EQUIPMENT RETURN INFORMATION

Equipment Return for Spring/Summer teams will be Saturday Aug. 9th from 9:00am - 11:00am at OYBI Warehouse - Requirements are, have the equipment clean and return 10 practice baseballs.

Managers who are planning to play Fall Baseball need NOT to return equipment at this time.

SUMMER TEAMS CAN RETURN THIER EQUIPMENT TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE - ASAP

NEW FALL BALL MANAGERS STILL NEEDING EQUIPMENT CALL OUR EQUIPMENT MANAGER LARRY FINN AT 913-782-1262.


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FALL BASEBALL INFORMATION

FOR GAME CONDITIONS DUE TO WEATHER CALL 913-643-3131

Fall Ball will start the week-end of August 23/24 2008
10 Game Schedule -

SCHEDULES ARE ALL COMPLETED AND UPDATED AS OF 08/27/08 ASK YOUR TEAM MANAGER FOR A COPY OR CHECK THEIR TEAM PAGE ON SPORTS LOGIC - 9 & 10 YEAR SCHEDULE HAS BEEN REVISED.

No Games Labor Day Week-end. August 30/31 Sept. 1 2008

Click on Rules and (READ) Fall Ball Regulation XVII or go to page 14 in the OYBI Rules Book.

Fall Ball Registration Now Open - Click on Registration (which will show Sports Logic) then proceed. If you registered on-line for the Spring/Summer, (when prompted) you should select that you are a member and have an account, which will speed the process. If you have forgotten your ID and Password, use the Sportslogic Support request and it will be sent to you.

All players will register individually on-line whether or not they are on a team planning to play Fall Ball.

ALL AGE GROUPS HAVE BEEN CLOSED - HOWEVER THERE ARE STILL A NEED FOR PLAYERS IN SOME AGE GROUPS - YOU CAN STILL REGISTER AT THE OFFICE - PLEASE CALL 913-393-9891-

Cost will be the same for all ages: Residents $52.00 - Non-Residents 57.00 which includes credit card charges.

There will be leagues for all ages by single age (enrollment permitting) 6 - 14, and combine for 15/16 and 17/18, again enrollment permitting.

Managers and coaches wishing to enter a team or a partial team are requested to submit a roster (available at the office or can be faxed) to the office. The roster submitted will be used to assign players who have registered on-line to your team.
Managers should have submitted their rosters to the office NO LATER THAN MONDAY, AUGUST 4th.

Players must register in order to be assigned to your team. Having played for you in the Spring/Summer DOES NOT make them eligible for the Fall without re-registering.

A meeting of Fall Managers will be on Monday, August 18th at 7:00pm - 8:45pm in the Olathe City Hall 1st floor West Room. Rules and Schedules will be discussed. This meeting will be Mandatory for Managers, if you cannot attend this meeting you must send a representative from your team.

Fall Ball uniforms (shirt/cap) baseballs will be ready for pick up on August 20 (Wednesday) at our warehouse (531 N. Lindenwood) between 6:30pm - 8:00pm.





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ABOUT OUR PROGRAM

Our program is structured to provide the widest range of opportunities for youth to play baseball. Players are able to play on teams by either age or grade and at various levels of skill on fields of appropriate size. At all age levels from 6 thru 14, teams are formed on the basis of a single age group. From 15 and up, it is sometimes necessary to combine 15 and 16, then 17 and 18 onto the same teams. All players are covered by secondary accident/injury coverage and all players, adults, teams and league officials are protected by liability insurance. Each team manager will screened by a security and background check annually.

AGES 6, 7 Teams are formed by managers or league officials mostly along geographic, neighborhood or school areas. Sometimes teams represent church members, soccer teams or are a group of families and friends. 14 games are played from about the second week of May until shortly before or after the 4th of July. All games are played in Olathe on week-nights at 6pm or on Saturdays normally from around 1pm - 6pm. Style of play is Coach Pitch where an adult pitches to members of his team. All players on the team make up the batting order and all players play both infield and outfield positions during a game. Games are usually played to a 1 and 1/2 hour time limit. The League will provide all the playing equipment to the manager. Team shirts and caps are also provided unless the manager or a team sponsor chooses another option.

AGE 8 Everything is pretty much the same as above for ages 6 and 7 except the style of play changes to a combination of Player/Coach pitch. A player pitcher is given an opportunity to throw to each batter. If a normal plate appearance is not completed, then the adult completes pitching to the hitter in order for the game to move along.

AGES 9 and 10 These ages step up to a slightly larger field and the style of play is entirely player pitch. Complete team batting order is still in effect, but positions on the field are determined by the coaches. All players must play offense and defense as per rules. Game schedule includes 16 regular season games and a team optional post season tournament. The regular season begins about May 1 and normally finishes around the 4th of July. The post season tournament is to begin on the first Friday following the 4th of July and teams are seeded by their regular season records into 2 or 3 flights of play. The major difference between age 9 and 10 year old teams, is that 10 year olds have two levels of play (Recreational and Competitive). This is determined by either the Manager's preference, or the Leagues decision based on previous years' record and experience and by the parents selecting the level for their child.

AGES 11 and 12 Again the size of the field is increased and more advanced rules of play are incorporated into the game. A 16 game regular season and post season tournament are offered as above for 9's and 10's.

AGES 13 and 14 Field sizes are again increased and everything else pertaing to game rules and league format are pretty much the same as for the 11's and 12's. Sometimes due to the number of either players or teams, it may be necessary to combine these two ages.

AGES 15 thru 18 Games at these ages are played on high school regulation sized fields. For the most part the real rules of baseball, with a few exceptions, govern the conduct of play.

TOURNAMENT TEAMS
Tounament Divisions are provided for ages 10 and above, based on demand both locally and in the Gold Glove League. Teams interested in the level should contact the office for further information.

FEE SCHEDULE
Ages: Players must be 6-18 years old as of April 30, 2008.

Fees* by Ages: Ages 6, 7 and 8: $103 Residents, $113 Non-Residents

Ages 9, 10 11 and 12: $124 Residents, $136 Non-Residents

Ages 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18: $155 Residents, $170 Non-Residents

*Fees include on-line credit card charges

IF AT THIS TIME YOU STILL NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE EITHER CALL THE OFFICE at 913-393-9891 or email Olathebaseball@sbcglobal.net. Otherwise please click the Registration menu item to register your player.