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E-Minutes / General Meeting Minutes Of January 21, 2003

Posted by Patrick Piteo at Jan 26, 2003 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )

Br>Meeting was called to order around 7:20 p.m. A motion was made by Steve Pelligrino to waive the reading of the minutes from the last meeting. Motion was second by Pat Shanley. Minutes reading was waived. Pat Piteo noted that the minutes were posted on the website for anyone interested in reading them. The upcoming registration was discussed. Volunteers will be needed for registration. Pat Piteo discussed the volunteer application and background check requirements. The applicaiton will be kept on file for one year. The Adelphi clinic is scheduled for March 1 at University Center 9 a.m.- 1. All new managers MUST attend. Work detail was discussed. Mike Rizzo will be checking on the status of the park permits. Pat Piteo will be talking to Dennis Gallagher regarding the status of Juniper Park. At the present time there are no Kings teams. It was noted that Heather Hoffman is coordinating the picthing lessons. The "draft" was discussed. The Major draft is tentitively scheduled for Saturday, February 15 at 2 p.m. All Major teams have managers. With respect to the drafts, Pat Piteo reiterated the basic rule that if you managers your son's team, your son is automatically placed on the team but a coach's son would be a pick. Uniforms were discussed - Mike Rizzo is taking care of the senior uniforms himself. Scotko is taking care of the girls' uniforms. It was suggested that the league purchase "manager" shirts. This will be voted on at the next executive board meeting. First umpire meeting is scheduled for March. Meeting was adjourned.

E-Minutes / Board Meeting Minutes Of September 6, 2005

Posted by Patrick Piteo at Jan 16, 2003 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )

September 6, 2005 RGMVM Little League Board Meeting 7PM

Board officers in attendance:
Pat Piteo
Richie Adams
Al Erdmann
Joe Kobetitsch
Cora Modica
Mike Rizzo
Walter P. Picht
Ed Donahue
Pat Shanley
Mark Ferran

Walter P. Picht waived the reading of the minutes seconded by Al Erdmann.

Saturday Sept. 10th 2005 from 9AM till 2PM is registration for the upcoming season. Board Officers and Team Managers are encouraged to volunteer for signup.

The League suffered some very costly vandalism to one of our brand new batting cages, that had been built on the previous Stop-n- Shop property. The pipes that hold the cage together were bent and broken beyond repair. The second batting cage will not be assembled till next season.

Due to the impending field repairs there will be no Fall Baseball or Softball season this year. “George” the original builder of the RGMVM Fields will be there on Sat. to inspect the fields and give the League a price quote for reconstructing the fields, along with the sprinkler system. After the League receives the quote, the Board needs to meet again and vote on cost ann scope of the work.

The Edward Moser Memorial Fund and the Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund is holding a Dinner at St. Margaret’s on October 1st. The tickets are $50.00/ person. Cora is ordering an RGMVM table any Board Officer wishing to attend, should contact Cora ASAP. Joe Moser will be in attendance.

“Danny” from Sarabella Restaurant wrote the League a letter stating that the Restaurant was pulling its sponsorship if their name was not printed on the front of the uniform shirt. The letter also stated that Forest Hills Little League printed the sponsors name on the front of the uniform. Danny went on in the letter that the sponsorship money usually given to RGMVM would be split between Forest Hills and Ozone Howard Little Leagues. Pat was sending a letter in response stating the League had no intention of changing the way our uniforms look.

The Sacred Heart Fire Relief Fund sent the League a thank you acknowledging the donation that was sent from the League. Cora stated she would no longer be running the kitchen in 2006. The Board Officers need to find a replacement for her or have a plan in place for next season. The Ladies Auxiliary cannot be expected to pick up the slack. There is supposed to be a Board Officer to close the kitchen at all times. The Board will discuss options at another meeting for next year.

Little League has changed the age requirements from August 1st to May 1st. That means some players will remain in the division they played in last year.. More info is posted on the when site.
The cutoff date for Softball is Jan 1st.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.

WHERE TO STAND IN THE BATTER'S BOX

Posted by Patrick Piteo at Dec 3, 2002 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )

It seems like such a simple question, however, like most things in baseball, there is a little more to it than meets the eye. At Clutch Hitting, our goal is to simply give children the best probability of succeeding by teaching them fundamental concepts that are based on sound logic. That is to say we do not teach children the style of hitting we used to hit with or the style we like the most. What we do try teach, however, is sound logical (i.e. fundamental) steps which lend themselves to reasoned explanations that are hopefully easy to understand and progressively reinforce through practice. This all starts with where a batter stands in the batter's box. Baseball is often called "a game of inches," but it can just as easily be called "a game of angles." Where a batter stands in the batter's box will undoubtedly affect the angles he creates for himself and whether a batted ball will be fair or foul. 1. First, take note that the foul lines go out from the back corner of home plate. (1) These lines represent the angles a batter must work with. Although we will use the batter's box as an obvious reference point, it is really irrelevant to where a batter stands. Little League Note - Major League ballplayers stand where they do because of particular strategies that they have chosen to incorporate. They know their swing and what they give up based on where they stand. In short, DO NOT COPY A MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER'S APPROACH UNLESS YOU ARE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY DOING! And unfortunately, probably the only way to know is by speaking with them. 2. A batter's front foot should be even with the back, side corner of home plate as shown. (2) 3. In order to determine how far to stand from home plate, ballplayers should be instructed to lay their bat down across the back, side corner of home plate, placing the end of the bat at one tip and allowing the handle/knob to rest in the batter's box. (3) 4. Next, the batter should place his front foot/toe against the handle/knob of the bat (4) and then spread his legs for his stance by moving his back foot only. Little League Note - This may seem simplistic, but Bernie Williams, the All-Star Centerfielder for the New York Yankees, and the 1998 American League Batting Champion, does this each time he steps up to the plate. In fact, he takes this basic approach one step further, and draws a straight line in the batter's box so that he is sure to stand square to the plate. (see Tip "The Stride"). 5. But how far apart should the legs be? The appropriate width of a batter's stance is normally equivalent to the size of the bat he is using. Therefore, a good rule to follow is to perform Step 4, and then place the bat down, one end at the front foot, the other at the back part of the batter's box. (5) Then, a batter can simply spread his legs the length of the bat. 6. Why is this so important? a. First, for the simple reason that it makes sure that the batter has full plate coverage. b. In addition, this plate coverage actually puts the barrel of the bat over the middle portion of the plate. (6) c. And, as we stated at the very beginning, it creates the proper angles. It would be unfortunate for a batter to take a swing, doing everything correctly, even having perfect timing, only to produce a foul ball! Again, it is "a game of angles." d. Moreover, notice that the further towards the front of the batter's box a batter stands, the closer he is to the pitcher, thus the earlier he must decide whether the pitch is a strike or not. (7) That is, pitches that may fall out of the strike zone, (i.e. breaking pitches), now appear to be strikes because either they have not finished their break or are just about to break. Therefore, not only does a batter give up time to decide whether or not the pitch is a strike and throw off the angles, he also enlarges the strike zone when standing "up in the box." e. When a batter stands "back in the box," (8) true, he does give himself more time to decide whether to swing and obviously more time to hit the ball as he has moved away from the pitcher. Unfortunately, however, he has also given the pitch more time to move. That is, the batter will lose the ability to hit breaking pitches before they break (i.e. while they are still "hanging" and may also swing at pitches as they are "leaving" or moving out of the strike zone instead of entering it). Since it seems that too far "up front" in the box causes just the opposite problems as standing "back in" the box, it may seem that we are advocating simply standing in the middle. If that were true, other coaches may logic that each batter should stand in the appropriate place in the box dependent on his strengths as well as what pitch he expects. And that is precisely what leads to the problems described above. At Clutch Hitting, as we state with many of our Tips, they are designed to simply give ballplayers the best overall probability of success without taking short cuts. As such, standing consistent with the angles of the field as described above is the most productive compromise for ALL HITTERS in order to be able to hit all types of pitches as well as hit them fair.