Players are expected to be open to learning new techniques and skills, and to understand that every member of the team plays an important role in the success of our program, whether on the field or serving a role in the dugout.

Players are expected to exhibit commitment and dedication both on the field and in the classroom. What you do on the field, you do in your life. Learning and exhibiting these character qualities during your years at Centaurus will better prepare you for life outside the fences of our field and this school.

Good sportsmanship is an important part of this program and you are expected to model it at all times. We encourage and support our teammates, and we respectfully and graciously acknowledge our opponents, win or lose. Unsportsmanlike behavior — throwing equipment, taunting opponents, disrespect — will not be tolerated.

Baseball is not an individual sport. Our success will be measured by how well we play together as a team, not as a group of individuals. You are expected to support and encourage your teammates, and in return you can expect to be picked up by those around you on the days you are not at your best.

Come to practice and games willing to give one hundred percent. Giving your best effort does not require you to be the best player on the team — in fact it has nothing to do with your baseball skills. Run hard on and off the field. Hustle between drills. Run out routine balls. Hustle back to the dugout after striking out.

The primary form of communication is through your coach. Your parents will no longer know everything. You will get information from your coach and pass it on to your parents, and you are responsible for acting on it.