Coach's notes

Jackets – When you have a moment, please say thanks to Kirsten and Trevor for organizing the jackets. This was my bright idea and had I to do it over again, I probably would not do it. This has been very time consuming for Kirsten in particular. However, the kids will look good in them so hopefully that will make it worth the effort.
· Hit-A-Thon Team Sale this Saturday – If you are available, we will have a Hit-A-Thon team sale this Saturday from 4pm-6pm at Chico’s Tacos in Kennewick. The idea is that the boys will offer cards to customers on their way in to the restaurant. Chico’s has graciously offered to provide “free taco” coupons to the customers who buy a Hit-A-Thon card. If possible, it would be really great if some of us could stay and eat dinner there to express our gratitude (and just hang out). It would be great if the kids could have some fun and sell a bunch of cards. Many thanks to Trevor for putting this together!!
· Practice Attendance – If your player is unable to make it to practice, please let me know as far in advance as possible. I put together detailed practice plans and having a player missing can be problematic for what we are trying to accomplish at practice that night. If a player misses practice and I wasn’t notified, that player might have to sit three or more innings in the upcoming game. This isn’t a penalty to the player who missed -- it is a reward for the players who were at practice. It wouldn’t be fair to those who were at practice to have to sit while the player who missed practice got to play. Additionally, all 3 coaches (and probably numerous parents) are available to take kids to and from practice on an as needed basis. So, there shouldn’t be any instances of kids missing practices because they don’t have transportation.
· Batting Entire Lineup – KN has recently clarified a rule that Major Division teams are not allowed to bat all 12 players on the roster in a game. Teams are only allowed to bat 9 or 10 players. Technically, this is a Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken rule. Previously, I communicated that there would be games when all 12 players would be batting. Unfortunately, this will not happen due to this rule clarification.
· Practice Location – Unless communicated otherwise, practice will be at Yelm Park for the remainder of the season. However, once city softball starts we may run into problems reserving this field.
And Big THANKS does go out to Kirsten and Trevor for the jacket's and other things they organize for the team. we have been one of the only teams with complete uni's and the team feels good when they look good.