Guidelines / Responsibilities of PMLB Team Managers
February, 2006
1) As with all PMLB teams, the Manager is the official league contact for each
team. All Manager's MUST have e-mail access or regular communication with a
designated player with e-mail access for the communication of league
information.
2) Each Manager is expected to pass along league and division information to all
players on his team (usually via e-mail).
3) Manager's are expected to attend league Managers' Meetings as scheduled and
announced by the League Board, generally in February and March or April, prior
to the season opener as well as the league-wide meeting in December. If a
Manager is unable to attend a meeting, a representative (usually the Assistant
Manager) can be designated to attend instead. Each team MUST be represented at
the Managers' Meetings. Representatives will only have voting authority for
division issues if notification is sent by the Manager to the Division President
prior to the meeting. Attendance by a designated representative constitutes
'official' attendance for league and division purposes. If a team is not
represented at a Managers' Meeting, it is the team and/or Manager who face
potential consequences, not the player who failed to show up in your absence.
4) Manager's are expected to be aware of, assist with the enforcement of, and
pass along (to each team member) all league and division rules. Managers must
print a copy of the current year rules from the website and carry with them to
all games.
5) Managers are responsible for leaving dugouts and fields clean and orderly
with all trash disposed of properly or taken with you. Our league officers work
extremely hard to secure fields; it is up to the managers to make sure the
league doesn't loose the privilege of using them for lack of discipline and
respect. Remember, the league does know who is using the fields at what times if
there is a problem.
6) It is the Manager who is responsible to the League to make sure all team
league fees (i.e. player fees) are paid in full, with complete roster forms and
player waiver/registration forms submitted in a timely fashion to prevent any
potential late penalty.
7) Managers must avoid forfeits, if at all possible. It is the Manager's
responsibility to carry enough players on his roster to accommodate for
vacations and injuries throughout the season. At the discretion of the Board of
Directors, a team repeatedly forfeiting games may not be allowed to return the
following season, or the Manager may not be allowed to manage in the league
again.
8) Line-up cards (provided by the league to each manager) must be completed
legibly by each manager and given to the home plate umpire prior to the start of
each game. The final score must be agreed to by each manager and acknowledged by
their signature on the line-up cards.
9) It is the responsibility of each manager to bring official MSBL game balls to
each game (2 per game) which will be provided by the league.
10) Communicate with your players on ALL League issues. The Manager is
responsible for making sure all players know all rules (Game Rules, Player
Conduct Rules, special Divisional Rules, etc.). If you will be cutting a player,
do all you can do to make sure that player knows his options for joining another
team.
In addition, Managers typically arrange practices and required uniform/equipment
purchases for their teams.
Following are contributions from Team Managers, and their
thoughts about running a ball team in the PMLB:
Don't confuse a baseball team with a democracy. Take charge from day one. Make
decisions. Take the consequences. If you took a Manager job because you want to
bat cleanup and play shortstop, reconsider. Your primary role is to serve your
teammates.
Help each player have success. For one player this might mean pitching a
complete game. For another it might mean just having one good inning on the
mound. Different players will contribute in different ways depending on their
abilities and experience.
Be a conduit between your players and the league. Listen to both. Talk to both.
Insist that your players communicate with you directly, and not through another
player or by word of mouth or rumor. Do the same - communicate directly.
You are the only one who should take on any discussions with umpires regarding
rules and umpires decisions. Same for discussions with opposing Managers
regarding any part of the game. Same for league officers, schedule maker, etc.
Make sure your players know that arguing with umpires, other Managers, and those
who run the league is off limits. While getting input from players is important,
remember that as the Manager, it is your responsibility to make decisions and to
lead the team. You can't lead if all you're doing is collecting feedback and
passing it along.
Plan. Know what you are going to do before you get to the ball park. This
applies to games and practices alike.
Place high expectations on your players. At the very least, expect them to
communicate their availability for every game and expect them to be punctual.
Insist that they give you good concentration for three hours at a time, whether
they playing or sitting.
Expect injuries and absences. (This is especially true for players who are new
to the league.) I tend to carry eighteen players on my roster. Every year our
average attendance per game is between thirteen and fourteen.
The goal for me at the beginning of each season is to create a team that does
justice to the game of baseball. We try to play the game correctly. If we do
that, two things follow: we have fun and we tend to win ball games.
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