DESCRIPTION

OAA T-ball is for boys and girls in Pre-K and Kindergarten. This is an introductory program to Baseball/Softball which focuses on basic skill development, fundamentals and having fun. Players will get an opportunity to practice fundamentals as well as experience/learn game-like situations. 

 Kids must be 5 years old by Sept. 1 of the current year.

First year kids will focus on hitting the ball off of the tee as well as fielding different positions.

Second year kids will still focus on hitting off the tee in addition to introducing underhand pitches from the coach. 

Games are Thursdays at 6:15 or 6:30pm on various fields in Oakdale or surrounding area

EQUIPMENT

• Registration includes a ball cap and Jersey shirt
• Parents/Guardians must provide helmets and gloves for their players.
• Team bats will be provided by the Oakdale Athletic Association for each team. You can bring your own bat as well. 
• Metal Cleats are NOT Allowed

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Each team will need volunteers this season.  We will need 2-3 coaches per team. If we do not get enough volunteers then we will have to combine teams thus creating bigger rosters.  Keeping the team numbers low is helpful for the kids to better learn the sport and provide more play time per player.  Volunteers will be placed on the team of their registered player.  

All Volunteers will need to go thru concussion training as well as abuse training and first aid training. Training in total takes no more than about 1-1/2 and is online. OAA general budget will pay for the online training for the first 2 coaches. Any additional coaches training will come out of the Tball budget.

There may also be an in person training that is paid for by OAA for all coaches for all sports. Date for that has yet to be determined but most likely sometime towards the end of April. This just gives everyone a baseline for where we expect coaches to be.

 Coaching duties:   

Conduct team practices. Teach players the basics for the sport of Tball.  Set up batting orders(Players will all bat every inning) and field positions to rotate all players evenly.  Handle team equipment for the season.  Communicate with your team via the sports engine website or app. Assign snack days for games with the parents.   Edit team page if needed. 

Tball Co-Director: 

I am Looking for someone to help be a director for Tball this year as with this being my 4th year as Tball director and with my child in his 2nd year of machine pitch I would like to get someone to eventually take over. Ideally looking for someone that can do it for a couple seasons. You would have to be voted in by the OAA board of directors if you want to help. Any questions please email me at tball@oaaonline.com

A meeting will be held prior to the first practice with the Tball Director. This meeting will include signing up for a practice day/time/field, getting team equipment and uniforms(If available at that time), answer any questions and give an overview for the Tball season.  

If you did not click the  volunteer button during the registration process but wish to do so now, please email the director using the link provided.  

The official start date for practices is based on the weather and field status at that time.  Updates are provided through email or team chat to keep players informed.

The practice time, day of the week and field location will be determined by the coaches of each team.   Earliest start time is 5:30pm and the latest end time is 8:30pm.  All fields are located in Oakdale or surrounding area

You will be notified with this information once everything is set.

Games are expected to start the beginning of June and run for 6 weeks but there will not be any  games the week of Oakdale Summerfest or July 3rd

This can vary based on practice start dates.

Games are played on Thursdays at 6:15 or 6:30pm.