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AYB &
Softball Information
Softball VP
- Gerry Leon
(ashlandmasoftball@comcast.net)
Majors Coordinator - Larry
Hodgman (
ljhodgman@gmail.com )
Minors Coordinator - Brenda
LeBlanc (
babo1989@verizon.net )
Softball Concessions Managers -
Lynn Wilder (lynnannwilder@aol.com)
& Sue Piraino (spiraino@comcast.net)
I have always found
people who volunteer to coach kids to be among the best
of our society. Sure, there's the occasional blow-hard
who's just there to advance the greatness of his own
child, but for the most part these men and women are
selfless and sincere. They donate time in an age when
minutes and hours are precious and few. These coaches
drive around with the bats, balls and batting helmets
rattling in their trunks. They leave work early and stay
late to work with our kids. They make fifteen phone
calls anytime it rains. They endure obnoxious players
and parents. And they do it for a doughnut. It is an
avocation that seems to attract a lot of cops and
firefighters. Teachers, too, of course. These volunteer
coaches can make a lasting impression on our sons and
daughters. Forty years removed from the Groton town
field, I still remember a lean man with a withered right
arm who managed to hit one-armed fungoes while smoking a
cigarette and expanding our vocabularies. All at the
same time.
Dan Shaugnessy, Senior
Year
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Calendar of Events
All Dates are Tentative & subject to Change
March
29 – Head Coaches Meetings @ Ashland Public Library
10:15 - AA Coaches
12:00 - AAA Coaches
1:30 - Majors Coaches
March
31 - Middle School softball team tryouts
April
1-4 - Practice for majors players @ 5:30 PM (Field conditions
permitting)
Tue 4/1 - 5th graders
Wed 4/2 - 7th graders
Thu 4/3 - 6th graders
Fri 4/4 - 8th graders
April
5 – Coaches Clinic (assistants welcome!) at AHS gym (8:00 AM-10:00 AM);
Majors draft immediately after in AHS Teacher's Lounge
April
7 – First day of practice for Majors Teams (Field conditions
permitting)
April
8 @ 8:00 PM -
Coaches Clinic at Frozen Ropes
April
12 – First day of practice for Minors Teams (Field conditions
permitting)
April
14 – Majors games start
Grades 7/8 on Mon & Wed; Grades 5/6 on Tue & Thu
April
19 (or 26) - Majors players clinics at AMS (5/6 @ 1:00 &
7/8 @ 3:00)
April
21-24 – School vacation week; no majors games
April
25 - First games for AAA
April
26 – Parade @ 9:00; First games for AA in
afternoon
May 7
- Town Meeting at AHS
May
12 - AYBS night at High School games (6:30 PM)
May
12-14 - AYBS Photo Days
May
19-23 - 8th grade trip to DC
May
26 – Memorial Day
May
28 - Mindess Band/Chorus Grade 5
June
4 - Mindess Band/Chorus Grades 3 & 4 Middle School
Concert
June
4-5 – 1st round of Majors’ playoffs
June
6 - Middle School Concert
June
11-12 – Majors’ finals
June
12 - Middle School Grade 8 Class Night
June
14 – Minors’ Trophy Day & All-Star Games
June
16 – Twin Valley Summer Softball Season Start
July
31 – Twin Valley Season Ends
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are AYB &
Softball games?
AYB & Softball plays all of its minor
league (grades 1-4) games behind the Warren School on Fruit
St or at the Ashland Middle School. All major league (grades 5-8) home games are played
behind the Warren School.
My child is more advanced than the
other players in her grade level. Can she play up?
AYBS provides recreational opportunities
for players of all levels. Instruction, development &
inclusion are the primary goals. Only when an older age
group needs players to round out a roster will moving
younger players up be considered. Evaluations will be
scheduled to assess if it is in the best interests of the
player to have them play above their age group.
Can my child play on the same team
with her friends?
AYBS will do its best to accommodate
requests for placement however we are obligated to put
together balanced teams and cannot always satisfy all
requests.
What does my child need to start the
season?
AYBS provides players with uniform tops
and visors. Each player should bring a water bottle
and their own glove. Cleats are strongly recommended. AYBS
provides bats and batting helmets.
When will my child
play games and have practices?
AYBS will not finalize 2008 schedules until April.
Minor leaguers should plan on playing 1 game each week on a
weeknight and another game on Saturdays.
More ideas for this space? Send them to
ashlandmasoftball@comcast.net
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