Twin Cities TITANS PARENT INFORMATION MEETING MAY 17

Twin Cities TITANS PARENT INFORMATION MEETING – MAY 17, 2015 FALL / WINTER CLUB TEAM FOR 15 U & 16 U BASEBALL PLAYERS 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 15 U and 16 U 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 56 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: 6 pm – 8 pm 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: 5 pm-7 pm or 7 pm-9 pm Thu – P 2 P Burnsville or other location: 5 pm-7 pm or 7 pm-9 pm Optional hitting sessions will be available starting after Thanksgiving Teams will play in President’s Day Weekend Tournament Targeting Thu nights: P 2 P Burnsville or other location Vero Beach or St George, UT Teams will play 2 nd tournament the first weekend in March Phoenix 4

Coaching 15 U 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 16 U Team Coaching approach to be determined 5

Program Fees Tryout Fee $25 + 1 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 P 2 P Fall/Winter Membership Program Pitcher-Only Option not included Team Equipment Facility Rental Savage Sports Center, P 2 P 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 Dinner @ Each Out-of-Town Tournament 8

Tryouts Date: Friday, June 12 th 10 AM – 2 PM 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 – mpmurray@outlook. com Erik Plaisted – eplaisted@sterlingstatebank. com Bruce Goodwin – Bruce. Goodwin@spps. org 21