2020 Parent Guide
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2020 PARENT GUIDE www.PSLL.org • Instagram: @PSLL_NYC • Facebook/PSLL_NYC All Hustle. WELCOME PSLL Family and Friends: On behalf of the Peter Stuyvesant Little League Board of Directors, I’m thrilled to welcome you to the 2020 Spring Season! Founded in 1956, PSLL marks its 64th consecutive year offering Little League Baseball and Softball in the community. Approximately 800 children are enrolled in our programs across 14 divisions and 70 teams, and we are proud to engage over 300 volunteers in the community. We strive to teach fundamental skills and a love of baseball and softball, while building intangible skills such as hustle, sportsmanship, teamwork, and courage. We’re very proud to again offer a fully chartered Challenger Division in 2020, which provides a Little League opportunity for athletes in our community with special needs. There will be several Challenger events on Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm at either Con Edison Field or Stuytown Playground 10 (please visit www.psll.org for schedule updates). The shared experience of players and ‘buddies’ from our baseball and softball divisions makes each Sunday memorable—we hope you will join and support this important program. Our Little League World Series Tournament teams had a banner year in 2019. Both our 10u and 11u Baseball teams won District 23 (Manhattan & West Bronx) Championships, ultimately falling to Staten Island teams in the NY State Sectional finals. Our 10u Softball Tournament team also won a District 23 banner, a first for PSLL softball. We also entered 12u and 14u baseball, as well as 12u softball teams to compete in postseason play. PSLL will again play host to many District 23 and New York Section 3 South games in the 2020 LLWS Baseball and Softball Tournaments, beginning in late June at Con Edison Field. Please come out and support PSLL on the Road to Williamsport! In 2019 we also launched our inaugural PSLL Summer Baseball & Softball Camp! PSLL Camp is open for registration on a half-day, full day, or weekly basis for ages 7-13. We also enrolled over 200 players in our expanded fall programming for younger ages at the Stuytown Playgrounds. As always, we are extremely grateful for the support of Con Edison and the beautiful ballfields that are the anchor of our program. We also want to express deep appreciation to our friends at Blackstone, Beam Living, Stuytown Property Services and Mount Sinai Doctors for their support, partnership and recognition of PSLL as a vital part of the fabric of the community. Please support our many team sponsors listed in this guide, on the back of team jerseys, and on our signage at Con Edison field. The generosity of our sponsors provides the necessary capital required to maintain the quality of our programs, while allowing us to offer modest registration fees for a Manhattan youth activity. We look forward to a fantastic 2020 season. Play ball! Seth Coren PSLL President 1 ABOUT PSLL Founded in 1956, Peter Stuyvesant Little League (PSLL) has provided baseball and softball programs to kids on the East Side of Manhattan for more than 60 year. PSLL is a volunteer, non-profit organization chartered by Little League International. In partnership with Con Edison and StuyTown, PSLL runs a number of programs during the year, including Winter and Fall Clinics, Spring Recreational Program, Little League World Series Tournament program, and a PSLL Summer Camp. Baseball registration is open to co-ed players ages 5 through 14, residing—or attending school— within our Little League chartered catchment zone, which is approximately between 13th and 72nd Streets, east of Fifth Avenue. Softball registration is open to girls ages 5 through 16 residing or attending school on the east side of Manhattan between 13th and 59th Streets. Please see psll.org for our current boundary map. PSLL is honored to offer a fully chartered Little League Challenger Program; an adaptive “soft”ball program for boys and girls with physical and developmental challenges between the ages of 4 and 18 (or still in high school). Founded in 1939, Little League® Baseball and Softball is the world’s largest organized youth sports program, serving millions of players and more than one million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and more than 80 countries. PSLL is within Little League District 23, which includes Manhattan and the west Bronx. Our District Tournament teams (10u, 11u, 12u baseball, as well as 12u and 10u softball) will be assembled in June, and various district tournament games will be hosted at Con Edison Field during the summer. The District Tournament is the first round of the Little League World Series. The LLWS is an opportunity for PSLL to showcase our program and most talented players to the broader NYC Little League community. For more information about PSLL, please visit psll.org and Like us on Facebook to receive real- time information and updates on League happenings! 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Seth Coren ................................President Terry Brennan ...........................Field Manager Teddy Cohen ...............................Treasurer Reni Matsushita..........................Recording Secretary Steve Rosenberg ........................Player Agent Keith Medeck..............................VP Baseball Operations Mark Baker.................................VP Legal Rick Hayduk ...............................Challenger Lynn Gutner ...............................Registration Michael Ramos ..........................Equipment/Special Events Dan Schachner ..........................Permits/NYC Parks Tracey Fenton ...........................Sponsorship George Niblock...........................Assistant Treasurer Tim Greco ...................................Communications/Sponsorship Robert Vazquez ..........................Special Events/Playgrounds Jason Mizrahi..............................Baseball Operations Benjy Kile....................................Communications/Social Meredith Acierno........................Special Events Katie Tamola ...............................Challenger Peter O’Neil ................................Equipment Manager/Honorary Board Member Please email [email protected] to reach any of our Board Members. 4 PARAGON SPORTS 7TH ANNUAL BASEBALL & SOFTBALL LITTLE LEAGUE E PO MARCH 12TH-22ND LIVE BATTING CAGE • BAT DEMOS • PARAGON GLOVE CENTER PLUS HUGE SAVINGS ON SPECIAL EXPO GEAR PACKAGES With Representatives from STARTING MARCH 1ST TAKE LITTLE LEAGUE MEMBERS ONLY IN OUR % BASEBALL & SOFTBALL SHOP OFF 15 *NON-SALE ITEMS ONLY, EXCLUDES BASEBALLS & SOFTBALLS REGULAR PRICE COUPON VALID : 3/1 - 4/12/2020 5% DONATION TO PETER STUYVESANT LITTLE LEAGUE YOUR LEAGUE WILL RECEIVE A 5% DONATION BASED ON TOTAL BASEBALL & SOFTBALL PURCHASES MADE BY YOUR LEAGUE’S MEMBERS DURING THE REDEMPTION PERIOD OF THIS COUPON. (3/1-5/1) @PARAGONBASEBALL 18TH STREET & BROADWAY, NYC Mon-Fri 10-8:30 | Sat 10-8 | Sun 11-7 | (212)255-8889 | www.paragonsports.com COMMISSIONERS BY DIVISION CO-ED BASEBALL – VP Baseball Operations – Keith Medeck Bryan Schrubbe Co-Ed T-Ball Mark Baker Co-Ed 6s Craig Nussbaum Co-Ed 7s Baseball Teddy Cohen Co-Ed 8s Baseball Steve Rosenberg/George Niblock Co-Ed Minors Baseball Dan Schachner Co-Ed Majors Baseball Jason Mizrahi/Reni Matsushita Co-Ed Juniors Baseball SOFTBALL – VP Softball Operations—Chalmers Browne/Kristen Bennett Samantha Shapiro Instructional Softball Jen Turetsky Intermediate Softball Eric Goldberg/Matt Wyckoff Softball Minors Nicole Denis Softball Majors Chris Albro/Chalmers Browne Softball Juniors CHALLENGER – Rick Hayduk Email [email protected] with questions or to reach any of our commissioners 6 COME JOIN THE HOTTEST NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CAMP THIS SUMMER! PSLL SUMMER CAMP June 29 - August 14, 2020 CON EDISON FIELD Monday - Friday | 8:45 AM - 2:45 PM Extended day option available until 5:30 PM Ages 7-13 Baseball And Softball Instruction. Certified Professional Coaching Staff Including Former MLB And MiLB Players. Visits By Former MLB Players. Camp Jersey Provided. Teenage Employment Opportunities. Lunch & Beverages Available On Site. Go to PSLL.org/summercamp for more info SEASON CALENDAR 3/28-29 First Games 4/4 Opening Day Parade & Ceremony (Rain date 4/5) 4/26 & 5/9 Photo Days 5/23-25 Memorial Day Weekend Tournament 6/7 Coaches Who Care Charity Softball Game TBD Playoffs/All-Star Games (applicable divisions) 6/27-6/28 Opening weekend of Little League World Series Baseball and Softball Tournaments- District 23 (Manhattan & West Bronx), including games hosted at Con Edison Field 6/29-8/14 PSLL Baseball & Softball Summer Camp @ Con Edison Field Visit psll.org to confirm event dates andLike us on Facebook for real-time news and updates! 8 PICTURE DAY IS ON Sunday: APRIL 26 TH & Sat¦day: MAY 9TH SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY New this seas¯ we will be using a Mobile Friendly ›d‹ing System Go to psll.org/photoday to pre-orderf› m ›youre in photosf›m aandti ¯photo. products "THANK YOU" to the families & bo‰d memb‹s of PSLL f› making µr family ¹ned business the #1 Yµth Sp›ts Photo´aphy c−pany in New Y›k City. SUBWAY SERIES @ CITI FIELD FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM FOR A CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS /legends_linyc WWW.LISNYC.COM EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS AND BAT STANDARDS EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS All your child needs in order to participate in the league is their own glove. Although many players choose to use their own bats and helmets, PSLL provides each division with helmets, bats, balls and catcher’s equipment. Uniforms, including baseball caps, are also provided to each player, and they must be worn (in full) during each scheduled game. PSLL team