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Waterman Summer Recreation - About Us

OUR PURPOSE

The purpose of this organization is to create an environment which develops good sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, loyalty, courage, reliability and confidence within each individual participant.

This will be achieved by providing supervised, competitive baseball/softball games. The supervisors shall bear in mind that the attainment of exceptional athletic skill or winning is secondary, and the molding of future adults is of prime importance.

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OUR PEOPLE

Waterman Summer Recreation is comprised of all youth and adults who have an active interest in providing a safe, fun environment for skill development and good sportsmanship in the game of baseball/softball.

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OUR SUPPORT

Waterman Summer Recreation is supported in the following (3) ways :

•  Registration Fees - this provides approximately 1/3 of the total cost of the summer baseball/softball program;

•  Business, Community Organizations, and Parental Donations - local area businesses, community organizations, and parents give added donations to help purchase team uniforms and equipment;

•  Fundraisers - Fundraisers help supplement total costs and provide additional funds to make the organization better for our children.

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UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT

Waterman Summer Recreation provides equipment in good order to assure the safety of your child.

Waterman Summer Recreation provides :

• Bats
• Batting helmets
• Balls
• Catcher's equipment
• Uniform (see below)

Parents need to provide :

• Baseball/Softball Glove
• Baseball/Softball Spikes #
• Batting Gloves *
• Athletic Cup and Supporter #

* - optional # - recommended

Each participant will be provided a uniform, including a shirt and hat. Depending on the age of your child/children, you may also receive pants, socks, and/or a belt. Some items MUST be returned upon the completion of the season as they are property of Waterman Summer Recreation. Uniforms lost or not returned will have to be purchased by that participant. Players will be allowed to keep their shirt and hat.

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PROGRAMS

See age table included on this brochure for age criteria to determine appropriate program for your child/children.

• T-Ball - For Boys and Girls Aged 5-6. This level is to introduce the basic rules and fundamentals of the game of baseball/softball. The primary objective at this level is to teach the basic skills of hitting, running and playing the field. Every player bats each inning, there are no outs and no score is kept.
• Super T-Ball and U8 Softball - Super T-Ball is for boys and U8 Softball is for girls. The age for this level is 7 to 8. At this level, the youth compete against local communities. The primary objective at this level is to improve the skills of catching, throwing, running and hitting. Outs are called if defensive plays are made.
• Farm League Baseball and U10 Softball - Farm League is for boys and U10 Softball is for girls. The age for this level is 9 to 10. At this level, the youth play competitively against local communities. The primary objective at this level is to improve the skills of catching, throwing, running and hitting. The players pitch and outs are given at this level.
• Little League Baseball and U12 Softball - Little League is for boys and U12 Softball is for girls. The age for this level is 11 to 12. At this level, the youth play competitive games against local communities. The primary objective is to improve the skill of the youth and to develop their knowledge of the game.
• Pony League Baseball and U14/U17 Softball - Pony League is for boys and U14/U17 Softball is for girls. The age for Pony League and U14 is 13-14 years old. U17 is fort he 15-17 year old girls. At this level, the youth play a competitive schedule against local teams of the area. The primary objective at this level is to improve player skills, knowledge of the game, teamwork, responsibility and reliability. For the boys, the rules are similar to those used in high school. For the girls, they are the same as those used in high school.

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COACH'S CODE OF CONDUCT

It MUST be the desire of each coach to.

• place the well being of the youth ahead of that to win,
• treat each player equally,
• be trained in the proper first aid procedures responding to injuries of players,
• seek the safety of all players on the team,
• organize practices that will provide basic training of youth in the fundamentals of baseball/softball,
• display proper sportsmanship and fair play in all situations,
• and to remember that the game is ultimately for the benefit of the youth and not the adults.

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PARENT'S CODE OF CONDUCT

It is EXPECTED of parents to.

• encourage good sportsmanship toward players, coaches, officials and opponents,
• place the emotional well-being of their child above any personal desire to win,
• be sure that there is always a safe playing field for their child,
• support the coaches and officials making it possible for their child/children to play,
• abide by the organizations alcohol and drug free policy,
• encourage the development of skills for their child/children,
• model sportsmanship to their child/children and expect the same from them,
• provide their child/children with the basic sports and safety equipment, and to encourage responsibility and reliability by being on time for all practices and games.

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AGE RESTRICTIONS

Children who wish to participate in the Waterman Summer Recreation Summer Baseball/Softball Program must fit within certain age restrictions. The ages mentioned within the ' PROGRAMS ' represent the age of the youth as of July 31 of the current year. For example, a youth who wishes to play T-Ball must turn 5 years old ON or BEFORE July 31, 20XX. Pony Leaguers/U14 players MUST NOT turn 15 ON or BEFORE July 31, 20XX. Please refer to the table below for age restrictions for each baseball/softball level.

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HELP! Waterman Summer Recreation is actively seeking new board members. Please contact Brian Mathews at
(815) 264-3453 if interested.

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