An Update for Coaches, Players and Parents. (April 15th)

Well, I guess it's not as bad as the picture above, but the rain is really messing with all our plans for softball this month. Please take a moment and read through the notes below for an update on where we are as of today, Thursday, April 15th.

Jamboree canceled, 4/17: It's not without a little frustration that we are canceling this weekend's Jamboree. The heavy rains this week makes it impossible for the city to have the Arcata fields ready by Saturday. So, no Jamboree events are planned this weekend.

Team pictures rescheduled: We have rescheduled team pictures for Saturday, May 1st. 8 of 12 teams have scheduled games that Saturday already. We may add a few games to the schedule that Saturday (including some doubleheaders) to make up for the games we're likely to miss next week. We will have a schedule for the pictures out to coaches shortly.

Likely delays to the season: It's likely we'll lose a few games in Arcata at the beginning of next week. We remain hopeful that the conditions improve between now and then, but we may end up with only the Hiller Field available to us next week. We'll be talking with coaches about game time adjustments and looking for alternative fields in the next couple of days. Keep your eyes on your email and the website for updates to the game schedule you received this week.

Candy Bars: Our primary fundraiser is the sales of $50 boxes of "America's Best Chocolate" candy bars. Last year, this fundraiser brought in several thousand dollars to the league. They're easy to sell to friends, family, and co-workers. Every player in our league is responsible for selling at least one box. (And if you can sell more, we have more!) All coaches need to be at the Pacific Union Field at 6pm this Friday night (April 16th) to pick up your team's candy bars. If you can't be there, you must send a team parent to pick them up for you. Please help us make this another great fundraiser for the league this season.

Uniforms: By now, most of you have received your uniforms. With some late registrations and team changes, some players are still waiting for their uniform. Lori Reed will be at the PU field at 6pm Friday to provide coaches with the missing uniforms or uniform parts you need.

Pitcher and skills clinics are on for this weekend: Kelly Helms will lead our pitcher clinics this Friday: 5pm for the 10Us and 6pm for the 12U and 16Us, as well as the skills clinic on Saturday morning: 900-1030 for the 8-10Us, and 1030-1200 for the 12-16Us. Both clinics are scheduled for Pacific Union School. The turnout last weekend was great. In lieu of the Jamboree, let's keep our girls excited about softball, and keep 'em learning by attending these great clinics.

As always, if you have any questions or issues, don't hesitate to contact us via email or phone.

Today's an absolutely beautiful sunny day. If any of you have any pull with the folks who control the weather, now would be a great time to make those requests.

We'll see y'all on the fields very soon.