Coaching
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Milton Girls Softball requires that all coaches complete and submit a CORI form.  We take this seriously.  Only adults who have submitted a form may help coach a team. 

We have permits for six (6) fields in Milton. This includes Gile, Kelly, Andrews Park and Cunningham Park. We also have the Milton Academy and Houghton’s Pond softball fields on specific days/times of the week. We also have use of some field space behind the middle school.

Cunningham Park and Gile have batting cages available for our use. The cages are open to all teams across all leagues in Milton. As a league, we "reserve" one on our calendar so we do not have multiple MGS teams expecting to use them at the same time. When there are multiple teams using the cages we need to be adults and work it out.

Milton Girls Softball has boxes located each of the four fields: Kelly Field, Cunningham Park, Andrews Park and Gile Road (high school). Each box will contain a batting tee, bases, and other miscellaneous equipment. We hand out keys to the boxes at equipment pickup. If you have any issues with access, please email wecare@miltonsoftball.com.

Each registered girl on your team will receive a jersey. Uniforms will be ready for pickup by mid-April.  If you have any questions regarding uniforms, please contact us, wecare@miltonsoftball.com.

Pants are not provided, but if you would like your team to have a consistent look we suggest that you gently recommend that your girls wear the same color to each game (the color of your choice!).  We recommend these Softball Pants in black from Epic Sports but any will work just fine.

Equipment and equipment safety is an important component of our program.  We will do our best to make sure your equipment bag is complete.  If you have any questions about equipment, please contact the Equipment Manager:

• Jake Maliel

• Email: jakemaliel@gmail.com

• Phone: 617.285.6837

We are lucky to have scoreboards at Gile and Cunningham. We strongly suggest that you use the scoreboards for Sophomore, Junior and Senior games. Read Instructions on how to use the scoreboards.

The home team is designated on the schedule with a (h) following the team name.  The home team is responsible for:

• Supplying two new game balls to the umpire

• Pulling the bases out of the lockbox and setting them up on the field

• Paying the umpire (if applicable)

• Putting the bases away

• Turning off the scoreboard

• Making sure the storage box is locked and secure

We all know how crazy New England weather can be.  When the possibility of uncertain weather exists, we recommend that the head coaches reach out to one another to discuss a game plan. If umpires are involved, please make a decision at least 90 minutes before game time. If umpires arrive on the field and the game is canceled, you may be obligated to pay them. If you decide to cancel, you must call our Umpire Coordinator.

Junior/Senior Umpire Coordinator (ASA)

• Pat Glenn - ‭617.470.3803‬

Sophomore Umpire Coordinator (High School Varsity Athletes)

•  TBD
  
  

Please keep in mind that safety always comes first.  Some guidelines to follow:

• The game immediately stops with any visible sign of lightning.  Teams should move to a safe location (not under a tree).  Wait 15 minutes from the last sign of lightning before continuing a game.

• Heavy rain may leave the field unplayable.  Situations may occur when rain stops and the sun comes out at game time but please check the field.  If safety is a concern, do not play.

If a game is postponed, the home team coach should provide the visiting team with 3-4 viable options to reschedule the game (after looking at the Master Calendar to confirm availability). The visiting team should respond in a timely manner.

Contact wecare@miltonsoftball.com with the division, teams, date, time and location.  The game is officially rescheduled when you receive an email confirmation from the league.

For the Sophomore, Junior and Senior Divisions, please report the score of the game as well as a breakdown of innings pitched by each of your pitchers to your respective division coordinator. Please send this information in a timely manner.  You may also receive a reminder from the website to update your game result.

Freshwomen

TBD

Sophomore

 Nick Lehman 

Nicholas.Lehman@gmail.com

Junior

Lauren Radley 

jakemaliel@gmail.com

Senior

Jake Maliel 

jakemaliel@gmail.com

You can also submit the scores yourself from your mobile device.  Watch this 3-minute video and learn how.

Please see the refer to the MGS website for practice request details and available fields: 

Practice Requests

Coaches can schedule practices using our online Practice Request Form. Please remember to follow these steps:

1. Look at the Master Schedule to see available field time

2. Complete the Practice Request Form

3. Wait for confirmation (via email) by the league that the field time has been booked.

The league will notify you (and your assistants) confirming the practice and will add it to your team’s schedule.  We leave it up to you to contact the team.

If you would like to add all the contact information of the coaches to your phone (very convenient for rainouts, etc.), feel free to follow these steps:

• Open the Settings application on your device.

• Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

• Select Add Account...

• Select Other

• Select Add CardDAV Account

• Fill out your account information in the following fields:

  • Server: Enter "google.com"

  • User Name: contacts@miltonsoftball.com

  • Password: softball2015

  • Description: Milton Girls Softball

• Select Next at the top of your screen

• Make sure that the "Contacts" option is turned to ON. After you've completed setup, open the Contacts app on your device, and syncing will automatically begin.