Coaches Corner | June 1, 2026

OYO Coaches:

First and foremost to all our coaches and volunteers, thank you for all your time, effort and support this spring. We appreciate the difference you’ve been making with your teams and creating a memorable game day experience each and every time you’ve taken the field, when the weather has cooperated. Yet, time flies when we’re having fun…and now we’re heading into our final two weeks of the regular season for our younger divisions just as our older divisions are ramping up.
 
Below are eight important and timely reminders and responsibilities for all head coaches in every division this spring.
 
ALL COACHES IN ALL DIVISIONS (except Tee Ball) | Mandatory Pre-Tournament Coaches Meeting Is Tuesday, June 2 at 8:15 p.m.
Preferably your team’s head coach or, alternatively, a team representative must attend this important and required meeting. This meeting is set for TOMORROW (Tuesday, June 2) at 8:15 p.m. at OYO on Field 2. 
REMINDER | Your attendance helps you earn additional coach incentive dollars, and also keeps you eligible to coachin the rec league tournament!
 
ALL 12 & UNDER DIVISION COACHES | Player Evaluations Due by EOD on Tuesday, June 9
The online process of coaches completing the end-of-season player evaluations has been a constant at OYO since 2008. Please find attached a simple one-page PDF to complete your team’s player evaluations in LeagueApps by Tuesday, June 9. This should be completed by Tee Ball coaches at this time as well.
REMINDER | Successful, timely completion of this evaluation helps you earn additional coach incentive dollars, and also keeps you eligible to coach in the rec league tournament!
 
ALL JBB & 14U/16U COACHES | Player Evaluations Due by EOD on Tuesday, June 23
Since the season is only beginning for these two older divisions and the tournament commences at the end of the month, the deadline for completing this is adjusted accordingly. Please find attached a simple one-page PDF to complete your team’s player evaluations in LeagueApps by Tuesday, June 23.
REMINDER | Successful, timely completion of this evaluation helps you earn additional coach incentive dollars, and also keeps you eligible to coachin the rec league tournament!
 
Review Our Rules Ahead of the Tournament
Some rules change slightly, many rules remain the same. A tournament-specific rules summary will be posted online on Tuesday, June 2. That said, you can review all of the OYO baseball rulesand OYO softball rulesfor what you need to know in terms of rules variations for the rec league tournament starting Friday, June 12 for our younger divisions.
 
Download Your Division’s Bracket Today
The tournament brackets are available onlinefor each division. Download the brackets today and map out your team’s path through the tourney.
 
The Code of Conduct and The OYO Way Matters Now More Than Ever
As our weeks together wind down, we want all our families to have a wonderful and enjoyable finish to the season. We encourage you to review The OYO Code of Conduct and The OYO Way— and then remind your players and parents of those principles, too.
 
Thank You!
As always, we truly appreciate all you do for OYO’s ballplayers and families! Without your incredible volunteerism and commitment, we would not be able to provide a memorable and quality experience for all our ballplayers and families. Thank you for making a difference, and thank you for choosing OYO as your place for baseball and softball!
 
 Got Questions?
If you have any questions or need something more, less or different, please contact any of the following OYO Executive Board members (or your division commissioner who are cc’d on this email) for assistance:

 
With much appreciation and gratitude!
The OYO Board of Directors
www.oyoball.org