Coaches Meeting 2018
APB Players • 2002 Bronco World Series Champions • 80% comprised 2012, ‘13, ‘14, ’15, ‘16 Agoura High School Marmonte League Champions • NCAA Division I Players/Scholarships – 2007 Robert Stock (USC/SD Padres) – 2012 Brody Fehmel (Trinity) – Div III CHAMPION – 2014 Alex Weiss (CSUN) – 2015 Matt Lautz (UCSB), Joey Czarske (Arizona), Bryce Fehmel (Oregon St.), Ryan Fineman (Indiana), Brandon Shearer (LMU), Nick Kokiousis (Kansas) – 2016 Ben Baird (Washington) – 2017 John Deluca (Oregon), Jack Aldrich (Pacific)
APB Mission The mission of our league is simple. Without fail, we will ensure a resounding 'yes' to the following question: Was every action, decision, policy, and by-law implemented to serve the best interests and benefit the children who play baseball in this league? We will do this in many ways. First, we will strive to select a Board of Directors who are willing to give selflessly to the children of our community and oversee the finances with diligence. Second, we will select the best possible managers with a balanced mix of teaching the players baseball fundamentals, how to play competitively, work as a team, exhibit good sportsmanship, and generally conduct themselves with class and respect at all times. Third, we will do our best to get all parents involved in their child's team, helping them understand the long lasting positive impact they can make on their own children as well as others in the league. We will treat every player fairly and equally, regardless of playing ability. By putting this all together, we can say with full confidence we did everything possible to make baseball playing in Agoura PONY Baseball a positive, exciting experience for every player in our league.
What are your child’s goals? • Have fun? • Play with friends? Make new friends? • Be a part of the community? • Play high school baseball? – 30% • Play college baseball? – 7.1% from High School play NCAA • 2.1% Div. I, 2.2% Div. II, 2.8% Div. III – 11.7 baseball scholarships for 27 players • Play professional baseball? – 10.5% from college get drafted – Less than 1% play MLB
How Do You Want to be Remembered? • “Hi Coach” • “Who was your coach last year?”
How do we retain players / Make YOUR Lives Easier? • Better Coaching • Better Communication • Better Coaching • Better Communication • Better Coaching • Better Communication • Better Coaching • Better Communication • Better Coaching • Better Communication • Better Coaching • Better Communication • Better Coaching • Better Communication
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Complaints “Educating the coaches better send giving them more opportunities to learn how to coach and to do constructive practices Coach's son is my son's age.” “Coach doesn’t rotate positions” “He has horrible interpersonal and “Better communication.” communication skills” “Selecting coaches with more experience and knowledge of baseball.” “This is our 4th season playing baseball with APB, and we have had great “Better experiences with our other coaches in all prior seasons. This is the first Coaches” time I'm thoroughly disgusted with APB.” “need coaches who know the game and can teach the kids basic fundamentals”
You can’t please everyone! “I would like to see all the “schedule more games in the scoreboards on at each game.” mornings or evenings so the kids wouldn't have to be out as “More accurate score board use so the much mid day in the hot hot family can follow along.” temps.” “Better parking” “While I understand the financial benefit of “Some poor umpire calls” requiring team snacks to be purchased from the snack shack, I much prefer having parents bring “Our player is in 4th grade and having snacks.” 5:00 weekday games makes homework and bedtime pretty tricky. Games a bit “The season is too long” earlier would be super.” “Don't allow Father's to “Is there any way to make the season longer?” coach their own kids.” “games are too long” “Wear grey pants and not white.” “can we add more games?” “Closer baseball fields. Lupin is pretty far”
How to Respond to Complaints When things get difficult it can be If you can’t be positive, then at easy to complain. How you respond least be quiet makes all the difference. Joel Osteen Tony Dungy Before you complain, have you volunteered yet? Agoura Pony Baseball If you’re not helping make it right, then stop complaining about it being wrong Complaining never makes anything better
2017-18 Executive Board President Greg Klausner VP of Baseball Operations Secretary Shannon Hirtensteiner Treasurer Chris Bole Assistant to Treasurer Kathie Leggett VP Facilities Richard Blackledge VP Scheduling/Tournaments Devin Sirkus VP Sales and Marketing VP Auxiliary Operations Lance Cherniet VP Auxiliary Operations Doug Cohen
2017-18 Board of Directors Division Directors Shetland American Aaron Wilhelm Shetland National Jud Mongell Pinto American Paul Lee Pinto National Mark Holder Mustang American Craig White Mustang National Patrick Baldocchi Bronco American Joe Hurley Bronco National Joe Hurley Pony American Chris Yan Pony National Chris Yan Champions Peter Steinzeig Division Director Mentor Sean Packer
2017-18 Board of Directors General Board Equipment David Barish Fields Administrator Umpire in Chief John Asuncion Concessions Director Kathie Leggett Web Master Joe Hurley Picture Day Coordinator Tournament Director Uniform Coordinator Jaymee Anthony All Star Coordinator Eva Larson Trophy Coordinator Eva Larson Fundraising Member-At-Large Warren Kosikov
League Structure PONY Executive Board Board of Directors Division Directors West Zone/ North Region Elaine Magner Umpires Team Managers Snack Shack Facilities
January 18, 2017
2017 Recap • Spring and Fall registration numbers were up! • Mustang National IL Tournament Champs - Expos • Pony National IL Tournament Champs - Padres • Mustang 9U All Star Section Champs • Pony 14U All Star HR Cycle on same day (solo, 2R, 3R, Grand Slam) – Conner Bernt • Schedule changes – rain!
APB Thoroughbred • Play or Coach every year from Shetland through Pony (9 – 10 years)
2008 2017
Cooperstown • Independent, week long, 12U (Bronco) baseball tournament in Cooperstown, NY • June – August • APB has a ticket!!! • Teams pay their own way – $900 per player entrance fee – $1,000 - $3,000 per player
State of the League • Financially strong • Numbers were up in 2017 after years of decline due to: – Cost of living in area = fewer young families – Year round sports options – Neighboring youth baseball leagues in the area/open borders – Travel Ball/Pay-to-Play • 2018 expect loss of players due to age change
What’s New for 2018 • Rules – New Age Change – August 31 cutoff – New Bat rule - USABat – New Pitch Smart pitching limits • Shetland – 1 st /2 nd Year instead of American and National • Investment in coaches and players
Where does your $$$ go? • Why fundraising is needed – tournament revenue is drying up – Going to be harder to get donations with the new tax law • Facility needs – Installed backstop nets - $5K – ICEE machine - $15K – Field renovation - $5K
Expenses APB 2017 League Expenses $331,000 EQUIPMENT AND BALLS 4% SNACK SHACK LABOR 5% FULL TIME EMPLOYEE / INSUR $10.5K 20% OTHER & MARKETING $14K 6% $17K $54K SNACK SHACK EQUIP 8% $22K $46K $36.5K UNIFORMS / TROPHIES 17% FIELD RENTAL FEES / INSUR 13% $36K $40K UMPIRES FIELD MAINT & SUPPLIES 13% 14%
Revenue • Registrations (Spring & Fall) - $192K • Snack Shack - $90K • LVT - $27K • Team Sponsorships - $34K
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2018 Spring Registration Costs • Registration fee of $365 – $290 + $75 Snack Shack deposit – Pinto-Pony – $250 Shetland (no deposit) • Snack Shack Deposit – Parents can get $75 refund after working 4 hours in the snack shack. Must be scheduled 2 weeks in advance. Will not get credit if they just show up. Checks mailed AFTER season. – 1 Manager/2 coaches per team are exempt from shack deposit. • Refunds will be issued mid-season after coaches are selected and reported. It’s on you to tell us who your assistants are.
PONY vs. Little League PONY Little League Lead-offs Yes No Base stealing Yes No Field sizes Scaled Disproportionate MLB Rules Yes No World Series Yes Yes
PONY Divisons • Shetland (4-6 years old) • Pinto (7-8 years old) • Mustang (9-10 years old) • Bronco (11-12 years old) • Pony (13-14 years old) • Colt (15-16 years old) As of August 31
Champions • Kids with special needs • Bronco American and Pony teams will shadow 1 game – Mandatory participation required
Champions
American Division is Travel Ball • Board voted to retain American/National split • Top Tier of Players • Higher caliber of play • Inter-league – Westlake – Newbury Park – Malibu – Camarillo
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