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Preston youth baseball director urges fixes to online registration, field upkeep and coach screening
Summary
Joel Webb, the volunteer director for Preston’s recreational baseball program, told the city council that online registration problems and worn equipment kept children from playing this season and asked the city for help with fields, safety checks and fundraising.
Joel Webb, the volunteer director for Preston’s recreational baseball program, told the city council that online registration problems and worn equipment kept children from playing this season and asked the city for help with fields, safety checks and fundraising.
“A lot of families hit error messages when they tried to submit their payment, so they had to switch browsers, try multiple times. My wife personally fielded about 30 or 40 phone calls or texts from parents as they ran into troubles with this,” Webb said.
Webb said at least five children did not play after they could not complete the online registration and never reached out for help. He also recommended…
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