Hey Jr Baysox,
Last week we received a request to try to establish an 11U House League Select team for the 2025 season...
As a first step, we reached out (via email) to the parents of players that were released from the 11U Rep tryouts in the fall. If you are the parent / guardian of a player that was released from Rep tryouts, please be sure to check your inbox or junk mail (subject line: 11U Jr Baysox House League Select Team). House League Select would represent another opportunity for our 11U players to play baseball at an advanced level, in addition to the standard WOBA / House League play. Based on the inquiry to the league, and some follow-up emails, we currently have 4 players interested, 1 coach, and 1 admin / manager. There is a lot that would need to happen in the next 1-2 months in order to establish this team, but it would start with identifying a minimum of 11-12 players and 3-4 coaches (including a head coach) to form a roster.
House Select is a tournament play and practice only team. There is no dedicated loop for House Select play. All House Select players will play for their standard WOBA / House League teams, with the players on the House Select roster meeting once a week for extra practice, and the team participating in weekend tournaments at the House Select level. Similar to Rep, there will be additional costs for the House Select program that would need to be covered through a combination of team sourced sponsorships / fundraising events and player team fees.
After some discussion with our VP of Rep / Select, and our VP of House League, we all agree that there is a lot that would need to happen (in a short amount of time) in order to make this opportunity a reality. But, if we can find a dedicated group of volunteers willing to support this team, and players willing to play, then OSMB will do whatever we can to try and establish an 11U House Select team for the 2025 season. If you feel your player would be interested in this opportunity, please send an email copying all of the contacts below - indicating your interest, no later than Friday February 14th. If you (as the parent / guardian) would be interested / willing to coach this team, please be sure to also indicate that in your response. Based on the responses, we will be sure to let everyone know the next steps.
Jesse Edmunds - President -
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Sarah McPhee - Registrar -
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Ryan Bartley - VP Rep / Select -
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Scott Macleod - VP House League -
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Sincerely,
Your OSMB Executive Team.