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LATEST HAA NEWS...
Wanted: Ace Fundraiser
The HAA Executive Board is looking for a Director of Fundraising.
This person should be an HAA member with a knack for fundraising ideas and the initiative to follow them through as a member of the HAA Board of Directors. The Association is looking at some ambitious plans for the McCully fields and wants to put fundraising in place to help accomplish them--as well as defraying ever-increasing costs to minimize the impact on annual registration fees.
If reading this makes your heart go pitter-pat pitter-pat, or your socks go up and down, please contact Bruce Steckel.
Thanks to all for Final McCully Field Day for 2009
Thanks to the usual suspects for the work in closing down the McCully fields and concession stand for 2009.
The original October 31 date dawned and--guess what?--it was raining. So the following Saturday all the batting cage nets were taken down and everything was finalized.
The contractor finished the on-field work. Several inches of new infield mix were spread, graded, and rolled on all 3 fields. The infield/outfield lip was removed on all 3 fields and replaced with sod level with the infield. The fields will open next March for school ball.
See you next spring!
Your HAA Registration Fees At Work
As part of the ongoing maintenance of fields for which the HAA is responsible, additional infield material has been purchased, and will be professionally spread and leveled prior to closing the McCully fields for the year. Work is tentatively scheduled to begin Monday October 26, in order to avoid frozen ground. This date may change depending upon prevailing weather. The fallball season may be cut short by a week.
All three fields will receive 1-2 inches of special infield mixture. It has been several years since the last addition of dirt, and this addition will promote better safety and water absorbtion.
Almost as important, the "lips", where the infield meets the grass, will be cut out and re-sodded at the same time. Safety is the primary goal here, to prevent injuries from ground balls suddenly becoming airborne when they reach the grass outfield.
The advantages will be enjoyed by all baseball and softball players during the 2010 season, and years beyond.
2009 Player Evaluation Form
All Baseball and Softball Managers.
The 2009 HAA player evaluation form can be found in the Handouts section of the website.
For those of you new to the process, some imporant notes. The age of the player being evaluated is the age they played as during the 2009 spring season--not their current age nor the age they will play as next year. The ratings are 1-5, with "1" being the highest rating and "5" being the lowest rating. Ratings are based on the 2009 regular season performance--not tournament or travel team play. Each category is rated 1-5, and sub-categories similarly. The overall rating at the top right of the form is an average--not a total--of the ratings for each category. And it is an approximate average, since different categories are weighted differently by each manager. The overall rating is a whole number. There are no "2.5" players. They are either a "2" or a "3". Ratings meetings in the fall and drafts in the spring will review all evaluations.
If you haven't been told this already, this is one of the more important things you will do as a Manager--and it actually involves making a decision. This season's evaluation is the basis for next season's draft, at all levels. The goal is to be conservatively accurate about each player. Basically, would you be happy if you drafted the player you are evaluating at the rating you gave them?
End of soapbox speech. Thanks as usual for helping out.
2009 HAA Coaches Clearance Form
Prospective Managers and Coaches...you must submit an HAA coaches' clearance form and receive the HAA's approval prior to managing or coaching on any baseball or softball team. The form, and directions for submission, can be found in the "Handouts" section. Please note the new address at the bottom, if submitting by mail.
This form is required for fallball managers and coaches if not already submitted for the spring season.
Students can earn Community Service Hours
Hampton HS students. You can earn required Community Service hours helping out the HAA. There is always a need for help during the regular season and fall seasons. McCully field days, concession stand help during school and recreation games...
Contact Mr. McKinney using the contact list on the site to volunteer or find out more information as to how you can help and earn hours.
Join our email list
Using the "Join-our-e-mail-list" button right below the site menu list on the left, you can register your email address with the HAA. When there are important announcements--registration, field days, etc--you will receive an email from this website. If, at any time, you want to stop receiving email from the HAA, you can reply to the announcement so indicating.
Please remember to select whether a "baseball" or "softball" parent. Some new emails have come in with neither selected. They will receive both baseball and softball information until otherwise advised.
2009 League Rules
Managers, Coaches, and people looking for a sure cure for insomnia...the 2009 official playing rules for baseball and softball are posted in the Handouts section. Please note that the GPGSL revised U10 through U18 softball rules for 2009. All other rules carry over from 2008, so don't be surprised if they still read "2008". Any changes will, of course, be posted.
Incorporated in every set of rules, for any games played on Hampton Home Fields, or by Hampton Teams on any fields, is the Thunder and Lightning Rule, which is also listed in the Handouts Section.
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Only current news and announcements appear on the Welcome Page. Older items for the current year can be found in the Bulletin Board section of the website.
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