Jim Warren Park

Phase II Practice Facility (JWPF2)

Rules of Use


I.General Rules and Information

  1. Rules of use and associated scheduling are subject to change.
  2. The rules of use and the practice area schedule are posted at in the Practice Facilities section in Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) format.
  3. Requests to use the practice facility will only be accepted by email to
  4. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.
  5. Requests may be made only for the specific time slots displayed in the practice area schedule.
  6. Requests may not be made more than 7 calendar days in advance.
  7. Requests must include the Coach’s name, phone number, and the team number (i.e. BB2 or A5).
  8. Reservations include the use of 1 pitching mound, 1 soft toss station, and 1 batting cage at a time as designated by the slots 5, 6, 7, or 8.
  9. Cleats are NOT permitted on the pitching mounds.
  10. The open area is only rough graded and should be used for throwing only, not infield work.
  11. Teams may only have one active request for the practice facility at a time. For example, a team can’t request a time slot for every Sunday or request times for both Saturday and Sunday.
  12. The facility may be locked when not in use to reduce vandalism. The last team to use the facility is expected to lock the facility as they leave.

II.Pre-Season Scheduling Priority

  1. Practices that are rained out will be rescheduled on a field, as field space is available. Practice rainouts that can’t be rescheduled on a field will take first priority for scheduling in the practice facility.
  2. Practice facility requests must be made at least one day in advance and must be made no later than noon for the following day. The schedule will be posted by 6 p.m. Monday-Friday as necessary to reflect changes.
  3. Reservations for Saturday or Sunday must be made by Friday noon. The practice facility schedule for the weekend will be posted on the Internet by 6:00 p.m. Friday evening. Any weekend time slot not filled on the schedule as posted on the Internet by 6:00 p.m. Friday afternoons will be available for use on a first-come, first-serve basis.

III.Regular Season Scheduling Priority

A)Weekdays (6 p.m. Game Participants)

  1. Teams playing on fields 5, 6, 7, and 8 are given the same numbered areas in the practice facility to warm up before the games.
  2. The Visiting Team has use of the practice facility from 5:00 to 5:40 p.m.
  3. The Home Team has use of the playing field from 5:00 to 5:40 p.m.
  4. At 5:40 p.m., the Visiting Team may take the field for up to 10 minutes.
  5. At 5:50 p.m., the Home Team may take the field and stay on the field until game time.

B)Weekdays (Between Games)

  1. The practice facility will be first come, first serve from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

C)Weekdays (8 p.m. Game Participants)

  1. Teams playing on fields 5, 6, 7, and 8 are given the same numbered areas in the practice facility to warm up before the games.
  2. The Visiting Team has use of the practice facility from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m.
  3. The Home Team has use of the practice facility from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m.

D)Weekdays (Limited Game Schedule)

  1. During the season, there will be days with no games or a limited game schedule. Use of the practice facility on these days will be on a first-come first-serve basis so long as it does not interfere with a team’s pre-game warm up.

E)Saturdays (9:00 a.m. Game Participants)

  1. Teams playing on fields 5, 6, 7, and 8 are given the same numbered areas in the practice facility to warm up before the games.
  2. The Visiting Team has use of the practice facility from 8:00 to 8:40 a.m.
  3. The Home Team has use of the field from 8:00 to 8:40 a.m.
  4. At 8:40 a.m. the Visiting Team may take the field for up to 10 minutes.
  5. At 8:50 a.m. the Home Team may take the field and stay on the field until the game begins.

F)Saturdays (Remaining Game Participants)

  1. Teams playing on fields 5, 6, 7, and 8 are given the same numbered areas in the practice facility to warm up before the games.
  2. The Visiting Team has use of the practice facility for 30 minutes beginning 75 minutes before game time and ending 45 minutes before game time.
  3. The Home Team has use of the practice facility beginning 45 minutes before game time and ending 15 minutes before game time.
  4. Use of the practice facility prior to games as outlined above will result in a one-hour time slot between each scheduled use. These one-hour time slots between games will be available to teams on a first-come first-basis.
  5. Use of the practice facility on Saturday afternoons after games have ended will be on a first-come first-serve basis.

G)Sundays

  1. Practice facilities during the season will only be reserved for Sunday afternoons.
  2. Reservation requests for Sunday must be made by Friday noon. The practice facility schedule for the weekend will be posted on the Internet by 6:00 p.m. Friday evening.
  3. The current practice facility schedule will be posted on the Internet as needed based on reservation requests. Any Sunday time slot not filled on the schedule as posted on the Internet by 6:00 p.m. Friday afternoons will be available for use on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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