MONDAY PRACTICE CANCELLED!!!

We will NOT practice on Monday due to testing in schools on Tuesday.

Meet at the batting cages at 5:30 sharp on Tuesday.

GREAT PRACTICE today!

Coach Hall

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF 3/2-3/7

MONDAY (3/2) -- NO practice due to testing on Tuesday .

TUESDAY (3/3) 5:30-7:00 pm [meet at the batting cages]

WEDNESDAY (3/4) NO PRACTICE

THURSDAY (3/5) 5:30-7:00 pm -- field 4

FRIDAY (3/6) 5:30-7:00 pm [meet at the batting cages]

SATURDAY (3/7) 10:00-12:00 pm

Wednesday, Feb 25

No Regular Practice Tonight (Generally, we will not practice on Wednesday nights)

PITCHERS will meet tonight from 5:30-6:30 (1 HR) on FIELD 3

If your son has never pitched, but is interested in pitching or learning how to pitch, they are welcome to come to this practice. We will only be an hour tonight.

Practice Schedule (Week of Feb 23-28)

ALL PRACTICES ARE 1:30.

2/23 Monday Field 3   5:30 pm

2/24 Tuesday  Field 4 7:00 pm

2/25 Wednesday No Practice

2/26 Thursday Field 4 7:00 pm

2/27 Friday Field 3 5:30 pm

2/28 Saturday Field 4  1:00 pm

1ST PRACTICE & Parent Meeting

PRACTICE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, (2 - 4 pm)

• Our first practice is THIS Saturday--it will be an extended practice. 
• Please make sure your player is ON TIME for practice and that you pick your player up on time when practice is over.
• WHAT TO WEAR: Cleats, Hat, Baseball Pants, and Protector Cup.

PARENT MEETING: at the end of practice on Saturday (4 pm)

• We will have a brief meeting at the end of practice to make sure we get off to a great start. The coaches will field any questions you might have and we will provide important information concerning our team and season.
• Our practice schedule will be ready first of next week.

General Information

Welcome to our Northern Athletics Website.

Team: A's 

Head Coach: Scott Hall

Assistant Coach: Eddie Parada

This blog will be our communication tool. 

• It is much easier to post important information here for parents to retrieve, rather than calling every player each time there is a schedule change.
  
• If a game or practice is in question due to weather, check here.
• As soon as they are available, practice and game schedules will be posted on the blog.

Guidelines for the Season:

Let me CLARIFY THE WIN: 

      ...there are 2 primary goals for Every Player this season:

(1) Have Fun!

• The game of baseball is fun and my primary goal as your child's coach is to help him learn to play the game and for him to enjoy the experience so that he will hopefully play again next season.
  
• Having fun means we enjoy the game of baseball--it does not mean we goof off.

(2) Get Better!

• We will work hard as a team and I will ask your child to work hard during each practice and each game. At the end of day, my goal as your child's coach is to help your son improve his skills as a ball player.
  
• I can assure you that if your son gives his best effort  he will improve this season and become a better ball player.

We will WIN BALL GAMES when achieve these two goals.

• We will play to win ball games!
  
• Your player will want to win games and so do their coaches--we were built this way and that's why we play--we will play competitive baseball.
  
• If we lose, it is OK if we gave our best effort--we learn from our mistakes and apply teaching to improve our skill for the next game.
  

The truth of the matter:
I have had teams in the past that were super talented but could never learn to have fun and play as a team; they ended up with a losing record for the season. On the other hand, I have had teams with mediocre talent who learned early in preseason practice to play as a team and we marched our way through the season to become league champions.

Coach Hall