Fees: 

Your 2013 baseball registration fee includes NWMBA/MBA league fees, as well as umpire fees (at the Mosquito level and higher). 

The club fees that may be added to your basic registration include a $50 volunteer fee and a $35 club membership fee.  Both fees are only paid once per family, per year. The volunteer fee is fully refundable with 4 hours of approved volunteer time.  If you have already paid these fees on a fall or winter registration, you will not be charged again.

 

Payments:

Payments for summer sports registrations will be collected at the Community Club on March 14, 2013 from 6:00 - 8:00pm or April 4, 2013 from 5:00 - 8:00pm.  Payment can be made by cash, credit/debit card or cheque.  All cheques should be made payable to the St. Andrews Community Club.   

 

Unpaid Registrations:

Fees for baseball registration must be paid, in full, before the start of the season or your child will not be registered on a team.

If you miss the scheduled payment times (as listed above), please contact your baseball conveners at staccbaseball@hotmail.com as soon as possible to make alternate arrangements. 

 

Equipment:

Mandatory Equipment (required for the first practice):

Baseball glove
Batting helmet
Baseball cleats
Athletic protective cup
Grey baseball pants
Belt/socks (optional)

*Equipment can be purchased at Keystone Source for Sports, Wal-Mart or Canadian Tire.

A baseball jersey and a team hat will be provided to all players at the start of the season.  The hat will be the player’s to keep; however, the jersey must be laundered and returned at the end of the season. 

 

Jersey Deposits:

With the exception of the Rally Cap Division (jerseys are donated by Tim Horton’s), all families will be required to provide a $35 jersey deposit before your child is assigned his or her jersey. 

Once our teams have been formed, parents will be notified regarding the date, time and location to pick up their child’s jersey.  The baseball conveners will be collecting a $35 post-dated cheque (dated June 25, 2013 and payable to the St. Andrews Community Club) for each jersey handed out.  Families who have more than one child playing baseball will have to write a separate cheque for each child’s jersey deposit.  The conveners will hold on to all cheques (they will not be cashed) until the jerseys are returned (at a date yet to be determined based on the season end date).

If players do not return their jerseys on the required due date, the cheques will be cashed. 

 

Schedules & Game Times:

Most games will start at 6:30 pm on designated days.  Players are expected to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to any scheduled game or practice.  This allows for adequate warm up before the game/practice commences. The coach will advise if additional time is required.

Once available, schedules will be sent to Coaches and the team Manager for distribution to parents and players.  Schedules will also be available on the NWMBA website (www.NWMBA.ca) under “ Schedules.”

 

Field Locations:

All home games will be played at the St. Andrews Community Club Diamonds.  Each diamond has been assigned a number 1 through 3. This year, the diamond designation is as follows:

Diamond #1(by road/club) – Pee Wee & Mosquito levels

Diamond #2 (by outdoor rink) – Mosquito & Rookie levels

Diamond #3 (by school) – Rookie & Rally Cap levels

Away games will be played in Winnipeg.  For a complete listing of diamond locations and maps, please go to the the NWMBA website (www.NWMBA.ca) and click on “Directions.”   

 

Game Cancellations:

If a game must be cancelled due to inclement weather, the Home Team Coach must make a decision no later than 5:00pm (due to travel times) on game day.  The Home Team Coach must immediately contact the coach on the opposing team to advise of cancellation.  Coaches/Team Managers will then contact their team by 5:20pm if a game has been cancelled. 

If a game must be cancelled for any other reason, the same process, as above, applies.  The conveners must be notified of any rescheduled home games to ensure diamond availability. 

 

Practices:

It is up to the Coach whether your team will have practices, including when and how often.

Note to Coaches:  Please contact your conveners at staccbaseball@hotmail.com to schedule practice times.  This avoids confusion and disappointment if diamonds are not available.  

 

Tournaments:

Coaches will be advised of upcoming tournaments.  Decisions to enter will be made at the team level.                                                                                                                                                        

Volunteer Positions:

The following volunteer positions will be available during the baseball season:

Coach
Assistant Coach
Team Manager
Score Keeper (Mosquito level & higher) – must volunteer for at least 4 games
Pitch Counter (Mosquito level & higher) – must volunteer for at least 4 games

 

Baseball Photos:

More information to come.

Once the dates, times and prices have been determined, Team Managers will be given the information to pass on to their teams.   

 

Summer Sports Windup:

This year, the Summer Sports Wind Up has been scheduled for Tuesday June 25, 2013.  More information will be posted as it becomes available.