This is the start of FAQ (Frequently Ask Questions) Please see if your questions are answered here before making a phone call or emailing. It is the organizations goal of reducing the number of volunteer time demanded to organize and run this program and reduce the number of phone calls fielded. We are trying to streamline and improve the process of communication and inform all the participants in the most efficient manner.

01) What program should I register my child for?
02) When can I plan on taking vacation time if I do not want my child to miss out on baseball?
03) My child wants to play with a certain individual or coach. How do I request this?
04) What equipment is needed for the baseball program?
05) Is 3-4 years old too young for T-Ball?
06) My Childs uniform just does not fit. What can I do?
07) The coach has not called. Is my child on a team?

08) My child was in tryouts and we are wondering if he made a traveling team.
09) How did my child do in the tryout process?
10) The other House team seems stacked with good players. Why did the league let this happen?
11) My child sat for four innings the next game after missing a practice. Is this fair?
12) Myself or my company would like to donate to Anoka Ramsey Baseball. How can I do this?
13) My son is only able to make one traveling tryout day due to family conflicts. What should I do?
14) I noticed that all participant families for in-house and traveling are required to volunteer. How can I help?
15) Are background checks required for coaches?
16) What additional costs are there for traveling baseball besides the registration fee?
17) What days of the week is baseball being played?
18) What times will games be playing?
19) What fields will we be playing on?
 

Q1: What program should I register my child for?

A: The tables for House leagues are based on the player’s age.  If your player does not fit in the typical range for their grade, then sign them up for the best option and email the registration director with your desired change.  The registration director will then determine if your request can be granted.  In general, players who are young for their grade will be allowed to play with their grade but older players will not be allowed to play with younger players.

The traveling players are grouped based on their age as of May 1^st. A traveling player may only play up if he is playing with his grade.

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Q2: When can I plan on taking vacation time if I do not want my child to miss out on baseball

House: Please check individual teams schedules when available and schedule your extended vacation after your season has completed.  In the past, some teams had to forfeit games in the playoffs because family vacations were planned and the team did not have enough players to participate. If you know that you will be taking an extended vacation (2-4 weeks) please let your League Director know. There may be options that he can work out with the team.

Traveling: All tournaments and playoffs are usually done after the 3rd week in July unless a team decides to play in other tournaments.

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Q3: My child wants to play on a House team with a certain individual or coach.  How do I request this?

Player A can request player B AND player B must request player A for Tball, Machine pitch and 7th to 9th grade house only.

Q4: What equipment is needed for the baseball program?

 Players are responsible for bats, helmets, shoes, glove and boys need to wear an athletic supporter with protection starting in tball.

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Q5: When can my child start playing T-Ball?
House: Kids are allowed T-Ball if they are in kindergarten or will be in kindergarten the following season. The online registration software is set up to accept players who will turn 6 during kindergarten.

Q6: My childs uniform just does not fit.  What can I do?

First, contact the coach to see if there are any other members within the team you can exchange with.  If this is not an option, contact the uniform coordinator to arrange a uniform swap.

Q7: The coach has not called.  Is my child on a team?
Please go to www.arsports.org and click the link associated with either House or Traveling program.  All rosters will be listed on this link with the coaches name and phone number.  Please contact your coach if you have any questions about practice or team meeting times. Game schedules will be online.

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Q8: My child was in traveling tryouts and we are wondering if he made a traveling team.

All traveling tryout rosters will be listed on the traveling portion of the website.  If your child is NOT on the list, he did not make a traveling team.  The participants that are listed are in no particular order/alphabetical order.

Q9: How did my child do in the traveling tryout process?

All information and data processed from the tryout process is held strictly confidential.  No one outside the board or coaches are allowed to access this information. The coaches and board are not allowed to share any of these results.

Q10: The other House team seems stacked with good players.  Why did the league let this happen?
House: In 2011, the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grade teams will be drafted.  The Tball, machine pitch, 7^th and 8^th/9^th grade teams will be picked by the league directors.  Each team will start with a head coach plus 2 assistant coaches.  After that the drafting process and special requests linking player A to player B will also be accepted with an effort placed on putting players from neighborhoods together to help with car pooling and child care.

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Q11:: My child sat for four innings the next game after missing a practice.  Is this fair?Please request the up to date playing time policy from your coach.

Q12: Myself or my company would like to donate to Anoka Ramsey Baseball.  How can I do this?
When registering your child, there will be a section where you will be asked if you would like to donate to a program.  Any larger donations and/or grants, please email baseball@arsports.org

Q13: My son is only able to make one traveling tryout day due to family conflicts.  What should I do?
Anoka Ramsey Baseball takes the best of two scores of the 2013 tryouts therefore, we will take this individuals one and only score.  For more information on the tryout process: See our [Tryout Process] document.

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Q14: I noticed that all participant families for House and Traveling are required to volunteer. How can I help?
House & Traveling: There will be a $100 DEPOSIT PER FAMILY collected at registration for all players participating in House and Traveling Baseball. Families that choose online registration will need to get their checks to their coach prior to the uniform distribution.

Q15: Are background checks required for coaches?
House & Traveling: Yes, one head coach and up to 2 assistants must get a background check.

Q16: What additional costs are there for traveling baseball besides the registration fee?
Traveling: There will be a $25.00 non-refundable tryout fee for each participant in traveling.  These costs are used to cover facility, equipment, and independent rater costs.  Each AAA traveling team will be required to attend 3-4 tournaments per year.  A budget of $150.00 per participant should be used to cover these tournament expenses.  Individual team fundraising is encouraged. Teams will schedule weekend tournaments at a cost of about $35/each tournament. Coaches may need to recruit house players to fill their tournament rosters if AA players elect to not participate in the weekend tournaments.

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Q17: What days of the week is baseball being played?
House: T-Ball will play on Monday/Wednesday, the 1^st to 6^th grade AR House leagues will have practices and games spread between Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and the 7^th to 9^th grade house teams will have practices and games based on field availability.

All House teams will also have weekend games scheduled for at least their first and last games.  All house teams may also have other weekend games due to rain outs or Friday night games to reduce schedule stress at the end of the season.

A schedule from the coach should be given to each family prior to the season start and will be available online. Monday and Wednesday will be open for coaches to have extra practices if scheduled with the field coordinator.

Traveling: AR Traveling teams do not have set game days. Tournaments run Friday evening through Sunday.

Q18: What times will games be playing?
House & Traveling: All AR House and Traveling team games usually start at 6:15. Each participant on the field 1 hour earlier prior to the game for warm-ups.

Q19: What fields will we be playing on?
House & Traveling: For all home games, Anoka Ramsey Baseball utilizes fields from both Ramsey and Anoka. Away games for Traveling and North Star League may consist of up to 45 minute travel time. See website for schedule when available and field locations and maps. [Field Locations]
 

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