• Welcome to Arcola Baseball    

    Spring, 2023  

     

    Coaches - Rob Mitchell (7th grade) - rmitchell@methacton.org

                     Patrick Smith (8th grade) - psmith@methacton.org

     

    Winter Workouts - Players are encouraged to come out and join us for pre-season workout every Tuesday night from 7.45 - 9.15 at the Collegeville Sports Academy. See Mr. Schnabel for a flyer.

    Please sign up for the workouts on the following link.

     

     

    Getting to Know the Players and Parents

    Click here to complete a Google Form for Arcola Baseball Contact Information

     

     

    Schedules - TBA for both teams

     

    Practice times - Monday - Thursday from 3.10 pm - 5.10 pm

                              Fridays will be the coaches decision for practice

     

    What to bring

    • water bottle (that cannot be shared)
    • both sneakers and spikes
    • baseball pants
    • baseball hat
    • normal baseball equipment including glove, bat, and helmet
    • catching equipment (if you are a catcher, including athletic supporter)

     

    Important notes for tryouts

    • Make sure that you go to the Planeths website and fill in all of the appropriate information for the physical forms. Players cannot tryout or practice until those forms are completed and they are cleared by the trainer.
    • Please make sure you are following directions quickly and paying attention to what is going on. Not listening to directions can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE.
    • Do your best, but do not try to overthrow to impress with your arm strength. Making the team in March but not being able to play games in April because your arm is sore is no fun.
    • Making the team is based off of what the coaches see over the two / three days of tryouts. Do not think that because you are on a travel team or you take private lessons that you automatically make the team. Come prepared, work hard, follow directions, and do your best.
    • Please note that players trying out for pitching and catching may be asked to stay longer on the tryout days. We will do our best not to keep the players past 5.45 pm.
    • As coaches, we will try to keep as many players on the team as possible, but we will likely have make cuts for the purposes of playing time and helping players to improve their skills. We only get to see players for a few days, so we can only make decisions based on what we see in those few days.
    • Players will be informed if they have made the team or not by Sunday before the first official practice.