A: In regards to the uniform, the League provides each player with a cap, jersey and coordinating belt to keep.  Players are responsible for purchasing pants/shorts and a belt.  Rubber cleats are optional at all age groups.  In regards to equipment, the League provides each team with baseballs/softballs, batting helmets and catching equipment.  Players are responsible for providing their own glove.

Q: How is a players age determined?

A:  A players age is determined by  the organizations in which we play. Dixie youth/boys baseball is April 30th , and ASA softball is January1st.

Q:  How does the League fund its activities?

A:  EMCSA is a nonprofit organization registered with the IRS.  Funding is derived from player registration fees, fundraising activities and sponsorships solicited.  We do not receive any financial support from the State of Texas, Montgomery County or any other organizations.

Q:  Who runs the League?

A: EMCSA is an all-volunteer organization and the Executive Board of Directors administers league activities.  Elected officers are: President, Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and seven board member positions.  The league directors are appointed by the Executive Board of Directors to run their league.  Each league director enlists commissioners as necessary for each identified age group to assist them in running their league.

Q: Are Board meetings open to the public?

A: Yes.  The Executive Board meets twice a month and, with a few exceptions, are open to the public.  Check the league website for all Board meeting dates and times.  The next Board meeting is always posted on the notice board at the ballpark.

Q: How do you join the Board?  When are elections held?

A: The League is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to be Board Members, Directors, Commissioners and Managers/Coaches.  Election of new board members takes place at the League's annual meeting held every November.  The notice for the annual meeting is posted in the local newspaper, on the notice board at the ballpark, and on the league website.  Notice is posted at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting date.  The term of office for Board Members is three (3) years.

Please feel free to join our board if you can honestly give the proper amount of time that is required to make our league a better place for ALL players in ALL sports and in ALL divisions/age groups.  If you feel you cannot give the proper amount time and dedication for a board position, but still want to be involved, please consider serving as a director, commissioner, manager/coach, or team parent.  We need all volunteers who want to help our league grow so that our players have a GREAT environment to play sports.

Q:  Why does the League need volunteers - can't we just pay to have everything done?

A:  We continually hear questions such as "Why should we have to work the fields and concession stand?  Why don't we pay someone to do this for us?"  In reality, if the League paid others to do work that could be done through volunteers we would not have enough money to build and maintain the fields and facilities we now have.  This is a nonprofit, volunteer organization.  In an effort to keep registration fees as low as possible, we rely on parent volunteers to help keep our organization running.  Everyone working in this League, from the Executive Board down to managers/coaches, is a volunteer.  We are all here for the benefit of the children in our community.

Q: Doesn't the League already have enough volunteers/board members?

A:  EMCSA has approximately 900 players each spring, which equates to a minimum of 1,800 parents available to help.  Unfortunately, less than 10% actually help (including managers/coaches) while less than 2% serve on the Executive Board.  If we could get just one parent of these 900 players to volunteer only a couple of hours per year to assist with league activities EMCSA, and particularly our children, would benefit greatly.

Q:  Who do I talk to if there is a problem?

A:   If a player or parent has a problem, the manager/coach is the first person to talk to in an effort to resolve the problem.  If the problem remains unresolved, the commissioner for the players age group should be contacted.  It is the job of the commissioners to try to work out problems between manager/coach and player/parent.  The person above the commissioner to contact when the commissioner cannot help is the baseball/softball director.  The Executive Board of Directors is the last resort.  The appropriate people, and if necessary the Board, should be made aware of any problems when the problem exists, not later.  All contact information can be found on the league's website.

Q:  Is there any medical insurance covering the players?

A:   Yes, the League maintains medical insurance to afford protection to all participants in any league-endorsed event.  It can be used to supplement other insurance carried under a family policy or provided by a parent's employer.  If there is no other coverage, this insurance takes over and provides benefits for all covered injury treatment costs up to the maximum stated benefits.

Q:  Why is there a fee when I register my child online?

A.   This is a fee charged by the credit/debt card company that process the online transaction.

Q:  Can we arrange for our child to be with a certain manager/coach or teammate?

A:  Yes and no.  The only way to ensure that your child is with a certain manager/coach is to sign on as that manager/coach's assistant.  If you wish to do this, please be prepared to carry out ALL of the duties of an assistant manager/coach.  Players cannot request to be with a certain teammate.  

Q:  Can we arrange for our child to avoid a certain manager or teammate?

A:  Yes and no.  A manager/coach can be formally blocked from your child.  Please remember that this request must be honored through the current allstar season.  This means that if the blocked manager/coach is the allstar manager/coach, your child automatically becomes ineligible for the allstar team.

                You may directly ask a certain manager/coach to not draft your child.  You must inform the appropriate director of your request.  There are no guarantees related to these types of requests.

Q:  How are allstar teams selected?

A:   The first place manager/coach is awarded the position of allstar manager/coach for that division/age group if approved by the Director and Executive Board. A list of players eligible for the allstar team will be created from nominations from each manager/coach in that division/age group. Once the allstar manager/coach has selected his assistant(s), they will meet with the appropriate commissioner and director with the list of eligible players. Starting in 2007 all division/age groups will hold a try-out session for all nominated players. The allstar manager/coach will then ed his allstar team from that list. The manager will the number of players predetermined by the league.

Q:  Why didn't my son/daughter get selected for an allstar team?

A:  Choosing an allstar team is usually extremely difficult.  Most honorable allstar managers/coaches will the best players he/she can to get his/her team as far as possible in the post season and hopefully onto a championship.  There are often several children who seem equally qualified, but the manager/coach can only take a limited number of players off of the nominations list.  Since the ion process is subjective, it may be as simple as a difference of opinion as to who should and should not make the allstar team.  There are also factors outside of player ability that may play into the ion process, such as player/parent attitude, a child whose parent can help coach the team, and even instinct. 

Q:  Are there any rules regarding minimum playing time?

A:    These rules will vary by division/age group.  There is a minimum playing time required for each division/age group.  Please refer to the league rules posted on the EMCSA website for your specific division/age group.