Baseball Culture

We all want a place where our player can develop and have fun, but it is just as important for your player to be around great kids, amazing families and a positive, earn it baseball culture that teaches life skills. As an organization and baseball family, we work hard to achieve excellence both on and off the field.
  • We believe in teams and the power of building chemistry within them; therefore, our end goal is always to get each group of players to a point where they have consistent teammates and coaching staff.
  • We are a baseball family and our mutual commitments develop the culture that enables teams to grow and families to have a great experience with the San Diego Hawks. Feedback is not only welcome and an integral part of our growth as a program, but it is against our baseball culture to NOT provide constructive feedback.
  • We believe in promoting players from within the program but established travel ball players looking for a program that better fits their family will be placed on the appropriate team during the extended tryout process. We are an "earn it" baseball culture.

Guide for Family & Fans

Our positive baseball culture where we let the kids play (while earning it on and off the field) is the foundation of our club. With that comes certain expectations for players, parents and family members.​

Expectations for Fans, Family and Parents
  • We are there to positively encourage and cheer for our players and team.
  • Any negative interaction with anyone at the game (or practices), on or off the field,  is strongly discouraged.
  • We will bring any concerns to the attention of the coaches and/or the organization and will not participate in negative "chatter" with other parents.
  • We are there to watch our player compete and to cheer on the team.
  • We are not there to interact with our Hawks player on the field or in the dugout.
  • We understand that umpiring is not easy and we will have positive or no interactions with the blues (umpires).
  • We will never yell out displeasure with a ball or strike, or an out or safe call.
  • We fully support our coaches during their time with our player at team events.
  • We will not coach our player during team events. Any concerns, feedback or questions you have should typically wait until the next day.
  • We will encourage our player to look to their coach for guidance during team events.

Failure to meet these expectations will result in fewer opportunities for your player and could ultimately lead to their removal from the program. We believe strongly that this culture and approach helps teach life through baseball, and we appreciate your understanding.

Guide for Coaches

The following communication and operational expectations exist for all Hawks coaches.
  • Enforce and remind parents about our code of conduct for fans watching the game. Uphold our parent code of conduct.
  • Coaches should create a positive learning environment that rewards effort, attitude and coachability.
  • Coaches should let the kids play!  Train yourself to be quiet when the ball is in play, and let your players make decisions and learn—providing you with additional teaching moments.
  • Coaches should not use exercise as punishment.  Sports, exercise, and play are critical to a healthy life. Any negative association to exercise instilled in young players teaches the wrong message.
    • Yes, sometimes you need to burn off some energy to get players to focus better—do some baserunning or other dynamic drills instead.
    • If you have a single player disrupting practice or a drill, ask them to sit out for a few minutes and return to the drill when ready to listen / try their best.
  • Coaches should not instruct with anger or emotional outbursts, which will only embarrass kids, stunt their development, and make sure they don't like baseball. The game is already hard enough, as is. Don't scream at kids!!!
  • All coaches who have a player on their team must have a plan in place with the organization detailing how the team and organization can support a healthy, positive environment for the player, the parent coach, and the team.

Communication

Great communication is essential to running a large organization efficiently. Each family doing their part enables the coaches and organization to focus on developing your player (instead of operational tasks).

The following communication and operational expectations exist for all Hawks families.
  • Keep TeamSnap Availability updated (at least one week in advance). Add Availability Notes when applicable.
  • Be aware of TeamSnap updates through the app and emails. This communication tool is essential to our program.
  • Pay all appropriate fees and dues on time.
  • Communicate feedback through the appropriate channels (coaches, organization) when you have questions or concerns or great ideas!
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