Cotuit Kettleers (Logo) Housing Information and Guidelines 2011 Residential Services Staff Lisa Mathieu 508-790-4673 [email protected] Lisa Theoharidis 508-362-1303 [email protected] Sue Blanchette 508-776-3988 [email protected] Michele Green 508-420-4321 [email protected] Contents x Directory of Volunteers and Board Members x Event Schedule for 2011 Season x Guidelines and information for House Parents x Directions to League Fields x Host Family and Player Responsibility Agreement It is the goal of the Cotuit Athletic Association to win the championship by playing baseball with passion, effort and an attitude that enhances the pride, integrity and tradition of the Kettleers. We encourage and expect hard work, motivation, and perseverance in both winning and losing situations; loyalty and team work; a feeling of pride in accomplishment through fair and honest means; an appreciation for cultural diversity, community service, a sense of good sportsmanship, humility, personal integrity and ethical conduct. Directory * President ................................................ Paul Logan .................... [email protected] ....... 508-420-9080 Treasurer ................................................ Richard Sawyer ............. [email protected] .............. 508-420-9000 Secretary ................................................ Liz Savoia Grazul .......... [email protected] .............. 508-477-9098 General Manager ................................... Bruce Murphy ................ [email protected] ..................... 508-428-3358 Asst General Manager .......................... Sue Pina ........................ [email protected] ...................... 508-291-5834 Head Coach............................................ Mike Roberts ................. [email protected] ................. 919-593-2899 Clinics ..................................................... Stacy Wardwell ............. [email protected] ................. 508-428-2847 Interns .................................................... Paul Logan .................... [email protected] ....... 508-420-9080 Field ........................................................ Al Blanchette ................. [email protected] «..«-428-4735 Store ....................................................... Lise Bourque ................. [email protected] ................ 508-428-6173 Advertising ............................................. Paul Logan .................... [email protected] ........ 508-420-9080 Fundraising ............................................ Arnold Mycock .............. [email protected] ................. 508-428-2782 Fundraising ............................................ Renee Dunning ............. [email protected] ............ 508-428-4735 Bats, Balls and Uniforms ...................... Ivan Partridge ................ [email protected] .............. 508-477-6694 Photographer ......................................... Rick Heath..................... [email protected]........................... 508-941-4528 Welcome Picnic ..................................... Ann Marie Tenaglia ....... [email protected] ............ 508-420-3621 Kitchen ................................................... John Cotellessa ............ [email protected] ....................... 774-238-0915 Field Office ............................................. in season ....................... [email protected] ............. 508-420-2103 * A Directory listing of all host families will be emailed closer to the start of the season. Once the season has started a player directory will be emailed to all host families, board members and volunteers. 2 2011 Kettleers Event Schedule and Important Dates Event Date Time Where Who House Parent Meeting 5/4 7pm /LVD0DWKLHX¶V+RPH Host Families and any volunteers Report Date 6/2 All day Check in @GM- then team your Home Informal Practice 6/3 TBD Lowell Park team Practice 6/4 TBD Lowell Park team Scrimmage vs. Lexington-Boston 6/7 5pm Lowell Park All Inner City League Champions Welcome Picnic 6/9 6:30 BHMCS ± grade 4/5 Host Families, school volunteers, team Opening Day @ Home 6/10 5:00 Lowell Park All YD @ Cot ±Double Header 2pm 6/12 After 2pm game Lowell Park Feed both teams a feed between games about 4:30 snack Cot @ Orl ±Double Header 4pm 6/19 After 4pm game Orleans Feed our team only feed between games and after and 7pm game snack and meal Sacred Day Off 6/20 No game can be scheduled, will have baseball clinic! Baseball Clinic begins runs 6 6/20 9-11:45 Centerville, Cotuit Children ages 6-12 weeks MMills Church to feed players 6/28 After 5pm Game Lowell Prak Kettleers team after home game July 4th Parade 7/4 10am Main St. Cotuit All Adult Hitting Contest 7/4 After parade Lowell Park Any Adults! Pasta Potluck Orl @ Cot 7/6 After 5pm Game Lowell Park Host Families, volunteers, team Cot @ Cha team fed after game 7/8 After 7pm Game Chatham Kettleers team by Chatham Advanced Clinic begins runs 2 7/11 9-11:45 Lowell Park Children ages 11-16 weeks Softball Clinic begins runs 1 7/11 9-11:45 Marstons Mills Girls 9-13 week Pasta Potluck War @ Cot 7/13 After 5pm Game Lowell Park Host Families, volunteers, team Hit Run Throw Contest 7/16 8:30 am Lowell Park Children Cot @ Har team fed after game 7/19 After 7pm Game Harwich Kettleers team Host Family Appreciation 7/23 4:30 Lowell Park on the Field Host Families Pasta Potluck Hya @ Cot 7/23 After 5pm Game Lowell Park Host Families, volunteers, team Silent Auction ± On going during 7/23- 5pm Lowell Park All! the games 3 days! 7/26 Cot @ War team fed after game at 7/27 After 7pm Game Restaurant name to Team, Families can restaurant follow join in will need to pay seperate Sacred Day Off 7/28 No game can be scheduled, will have baseball clinic! All Star Game 7/29 7pm Game Fenway Park All ± gates will open around 3pm Players to Dana Farber 7/29 8am Leave from Lowell Park Approx 4 players to Boston TBD Last Sched Home Game 8/3 5pm Lowell Park All Playoffs Begin 8/5 TBD All 3 Player Placement The housing team puts a tremendous amount of effort into coordinating car, job, reporting time to be at the field, allergies and many other factors when placing a player with a family. We will take suggestions and requests but we can not guarantee a family a specific player. If a temporary player is assigned to your family and you do not take him you will be removed from the housing list. Here is some important information to keep in mind when you decide to take a player for the summer: x It is important for families to realize that they are signing on to take a Cotuit Kettleers baseball player for the summer that could have a contract or possibly only a temporary contract. Do not ask us for a permanent player. Last year 13 temporary players made the team. x CCBL policy with regards to the number of players we can have on the team has changed. We will have 25 to 30 contracted players by the July CCBL deadline. We will no longer have an exact number of families or players. It is possible that a family will only have a player for part of the summer. x Team USA tryouts are in June. x It is just as likely to have a contracted player only be here 2 weeks as it is to have a temporary that stays the summer. x The last 2 summers we have had at least one family that does not have a player at the end of the season. Please prepare your family for this scenario. x Your family must be willing to take whatever player we choose to place in your home. x Please try to be available to take your player the first week of June. x If you have any vacation time planned please let us know so that we can make the proper arrangements to have the player live with another family while you are away. x We do have some temporary homes that take only temps for that first week before opening day. It is possible we could have as many as 30+ players here for the first week. We always welcome comments and if you have any questions regarding placement please call or email anyone involved with housing and we will be happy to answer questions or resolve any issues. $ FRS\ RI ZKDW QRW WR GR« ,W LV LPSRUWDQW IRU HYHU\ IDPLO\ WR XQGHUVWDQG WKDW WKH\ DUH WDNLQJ LQ D person for the summer that needs a home and support regardless of race, contract/temp, position or pitcher. ³$Q\KRZ,DPQRWWU\LQJWREHOLWWOHZKDW\RXGR, YHDOZD\VWKRXJKW\RXGLGDILQHMREDQGOLNHG\RXIURPWKH first time you came out to the house to discuss having a ballplayer. I know it must be a tough job and you do everything you can to place the right player w/ the right family. That said, we are a bit confused. Not only did you give us a kid w/ no car but you gave us another pitcher! I told XXXX when he got home from baseball tonight, and his response was, "Bummer man". Frankly, my only reason for having a player is for XXXX. Having a position player after the last two years of pitchers was a lot of fun for him. I think his favorite thing is riding in the car w/ our player for the games that he bat boys. So this is somewhat of a double whammy for XXXX. Plus, he has informed me that 14 is to old to be a bat boy so he will be hanging up his uniform after this season. Anyhow Lisa, my intention is not to make your job harder, only to try and make MY little baseball boy enjoy his summer. If you think this boy won't mind being stuck out here in the boonies w/ no car, OK then. Maybe he'll like weeding! I can only hope. Thanks for all that you do, don't think that you're not appreciated. Put your feet up and have a cup of tea. That's what I'm doing. 7KHQVWDUWDOORYHUDJDLQWRPRUURZ:H