency that you are not trained to handle 911 should be called immediately.
PRACTICE: Managers should plan their practice ahead of time, then review that plan relative to minimizing the risk of injury. For example proper spacing of players while they are throwing a hard ball.
GAME: Metuchen LL strongly recommends the wearing of mouth guards for all Minor and Major League players. One can be purchased for under $3 at any major sporting goods store and is well worth the investment.
WORKBOND POLICY & RELATED ITEMS EXPLAINED
***** WORKBOND POLICY *****
Metuchen Little League is a non-profit organization staffed entirely by volunteers. As such, the League requests all parents to assist in the League operation whenever possible. In our volunteer program each family is required to post a $125 workbond deposit during registration. After completing the requisite service, the family notes their service time on the Workbond Tracking form and submits this to the team parent for their player's team or mails it in to the league's PO Box. After the season, a refund check will be issued to each family who has fulfilled their workbond committment.
To receive a refund, a family must perform at least 9 hours of "work" on Little League activities during the year. Sample activities are serving as a team parent, coach, or manager, field preparation, snack bar duty, etc.
(NOTE: THE LITTLE LEAGUE CALENDAR YEAR CLOSES ON JULY 31ST AND SO REFUNDS ARE NORMALLY PAID IN LATE SEPTEMBER/EARLY OCTOBER)
The 9 hour requirement is per family, therefore if 2 family members work in an acceptible activity both of their hours count toward the same total. An additional requirement for families whose child plays on either Fater or Hoyer Fields is to work at least 1 shift in the snack bar. The only exception is for volunteers who Manage a team.
Snack bar time is awarded as 3 hours per shift and a normal shift is usually only 2 hours of actual time, therefore in many, BUT NOT ALL, situations - a volunteer will work only 2 hours in the Snack Bar and get credit for 3.
The success of our Little League is a result of all the hard work of our volunteers. The Executive Committee of the MLL Board of Directors thanks everyone for their past participation and encourages everyone to get involved to help continue to make our program an enjoyable experience for all our children!
Any questions to this policy can be directed to our Little League e-mail box at metuchen.littleleague@verizon.net.
FOR A LIST OF VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE FORM USED FOR TRACKING SERVICE HOURS, CLICK THE LINK BELOW HERE......
Handout: WORK BOND DOWNLOADS
Description of VOLUNTEER POSITIONs
The all important tasks of Team Manager and Team Parent fall into the category of exempt positions. In this case, exempt means that the person performing this duty does not have to file a work bond form outlining his or her service at the end of the season. these positions have now been enhanced to include some new responsibilities, they are outlined on the download below. If there are any questions, please contact the league by email at the new address on our home page or attend a monthly meeting.
Handout: Team Manager and Team Parent Responsibilities
Coaches Field Maintenance Checklist
Coaches, please remember your responsibilities this season include pregame field preparation. This applies to all divisions. The Fields committee has compiled a simple checklist of the tasks required to be completed before each of your games. A copy of the checklist will be posted at each field. Tools are now stored in the equipment sheds at each field location. The coaches from BOTH teams are asked to help complete the work. Let's work together to ensure our fields are safe and properly manicured! If you have any questions, please contact your field coordinator listed on the League Officials tab.
Handout: Field preparation checklist sample
Tuesday, January 17
Showcase 2012 Schedule
Showcase for the 2012 season will be held on Sunday, January 22nd and Sunday, January 29th for all 7-12 year olds who have registered for Showcase. If a player does not participate in Showcase, they will be placed in the default Division for their age group. The schedule has been forwarded to all registered Showcase families. If you have not received the schedule, please contact playeragent@metuchenlittleleague.com. Thank you.
Handout: Showcase 2012 Schedule
