This presentation contains information, rules, and instructions for using the Roselle Park Youth Baseball & Softball League Practice Building.

1. ROSELLE PARK YOUTH
BASEBALL SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Practice Building

2. PRACTICE BUILDING
The RPYBSL practice building is open for business
Time slots are reserved for various divisions
Reservations must be made to use the building during the designated
time slot
Rules for building’s use have been developed by the RPYBSL Exec Board

3. TIMES OF OPERATION
Contact your child’s coach to reserve practice time.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
10:00a - 12:00p
Boys 7-8
12:00p - 2:00p 12:30p - 2:30p
OPEN HS Girls
3:00p - 5:00p
Boys 9-10
6:30p - 8:30p 6:30p - 8:30p 6:30p - 8:30p 6:30p - 8:30p 6:30p - 8:30p 5:30p - 7:30p
Girls 12-16 Senior Boys Girls 9-11 Boys 11-12 Girls 7-8 OPEN

4. GENERAL INFORMATION
2 practice cages: one for batting (enclosed in netting) and one for
pitching (adjustable mounds)
Building is heated and air conditioned
Reservations for use must be made by a certified coach to the building
administrator for that time slot
Building is available to all RPYBSL players under the supervision of a
certified coach

5. RULES
AGE 2. All batters MUST wear a batting helmet while
using the batting cage.
1. No one under the age of 18 is permitted to use
the practice building without the continued PITCHING/BATTING CAGE
supervision of a certified coach.
1. Only one batter and one pitcher/pitching machine
2. The pitching machine operator must be at least operator are permitted inside the netted batting
16 years of age with a certified coach within the cage. All other players must remain outside the
building. netted cage for their own safety.
ATTIRE 2. The pitcher/pitching machine operator must
stand behind the screen.
1. NO metal cleats are allowed in the practice
building. Batters and pitchers are required to 3. No “practice swinging” is permitted outside of
wear sneakers while in the batting cage. the batting cage netting.

6. RULES
TERMS OF USE 3. Abusive use and/or damaging of the practice
building will result in immediate removal and loss of
1. All users of the practice building understand they privilege.
use the facility at their own risk. Neither RPYBSL
nor the town of Roselle Park is liable for any 4. No food or drink (except water) is permitted
personal injury or equipment damage sustained in inside the practice building.
or around the practice building.
5. Infractions of any of the above rules may result in
2. The supervising coach assumes all responsibility for the immediate expulsion from the practice building
the actions and behavior of the players they are and loss of use privilege for at least three months
supervising. by the supervising coach and the offending player(s)
involved.

7. RESERVATIONS
Requests by players’ parent for use of the practice building are to Coaches can not reserve more than 2 time slots per week.
be made via their child’s coach.
If another coach requests an open slot, a coach with 2 blocks of
Requests for use of the practice building by coaches are to be e- time in that week will forfeit the open slot to accommodate.
mailed to practicebuilding@rpybl.org.
Groups using the practice building must be let in and out by a
A maximum of six (6) players are permitted in the practice building building administrator or high school coach.
at a time. So a 2-hour block can have four 1/2-hour slots of 6
players each, two 1-hour slots of 6 players each, and so on. All users are expected to keep the practice building orderly, clean,
and free of litter at all times.
An e-mailed request for use does not constitute a booked
reservation. One of the building administrators must confirm a Infractions of any of the above procedures may result in the
reservation. immediate expulsion from the practice building and loss of use
privilege for at least three months by the supervising coach and the
Only certified coaches may reserve the building. offending player(s) involved.
Upon entering the building, if you see that the building is in disarray,
immediately contact a building administrator to report this.

8. BATTING CAGE
Only 2 people inside: one player batting and either a pitcher or an adult
operating the pitching machine
Use only yellow balls for pitching machine
Plug in
pitching machine
Place pitching
BLH
Right-handed machine on “BLH”
batters marks for batting
left-handed or
BRH
“BRH” for batting
Left-handed Must use right-handed
batters screen

9. PITCHING LANE
The pitching lane has different
configurations based on boys’
and girls’ pitching distances.
Bring your own pitching and
catching equipment to practice.
Refer to the following slides for
configuration instructions.

10. GIRLS 35’
G35
B46
G40
G43
B60
G35
Pitch Catch
from here from here

11. GIRLS 40’
G40
B46
G40
G43
B60
G35
Pitch Catch
from here from here

12. GIRLS 43’
G43
B46
G40
G43
B60
G35
Pitch Catch
from here from here

13. BOYS 46’
B46
Fold up Place moveable
platform mound
B46
G40
G43
B60
G35
Pitch Catch
from here from here

14. BOYS 60’
B60
B46
G40
G43
B60
G35
Pitch Catch
from here from here

15. PHOTOS - BATTING CAGE

16. PHOTOS - PITCHING LANE