AYRA's main goal is to provide a great environment for children to learn, grow, and have fun through playing the wonderful sport of baseball. To help facilitate this, we have a simple set of expectations for our coaches, players, and parents.
COACHES
Will treat every player, parent, assistant coach, and umpire with dignity and respect.
Will never use foul or offensive language.
Will never belittle a player for mistakes or difficulty in mastering a skill.
Will do his or her utmost to ensure every player has mastered the minimum required skills before advancing to the next age group.
Will set a good example for his or her players.
Will ensure each player gets his or her fair share of playing time in every game.
Will take responsibility for and control the behavior of all the team's players, coaches, and spectators.
Will always remember baseball is just a game and that winning is not the most important thing.
PLAYERS
Will treat every teammate, coach, and umpire with dignity and respect.
Will show up on time and ready to play for practices and games.
Will work hard at mastering the skills taught by the coaching staff.
Will practice the baseball skills outside of practice as well.
Will listen to their coaches during practices and games.
Will play hard in every game.
Will respect all players on other teams.
PARENTS
Will treat every player, coach, fellow parent, and umpire with dignity and respect.
Will respect the volunteer effort by the AYRA coaches and Board of Directors.
Will make every effort to get your child to practices and games on time.
Will encourage your child to practice their baseball skills outside of practice as well.
Will assist the coaching staff as necessary to help team operations move along smoothly.