On Sunday, January 29 the Plainville Athletic League will be holding a general meeting in the Jackson School cafeteria from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.    

Our Secretary, Treasurer, Fund Raising Chairman, Facility Director, Softball and Baseball representatives will give regular departmental reports. 

We will also cover a number of key dates that are fast approaching on the PAL calendar. 

These dates include:
-          Registration deadline
-          Player Evaluation dates
-          Coach interview dates
-          Opening Day
-          Seasonal Tournaments
-          Picture Day
-          Closing Day

One additional agenda item we anticipate discussing has to do with the newly formed baseball league you may have heard of here in Plainville. The PAL Board of Directors welcomes any comments, concerns, remarks, observations or questions you may have regarding this start-up group.  We will do our best to provide you with the information we know in response to questions you may have.

In order to better facilitate our communities understanding of why a second baseball league has been created in our small town, the PAL Board has invited Board of Directors of the Plainville Little League to participate in open, frank and civil discussion regarding this new league.     

As is the PAL’s longstanding policy, we encourage and welcome the members of our community to attend these meetings to participate in the process of running, developing and improving the PAL as our all volunteer community has done for the past 57 years. 

It is the input of these volunteers over the past half-century which has made the PAL one of the premier baseball/softball facilities in Southern New England.

The PAL recently elected four new board members.  These new board members bring with them a host of new ideas, thoughts and experiences that we anticipate will make the PAL an even more attractive place to play in the near and distant future. 

We look forward to seeing and hearing you on Sunday, Jan 29 at 4:00pm in the Jackson School cafeteria.

Some of you may have recently seen information relating to an organization called The Plainville Little League.  The Plainville Athletic League (PAL) wants to clear up any confusion that may be caused by the similarity in names.

The PAL is in no way affiliated with The Plainville Little League.  The PAL has been in existence since 1955 and is a non-profit youth sports organization offering baseball for boys age 5 to 18 (Diamond level) and fast pitch softball for girls age 5 to 16.  We are not funded by the Town of Plainville and rely on the generosity and support of our member families and local businesses in the community. 
 
We offer baseball and softball activities year round. Our spring recreational season provides all interested children an opportunity to get active, have fun, meet new friends, and establish the camaraderie that makes Plainville a family community. Baseball and softball are both affiliated with the Hockomock Summer League. Baseball also participates in the Little North Attleboro League and the developemental Mansfield Fall League, focusing on teaching fundamentals to all ages and skill levels.

Collectively, the PAL has an estimated twenty-five teams participating in our summer and fall programs to complement the approximately 30 or more teams playing in the spring.  A number of skills clinics and pitching clinics are offered throughout the winter to keep the boys and girls playing and honing their skills in preparation for the spring season.  The PAL hosts multiple baseball and softball tournaments during the spring and summer as well.

The PAL also believes in giving back to the community which has been supporting us since 1955 through various programs.  Through the "PAL Cares a TON" food collection program, the Plainville Athletic League has supplied the Plainville Living Bread Food Pantry with more than 6000 pounds of food in the past two years.  The PAL is actively involved in raising awareness of breast cancer through the "PAL Goes Pink" program, raising funds to support local family's efforts to walk in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer event.  Each year the PAL also provides up to $3000 in scholarships to High School Seniors to further pursue their college educations or post-graduation studies.  The recipients of these scholarships are students who spent many years growing up through the PAL programs and feel those experiences helped shape them as the young men and women to lead our community into the future.

To reiterate, the PAL is in no way affiliated with The Plainville Little League.  We will continue the many programs currently being offered and are always thinking of new, fun ways to provide more baseball and softball opportunities to our community.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of PAL's Board of Directors.  You can find contact information for Board members as well as other information relating to the PAL at www.palonline.org  or on Facebook by searching Plainville Athletic League.

Sincerely,
PAL Board of Directors

The PAL is proud of its policy to never turn away a child due to a family's inability to pay.

Dear PAL Community,

There are a series of important dates for the 2012 Spring PAL season coming up between now and March.  Registration is currently open and can be completed at www.palonline.org.  Mark your calendars for these dates:

Friday, March 2nd - date to register to avoid paying a late fee.  This date is also important for the league to get as accurate a picture as possible of registered players for baseball and softball so it can be determined how many teams and coaches will be needed at each level.  
Sunday, March 4th - Coaches interviews; if you are interested in coaching a team please submit your name for consideration by Friday, March 2nd
Sunday, March 11th - Player evaluations at the KP High School Fieldhouse
Saturday, April 14th - OPENING DAY!
Stay tuned for further updates and reminders as dates get nearer.  If there are any questions or to submit your name for coaching consideration please contact me at darrinsprague.pal@gmail.com. 

Best regards,
Darrin
League Secretary