Winter Skills Practice
This is the winter skills practice schedule. Ages are going to be 8 up to 12. Practice will be 5 Saturdays 3:20 to 4:50 and 7 Sundays 9:45 to 11:45. Our first practice will start January 7th and end March 25th. The cost will depend on how many sign up as of now it's looking like around 8 dollars per practice. If you have any questions you can contact me coach Steve via text or phone call @ 574-302-0326. I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Below is the schedule and it shows the different tools that will be offered to us to use:
- Wrigley (6,500 sq ft): 2 retractable batting cages, with open space for fielding, 3 PowerNets, 5 tees, 2 pitching mounds, 2-4 pitching mats
- Comiskey (3,600 sq ft): 4 retractable batting cages, 5 tees, 1 pitching mound 2-4 pitching mats; a nice smaller infield when all nets are back
Sunday, January 7, 9:45am-11:45am on Wrigley
Sunday, January 14, 9:45am-11:45am on Wrigley
Saturday, January 20, 3:20-4:50 on Comiskey
Saturday, January 27, 3:20-4:50 on Comiskey
Saturday, February 3, 3:20-4:50 on Comiskey
Saturday, February 10, 3:20-4:50 on Comiskey
Saturday, February 17, 3:20-4:50 on Comiskey
Sunday, February 25, 9:45am-11:45am on Wrigley
Sunday, March 4, 9:45am-11:45am on Wrigley
Sunday, March 11, 9:45am-11:45am on Wrigley
Sunday, March 18, 9:45am-11:45am on Wrigley
Sunday, March 25, 9:45am-11:45am on Wrigley
Only players and coaches are allowed on the practice fields; everyone else is limited to the lobby and waiting rooms. Parents and supervised children may use the CrossFit room if it is available. All siblings should be restrained from running around and jumping from the stairs.
**Players swinging a bat must wear a helmet
**Do not touch, lean against or place equipment or personal belongings next to the pitching mounds on Wrigley; they are heavy and dangerous.
**Medical supplies are kept in the top left drawer in the main office, including a basic First Aid kit and cold packs.
**Each player will be required to complete a team waiver form which we will provide to you at your first practice.
PARKING
**In addition to the RBIs lot and bays, parents may park on the streets. Parking on the NORTH side of 6th St. is only permitted on Sundays.
**Do NOT block the sidewalk or park in the handicap spot in front of the house east of RBIs.
PRACTICES
**Notify us in advance of your preferred field set-up. If you have not told us your default set-up, please do so before your first practice.
**Please adhere to your practice times -- if you need additional time to talk with your team, please use the CrossFit room so that the next team can take the field and we can set-up for them.
**At the end of your practice, please put everything back in its proper place including, balls separated back into the proper buckets, bases returned to the rack, tees near the grey rack, PowerNets put back against North wall, pitching mounds and mats put back. Pick-up all trash.
**On Comiskey, enter thru the office and exit through the double-doors; do NOT hit balls towards the WEST wall.
**On Wrigley, enter through the lobby and exit through north door (if team coming in behind you). Pull protective net in front