2008 Coaches Meeting: All head coaches or designee were required to attend the MYO Coaches Meeting on March 12 at 7:00 PM in the Mason Intermediate 5/6 school cafeteria. 

2008 Coaches Meeting Agenda

2008 Coach Agreement

2008 Mason Parks & Recreation - Youth Sports Philosophy

2008 Equipment Pickup: All head coach or designee was required to pickup team equipment at Fortress Store & Lock - Row M, 1233 Castle Drive, Mason, OH.  Equipment pickup day was held Saturday, March 15 between 9:00 AM and Noon.

2008 Uniform pickup:

Boys - Head Coach or Designee is required to pickup team uniforms at a date and location TBD.

Girls - Head Coach or Designee is required to pickup team uniforms at a date and location TBD.

2008 Special discount offer: MYO will cover the expense of putting player’s name on the uniform shirt. If the Head Coach has the uniform vendor put the names on the uniforms, there will be no out-of-pocket expense for the Head Coach.  They will invoice MYO directly. If the Head Coach decides to use another vendor, they can submit a receipt of their expense and MYO will reimburse the expense up to $2.50 per uniform. Putting player names on uniforms is not mandatory but encouraged.

Medical Release and PCA Parent Pledge forms: The 'Medical Release' and 'PCA Parent Pledge' forms must be completed and signed by a parent or legal guardian for each player and given to the Head Coach.  The Head Coach is required to have both forms present at all team functions.  No player is allowed to participate in practices or games until they have submitted these form to their Head Coach.  

Medical Release form - Printable version

PCA Parent Pledge - Printable version

Background Check: All coaches (head coach and assistants) must have a successful background check completed within the past 3 years.  When you register as a coach, we collect your Name, Social Security Number, and Date of Birth so that we can have background checks performed.  This personally identifiable information is held in strictest confidence and only used by MYO for the purpose of performing background checks governed by our Privacy Statement.

National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA): All coaches (head coach and assistants) must be NYSCA certified.  Certification includes completing the NYSCA intro/core class plus completing the sport specific class.  You must be certified in the appropriate sport (Tee Ball (T-1 & T-2), Baseball, or Softball (Fast & Slow Pitch)) for which you intend to coach.  If you are not NYSCA certified for the appropriate sport, you will not be able to coach in MYO.  Our League Commissioners will email coaches this information once registration has closed and teams are formed.

Below are the training options for 2008:

1. On-line Renewal - If you are NYSCA certified in the sport you will be coaching, simply renew your membership online at WWW.NAYS.ORG or by phone (800) 688-KIDS.

2. Online Certification – Rather than attend a training class, you can now certify online at WWW.NAYS.ORG.  This is currently available for all leagues (Tee Ball, Baseball and Softball).  

NYSCA Online Certification Guide - Please review the document linked here for some helpful tips:

3. In-person Training Classes – Date / time TBD.  Held at Mason Community Center

The cost will be reimbursed by MYO if you provide proof of renewal to the MYO Training Coordinator at either the MYO Coaches Meeting or at any of the MYO monthly Board Meetings.   

Umpire Payment: At equipment pick-up, each Head Coach will be given a check by MYO in an amount sufficient to cover half the umpire payment for all regular season games. 

The Umpire Pay Matrix can be found on page 2 of the Coach Agreement and on the Umpire page of this web site.  To determine the umpire fee that you will be responsible for at each game, divide the amount due based on the the Umpire Pay Matrix and divide by 2.  Please provide cash to the umpires (not a check) and do not request the umpires to make change.  When you cash the MYO check, simply get $5s, $1s, and some quarters so that you will be able to provide the exact correct amount to the umpires.  If you have questions specific to Umpire Payment, please contact your league Commissioner.  Thanks in advance for your cooperation in this matter.

Tee Ball Coach Guide: Please see click this link to view the MYO Tee Ball Coach Guide for help with understanding age appropriate skill and team development assistance.

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