Papillion Recreation Organization

 

Here are some of the questions most frequently asked

1. Who can signup to play?
2. How are teams formed and what are Skill Assessments?
3. When are Skill Assessments?
4. How do you determine to which age group a player belongs in?
5. Can my player play in an older age group?
6. What is the player participation rule?
7. What position will my player play?
8. How much does it cost to play?
9. What are the Resident/Non-resident Fees?
10. When does the season start and finish?
11. When and where are the games played?
12. What equipment is needed?
13. How do I register my player?
14. How do I build my NGIN account?
15. Is there a Fall softball program?
16. What is the Power Team program?
17. What if it is raining when there is a game or practice?
18. What is our Refund Policy?
19. Is my player covered for Medical Expenses?
20. Can I be a Coach or Volunteer?
21. Does PRO Softball have a Child Safety Policey?

Q. Who can signup to play?
   A. We can and have accepted players from all over the Metro area but our bylaws require that the makeup of each team consist of no less than 80% Papillion/La Vista School District residents.
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Q. How are teams formed and what are Skill Assessments?
   A. PRO Papillion Softball forms it 8u Teams by schools and player/friend requests. We conduct Skill Assessment sessions to form 10U, 12U, 14U, and 18U Teams. This allows us to field teams that are talent balanced and able to compete with every team in our league. During these Skill Assessment sessions each player is scored on 5 basic softball skills. These scores are used in the drafting of team players. 
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Q. When are Skill Assessment sessions?
   A. The Skill Assessment Sessions for this year will be on:.
            10U Players - 9AM Saturday, March 24th at La Vista Jr. High School
            12U Players - 11AM Saturday, March 24th at La Vista Jr. High School
            14U Players - 1PM Saturday, March 24th at La Vista Jr. High School
            18U Players - 1PM Saturday, March 24th at La Vista Jr. High School
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Q. How do you determine to which age group a player belongs in?
   A. The player's age on January 1st of the year of the spring season is the lowest age group the player can participate in.  
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Q. Can my player play in an older age group?
   A. Players may be permitted to play in an older age group depending on their Skill Assessment scores. Players who are interested in playing in an older age group must attend the Skill Assessment session and declare their desire to play up before the Skill Assessment session. 
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Q. What is the player participation rule?
   A. In general each player should play at least half of the total season innings they are present for. Some games may not allow for every player to play half of the innings in that game, but Coaches should balance that out in the following games. 
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Q. What position will my player play?
   A. Players will be encouraged to try any positions that they want to try and play. Players may also be asked by their coach to play additional positions that they may be good at based on their athletic skill. 
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Q. How much does it cost to play?
   A. The Recreational Softball player registration fee is subject to change each year, but for the 2011 season it is 8U - $60, 10U - $80, 12U - $80, 14U - $80, 18U - $105. There is also a Resident and Non-resident fee which we are required to collect and pay to City of Papillion.
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Q. What are the Resident/Non-resident Fees?
   A. The Resident / Non-resident Fees are fees that each player is required to pay to the City of Papillion for using the City of Papillion athletic fields. The Resident Fee is $2 and the Non-resident Fee is $10. These fees are used by the City of Papillion to make improvements to the City athletic fields. 
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Q. When does the season start and finish?
   A. The spring season runs from April 1st until the July 2nd. Practices will start the Monday after the Skill Assessment sessions are concluded. Pre-season games will start in the middle of April and regular season games will start at the end of April. All spring season activities will be concluded prior to July 4th weekend. There are the opportunities for some players to participate in post season tournaments during the month of July. 
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Q. When and where are the games played?
   A. Our teams participate in the Omaha Rainbow League. We play games throughout the Omaha metro area. Predominately our games are played at:  
            Papillion - Petersen Softball Fields
            Omaha - Dill Softball Complex, Seymour Smith Park Softball Complex, Dodge Park Softball Complex
            Gretna - Gretna High School Softball Fields, Gretna Softball Fields
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Q. What equipment is needed?
   A. PRO Softball provides player uniforms and some softball team equipment. Players are required to supply their own basic softball equipment. For more details please see our Player Equipment page on the Softball web site.  
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Q. How do I register my player?
   A. Log into your NGIN Account using your User Name / Emaill Address and Password that you specified when you built your account. Click on the Registration button at the top of the screen and then on Softball in the left-hand side of the web page under the Registration Hheading. When the Softball Registration information page appears click on the Register link. Once the registration form loads follow the instructions and provide the required information (items marked with *). 
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Q. How do I build my NGIN account?
   A. You must create an NGIN account to resgister, or claim, your player(s) for PRO sports. Your NGIN account is used to register your player for Softball and all other PRO sports they participate in each season. Below are the steps required to build your NGIN account. 

           
• 1. Click on the 'Create Account' button in the upper left hand corner of the web page next to the login button.
           
• 2. Enter a valid Email Address where we can contact you at with messages about registration, games, and cancellation information.
           
• 3. Enter a User Name that you will log into the PRO web page to register you player(s).
           
• 4. Enter a Password that you want to use when accessing the PRO web page. Make it something that you can remember, or write it down, because you will not use it except for registering your player(s) or updating your account information. If you forget it you can always request that it be sent to your Email Address or reset for you.
           
• 5. Re-enter the same value for the Password you entered above.
           
• 6. Enter your First Name. Note *** DO NOT enter your Players first name, you will enter that after you have cvreated your account during the Registration process. Reminder this is YOUR first Name.
           
• 7. Enter your Last Name even if it is different from your players last name. Note *** DO NOT enter your Players lasr name, you will enter that after you have cvreated your account during the Registration process.
           
• 8. Enter the Month, Day, and Year of YOUR birthdate. Don't worry, we never share you birthdate with anyone. That means you can be 29 as long as you want to be.
           
• 9. Click on the Sign Up for your NGIN Account to complete the Account Creation process.
           
• 10. NGIN will send you an Email that contains and activation link to the Email address that you entered.
           
• 11. Open up the Email when you receive it and click on the link to activate your NGIN Account.
           
• 12. If you are not logged in automatically, please test your account by logging into it with the User Name/Email Address and Password that you entered during the Account Creation process.

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Q. Is there a Fall softball program?
   A. PRO Papillion Softball is evaluating the opportunities for our players who want to participate in a fall program. We will have more information about this after the spring season starts. 
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Q. What is the Power Team program?
   A. The Power Team is a team of our recreational players who play in a competitive program in addition to participating on their recreational teams. Members of the Power Team are selected after participating in open competitive tryouts. There are additional fees to participate on the Power Team in addition to the recreational program fees.. 
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Q. What if it is raining when there is a game or practice?
   A. To find out if weather has canceled a game or practice you should contact your coach. If the City of Papillion athletic Fields are closed due to weather, no games will be played. To find out if the City of Papillion athletic Fields are closed due to weather, please check the PRO web site. 
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Q. What is our Refund Policy?
   A. Players who register in the PRO Papillion Softball program are entitled to receive a refund of the Registration Fee and City Fee until teams are formed. Once teams are formed no refunds will be issued to players who withdraw from the program unless the Board of Directors determines extenuating circumstances are involved. Players who are seeking refunds after teams are formed must submit a written request to the PRO Softball Board of Directors. Their decision is final and without appeal. All Refund requests will be approved and subsequently submitted to the PRO Treasure for action at the next regularly scheduled PRO Softball Board meeting after games begin. Members can check our Calendar for the Date and Time of that meeting. 
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Q. Is my player covered for Medical Expenses?
   A. Each parent or legal guardian and player over 18 years old must sign a Liability Wavier to participate in the PRO Papillion Softball program. Currently PRO Papillion Softball does not provide medical or any other insurance coverage for players in the Recreational program. Players participating on the Power Team are covered for medical expenses, after deductible, incurred when participating in Power Team or ASA games. 
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Q. Can I be a Coach or Volunteer?
   A. Adults 21 and older can participate in our program as volunteer coaches, assistant coaches, and Board members. Persons interested can register as a volunteer by clicking on the Volunteer menu item on the Registration page of our web site. 
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Q. Does PRO Softball have a Child Safety Policy?
   A. All Volunteer coaches, assistant coaches, and Board of Director members must successfully pass a 50 state criminal and sex-offender registry background check each calendar year. 
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Q. How does the fundraising work?
   A. PRO Papillion Softball keeps it player registration fees extremely low compared to other surrounding programs by its fundraising efforts. PRO Papillion Softball can accept donations from local businesses and has two fundraising events during the year. In June we will partner with the PRO Papillion Baseball program and the Omaha Storm Chasers for our PPS Night at the Storm Chasers event. In the beginning of the season we will be selling tickets to our Storm Chaser's event. PRO Papillion Softball receives a percentage of the revenue for each ticket we sell. This year our goal is to sell 300 tickets to our Storm Chaser event. We appreciate your support of our fundraising efforts which allow us to provide a great program for our players at a very reasonable price.  
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