- Paul Jensen update –
- Schedules have all been posted on website
- First week of practice each player will be asked to bring a case of beverages for the concession stand (really helps stock for the season)
- Will send what each grade level should bring after teams are formed
- Major source of income for the season, please participate
- Sign-up genius will be sent out for volunteers; link will be sent out after try outs
- It is always much warmer in the concessions or tower 🙂
- Will have a script for the announcing and instructions for scoreboard
- Game Changer is set up – new version this year
- Look for CVHS (Varsity)
- Rosters uploaded after teams are formed
- No Sophomore level if searching in GC (CV Freshman Sabercats – Sophs)
- Need dependable and reliable scorekeeper for each level
- Can stream games live if we get video equipment and wireless working
- If you don’t have “Final clearance approved” email from school contact Cari at the Athletic office. This is not a Coach Keith issue!
- Winter training
- Was able to reserve 2/28 and 3/1 in case weather is poor for tryouts
- Will have Winter training on Friday 2/18 and Monday 2/21
- Super Bowl Squares – WINNERS!!
- 1st Quarter: $50 Concession Stand Credit – Lori Harry
- 2nd Quarter: $100 Team Store Credit – Staci Zohlen
- 3rd Quarter: $200 Dick’s Sporting Good Gift Card – Paul Dickinson
- 4th Quarter (Final Score): $500 towards Spring Player Fees: Staci Zohlen
- Tryouts – everything you wanted to know
- Make sure to get everything to Cari in the athletic office to be registered
- 2/28 (Offense and base running) and 3/1 (Defense/Pitchers/Catchers)
- Will start at 3:30 SHARP!
- Teams posted 3/2 near the athletic office and added to TeamSnap teams on 3/2
- No transportation provided by the district for any baseball activities at this time
- Parents need to get their kids to the games
- Player and parent code of conduct LINK
- Will be shared with everyone to be signed
- Cooler heads should always prevail
- 24 hour rule when issues arise
- Spring player fees and due dates
- Final numbers for costs will be $625 per player (Minus $200 from mySchoolBucks = $425)
- $200 mySchoolBucks fee
- $75 back to program
- $50 back to DCSD
- $75 goes to pay for officials
- If team is not made, $200 is refunded
- Things covered by the overall cost of $425 per player:
- Baseballs
- DC school District fee
- Coaches outside of district funded
- Hats
- Uniforms (need to be fundraised)
- Field supplies and mntc
- Varsity has AZ trip – soon to be approved and flights purchased
- Bare bones $$ with hotel, flight and transport = $1100
- Could be brought down with fundraising
- 2-3 players on JV will be asked to travel with the team
- Varsity Trip Announcements (March 14th – 18th)
- Travel Cost
- Bare bones $$ with hotel, flight and transport = $1100
- Could be brought down with fundraising
- Hotel 4 nights – $7600 total (bulk)
- Flight $13800 (bulk)
- Transportation $3600 (4 vans, bulk)
- Travel Cost
- Uniform items to be provided by each player
- Gray pants
- White pants
- Black socks
- Red socks
- Black belt
- Red belt
- Summer Baseball
- Finalized – registration for Spring tryouts will include summer ball interest
- Have good numbers already – will require a small down payment before start of season
- Recruiting assistance announcement
- Danny left NCSA
- Bringing on Scott Allen with Front Range baseball (Recruiting Coordinator)
- Scott Allen
- Been working with youth and 15/16 for a number of years
- Keith has already made an significant investment in NCSA (promo material to be forthcoming)
- Adoption rate is fairly low for CVHS so far
- ~40 players who have started but not completed
- Maybe ~12 have completed their profiles
- Establishes a go forward plan for players baseball career
- Measures baseball and academic data
- Provides significant guidance for players and parents (dashboard)
- Can see when coaches have reviewed players profile
- Helps decide if you want to play at the next level
- Provides training for how to speak to coaches and go forward to the next level
- Scott will be responsible for helping the players who want to move on and ensure they get profiles built (academic and athletic profiles)
- Virtual Combine – On Demand showcase product
- Introducing virtual combine (LinkedIn and Insta for baseball players)
- Between NCSA and VC there are over 3000 coaches and over 1M players
- Alternative to expensive showcase events
- Continual testing and combine results for ongoing development – shared with over 1600 colleges in the country
- Early in March want to identify Seniors who have not already gotten into a program – sessions to come
- Freshman meetings to come and start getting them into the program
- Scott’s phone number 303-358-8077
- Ensure players and parents have a full understanding of the program (facilitated by NCSA)
- Coaches have profiles with Scott as admin – helps know where players have interest and what contacts have been made
- Report on developments to Keith
- Primary data measurement using Rhapsodo pitching and hitting
- High quality data driven solutions for measuring player development
- Fundraising Power Hour
- Will be scheduled for after teams are formed to blast out invites to potential donors
- Form template will be provided for players to send to their personal contacts
- Additional Hats – ordered a lot so players can help sell
- $30 each
- Will be here by the first of March (latest, second week
- Keith Drake will be new Freshman coach
- Likes all the kids so far – good group of kids and happy to be on board
- Andrew Espinoza will also be a Freshman coach
- Team bonding event for next Monday – $20 per player for each player at Bolero in Lone Tree from Noon to 2. REGISTER HERE
- King Soopers fundraising opportunity (Associate your King Soopers card) – please participate if you can …search for “Sabercat Diamond Club”
- Questions
- Do Varsity players need to fly with the team? (Yes)
- Are knickers allowed for pants? (Yes – preferred from coach Keith)
- No parent cost associated in concession stocking other than one case of liquids per player