Looking to 2010
I am very excited about returning as president for the 2010 baseball season. My #1 goal as president continues to be adding the progress that was started by past board members and make West Seattle Pee Wee a better place for kids to play baseball.
This year I will have three sons playing in the league, one at each level of play. I started coaching my oldest son four years ago. Serving on the board these past couple of years has been fullfilling and busy. One of my goals for the upcoming season is to get more parents involved in critical roles within the league. All of these roles seem to be filled by just a handful of people and should be delegated to many people throughout the league. Achieving this goal will help ensure that West Seattle Pee Wee will remain a top notch baseball program.
Our membership has grown to over 350 kids, the biggest youth baseball league in West Seattle. Last summer we hosted three very successful All Star Tournaments. Our 9's and 10's each hosted 14 of the best teams in Washington State, the biggest tournaments since I have been involved in the league.
And thanks to Tracy Shoenberg and Roxanne Jonson, the snack shack continues to be a significant revenue source to the league.
This upcoming spring we are holding a coaching clinic. The purpose of the clinic is to ensure that our coaches are well prepared and more knowledgable in coaching "youth" baseball. The clinic will include techniques in teaching baseball to our youth, as well as getting to know what's going through the heads of the little guys and how their pre-adolescent bodies react to the drills we as coaches implement. The clinics will also give the coaches ideas of how to run an efficient practice and keep everyone moving.
This past fall we did a major field renovation on the two south fields. The fields were graded evenly and then we added 10 tons of field conditioner to each field. The conditioner will make the fields more playable after it rains as well as safer and void of ruts and lips. So far, the infields have had no standing water following heavy rains. Let's hope this continues into the spring.
I believe that we have a strong group of coaches returning this year. They not only teach how to become a better baseball player, but also how to be a good teammate, how to win and lose with dignity, sportsmanship, and how to set goals and strive to achieve them.
Finally, our league is run 100% by volunteers. We are always looking for more people to chip in a little of their time to help out. Anything helps, from coaching or assistant coaching, to field clean up day, to snack shack sales person. Please take a look at the volunteer list and see if there is some way you can help out. Remember, it takes a village to run a baseball league.
See you on the diamonds,
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