Spring Work Day almost here! The MYBA Spring Work Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 25th beginning at 10:00 am! We will need volunteers from all youth levels to help that day. Leaf cleanup, hanging of sponsor and outfield signs, work on the diamonds, and things of that nature will be needed. Please bring leaf blowers, brooms, leaf bags, extension cords, etc. If you are able to volunteer, please reach out to your Coach so he/she can direct what is needed on your particular field. Thank you for your continued support of MYBA, the season is right around the corner!
Sincerely,
MYBA
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Today's Spring Workday has been postponed due to the weather. Please reach out to your travel coach or a board member for details on the schedule for each field.
Thanks,
Josh Hermann, Field Maintenance Director
| We are in the process of hiring in-house umpires for the 2023 season. Applicants must be 13 yrs old, no experience is required. If interested, please sign-up using the following link:
https://forms.gle/CRQiZzAdLpiP2jqC9
Please contact our Umpire Director, Ryan Kominkiewicz, with any questions at rkominkiewicz@gmail.com.
| Come Out to MHS Potters Baseball Opening Day today!
Come out and support the MHS Potters this afternoon at 4:30PM at Westwood Park as they take on Normal Community High School to kick off their 2023 season. We encourage everyone, especially our MYBA players, to wear their Potters gear to the game!
| Preventing concussion in young athletes
Hi Morton Youth Baseball Association families,
Participating in sports can have many benefits for children and teens – both physically and psychologically.
But sports also come with increased risk of certain injuries, including concussion. While the risks are serious, parents, coaches and athletes can implement some simple, evidence-based best practices to protect young athletes.
“I think there’s no safer time than now to play sports due to increased awareness and regulation, but there is no risk-free activity or sport,” said Jenna Ford, APRN, who oversees the Concussion Clinic at OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute.
As a parent or coach, you can:
- Expect safe play. Be up front with young athletes about your expectations and make it clear that certain rules are in place for their own safety. Require helmets or protective head gear when appropriate, and never tolerate dangerous or dirty play.
- Develop a concussion action plan. This includes having a process in place for what to do if a concussion is suspected or confirmed. Ask your child’s coach or a league administrator to ensure they have a plan for recognizing possible concussions as well as safely allowing athletes to return to play.
- Encourage athletes to report symptoms. Baseline testing and concussion action plans are important tools, but in order to protect young athletes, they need to understand why these processes are in place. Estimates suggest that up to half of athletes don’t report their symptoms and continue to compete with a concussion, which can prolong recovery and increase the likelihood of another concussion. Have honest conversations with your child and explain why taking time to recover is so important.
- Enforce the rules. All of these tips can help prevent concussions and speed recovery time, but only if parents, coaches and players are committed to applying these rules consistently.
For more information: Preventing concussion in young athletes - https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/preventing-concussion-in-young-athletes/
If you suspect your child may have suffered a concussion, seek advice from your primary care provider, who may refer you to the OSF INI Concussion Clinic. You can also request an appointment in the Concussion Clinic by calling (877) 464-6670.
Goodluck this season!
- OSF Children’s Hospital
| Reminder: MHS Potter Baseball Fundraiser This Saturday!!
Dear MYBA Families and Friends,
Sending out a reminder that the Morton High School Baseball team is hosting their fundraiser dinner this Saturday, March 18 at the KC Hall starting at 5:00PM. La Gondola is catering, so come enjoy some food, check out the raffle items and meet this year's Potter baseball team and coaches!!
We encourage all MYBA player and their families to attend. Please wear your hats and jerseys (if you have one) to the dinner as well!!
You can sign up to attend using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciQor-Q3kq1WU64ySkauzvuBduUQgvNm5Q_yd8TCOO6wLnwg/viewform
Please share this with all of those in the Morton community as well! If you cannot attend the Fundraiser dinner but would still like to contribute please reach out to Coach Crawford with donations.
| In-House Evaluation Times In-house evaluations for Maverick, Mustang, and Bronco Leagues will be held this Saturday, March 18th, in the Morton High School gyms from 10am-2pm. Below are the scheduled times for each age group:
10AM-11:30AM: Maverick League (1st and 2nd grade)
11:45AM-12:45PM: Mustang League (3rd and 4th grade)
1PM-1:45PM: Bronco League (5th and 6th grade)
Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to check in. Parents should stick around because players can leave after they complete all evaluation stations, which may not take the entire time.
Have players bring their glove, bat, and batting helmet (if they have one). We will have extra equipment onsite for players to use, if needed. NO CLEATS allowed, have players wear athletic shoes.
As a reminder, Travel Lite players do not need to attend in-house evaluations.
| MHS Potters Baseball Fundraiser and Team (Update) Store
Dear MYBA Families and Friends,
Please come out and help support the Morton High School Baseball team by attending this year's Dinner on March 18 at the KC Hall starting at 5:00PM. La Gondola is catering, so come enjoy some food, check out the raffle items and meet this year's Potter baseball team and coaches!!
You can sign up to attend using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciQor-Q3kq1WU64ySkauzvuBduUQgvNm5Q_yd8TCOO6wLnwg/viewform
Please share this with all of those in the Morton community as well! If you cannot attend the Fundraiser dinner but would still like to contribute please reach out to Coach Crawford with donations.
You can also support the Potters Baseball team by shopping at their newly launched team store! Please Note: Ordering from the team store closes March 10, at 11am!
Morton High School Baseball Coaches and Players
| Volunteer Registration is OPEN!! Registration is OPEN to anyone who is interested in volunteering with Morton Youth Baseball Association for the 2023 season!
We are still in large need of volunteer head and assistant coaching positions for all in-house leagues, and we encourage all parents and others interested in coaching to sign up. No prior baseball experience is necessary.
Our volunteer coaches are vital to the success of MYBA, and the time commitment outside of games is flexible to what time you are able to provide. Typically in-house teams will practice 1-2 times per week before the season begins, and then once per week at most during the season depending on your availability, schedule and field availability. It is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to help Morton kids learn baseball, teamwork and sportsmanship while having fun at the same time.
We also have volunteer opportunities for League Reps for our Pinto (tee-ball), Mustang, & Bronco in-house leagues. This position goes above and beyond the normal coach role, and is a good entry level way to get more involved with the Morton Youth Baseball Association Board. These positions oversee the particular in-house league, helping with player evaluations, coach recruitment and team selections/drafts.
You will work with and get as much support as need from the various MYBA Directors and our Executive Board to help prepare for the upcoming season and throughout the season. There are no specific requirements for these positions other than an interest to get more involved with MYBA, a desire to volunteer and a basic understanding of baseball.
| Reminder - Registration is Open & Evaluations will be Sat. 3/18 Registration now open for the 2023 MYBA season!
Please register online at http://www.mortonyouthbaseball.org
Important Dates: Be sure to register today so that your youth can participate in player evaluations for the Maverick, Mustang, Bronco and Pony leagues on Saturday, March 18 at the Morton High School Gym! Specific evaluation times for each league will be posted on the mortonyouthbaseball.org website in the coming weeks.
The season will begin on Monday, April 24, and end on Saturday, July 1. In-house League games will be played on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings, and Saturday mornings before 1:00PM.
For the boys in Mustang 3rd & 4th Grade, and Bronco 5th & 6th grade, there is an end of season tournament that would happen sometime between June 29-July 1, depending on the total number of teams in each league. Each team in those leagues typically plays 12-14 games in a season, again dependent on the number of teams, weather, etc. You will see some weeks where you might not have a game, we try to keep a certain amount of open dates throughout the season for potential rainout makeups.
If you are interested in volunteering as a coach or assistant coach, you can also register on our website!
Registration for players WILL CLOSE on Monday, April 3.
Interesting in becoming an MYBA Sponsor?
Please contact Steven Smith at
More about the MYBA, its leagues and player fees . . . .
The Morton Youth Baseball Association's objective is to provide a supervised baseball program that will be enjoyable, educational, and challenging for all the youth. The 2022 season afforded us the opportunity to develop almost 600 players throughout the season’s 450+ baseball games and countless practices. Teams in each league (except Pony & Colt) will compete in 10-14 games against other Morton teams (in-house games). All Pinto, Maverick & Mustang in-house games will be played at Westwood Park. The season will run from April 24 through July 1.
Player Leagues are based on grade in school at the time of registration as follows:
Pinto League or “T-Ball” (Cost: $85) Player's eligible for this league will be in Pre K or Kindergarten at the time of registration and be 4 years old on or before April 30th.
Maverick League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 1st or 2nd grade at the time of registration. Kindergarteners will be allowed to play in Maverick if they have played AT LEAST 1 year of Pinto.
Mustang League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 3rd or 4th grade at the time of registration.
Bronco League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 5th or 6th grade at the time of registration. (Bronco league also will a handful of games against teams from surrounding communities)
Pony League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 7th or 8th grade at the time of registration.
Colt League (Cost: $150) Players eligible for this league will be in high school at the time of registration. Colt registration will stay open longer as this season does not begin until AFTER the IHSA baseball season is over.
Registration is open for these leagues at http://www.mortonyouthbaseball.org
* If your child is on a Travel Lite Team Roster, they do not have to attend In-House Evaluations and will automatically be registered for in-house baseball
| Support Morton Youth Baseball Association & Win a $100 Gift Card Hi Morton Youth Baseball Association families,
We are fortunate to have many great sponsors supporting us this season and lowering the costs to our families.
Please take a few minutes and complete the short survey below to help support one of our valued sponsors:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7210152/Spring-2023-Survey
Providing your feedback will increase Morton Youth Baseball Association's chances at sponsors returning for next season, and you could win a $100 gift card! Keep an eye out for other surveys this season, too.
The responses collected are for internal use only, and your information will not be used for marketing purposes unless you opt in.
We appreciate your support!
| Volunteer Coaches & Assistant Coaches Needed Registration is OPEN to anyone who is interested in volunteering with Morton Youth Baseball Association for the 2023 season!
We are still in large need of volunteer head and assistant coaching positions for all in-house leagues, and we encourage all parents and others interested in coaching to sign up. Our volunteer coaches are vital to the success of MYBA, and the time commitment outside of games is flexible to whatever time you are able volunteer. Typically in-house teams will practice 1-2 times per week before the season begins, and then once per week at most during the season depending on your availability, schedule and field availability. It is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to help our local youth learn baseball, teamwork and sportsmanship while having fun at the same time.
We also have volunteer opportunities for League Reps for our Pinto (Tee-Ball), Mustang, & Bronco in-house leagues. This position goes above and beyond the normal coach role, and is a good entry-level way to get more involved with the Morton Youth Baseball Association Board. These positions oversee that particular in-house league, helping with player evaluations, recruitment of volunteer coaches and team selections/drafts. You will work with and have full support from the various MYBA Directors to help prepare for the upcoming season and throughout the season. There are no specific requirements for these positions other than an interest to get more involved with MYBA and a basic understanding of baseball.
We will need as many volunteers as possible to register before evaluations on March 18, so that not only can they help with the player evaluations, but also so we can move forward with team selections soon afterwards.
If you are interested, please for to www.mortonyouthbaseball.org and click on the big green Register button. From there you can select register as a Volunteer Coach/Assistant Coach.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to any MYBA Board member.
| MYBA partners with Baseballism
Attention Morton baseball fans! We are excited to announce that Baseballism has partnered with the Morton Youth Baseball Association to offer discounts for February.
You can use the code Potters61550-23 at checkout to receive a special discount on baseball apparel and accessories. Not only that, but for every purchase made using the code, Baseballism will donate 20% of the sales back to the MYBA to support the development of young baseball players.
Visit https://www.baseballism.com/ today and show your support for the Morton Youth Baseball Association while looking great in Baseballism gear. #baseballism #mortonyouthbaseball #baseballapparel #discountcode
| Axe Bat and Wilson Discount Codes NEED NEW BASEBALL GEAR???
As we get closer to baseball season, several players might be in need of new bats, gloves, or other baseball gear. Reminder that MYBA has partnerships with Axe Bat and the Wilson family of brands (Wilson, Louisville Slugger, Demarini, and others). This partnership offers 20-25% discounts on all baseball gear...bats, gloves, etc. In addition, Wilson provides a portion of each sale back to MYBA.
Wilson gear store, 20% off all products (Wilson, Louisville Slugger, Demarini, Evoshield, ATEC)
Invite code: CMAXNWLI
Link: https://www.team.shop/en-us/explore/join
Axe Bat, 25% off all products
Use Discount Code at checkout: MPBASEBALL
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Registration now open for the 2023 MYBA season!
Please register online at http://www.mortonyouthbaseball.org
Important Date: Be sure to register today so that your youth can participate in player evaluations for the Maverick, Mustang, Bronco and Pony leagues on Saturday, March 18 at the Morton High School! Specific evaluation times for each league will be posted on the mortonyouthbaseball.org website in the coming weeks.
If you are interested in volunteering as a coach or assistant coach, you can also register on our website!
Registration for players WILL CLOSE on Monday, April 3.
Interesting in becoming an MYBA Sponsor?
Please contact Steven Smith at
More about the MYBA, its leagues and player fees . . . .
The Morton Youth Baseball Association's objective is to provide a supervised baseball program that will be enjoyable, educational, and challenging for all the youth. The 2022 season afforded us the opportunity to develop almost 600 players throughout the season’s 450+ baseball games and countless practices. Teams in each league will compete in 10-15 games against other Morton teams (in-house games). All in-house games will be played at Westwood Park. The season will run from April 24 through June 30.
Player Leagues are based on grade in school at the time of registration as follows:
Pinto League or “T-Ball” (Cost: $85) Player's eligible for this league will be in Pre K or Kindergarten at the time of registration and be 4 years old on or before April 30th.
Maverick League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 1st or 2nd grade at the time of registration. Kindergarteners will be allowed to play in Maverick if they have played AT LEAST 1 year of Pinto.
Mustang League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 3rd or 4th grade at the time of registration.
Bronco League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 5th or 6th grade at the time of registration.
Pony League (Cost: $130) Player's eligible for this league will be in 7th or 8th grade at the time of registration.
Colt League (Cost: $150) Players eligible for this league will be in high school at the time of registration. Colt registration will stay open longer as this season does not begin until AFTER the IHSA baseball season is over.
Registration is also open for these leagues at http://www.mortonyouthbaseball.org
* If your child is on a Travel Lite Team Roster, they do not have to attend In-House Evaluations and will automatically be registered for in-house baseball
| UPDATED WILSON TEAM STORE UPDATED WILSON TEAM STORE LINK
Our Wilson gear store was accidentally closed down by Wilson so they opened a new team store that is open year-round. You can access at the link below for 20% off bats, gloves, and other gear from the Wilson family of brands (Wilson, Louisville Slugger, Demarini, Evoshield, ATEC).
Invite code: CMAXNWLI
Link: https://www.team.shop/en-us/explore/join
| ANNOUNCEMENT: MYBA PARTNERSHIP WITH WILSON We are excited to announce a partnership between MYBA and Wilson that will benefit our players and program. MYBA has an official Wilson Team Store that allows year-round access to baseball gear products across Wilson brands (Wilson, Louisville Slugger, Demarini, Evo Shield, ATEC) at 20% off MSRP. In addition, there is a custom apparel store, open for a limited time, that sells custom MP Evo Shield apparel.
The Game Day Gear store (bats, gloves, protective gear, and other items) is open year round and offers 20% off year round. The Team Gear store contains custom apparel and is open until December 7th.
Wilson Team Shop benefits:
-20% off MSRP on all items
-Access to all Wilson, Demarini, Louisville Slugger, Evo Shield, and ATEC products at a discounted price
-Customized fanwear
-Direct to consumer shipping
-Free shipping on orders of $50 or more
-The MYBA program receives a percentage of all sales
A mass email was sent to MYBA members that includes instructions on how to setup a Wilson Team Store account. Please reach out to any MYBA coach or board member if you have any questions.
| MYBA Announces Partnership with TORQ Fitness & Performance
Morton Youth Baseball Association is excited to announce our partnership with TORQ Fitness & Performance to create a training program specific for ALL of our youth baseball players involved with MYBA.
The owner & head trainer of TORQ, Kyle Piraino, has designed a Morton Youth Baseball Off-Season Training Program to help our players maximize their development. Kyle has been a big supporter of Morton Youth Baseball Association and of Morton Athletics. He has put together a program for our youth baseball players that will help them:
- Run FASTER
- Throw HARDER
- Hit FARTHER
- Increase Strength, Power, and Muscle Mass
- Improve Durability
- Improve range-of-motion
Please see the linked flyer for more details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18QbSrDOZyHjexswSHnK6D5uu-QVtrZJ6/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101810126088720450933&rtpof=true&sd=true
| ATTN: 2022/2023 Indoor Hitting Facility Membership
ATTN: 2022/2023 Indoor Hitting Facility Memberships
Please review the attached flyer, which outlines details for 2022/2023 Indoor Hitting Facility memberships.
Two important things to note...
As a reminder, travel coaches and travel heavy player cage cards are valid January-July. We allowed cage cards to stay active the past few months for additional use but cage cards will be deactivated on 10/17 and can be reactivated with the purchase of a fall/winter membership.
We are making improvements to the indoor hitting facility over the next few months so the facility will be closed down for a few weeks at a date TBA. We will update you on the timing as soon as it's confirmed.
Thanks for your support of MYBA!
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