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A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

7/6/2023

Hello Sabino Canyon Little League families!

I apologize in advance for a long email, but please take a minute to read through all the news.

With the spring season in the rear view mirror and fall ball on the horizon, I wanted to take a minute to share some updates and make some requests for help with the league. Recently the board lost the President and VP, Greg and Dustin, as their kids have out grown the league. We appreciate all of their work over the many seasons they gave to SCLL. Here are the new board positions:

President: Brad Balazs
VP: Jon Fretz
Treasurer: Jennifer Marquez
Secretary / PR: Meghan Clark
Information Officer: Megan Sosa
Safety Officer: Julianna Adams

We are extremely motivated to continue the fun activities, excitement and instructional baseball that we all experienced in the Spring but can really use your help. Other leagues (that we shall not name...) have a board of 15-20 parents. No one on the board is paid. We are all parent volunteers. It is our goal to build a stronger sense of community in our league and can do this with your help. Even if you can't commit to a board position, perhaps you can help with a short task, help plan an event, or send emails to sponsors from home. Here's an list of some potential areas we could use help:

- Opening day lead / planner / helper
- Movie night lead / planner / helper
- U of A baseball night coordinator
- Uniform coordinator
- Sponsor coordinator
- Umpire in Chief
- Tournament coordinator (AA, AAA, Majors)
- All Stars coordinator
- Player agent
- Coach coordinator

If you have other ideas on how you can help we are open to hearing from you. Please let me know if you'd be a good fit for any position or have questions about what any position might entail.

This last year the board planned a ton of fun activities. If you missed out, here are some of the events we are going to continue: Opening day ceremonies with games / prizes (all donations from sponsors!), Movie Night on the field with Rookie of the Year and popcorn / snack bar, U of A baseball little league night with kids on the field and a small group singing the 7th inning stretch from the press box, free preseason clinics, post season tournaments, All Stars and more.

This next season our goals are to create more fun, better communication and improved baseball instruction but we can't do it without your help.

One of the ways we are creating fun is by removing misery. While I know some parents believe a bad infield hop to the face toughens up kids, a smooth and predictable playing surface helps kids return to the game. All of the Udall fields have been stripped of the infield grass, leveled and prepared to receive sod! The new infields should be installed by the end of the month, with the first games being played on them in fall ball! If you haven't registered yet, fall ball is open through the following link:

https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2355857

Please help us pass the word about SCLL and share with friends and family that might not know about our league.

Thanks for your time and involvement in the league. We're looking forward to a great year and can't wait to get back on the fields.

On behalf of the SCLL Board,
Brad Balazs