PARKER YOUTH SPORTS
LADY HAWKS SOFTBALL

PARKER YOUTH LADY HAWKS SOFTBALL WELCOMES YOU TO THE SUMMER 2008 SEASON!

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED AND ARE DUE NO LATER THAN MARCH 30th!

ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

1. AGE GROUPS ARE DETERMINED BY THE PLAYERS AGE ON DECEMBER 31, 2007 NOTE: THIS DATE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE FALL AYL SEASON
2. PLAYERS MAY PLAY UP 1 AGE GROUP, BUT MAY NOT PLAY DOWN IN AGE
3. PARKER YOUTH LADY HAWKS SUMMER SOFTBALL PARTICIPATES IN A BABE RUTH SPONSORED LEAGUE WITH TEAMS FROM SE DENVER, CHERRY CREEK, CENTENNIAL, CASTLE ROCK AND OTHER AREAS. GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN PARKER AS WELL AS AT AWAY FIELDS IN THE OTHER AREAS.
4. PRACTICES BEGIN APRIL 23, GAMES BEGIN MAY 14 AND RUN THROUGH JULY 13 (APROX. DATES)
5. APROXIMATELY 2 GAMES PER WEEK ARE PLAYED PRIMARILY ON WEEKNIGHTS WITH WEEKENDS RESERVED FOR MAKE UP GAMES AS NEEDED.
6. PRACTICE TIME IS LIMITED ONCE GAMES BEGIN.  ALL FAMILILIES SHOULD ENSURE THEIR AVAILABILITY PRIOR TO REGISTERING. 
   2007 FEES ARE:
   8 AND UNDER $120   ** MUST BE 6 BY APRIL 15, 2008
   10 AND UNDER $120
   12 AND UNDER $130
   14 AND UNDER $130  **14'S & 16'S MAY BE COMBINED DEPENDING ON
   16 AND UNDER $130      THE NUMBER OF TEAMS REGISTERD LEAGUE WIDE
   A $20 LATE FEE WILL BE ADDED TO ALL REGISTRATIONS POST MARKED AND/OR RECEIVED AFTER MARCH 30, 2008.  FEES DO NOT INCLUDE UNIFORMS.
7. REGISTRATION FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNLESS COMPLETED AND SIGNED IN FULL AND RETURNED WITH PROPER PAYMENT. ALL NEW PLAYERS MUST INCLUDE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE PLAYERS STATE CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE. RETURNING PLAYERS FROM THE SUMMER 2007 AND/OR FALL 2007 SEASONS NEED NOT INCLUDE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
8. LATE REGISTRATIONS OF RETURNING AND NEW PLAYERS CAN NOT BE GUARENTEED A ROSTER SPOT. PLEASE REGISTER ON TIME! RETURNING PLAYERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR PREVIOUS COACH FOR INFORMATION.
9. UNIFORMS WILL BE THE SAME AS IN PREVIOUS SEASONS. INFORMATION ON WHERE TO PURCHASE UNIFORMS WILL BE POSTED SOON. PLAYERS SHOULD NOT CHOOSE A JERSEY NUMBER, SOCK COLOR, OR VISOR/HAT UNTIL CONTACTED BY A COACH. UNIFORMS MAY NOT BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY AND ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST HAVE MATCHING SOCK COLOR AND VISOR OR HAT. NAVY LONG SLEEVES MAY BE WORN UNDER THE JERSEY OR A NAVY PULLOVER WITH THE HAWKS LOGO AND PLAYER'S JERSEY # MAY BE WORN OVER THE UNIFORM IN COLD OR WET WEATHER. NO HOODED SWEATSHIRTS ALLOWED.
10. PLAYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN CLEATS, GLOVE AND BAT. PARKER YOUTH WILL PROVIDE BALLS, CATCHER'S GEAR AND SOME BATTING HELMETS AS WELL AS SCORE BOOKS. ALL BATTING HELMETS MUST HAVE AN ATTACHED CAGE ON THE FRONT AND CHIN STRAP.
11. ON LINE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE COMPLETED THROUGHT THE PARKER YOUTH WEBSITE  CONTACT RICH NUNN FOR A PAPER COPY OF THE REGISTRATION FORM AND TO SUBMIT NEW PLAYERS BIRTH CERTIFICATES.  PLEASE DO NOT MAIL ANY FORMS TO THE PARKER YOUTH PO BOX.
12. A LEAGUE WIDE MANDATORY COACH'S MEETING WILL BE HELD IN LATE APRIL.
13. FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PARKER YOUTH REQUIRES ALL COACHES (HEAD & ASST.) TO SUBMIT A COACH'S BACKGROUND CHECK FORM ANNUALLY.
14. PARKER YOUTH IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION AND YOUR HELP IS ALWAYS NEEDED TO ACCOMADATE OUR EVER GROWING NUMBER OF PLAYERS! PLEASE VOLUNTEER AS A COACH (HEAD OR ASST.), TEAM MOM, SCORE KEEPER, ETC
    THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE FIELD!

Look for Fall Softball info to be posted in April!

Richard Nunn
Director, Parker Youth Inc.
Girls Softball
2nd2nunn1@comcast.net