ALABAMA BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION (ALABCA) 2020 CONVENTION EXHIBITOR SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

January 16 – 18, Birmingham Marriott Hotel – 3500 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham 35243 MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Alabama Baseball Coaches Association (or ALABCA) PLEASE SEND YOUR CHECK AND THIS COMPLETED FORM TO: ALABCA, P.O. Box 3881, Montgomery, AL. 36109 (You may call Barry Dean (334)676-0434, and he’ll take a credit card over the phone via paypal. 4% added to cover credit card and paypal fees. On-site you may pay with a company check or credit card.)

*** PLEASE CHECK THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT *** _______ $300 We’ll put your flyer in the notebook we give our coaches in attendance, if you can not make it to the convention. One-page 8 ½” x 11”

max. More than one-page, $400. Send 500 flyers to: Barry Dean, 421 Caldwell Place, Montgomery, AL. 36109. Need these in-hand by Friday, January 10.

_______ $450 On-Site Booth by Dec. 13 ($475 after). The area is not secured or monitored overnight. * Exhibitor set-up time: 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, Exhibits Open: Jan. 16: 5 - 10 p.m., Jan. 17: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Jan. 18: 7:30 a.m. – Noon On-Site booth includes: 6 foot skirted table, with 3 foot high railing around it and 2 chairs. Exhibitors must keep their items within the booth. Prices below: Early bird price if received online by or postmarked by December 13, 2019, $475 after December 13 until convention time. Please call before paying to make sure there’s available space after Dec. 13. Booths are assigned approx. a week after December 13. Higher level sponsorships get preferred booth choice over lower levels up until the deadline. Same level price booth’s are assigned on a first come, first serve basis. _______ $1,000 On-Site Booth by Dec. 13 ($1,050 after). We’ll email all the high school and college baseball coaches in Alabama a one-page flyer of yours one time, and put your one-page flyer in our welcome notepad. You send us the flyer. See address up top. * Company must email us their flyer by September 1, 2020 _______ $2,500 (Convention Corporate Sponsor) Year-round exposure! On-Site Booth at the convention. We’ll email a one-page flyer out to all the high school and college baseball coaches in Alabama during the year twice. Banner hung, that you supply (4’ x 8‘ max), in the speakers

room at the convention (side wall). Put your one page flyer in the coaches notepads at the convention. Company logo on the ALABCA Home page. * Company must email us the flyers by September 1, 2020.

Please see the second page of our Exhibitor form to see other attractive sponsorship options. Several affordable ways to get your company more exposure and future business, while helping support the ALABCA and it’s mission of “Educating, Honoring & Promoting the states amateur baseball Players & Coaches.” Please list your information below (Please send a completed copy of this to us, make a copy for yourself) Door Prize to Donate (Please, at least $100 value) Company Name/Contact Person Contact Person’s Email Cell # ( ) - Our speakers sessions begin Thursday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m. Coaches may begin checking-in at 5 p.m. The tables are pre-assigned, so no hurry. Exhibitor set-up time begins at 3 p.m. (no earlier please) on that day, January 16. Exhibitors area location: Birmingham Marriott Atrium. Our clinic speaker sessions ends Saturday, January 18, at 12:35 p.m.. Our rate at the Marriott is $109 (+ tax) and is guaranteed through 5:00 p.m. January 6, 2020, as long as rooms are available. They may or may not honor that rate thereafter. Let them know you are with our group (ALABCA rate). The Marriott’s phone number: (888) 426-5171. The Birmingham Marriott’s address is – 3590 Grandview Pkwy, Birmingham, 35243. Our annual convention attendance is 400 - 450 high and college coaches. Thursday night is Exhibitor Appreciation night! Hot stove session, with outstanding coaches talking baseball beginning at 7 p.m., then throw in some cold beverages…… Should be some great traffic for you guys. At 8:30 p.m. College Coaches - High School Coaches Social begins. Go to www.alabca.org, see the Coaches Convention link under the Events tab on the home page, to find all the Convention, Speaker Itinerary, Hotel, Exhibitor info. You may pay for your booth on-line with a credit card and reserve a hotel room at the Marriott there as well. To find the Exhibitor Tables Layout & Registration form (and make a Marriott Hotel room reservation), go to www.alabca.org, See the Coaches Convention Link under the Events link up top of the home page. Please choose your top three table choices. Table choices: 1st 2nd 3rd _______ _______ _______ You’ ll be notified of your booth # a week after the December 13 postmarked deadline, as forms and checks should of arrived by then. Any questions may be directed to Barry Dean, ALABCA Executive Director, by calling/texting him - (334)676-0434.

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Hospitality Suite Sponsorships:

Thursday Night $400 _______

Friday Morning Breakfast $250 _______

Saturday Morning Breakfast $250 _______

• 2’ x 3’ sign with your company’s name on it out side the hospitality suite. • Company Name listed in the speakers itinerary.

Breaks Sponsorships:

• $150 for either of the 3 Breaks (Friday morning, Friday afternoon & Saturday morning).

* Name listed in the speakers itinerary. * Must be a booth sponsor to sponsor a break.

The Alabama Baseball Coaches Association is creating a Convention binder for their speakers’ outlines. If you would like an ad in the binder the following prices are below.

Full Page Ad: $400

½ Page Ad: $250

Front cover logo: $1,000

Inside Front Cover, Full Page: $1,000

Inside Back Cover, Full Page: $750

Back Cover, Logo: $500

Please Contact Barry Dean at (334)676-0434 if you’re interested in being a Speakers Program Sponsor. Your support is much needed & appreciated! Payment and artwork is needed by December 13 if you want an ad. Thank You.

Alabama Baseball Coaches Association - 2020 Convention Itinerary Thursday, January 16 – * Name badges must be worn to enter the Speakers Room and Hospitality Suite/Area 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Pre-registration Check-In / On-Site Registration 5:00 - 11:00 p.m.: Exhibits Open 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.: Hospitality Suite / Vendors Appreciation (Exhibitor Area)

* Name badges must be worn .

Speaking Presentations Begin: 7:00 - 7:40 p.m.: Brian Shoop, UAB “Infield Play” 7:50 - 8:30 p.m.: Pat Murphy, University of Alabama “Getting to the Top is One Thing, Staying There is Another” 9:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Hot Stove Sessions: Turtle Thomas, Texas Rangers – Hitting (9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.) Marc Rardin, Iowa Western C.C. – Living Breathing Culture (9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.) Chuck Box, Hartfield (MS) HS – Baserunning (9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.)

Adam Moseley, Hoover High School – Pitching (9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.) * Hospitality Suite will be held in Shelby Room on the first floor of the Marriott. There will be free food & beverages in there from the beginning of the Convention to the end. Coffee in the morning,

waters, soft drinks & snack bars/chips the entire time and adult beverages in the evenings. Biscuits Friday & Saturday morning, Pizza Thursday Night.

* Other Hospitality Suites in the hotel will be listed in your Convention Speakers packets. 8:40 - 11:00 p.m. High School & College Baseball Coaches Social Friday, January 17 - 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Pre-Registration Check-In / On-Site Registration 7:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Exhibits Open 7:45 - 8:40: Marc Rardin, Iowa Western Community College “Total Team Practice Drills for All Ages” 8:45 - 9:25: Mark Jackson, Retired Opelika HS Coach / Teacher / Current 429 Ministries “The Bottom Line – How We Talk” 9:25 - 9:40: Break

9:40 - 10:20: Ron Polk, UAB “Drill Series for Outfielders” 10:30 - 11:10: Chuck Box, Hartfield (MS) High School “ What I want to hear at a Coaches Clinic….. Ideas that Win!” 11:15 - 12:10: Turtle Thomas, Texas Rangers “Catching: Improving Pop Time & Accuracy”

12:05 - 1:35: LUNCH

Friday, January 17 - * Name badges must be worn to enter the Speakers Room and Hospitality Suite/Area 1:40 - 2:20 p.m.: Travis Coleman, Atlanta Braves “How to Prepare Your Players for College/Professional Exposure”

2:25 - 3:15 p.m.: J.D. Pruitt, Spanish Fort High School “Building a Baseball Player from the ground up” 3:15 - 3:25 p.m.: Break 3:30 - 4:10 p.m.: Dr. James Andrews, Andrews Sports Medicine “Arm Care” 4:15 - 4:55 p.m. Erik Bakich, University of Michigan “Maximizing Athleticism”

7:00 p.m.: Awards Banquet – Marriott Ball Room (Where the clinic is held) * Only pre-registered coaches who have a ticket may attend.

* Hall of Fame Class Inducted, Distinguished Service Award Recipient honored, State Champion Coaches honored, Players & Asst Coaches of the Year honored, etc.

* Attire: Sport Coat or Suit and Tie * Banquet Keynote Speaker: Erik Bakich, University of Michigan - Head Baseball Coach

7:00 - 11:00 p.m.: Hospitality Suite (to the left of the Speakers Room & in the Atrium/Exhibitors Area)

• Name badges must be worn Saturday, January 18 – 6:45 - 7:30 a.m.: Chapel Talk & Coffee and Biscuit Breakfast (Clinic Room) Gabe Gross, Auburn University (Talk from 7:00 - 7:30 a.m.) 7:45 - 11:00 a.m.: Exhibits Open Pre-Registration Check-In / On-Site Registration

8:00 - 8:40 a.m.: Gabe Gross, Auburn University “Creating a Winning Hitter, not just a Long Drive Champion”

8:45 - 9:25 a.m.: Dr. Brent Barranco, MD., GastroHealth “ The Coach takes care of his Players, when does he take care of himself?”

9:30 - 10:10 a.m.: Blake Talley, Grissom High School “Incorporating Technology at the High School Level”

10:10 - 10:25 a.m.: Break 10:25 - 11:05 a.m.: Jan Weisberg, Birmingham Southern College

“Daily Pen Routines” 11:10 - 11:50: Adam Godwin, Philadelphia Phillies “Baserunning: Dominate the Controlables!” 11:55 - 12:35: Matt Bragga, Rice University “Maximizing Performance in Every At Bat” 12:40 - 1:00: ALABCA General Assembly Meeting (Must attend this meeting to be eligible for door prizes) 1:00 - 1:15: Door Prize Drawings: Must attend the General Assembly Meeting & be present to win!

70 foot batting tunnel from Russell Batting Cages, Total Mound Renovation ($3,000 value!) by Jon Mitchell of River Region Sports, Mound and Plate Tarp from Dothan Tarpaulin, Gulf Shores Condo, Cash Prizes, etc.

General Convention and Hotel Information: Plan on staying there Thursday & Friday Night Birmingham Marriott Hotel 3590 Grandview Parkway Birmingham, Alabama 35243 (888) 426-5171 Room Rate: $109 – single/double (plus tax) * Room rate only guaranteed through 5:00 p.m., January 6, 2020, and based on availability. Check-in: 3:00 p.m., Check-out: Noon

You may go on-line to our website to reserve a room at the Marriott – www.alabca.org, find Coaches Convention link under Events link at the top of our home page. Membership and/or Convention and Exhibitor info/registration may be found under the Coaches Convention link as well.

* Please identify yourself with the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association when calling the Marriott. * The Convention is open to ALABCA Members only. You must wear your name badge for this reason. The Special Honorees below and many others will be honored Friday Night, January 17, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Annual Awards Banquet. University of Michigan Head Baseball Coach Erik Bakich will be the banquet guest speaker. Tickets are $40 if you’re attending the Convention and $50 for guest attending the Awards Banquet Only (See Registration Form). Dress is Business Attire (Suit or Sport Coat and Tie). You’ll pick up any banquet tickets you purchase at Convention check-in when you attend the convention, or on the night of the awards banquet, January 17 from 5:45 p.m. on, if you’re only attending the banquet, at the convention check-in table as well. The last day to purchase awards banquet tickets online is Friday January 10. Go to www.alabca.org, find the Coaches Convention link under the Events link at the top of the home page. Then see Extra Awards Banquet Tickets. Sammy Dunn Memorial Award – Drew Miller, G.W. Long High School

(1A – 7A AHSAA State Champion Coaches are eligible) * 2020 Distinguished Service Award Recipient –

* Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. – Chancellor, Troy University

* Hall of Fame - Class of 2020 – * Tim Hulsey – Enterprise State Community College * Kevin Raley – Robertsdale High School/UMS Wright Preparatory School

* Jim Robbins – Ashford High School/Houston Academy * Ray Walker – Grissom High School

To see other ALABCA Award Recipients, Coaches & Players - See our Latest News Section on our website’s home page at www.alabca.org. 3rd Annual Coaches and Wives Retreat: Saturday January 18 – Sunday January 19, after the Coaches Convention, at the Marriott. There will be a Coaches & Wives Retreat at the Marriott after the Convention this year. Saturday January 18, Check in 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. and will be over Sunday January 19 approximately noon. Some of the top-notch speakers already lined up: Butch Thompson (Auburn University) and his wife Robin, Matt Bragga (Rice University) and his wife Elisa, Jason Anderson (Westminster Christian) and his wife Alissa, Chris Heaps (Russellville HS) and his wife Michele, Mark Jackson (retired HS baseball coach/teacher, current 429 ministries) and Chuck Whitley (Former Hoover HS Coach & AD & current CMJ Financial Group).