Minors Standings:
Hashmonaim A 6-1-1 70-58
Modi'in MVP's 4-2-1 87-76
Hashmonaim B 5-3 107-86
Modi'in Bulldogs 3-3-1 88-81
Gezer 2-4-2 66-79
Rehovot 0-7-1 52-90
Upcoming games:
June 9, 2006
Hashmonaim B @ Gezer, 15:45

June 16, 2006
Modi'in Bulldogs @ Rehovot, 14:00
Gezer @ Modi'in MVP's, 14:00
Still others to make up.

Juveniles/\Standings:
Beit Shemesh 10-1 98-34
Hashmonaim 9-2 80-24
Modi'in Maccabees 5-4-1 47-58
Gezer 4-6-1 75-96
Kfar Bilu 3-6 67-79
Modi'in Marvels 1-10 46-98
Upcoming games:
June 9, 2006
Kfar Bilu @ Beit Shemesh, 14:15
Modi'in Maccabees @ Modi'in Marvels, 14:00
Gezer @ Hashmonaim, 15:30

June 16, 2006
(h)Beit Shemesh vs (a)Hashmonaim, Hashmonaim, 14:00
(h)Modi'in Maccabees vs (a)Gezer, Gezer,
(a)Kfar Bilu (h)Modi'in Marvels, Modi'in, 14:00

Cadets/\Standings:
Gezer 8-1 5-0 3-1 68-22
Hashmonaim B 8-2 5-1 3-1 78-42
Beit Shemesh 6-4-1 4-1 2-3-1 68-51
Hashmonaim A 2-6 1-2 1-4 27-53
Upcoming games:
June 9, 2006
Hashmonaim B @ Hashmonaim A, 13:30
Beit Shemesh @ Gezer, 14:00

Tuesday, June 13, 2006
MPI @ Hashmonaim A, 17:00 (Givat Ze'ev)

June 16, 2006
Hashmonaim A @ Beit Shemesh, 14:00
Gezer @ Hashmonaim B, 14:00
Still others TBD.

Some surprises during the last few weeks:
Gezer Cadets lost for the first time since 2004, defeated by MPI of Jerusalem by the score of 9-6 in 8 innings. Why 8? There was still time left to play ball; both coaches agreed to play 1 more inning.

While the Cadets were losing for the first time this year, the Juveniles inflicted Beit Shemesh's first defeat of the season on Erev Shavuot, final score 11-2.
This leaves no undefeated teams in all the region.

Before we get to all stars and summer...
Coaches - all of you/us! The IAB offical Coaches' Certification Program, endorsed by Wingate himself, is starting shortly. Upon completing the course, the coach will receive a teudat madrich. Not yet coach, but better than 'Volunteer IAB coach.'
I need anyone, age 17 and up, who wants to become a certified Israeli baseball coach.
If anyone is interested (BTW, I'm already signed up) please let me know asap.
This is the tentative itinerary for now:
IAB Coaches Certification Course - 2006

1. Introductory session: Monday night June 19, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Moadone Tayarut at Gezer

2. Session # 2 Minors All Star game 5:00 p.m.
Thursday June 22 at Hashmonaim (to be confirmed by Ellie Render)
Norman Ringel & David Schenker coaches box

3. Session # 3 Weds. June 28 (seniors playoff game) at B.V. Yarkon Sports Complex.
Norman Ringel coaches box Time: _____

Also....I am asking if anyone would like to help out develop a new baseball frontier.
The place - Shoham, around 10 min from the airport on Route 40.
Starting in September, at first 5 days a week (5 schools, grades 1-6) and then figuring out what can be done with organizing teams, between 1-3 pm.
Anyone who has the time and is interested, let me know.

First off:
All stars are upon us!
I need Juvenile and Cadet coaches, and a list of Juvenile and Cadet players.
For Juveniles - try and send around 3 per team for all stars.
For Cadets - try and send around 4 per team for all stars.
Numbers subject to change.
Please note that this is all stars. A player has to be good enough to get selected as one of the best players in the region. Take that into consideration when selecting the teams.

Minor all stars:
The Minor All Star Tournament will take place June 23 in Ra'anana. There will be six teams participating. They are as follows:
Ra'anana All Stars
Natanya-Tel Mond All Stars
Jerusalem All Stars
Hashmonaim All Stars
Modi'in All Stars
Gezer-Rehovot All Stars.
Game 1, Hashmonaim hosting the Jerusalem team, will
take pace at Hashmonaim, between June 18 and June 22.
The rest of the games will be...
The tournament will be a one day affair with the first games in the round robin beginning at 2:00.
Three games will be played simoutaneously. Games will be 1 hour & 15 minutes. A fifteen minute break and than a second game of the round robin. The team(s) with the best record after the two games will be the winner.
More details to follow as time gets closer.

Juvenile all stars:
Monday, June 19th, Venue: Kraft Stadium in Jerusalem, 18:00 game time
All-Star: Shfela @ Jerusalem -right backstop
Invitational: Shfela @ Jerusalem - far-left corner
Friday, June 23- Venue: Tsofit, 14:30 Game time
All-Star: Jerusalem @ Sharon
Venue: Sportek at Tel Aviv,
Invitational: Sharon @ Shfela, Game Time: 13:30-15:15
Jerusalem @ Sharon, Game Time:15:30-17:15
Monday, June 26, Venue: Gezer or other field available in Shfela
All-Star: Sharon @ Shfela, Game Time: TBA

Cadet all stars:
Game 1: Friday June 23, Gezer, Sharon @ Shfela, 14:30
Game 2: Monday June 26, Kraft JRM, Shfela @ Jerusalem, 18:00.
Game 3: Friday, June 30, Ra'anana, Jerusalem @ Sharon, 14:30.
Not all is final, not sure how to follow the schedules. Will send all coaches updated schedules of the tournament.

Summer is approaching, and we must think of what to do with our kids. Luckily, there are two baseball-related activities to think about during July and August.

The big one:
The Israel Association of Baseball and the Israel Baseball League will hold a baseball day camp for children ages 8-13. The camp will be run by ex Met and Yankee Elliot Maddox, and ex-Kansas City Royal Bob Tufts with additional professional instructors. The first week will be located at the Yarkon Sports complex and the second week at Kibbutz Gezer. Below is the schedule of activities:
Camp of Giants Age 8 - 13
Date Time Location
Sunday July 2 - Thursday July 6 8:30 - 14:00 Yarkon Sports Complex
Sunday July 9 - Thursday July 13 8:30 - 14:00 Kibbutz Gezer
(Friday July 7) 9 - 14:00 Jerusalem Baseball Expo

Price in NIS:
# Sessions (days) IAB Non-IAB*
5 days 500 600
10 days 800 1000
* 50% of difference between IAB and Non-IAB rates can be credited to fall registration

Evening Clinic Ages 13 - 18
Date Time Location
Sunday July 9 and Thursday July 13 19:30 - 22:00 Yarkon Sports Complex Pitching Clinic
Monday July 10 - Wednesday July 12 19:30 - 22:00 Kibbutz Gezer Hitting, fielding

Price:

Price in NIS:
# Sessions (days) IAB Non-IAB*
1 day 80 100
5 days 350 450
* 50% of difference between IAB and Non-IAB rates can be credited to fall registration

The small one:
The Gezer-Shfela baseball clinic is scheduled for late August at Kibbutz Gezer.
Tentative dates are between Tuesday August 22 through Tuesday August 29.
More info will be available when this one is finalized.

Reminder: The Cadet 2006-2007 baseball season starts Friday, September 8, 2006.
The Juvenile 2006-2007 baseball season starts Friday, September 15, 2006.
You can start registering the players whenever you want, using the old form. Soon I shall have some other forms that will help keep track of payments, roster movements, and other goodies.