Hello everyone I am getting a lot of questions about the upcoming season. A common theme is this is our first year. It is my first year with NKCA also, so I am learning as I go here with you. Equipment. For certain you will need your own gloves. Helments probably wouldn’t hurt either. I will be meeting with someone from the league next week and he will provide me SOME team equipment. I believe this will include catchers gear. On that note, if your child has any desire at all to play catcher, he WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR AN ATHLETIC CUP. Even at the ripe age of 6U ball I believe I read any catcher caught without a cup WILL be ejected. It is a smart precaution in general, but a MUST if he wants to be behind the plate. Moving on. Bats. I believe I was told we may get a few for the team. A lot of kids get their own, Our team will need bats that are rated for coaches pitch. The bat usually has this somewhere on the bat (tball, machine pitch etc). Uniforms. Please buy your child their own baseball pants. We can figure out a uniform color later possibly. Or black typically goes with anything. Also on uniforms, I was provided the name of a store that many teams do use. It is my understanding parents are expecting “team fees” for uniforms or potential tournaments etc. IF THIS IS SURPRISING TO YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THIS. Again, I am new to NKCA, and other leagues provide a jersey so that’s different for me also. Finally, multiple parents are having trouble navigating the app. Believe me, I feel your pain. I have a page for my son, a coach page and a parent page. I get it. I am probably going to try to set up a group in an app called Team Snap that we have used for wrestling and other sports. it seems much more user friendly. I have had a couple people reach out about helping to coach. Thank you, and I have you guys saved and will keep you in the loop as we go. I think I covered everything here so far, sorry if I have not personally gotten back to you, I am trying to get them addressed as they come in. if I missed anything don’t hesitate to reach out. Respectfully, Coach James