BASEBALLWAALTD LAnn ual Repor tt2 2002-2003002-2003
Sports Lotteries House MAJOR SPONSORS: Stephenson Avenue, Drug Free Mt Claremont Healthway Western Australia 6010 Department of Sport & Recreation Fielders Choice PO Box 57 Claremont WA 6910 ASSOCIATE SPONSORS: Phone: +61 8 9383 7735 Major League Baseball Fax: +61 8 9383 7737 Western Australian Lotteries Commission Email: [email protected] Sports Medicine Australia Web: www.baseballwa.asn.au
Baseball WA Ltd ACN 087 442 822 ABN 21 522 890 CONTENTS
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING...... 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENT …………………………………………………………………………………………….4
BOARD OF DIRECTORS...... 5
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT ...... 6 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT ...... 11 DIRECTORS’ REPORT...... 19 DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION...... 22 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Statement of Financial Performance ...... 23 Statement of Financial Position ...... 24 Statement of Cash Flows...... 25
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policies ...... 26 NOTE 2: Revenues from Ordinary Activities ...... 29 NOTE 3: Profit From Ordinary Activities ...... 29 NOTE 4: Cash Assets ...... 29 NOTE 5: Receivables...... 29 NOTE 6: Other Assets...... 29 NOTE 7: Property, Plant & Equipment...... 30 NOTE 8: Payables...... 30 NOTE 9: Provisions...... 30 NOTE 10: Other Liabilities ...... 30 NOTE 11: Contributed Equity...... 30 NOTE 12: Reserves ...... 31 NOTE 13: Retained Profit ...... 31 NOTE 14: Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows ...... 32 NOTE 15: Auditors Remuneration ...... 33 NOTE 16: Post Balance Date Events ...... 33 NOTE 17: Commitments And Contingent Liabilities...... 33 NOTE 18: Funds Held In Trust...... 33 NOTE 19: Company Details...... 33
INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT...... 34
APPENDIX 1: STATE TEAM REPORTS . …………………………………………………………………….35
APPENDIX 2: MAJOR EVENTS ...... …………………………………………………………………….45
APPENDIX 3: DEVELOPMENT ...... …………………………………………………………………….46
APPENDIX 4: ALL STAR TEAMS...... ………………………………………………………………….55
APPENDIX 5: PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS ………………………………………………………………….57
APPENDIX 6: BASEBALL WA AWARDS .....………………………………………………………………….71
Page .1 BASEBALL WA LIMITED ACN 087 442 822
Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Baseball WA Limited will be held at the Wembley Baseball Club, Jersey Street Jolimont at 6:30pm on Wednesday 24 September 2003. AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
2.1 Annual General Meeting of 25 Sept 2002 (Refer attached)
3. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
4. ORDINARY BUSINESS
4.1 Chairman’s Report (To be tabled)
4.2 Financial Statements (To be tabled)
To receive and consider the Financial Statements, Directors’ Declaration and Reports of the Directors and Auditors in respect of the year ended 30 June 2003.
5. GENERAL BUSINESS
6. CLOSE
Dated at Perth this 3rd day of September 2003 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Company secretary
Page .2 NOTES: 1. Representatives and Alternates Every Member which or who is the holder of an Ordinary Share in Baseball WA Limited must appoint one or more natural persons as its representative or representatives to exercise the powers of that Member. Where more than one representative has been so appointed, only one of them may exercise the powers of that Member at any one time. 2. Proxies and Representatives’ Appointments Any instrument appointing a proxy or representative is to be treated as valid if the instrument and any power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed is or are either: (a) deposited at Baseball WA’s registered office (Suite 5, Sports Lotteries House, 85 Stephenson Avenue, Mt Claremont WA) at least 48 hours before the scheduled time for the commencement of the relevant meeting; or (b) presented to the chairman of the meeting as soon as practicable after the commencement of that meeting and, in any event, before the relevant vote is taken.
3. Postal Votes (a) A Member which is a Country Association may, if none of its representatives is available to attend the meeting, exercise a postal vote on any matter contained in the notice of meeting instead of appointing a proxy for the meeting. (b) A form of voting paper for postal voting is attached. To be valid, postal votes must be signed by a representative of the relevant Member (which signature may be a facsimile or electronic signature) and must be submitted so as to be received at the registered office of Baseball WA (see above) at any time up to 2 clear days prior to the day of the relevant meeting. The Board will make provision for postal votes to be submitted by post, by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail. (c) No proceeding of any general meeting will be invalidated or otherwise open to challenge in any way by reason of any failure to take a postal vote into account.
4. Quorum A quorum for a general meeting is 20% or more of Members present in person, by representative or by proxy. 5. Election of Directors The 3 candidates polling the highest aggregate of votes and the 2 polling the next highest aggregate in a ballot conducted in accordance with section 201E(2)(b) of the Corporations Law will be appointed as directors of the company in accordance with Rule 8 of the company’s Constitution for a period of two years and one year respectively as from the conclusion of the meeting:
• NIGEL MILLS
• SAMANTHA NOALL
• ROBERT WEIR
• LES WARNER
• PETER ALLPIKE
• ALLAN BLAIR
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT Baseball WA formally acknowledges the contribution of the following Life Members of the former West Australian Junior Baseball League and West Australian Baseball League to the development of the game in this state. Our heartfelt appreciation is extended to each. 1947 G.H. Dunstan O.B.E. * 1951 W.H. Hosken * 1953 L.F. Matthew * 1955 H.V. Barrett * 1957 H.J. Kortlang * 1958 T.G. Nisbett * 1959 M.G. Muggleton * 1960 R.M. Gordon 1963 R.J. McFarlane * 1964 L.R. Brain * 1965 H. Duncan * 1967 R.D. Arrowsmith 1970 N.J. Pratt O.A.M. 1971 M. Heron 1972 A. Leutchford * 1973 P. Solomon 1974 D. Callanan 1974 N. Laird * 1977 D. Corker 1978 K. Parry A.O. 1979 R.P. Byrne 1980 N. Goodridge 1981 D. Osborn 1982 A. Dyer 1983 K. Dyer 1984 E. Harvey 1985 J. Cole 1986 E. Knight * 1988 J. Thurley 1988 D. Rodger 1989 C. Guest 1989 R. Corker 1990 I. Ross 1992 J. Radalj 1993 M. Mount 1995 U. Wade 1996 A.F. Luscombe 1997 G.H. Johnson 1998 T. Monro * Deceased
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NIGEL MILLS PETER ALLPIKE CHAIRMAN
JO HOBBS-BROWN MICHAEL JOHNSON JOHN RADALJ
RETIRED
ROD BYRNE JOHN CLAXTON SUE REID MURRAY WESTPHAL
BASEBALL WA STAFF
DAMIAN O’DONNELL VINCE BAKER CHERYL POUSTIE MICHELLE RICHARDSON Chief Executive Operations Manager Registrar Bookkeeper
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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
It is with much pleasure that I table my report as chairman of Baseball WA Ltd for the year ending 30 June 2003.
Before moving to the body of my statement I would like to offer both my personal thanks and sincere best wishes to Rod Byrne who stepped down from the BWA chairmanship at the end of March for personal reasons. A founding director of the company and chairman since May 2000, Rod’s stewardship over the last three years has been invaluable in guiding the sport in this state to the threshold of an extremely exciting future. His contribution was greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed.
I would also like to express my personal thanks to the following, each of whom has contributed so much to the overall development and conduct of the game in Western Australia over the last year:
• To my colleagues on the Board, all of whom have contributed a great deal of time to attend meetings, administer portfolios and address the vast array of issues that arise before, during and after each season’s various competitions; • To the Department of Sport and Recreation and in particular Minister Allan Carpenter MLA and Director General Ron Alexander for their unstinting support of our efforts to re-establish a permanent playing and administration facility; • To long-term WA baseball supporter Healthway, whose ongoing financial assistance provides the wherewithal for BWA to operate a fiscally healthy organisation and maintain the critically important development program. Our thanks to retiring chief executive Addy Carroll and Sport Program Manager Bill Ongley; • To BWA’s honorary solicitor Peter Wiese of Clayton Utz who provides invaluable pro bono advice on all matters legal; • To former member of parliament and donor of the land upon which our new home will eventually be built - Tom Bateman himself; • To facility project managers Frank Bryant and Trevor Dunn of BSD Consultants; • To US Consul Oscar De Soto - patron of the Rebuilding Home Base Fundraising Campaign; • To City of Gosnells mayor Pat Morris; • To Tribunal panel members Dave Adamson, Erle Dutton, Bob Harris, Cliff Rapley, Frank Robertson, Bill Sinclair and Ian White who perform arguably the game’s most onerous task without fear or favour; • To Rae Coleman, President of the WA Baseball Scorers and Statisticians Association and all those who give so freely of their time to maintain those all important records; • To Colin Johnston, president of the WA Baseball Umpires Association and all umpires whether accredited or otherwise - rest assured your efforts in carrying out a largely thankless job IS appreciated; • To club Presidents and their respective committees may I say that the improvement in on-field behaviour is a direct reflection of the contribution you have made to your club and the game as a whole. You are all to be congratulated.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS A significant amount of director turnover occurred during the year for a range of reasons. Murray Westphal retired in November 2002 as a requirement of his election to the Board of the Australian Baseball Federation and this led to the co-option of the vastly experienced Peter Allpike to assume Murray’s High Performance portfolio. Peter also served as co-chair of the State Facility Operation committee and was the final arbiter on rule interpretation.
Teeball and Junior Transition director John Claxton stood down for personal reasons in May after nearly fifty years association with the game here in the West. I wish him well in retirement. In keeping with the BWA constitution which seeks to ensure that the Board remains fully independent of vested club issues at all times, Sue Reid also retired in May following her election to the position of vice president of the Melville Braves Baseball Club. Good luck in the new role Sue.
With an eye to ensuring that we had a capable and qualified individual to support chief executive Damian O’Donnell during the critical pre and post development work on our new state headquarters, the Board co-opted long-serving ABF Technical Management Committee member and former WAJBL president John Radalj to chair the State Facility Development Committee, co-chair the State Facility Operation Committee and assume the role of director with responsibility for Game Control. John’s baseball knowledge and professional expertise derived from his role as a Facility Manager with the Department of Land Information leaves him perfectly placed to oversee the critical work associated with the development of the new facility. John has contributed an enormous amount of time to the role to date and I thank him sincerely for his efforts in this regard.
Former Tribunal chairman Mike Johnson kindly agreed to fill the casual vacancy caused by Sue’s retirement, but does not intend seeking re-election at the upcoming AGM.
I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank all of my fellow directors for the time and commitment they have selflessly given to the sport not only over the last year but since BWA was established back in 1999. Taking on such roles is never about any perceived accolades because the reality is they are certainly few and far between – it is about making a contribution simply for the love of the game. Thanks to everyone.
STATE PLAYING AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY After many years in the wilderness, BWA’s efforts to secure a home for Western Australian baseball will enter the final phase in July 2003 when Stage 1 earthworks commence at Tom Bateman Reserve, Thornlie.
Thanks to the generous support of the Western Australian government in providing a $2m capital grant and the City of Gosnells for leasing BWA a suitable amount of land, baseball will have a purpose-built, floodlit playing field currently scheduled to be operational by December this year. This is an enormous step forward for the game here in the west and is central to BWA’s efforts to increase playing numbers, expand development programs and to bring top-level national and international series back to Perth.
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Once the earthworks are completed perimeter fencing will be installed before construction of Stage 1 buildings (change rooms, canteen, public toilets, tunnels, dug outs and ticket box) commences. Development of the playing field, including installation of six light towers will run concurrently to the other building works. Stage 2 will incorporate a two-level clubhouse, fixed seating and additional change room facilities. Ambitious in scope, in the final analysis the scale and quality of the facility will be a direct reflection of the level of financial support that can be generated by the WA baseball community. As such, I urge all supporters of the game to get behind the Rebuilding Home Base Campaign and make the dream a reality.
To ensure that both the development and subsequent operation of the facility is conducted in the most consultative manner possible, in February BWA established two committees considered both representative of the wider baseball community and possessing the necessary technical expertise to provide a positive contribution to the 1. John Radalj (Director) Chair project. The focus of the 2. Damian O’Donnell (Chief Executive) Secretary Development Committee is 3. Steve Humfrey (DSR Facility Manager) DSR Rep 4. George Russell (President, West Stirling) Builder to: 5. Steve Stedman (ex-President, East Fremantle) Lighting • Review progress of the 6. Kevin Broughton (VP, Swan Districts) Town Planner 7. Mark BcBurney (US Consul, former player) PR capital works portion of 8. Ian Williamson (Vic Park life member) Soil advice the project; 9. Shane Tonkin (Elite player) Ground maint • Serve as a reference 10. Don Kyle (WAIS Head Coach) Tech advice 11. Kevin Hooker (BWA Development Co-ord) Tech advice body for any technical issues that may arise of a Table 1: Facility Development Committee baseball related nature; • Provide advice / assistance in sourcing cost effective equipment / services that have the capacity to improve the general standard of the facility.
I would like to take this opportunity to express on behalf of the entire baseball community my condolences to the family of Development Committee member Graham List who passed way during the year. He will be sorely missed.
The Operation Committee was charged with adopting a “whole 1. John Radalj (Director) Co-chair of baseball” approach in their 2. Peter Allpike (Director) Co-chair 3. Nigel Mills (Director) Budget deliberations to ensure that 4. Damian O’Donnell (Chief Executive) access to, and enjoyment of the 5. Vince Baker (Operations Mgr) Secretary facility was made available to all 6. Steve Humfrey (DSR Facility Mgr) DSR Rep segments of the baseball 7. Wayne Moller (Pres, Cockburn Jrs) Jr rep community. It was responsible 8. Lou Bonomi (Pres, Morley Jrs) Jr rep 9. Al Reid (Pres, UWA) Minor League rep for drafting an Operational Plan 10. David Hayes (Skipper Trucks Director)Minor League rep that included: 11. Les Warner (Pres, Perth) State League rep • 12. Barry McFarlane (Pres, Wembley) State League rep A schedule of annual events 13. Dave Adamson (Pres, Gosnells) State League rep / competitions designed to 14. Denise Griffiths (Aust Women’s team EO)Women’s rep maximise effective usage of Table 2: Facility Operation Committee the facility; • Recommendations for effective day to day management (eg ticket box, canteen, lights, field, etc); • A comprehensive budget.
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The draft plan and competition schedule was circulated to all clubs for consideration and feedback prior to any final recommendations being put to the Board for ratification.
I would like to thank the members of both Committees for their invaluable input, time, effort and support in getting the essential matters for which they were responsible completed and thus enable the project to proceed in accordance with funding and other development requirements.
Fig 1: The Vision - The new State headquarters to be built at Tom Bateman Reserve, Thornlie
NATIONAL LICENSING PROGRAM After several years of to-ing and fro-ing, of some clubs refusing to comply whilst others were more supportive, of legal challenges to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and expensive legal defence, the 2002/03 season represented the first full year of operation of the program.
As at time of writing, the ABF was yet to receive a final report on the program’s progress over the year from national program managers BALME but all indications are that whilst there will always bugs and hiccups in any new system, these are being worked out and the capacity for the program to generate significant on-going funding for grass roots development will be verified.
ADMINISTRATION On behalf of the Board and myself, I would like to record a sincere thanks to BWA’s CEO Damian O’Donnell, for his untiring efforts. During the year Damian has demonstrated a dedicated, enthusiastic and relentless work ethic in both the administration of our office operations and in his overseeing of our exciting playing
Page .9 facility development. His dedication to the job also went far beyond the hours in the office, a matter which is so often taken for granted. Well done Damian.
Operations manager Vince Baker remains an invaluable asset of the BWA organisation. Despite his largely difficult task of overseeing the smooth conduct of competitions at times appearing at odds with the agenda of some clubs, presidents, coaches, players and / or supporters, he nevertheless continues to perform his duties with competence and diligence and always with an ample amount of good humour.
My thanks go also to registrar Cheryl Poustie and bookkeeper Michelle Richardson who round out a very committed administration that continues to dedicate itself to servicing the needs of all segments of the WA baseball fraternity.
NIGEL MILLS Chairman
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
ON FIELD SUCCESS The 2003 representative season proved a mixed bag with the disappointment of only 2 teams managing to improve upon 2002 standings being overshadowed by the outstanding achievement of 25 players, coaches, umpires or EO’s gaining national honours.
STATE TEAMS Under the stewardship of head coach Kevin Hooker, the 2003 Western Heelers gave the Claxton Shield a real shake when they won their opening four games of the tournament before coming up against a white-hot Victorian Aces team that included Detroit Tigers Major League pitcher Ricky Johnson.
Every member of the team played their hearts out in seven games over as many days and not only did themselves, but their state proud in the manner in which they conducted themselves both on and off the field.
In Jan our U/14, U/16 and U/18 teams represented WA with distinction in Alice Springs, Sydney and Canberra respectively. The quality of athletes and coaching staff passing through our under-age ranks augers well for the future with 8 players and 1 coach selected in either the national AAA (U/19) or AA (U/17) teams.
TEAM 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
WESTERN HEELERS (Srs) 3rd 2nd DNP 1st DNP STATE WOMEN 3RD 4TH 2ND 2ND 4TH STATE U / 18 7TH 6TH 4TH 4TH 2ND STATE U / 16 5TH 4TH 4TH 4TH 1ST STATE U / 14 2ND 3RD 5TH 1ST 6TH TH TH TH TH WA COUNTRY 6 DNP 7 7 7
Table 3: State Teams - Final Standings
The Rockingham and Melville Braves Baseball Clubs hosted respective National DrugFree Provincial and Women’s Championships and are to be commended on the months of behind-the-scenes preparatory work they put in to ensure the tournaments and fields were presented in a very professional manner. Your efforts were a credit to your clubs.
NATIONAL REPRESENTATION
TEAM EVENT DATE WA REPS ‘Cal Ripken World Warwick Saupold Cal Ripken Dingoes Series’ - Mattoon, 17– 25 Aug 2002 Jason Smit Illinois, USA Kent Dixon Mitchell Graham Dylan Peacock AA National Team Gold Coast Friendship 8–11 Aug 2002 Series - Gold Coast Rowan Street Brendan Wise Jon Byrne(Umpire)
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XX AAA Junior World Ryan Hastie Baseball Luke Hughes AAA National Team 1-11 Aug 2002 Championship - Scott Mitchinson Sherbrooke, Canada Don Kyle (Coach) Christina Kreppold Women’s World Series Aussie Stars Women’s Julianne Langley - 1-9 Sep 2002 Team Amanda O’Hehir St. Petersburg, Florida Denise Griffiths (EO) International Women’s Christina Kreppold National Women’s Team Baseball Tournament - 14–23 Dec 2002 Amanda O’Hehir Geelong Denise Griffiths (EO) International Women’s Julianne Langley Aussie Stars Women’s Baseball Tournament - 14–23 Dec 2002 Kerron Lehane Development Team Geelong Senior Oceania Brendan Thomas Senior National Team Qualification 26-30 Apr 2003 Daniel Floyd Tournament - Guam Andrew Kyle Daniel Schmidt Adam Courcha Allan De San Miguel Brendan Wise Major League Baseball Dylan Peacock Palm Meadows, Gold 30 Jun–3 Aug Australian Academy Kent Dixon Coast 2003 Program Mitchell Graham Ryan Hastie Tim Kennelly Scott Mitchinson Don Kyle (Coach) Australian Provincial 26 Jan–1 Feb 2003 Claxton Shield Brett Ramsey Team 2003 Australian Provincial 14 Jun – 9 Jul 2003 European Tour Toby Webb Team 2003 Table 4: WA Representatives in National Teams - 2002/03
FINANCE Whilst BWA’s financial performance is detailed elsewhere in this report, I would like to take this opportunity to pay particular tribute to the work of finance and administration director Nigel Mills, whose supervision of the organisation’s financial arrangements has again produced a modest surplus. This outcome is a tribute to Nigel's direction and to the conscientiousness of staff in always seeking to keep costs to an absolute minimum. I would also like to thank bookkeeper Michelle Richardson who, despite working only part-time, is always across the job and never fails to have accurate accounts prepared on time and as needed.
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS In April 2003 all stakeholders were invited to participate in a strategic planning session designed to identify BWA’s core functional areas and to devise appropriate strategies to service those areas (refer below). This information was subsequently circulated to all clubs for comment and is intended to be used as the basis for preparing the next business plan.
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SPORT DEVELOPMENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
• • Development – Officials [Scorers; Communicating with: – Sponsors; Programs: Umps]; – Members; – Government; – Players [Elite; Jr; – Club [Existing; New]; – Clubs; – Other stakeholders. School; Women; – Volunteers. Country; Special – Associations; • Profile / image Needs]; • Competitions / management. – Media; Fixturing; – Coaches;
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
• Finance; • Advocacy / • Facility development: • Office facilities / • relationship building; equipment. Regulatory and – State; legislative compliance; • Tribunal – Regional; • Constitution; • Human resources / • Board; staffing – Club. • Risk management; Table 5: BWA Core Functional Areas
SPORT DEVELOPMENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
• Identify opportunities • Actively promote • Develop electronic • Use all endeavours to for, and needs of, all baseball in growth solutions to promote secure national and participants; population areas and the sport and keep international games to • Promote equitable regional WA; stakeholders showcase the sport to access to programs and • Develop volunteer informed; the wider community; competitions; acknowledgment • Assist and encourage • Publish an annual • Promote and encourage initiatives; clubs to access local calendar of events. greater participation in • Provide all clubs and media opportunities; coaching and umpire participants with • Actively pursue accreditation courses; access to quality means of generating • Develop a coach / development new revenue streams; official mentoring programs. • Develop program; comprehensive member database; GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
• Develop a management • Maintain suitable • Develop a playing and • Provide office structure capable of: insurance coverage administration facility facilities sufficient to • accessible to all; meet the – Overseeing the Develop policies / administrative needs financial viability of the regulations conducive • Support stakeholder of the sport. organisation; to maintaining a safe, applications to local and healthy and enjoyable state government funding – Fulfilling all regulatory environment for all agencies; and legislative participants; requirements; • Ensure natural justice • Develop a risk principles are applied management policy; in dispute resolution. Table 6: Strategies to Service Core Functional Areas
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DEVELOPMENT BWA’s development program again operated under the expert guidance of DrugFree Development Coordinator Kevin Hooker. With government policy at both a state and federal level now insistent upon sports delivering developmental programs that directly target increased participation levels as opposed to focusing on elite development, Kevin oversaw the third year of a broadened program consisting of the following individual components and courses: • Junior Development Program including:
– DrugFree Pitch! Hit and Run Program;
– DrugFree Teeball Transition Program;
– DrugFree School Holiday Clinics;
– DrugFree Winter Baseball School.
– DrugFree PeeWee Championships; • Women's Development Program including;
– DrugFree National Women’s Championship;
– DrugFree Women’s Baseball Competition. • Club Development Program including:
– DrugFree Club Coaching Clinics. • Country Development Program including:
– DrugFree National Provincial Championship;
– DrugFree Country Talent Identification. DrugFree Development Coordinator • Coaching Seminars & Accreditation Courses Kevin Hooker
PLAY BALL PROGRAM As part of the federally funded “Targeted Sport Participation Growth Program” the Australian Sports Commission in conjunction with Major League Baseball, the Australian Baseball and Softball Federations and their respective state bodies have developed a pilot program aimed at increasing the number of registered club participants. In WA, the program targets the significant drop-off rate between teeball and baseball / softball.
Three pilot groups - Morley Eagles, Wanneroo Teeball Club and Thornlie & Districts Teeball Association - were selected to test drive Year 1 of the program which culminated in end of season tournaments at Mirrabooka Stadium and Crimea Park, Morley.
2003/04 season registrations for the will be closely monitored to determine how many of the 418 children who participated in the program have gone on to become registered members of baseball and / or softball clubs.
ADOPTION OF FORMAL POSTION ON TEEBALL TRANSITION Given: • The significant decline in teeball player numbers over recent years and the resultant impact on junior baseball registrations, vis:
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Incr / Net 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 (Decr) Change Teeball 12,161 11,568 10,806 9,875 8,930 8,270 ( 3,891) ( 32%) Baseball Jrs 3,243 2,959 2,659 1,824 1,483 1,495 ( 1,748) (54%) Baseball Srs 1,140 1,242 1,227 1,212 1,295 1,137 ( 3) - % 16,544 15,769 14,692 12,911 11,708 10,902 (5,642) (34.1%) Table 7: Player Numbers 1996/97 – 01/02
• The escalation to U/13 of teeball age groupings offered for boys (twenty two x U/13 boys teams are entered in the 2003 TBAWA State Championship); despite
– 59% of respondents to BWA’s 2002 “Teeball Transition Survey” considering 10 to be the ideal age for boys to be introduced to peewee baseball whilst 24% consider 12 to be ideal; &
– 100% of respondents considering boys should be introduced to peewee baseball no later than 12. • That 65% of respondents consider teeball players would be more likely to progress to baseball if already acclimatised to peewee baseball within the environment of their own club … … the BWA Board adopted the following policy in relation to promoting the effective transition of teeball players to the sport of baseball:
POLICY It is the considered view of the Board of Baseball WA that:: 1. Teeball was created as a modified game of baseball to provide children with a safe development activity prior to their introduction to the full sport. Teeball is not a sport per se; 2. There is little physiological development rationale for a child to continue playing into adolescence a modified game based on a closed skill set. The evidence is irrefutable that a child not playing a fully fledged sport by the time he or she is fourteen is almost certain not come to it post-fourteen; 3. Peewee (i.e. U/12) baseball is the best vehicle to provide children with sufficient tutelage to become confident in facing a moving ball; 4. The oldest teeball age grouping that should be offered is U/10; 5. Children aged ten and eleven should play peewee baseball. No restriction should be placed on any child younger than ten from participating if they so desire; 6. Children aged twelve and above should play full baseball; 7. Children are more likely to progress to baseball if the transition can occur within a familiar environment i.e. intra-club (eg Carine, Morley Eagles, Eastern Hills, Cockburn). All baseball clubs are encouraged to create such environments by: a) Developing teeball sections within the structure of the existing baseball club; or b) Merging with local teeball clubs; or c) Developing a formal relationship with local teeball clubs in agreement with the views stated at points 1. through 7. Fig 2: Teeball Transition Policy
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UMPIRING Although umpire development falls within the province of the WA Baseball Umpires Association, BWA continues to do all it can to work with WABUA officials to ensure that, given our very limited resources, as much assistance as possible is provided to grow the ranks of the men in blue. In 2002/03, umpire development funding comprised:
DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
$ $ • Attendance at National Championships (airfares, accom, meals): − U/14 1,442 − U/16 1,193 − U/18 1,463 4,098 • Officiating Initiative − Training manuals / videos 1,242 − USA training - Brett Robson 1,950 − Specialist trainers (7 day course) 960 − Banners 1,171 5,323 • Training course (14 attendees) 390 • Officials Award Dinner 120 • Umpires Adviser honorarium 1,000 Total 10,931 Table 8: Umpire Development Funding 2002/03
WA INSTITUTE OF SPORT BASEBALL PROGRAM Over the last twelve months 24 scholarship recipients trained under the expert tutelage of program head coach Don Kyle. A copy of Don’s report for the year is provided elsewhere in this report. Program highlights for the year included: • Luke Hughes signing with the Minnesota Twins; • Scott Mitchinson and Mitchell Graham signing with the Phillidelphia Phillies; • Ex-scholarship holder Ben Rowe being drafted by the Texas Rangers; • Ex-scholarship holder Toby Barnett signing a free agency agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Adam Courcha (Gos); Adam Hammond (Mel); Ryan Hastie (Wan); Daniel Innes (Wan); Tim Kennelly (Mel); Scott Mitchinson (SP); Brendan Wise (Mel); Rory Ainslie (Wan); Lachlan Dale (WS); Allan De San Miguel (Gos); Kent Dixon (Wan); Dylan Eiffler (Wan); Daniel Floyd (Wan); Mitchell Graham (Wan); Luke Hughes (Mor); Nicholas Irwin (Wan); Dylan Peacock (SD); Ben Risinger (Wem); Daniel Schmidt (Mel); Rowan Street (VP); Matthew Thame (WS); Stephen Tope (Per); Rhys Wheldon (Wem); Dean White (WS). Fig 9: 2002/03 Wais Scholarship Recipients
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WEB SITE In an effort to enhance members enjoyment and interest in the BWA web site significant innovations were introduced in November 2002 which produced immediate results in terms of traffic drawn to the site on a regular basis. These enhancements included ensuring up-to-date results and ladders were on-line by noon each Monday, collated State League player statistics by Thursday and an average of a dozen action photos of players, coaches, supporters and umpires by the night of the game in question.
A detailed analysis of server statistical data reflected significant hits coming from the USA, UK, Europe and Japan.
SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL REQUESTS REQUESTS 2001/02 2002/03 JUL Unavailable 7,894 AUG Unavailable 11,940 SEP Unavailable 12,828 OCT Unavailable 41,840 NOV Unavailable 52,454 DEC Unavailable 83,539 JAN Unavailable 116,551 FEB 28,738 182,532 MAR 15,493 116,007 * APR 9,063 106,309 MAY 6,624 66,543 JUN 5,983 51,113 65,901 849,550 Table 9: Web Site Traffic * ISP missing stats from 1-10 Mar
ADMINISTRATION I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank each of the BWA staff - operations manager Vince Baker, registrar Cheryl Poustie and bookkeeper Michelle Richardson for their ongoing support and commitment to the task of serving the Western Australian baseball community.
It would also be remiss not to publicly thank key baseball supporters Bill Ongley of Healthway, Ron Alexander of the Department of Sport and Recreation and Kevin and Geoff Hooker and everyone at Fielders Choice for their contribution to the enormous strides baseball in Western Australia has taken over the last twelve months. To each, please accept the thanks of a grateful sport.
And to club Presidents, thanks for your support and cooperation throughout the year.
DAMIAN O’DONNELL Chief executive
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BASEBALL WA, teaming up since the 2001 / 02 season with Healthway and Sports Medicine Australia to promote
For information on DrugFree sport logon to either:
www.smawa.asn.au or www.healthway.wa.gov.au
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BASEBALL WA LTD DIRECTORS’ REPORT
The Directors of Baseball WA Limited present their report on the Company for the year ended 30 June 2003.
DIRECTORS The Directors in office at the date of this report are: • Peter Alan Allpike • Josephine Hobbs-Brown • Michael Herbert Johnson • Nigel Paul Mills • Damian Michael James O’Donnell • John Ivan Radalj
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES The principal activities of the Company were the operation of junior and senior baseball competitions and development of the sport throughout the state.
OPERATING RESULTS The net profit of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2003 amounted to $8,719.
DIVIDENDS No dividends were paid or declared since the start of the financial year. No recommendation is made as to dividends.
HISTORY OF COMPANY The Company was formed as at 5 May 1999 with the amalgamation of West Australian Baseball League Inc., (WABL) and the Baseball Development Foundation Inc., (BDF).
Baseball WA (BWA) formally assumed the undertakings of West Australian Junior Baseball Inc. (WAJBL) as at 30 June 2000. Practical assumption of operations occurred as at 1 July 1999.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS The primary operational focus of the company during the year was to progress negotiations with the State Government and City of Gosnells with respect to funding and lease arrangements that would facilitate the re-establishment of a playing and administration headquarters for Western Australian baseball. This focus also involved on-going liaison with appointed architects Bateman Grundemann and Wilson, project managers BSD Consultants and various prospective corporate and individual supporters.
SHARE OPTIONS No options over issued shares or interest in the Company or a controlled entity were granted during or since the end of the financial year and there were no options outstanding at the date of this report.
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AFTER BALANCE DATE EVENTS Since the end of the financial year the Company has entered into a Financial Assistance Agreement with the State Government and the City of Gosnells. The State Government has agreed to provide $2,200,000 (inclusive of GST) of capital funding for the Stage 1 development of a new state playing and administration facility to be sited at Tom Bateman Reserve, Thornlie.
The Company’s authorised contribution to the project under the agreement is $208,579. This contribution shall comprise funds held in trust, pre-commited cash or in-kind donations, grants to be received from the Australian Baseball Federation and the balance is to be raised by the company by way of fund raising.
Practical completion of Stage 1 is scheduled for 16 December 2003. The Company will be solely responsible for the management and on-going maintenance of the leased area and all facilities contained therein.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS No significant changes in the state of affairs of the Company occurred during the financial year.
LIKELY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS The Company is likely to continue its operations of junior and senior baseball competition and the general development of the sport of baseball.
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS During the period, 13 meetings of Directors were held. Attendances were:
Meetings Meetings Eligible to Notes Attended Attend Mills, N 13 13 Radalj, J 10 10 Appointed 27 Nov 2002 Allpike, P 12 10 Re-appointed 27 Nov 2002 Reid, S 12 10 Resigned 24 Jun 2003 O’Donnell, D 9 9 Appointed 27 Nov 2002 Hobbs-Brown, J 11 8 Claxton, J 11 7 Resigned 28 May 2003 Byrne, R 7 6 Resigned 26 Mar 2003 Westphal, M 3 3 Resigned 27 Nov 2002 Johnson, M 1 1 Appointed 24 Jun 2003 Harder, L 2 0 Retired at 2002 AGM Table 10: Director Attendance Summary
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION The Company’s operations are not regulated by any significant environmental regulation under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
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DIRECTORS BENEFITS No Director has received or become entitled to receive, during or since the end of the financial year, a benefit because of a contract made by the Company with a Director, a firm of which the Director is a member or an entity of which a Director has a substantial interest.
This statement excludes a benefit included in the aggregate amount of emoluments received or due and receivable by Directors and shown in the Company’s accounts, or the fixed salary of a full-time employee of the Company.
DIRECTORS INTEREST IN SHARES The relevant interest of Directors either directly or through entities controlled by the Directors in the ordinary share capital of the Company at the date of this report are nil.
DIRECTORS INDEMNIFICATION Deeds of Indemnity, Insurance and Access were issued to all persons holding the position of Director during the period.
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NIGEL MILLS Finance Director
Dated this 11th day of September 2003
At Perth, Western Australia
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BASEBALL WA LTD DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION
The Directors have determined that the Company is not a reporting entity. The Directors have determined that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements.
The Directors of the Company declare that:
1. The financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 6 to19
a) comply with Accounting Standards as detailed in Note 1 to the financial statements and the Corporations Act 2001; and
b) give a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at 30 June 2003, and of its performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements.
2. In the Directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable, subject to the ongoing funding by the Department of Sport and Recreation.
This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.
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NIGEL MILLS Chairman
Dated this 11th day of September 2003
At Perth, Western Australia
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BASEBALL WA LTD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
NOTES 2003 2002 $ $
Revenues from ordinary activities 2 544,196 457,549 Revenue - Facility Development 10,136 -
Employee benefit expense (136,312) (119,764) Depreciation (2,940) (3,333) Other expenses from ordinary activities (396,225) (342,290) Expenses - Facility Development (10,136) -
Profit/loss from ordinary activities 3 8,719 (7,838)
Transfer to reserves 12 (6,387) -
Total changes in equity attributable to members of the company other than those resulting from transactions with owners as owners. 2,332 (7,838)
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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BASEBALL WA LTD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2003
NOTES 2003 2002 $ $
CURRENT ASSETS Cash assets 4 197,818 219,869 Receivables 5 7,021 4,735 Other assets 6 3,823 7,698
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 208,662 232,302
NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant & equipment 7 66,322 18,109
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 66,322 18,109
TOTAL ASSETS 274,984 250,411
CURRENT LIABILITIES Payables 8 2,420 8,273 Provisions 9 14,029 10,421 Other Liabilities 10 22,133 4,034
TOTAL LIABILITIES 38,582 22,728
NET ASSETS 236,402 227,683
EQUITY Contributed equity 11 20 20 Reserves equity 12 6,387 - Retained surplus 13 229,995 227,663
TOTAL EQUITY 236,402 227,683
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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BASEBALL WA LTD STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
NOTES 2003 2002 $ $
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from baseball operations 150,717 129,749 Receipts from state teams and academies 155,694 145,963 Receipts from grants 147,686 138,365 Receipts from sponsorships 50,000 - Receipts from fundraising activities 16,513 15,900 Payments to suppliers and employees (528,528) (469,804) Facility development expenses (10,136) - Interest received 7,057 9,465 Facility development grant income 30,000 0 Miscellaneous 14,644 22,248
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 14b 33,647 (8,114)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant & equipment (2,965) - Facility development capital expenditure (52,733) -
Net cash used in investing activities (55,698) -
Net (decrease) increase in cash held (22,051) (8,114)
Cash at beginning of year 219,869 227,983
Cash at end of year 14a 197,818 219,869
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared for distribution to members in order to satisfy the financial report preparation requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. The Directors have determined that the Company is not a reporting entity.
The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001, and the following applicable Accounting Standards and Urgent Issues Groups Consensus Views:
AASB 1002: Events Occurring After Reporting Date
AASB 1018: Statement of Financial Performance
AASB 1025: Application of the Reporting Entity Concept and Other Amendments
AASB 1031: Materiality
AASB 1034: Financial Report Presentation and Disclosures
AASB 1040: Statement of Financial Position
UIG Abstract 35: Disclosure of Contingent Liabilities
No other applicable Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied.
The financial report is also prepared on an accrual basis. It is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets.
The following material accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this report:
A) GOING CONCERN BASIS
The financial report has been prepared on the going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of business activities and the ability of the business to meet its commitments in the next period. The continuity of the business activities is subject to government grants and sponsorship funds continuing.
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) B) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
i) Wages/ Salaries/ Annual leave/ Sick leave.
Liability for wage and salaries including non monetary benefits, annual leave are recognised in other creditors and provisions in respect of services up to reporting date and are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.
ii) Long Service Leave
The liability for long service leave expected to be settled with 12 months of the reporting date is recognised in the provision for employee benefits and is measured in accordance with (1) above. The liability for long service leave expected to be settled more than 12 months for the reporting date is recognised in the provision for employee benefits and measured at the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services by employees up to reporting date.
Consideration is given to expected wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at reporting date or notional government bonds with terms to maturity and that match as closely as possible the estimated future cash outflows.
C) PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
Property, plant & equipment are brought to account at cost or at Directors' valuation.
The depreciable amount of all property, plant & equipment are depreciated over their useful lives to the Company commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.
The carrying amount of property, plant & equipment is reviewed annually by Directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount of these assets.
The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of expected net cash flows that will be received from the asset's employment and subsequent disposal. The expected cash flows have not been discounted to their present value in determining the recoverable amounts.
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) D) INCORPORATION
The Company was incorporated on 5 May 1999.
E) TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS
The net assets of the West Australian Baseball League Inc. and Baseball Development Foundation Inc were transferred at 1 July 1999, and West Australian Junior Baseball League Inc. at 30 June 2000, to Baseball WA Ltd.
No such transfers occurred during the financial year ended 30 June 2003.
F) INCOME TAX
The Company is exempt from income tax. Under section 50.45 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
G) FACILITY DEVELOPMENT Costs incurred in relation to the new baseball facility are deferred to future periods to the extent they are expected beyond reasonable doubt to be recoverable.
Deferred costs are depreciated from the date that the baseball facility is completed and available to use on a straight-line basis over the period of the expected benefit.
Unspent facility grant income is deferred to future periods on the basis that the amounts are required to be paid back to the funding body if they remain unspent.
H) RECEIVABLES All trade debtors are recognised at the amounts receivable, as they are due for settlement no more than 120 days from the date of recognition.
Collectability of trade debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts that are known to be uncollectible are written off.
I) TRADE CREDITORS AND OTHER CREDITORS The amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the company prior to the end of the financial year and which remain unpaid. These amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
2003 2002 $ $ NOTE 2: REVENUES FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
Baseball Operations 152,602 134,000 State Teams / Academies 155,694 145,548 Grants 147,686 131,200 Sponsorships 50,000 - Fundraising 16,513 15,510 Interest Received 7,057 9,465 Other Revenues 14,644 21,826
Total Revenues from Ordinary Activities 544,196 457,549
NOTE 3: PROFIT FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES Depreciation – Plant and equipment 2,940 3,333
2,940 3,333
NOTE 4: CASH ASSETS Cash at Bank 53,363 11,734 Cash Management 11,630 80,297 Term Deposits 132,825 127,838
197,818 219,869
NOTE 5: RECEIVABLES Other Debtors 7,021 4,735
NOTE 6: OTHER ASSETS Prepayments 3,823 7,698
3,823 7,698
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
2003 2002 $ $ NOTE 7: PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT Plant & equipment - at cost 25,032 22,067 Less accumulated depreciation (16,573) (13,633)
Facility Development 57,863 9,675
66,322 18,109
NOTE 8: PAYABLES Sundry Creditors 2,420 8,273
NOTE 9: PROVISIONS Employee entitlements 14,029 10,421
Number of employees at year end 2 2
NOTE 10: OTHER LIABILITIES Unearned income 560 4,034 GST Liability 590 - PAYG Withholdings 1,119 - Facility development grant carried forward 19,864 -
22,133 4,034
NOTE 11: CONTRIBUTED EQUITY 2003 2002 (Number of Shares) Ordinary shares at the beginning of the reporting period 50 50 Shares issued during the year - -
At reporting date 50 50
All shares were issued to member clubs and associations. The initial 20 founding shares were issued for $20. All subsequent shares were issued for no consideration.
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
2003 2002 $ $ NOTE 12: RESERVES a) Reserves
State Team Equipment 2,887 - Asset Replacement 3,500 -
6,387 - b) Movements
State Team Equipment Reserve Balance 1 July 2002 - - Transfer from retained earnings 2,887 -
Balance 30 June 2003 2,887 -
Asset Replacement Reserve Balance 1 July 2002 - - Transfer from retained earnings 3,500 -
Balance 30 June 2003 3,500 - c) Nature and purpose of reserves
(i) State Team Equipment The state team equipment reserve is a reserve used to record amounts set aside to replace equipment for state teams.
(ii) Asset Replacement The asset replacement reserve is a reserve used to record amounts set aside to replace assets of Baseball WA Ltd.
NOTE 13: RETAINED PROFIT
Retained profit at the beginning of the financial year 227,663 235,501
Net profit attributable to members of the company 8,719 (7,838)
Transfer to reserves 12b) (6,387) 0
Retained surplus at the end of the financial year 229,995 227,663
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
NOTE 14: NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 14a) Reconciliation of Cash
For the purpose of this statement of cash flows, cash includes:
(i) cash on hand, at call and on deposit with banks or financial institutions, net of bank overdrafts, and (ii) investments in money market instruments maturing within less than twelve months. 2003 2002 $ $ Cash at the end of the years are shown in the Statement of Financial Position as:
Bank 64,993 92,031 Term Deposits 132,825 127,838
197,818 219,869
14b) Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operating Activities with Net Surplus/(Loss) from Ordinary Activities
Net profit /(loss) from ordinary activities 8,719 (7,838)
Non-Cash flows in operating profit Write off of facility capital expenditure 4,545 - Depreciation 2,940 3,333 Annual Leave Provision 3,608 2,557 Changes in Assets and Liabilities: - (Increase) / Decrease in sundry debtors (2,286) (306) - Increase / (Decrease) in sundry creditors (5,853) 3,560 - (Increase)/Decrease in prepaid expenses 3,875 (13,866) - Increase/(Decrease) in unearned income (3,474) 4,034 - Increase / (Decrease) in GST liability 590 412 - Increase/ (Decrease) PAYG withholding tax 1,119 - - Increase/(Decrease) in Deferred Income 19,864 -
Cash Flows Provided by (Used In) Operating Activities 33,647 (8,114)
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BASEBALL WA LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003
2003 2002 $ $ NOTE 15: AUDITORS REMUNERATION Remuneration of the auditor for auditing the financial statements 1,200 1,200
1,200 1,200
NOTE 16: POST BALANCE DATE EVENTS Since the end of the financial year the Company has entered into a Financial Assistance Agreement with the State Government and the City of Gosnells. The State Government has agreed to provide $2,200,000 (inclusive of GST) of capital funding for the Stage 1 development of a new state playing and administration facility to be sited at Tom Bateman Reserve, Thornlie.
The Company’s authorised contribution to the project under the agreement is $208,579. This contribution shall comprise funds held in trust, pre-committed cash or in-kind donations, grants to be received from the Australian Baseball Federation and the balance is to be raised by the company by way of fund raising.
Practical completion of Stage 1 is scheduled for 16 December 2003. The Company will be solely responsible for the management and on-going maintenance of the leased area and all facilities contained therein.
NOTE 17: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES As mentioned above, as part of the financial assistance agreement, Baseball WA Ltd agreed to contribute no more than $208,579 to facilitate the construction of the state baseball facility. This has not been provided for or accrued for within the financial statements.
NOTE 18: FUNDS HELD IN TRUST The City of Belmont is currently holding monies in trust on behalf of Western Australian baseball. Access to the funds is contingent upon the monies being used as a contribution towards the cost of establishing a premier lit playing facility.
Balances as at 30 June 2003 and 2002 were $53,477 and $51,257, respectively.
Due to the contingent nature of the funds, this amount does not form part of the accounts of Baseball WA Ltd.
NOTE 19: COMPANY DETAILS The registered office and the principal place of business of the Company is: Suite 5, Sports Lotteries House Stephenson Avenue, Mt Claremont WA 6010 Page .33 Chartered Accountants Level 8, 256 St George’s Terrace Perth WA 6000 PO Box 7426 Cloisters Square Perth WA 6850 & Advisers Tel: (61-8) 9360 4200 Fax: (61-8) 9481 2524 Email: [email protected] www.bdo.com.au
INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BASEBALL WA LIMITED
Scope
We have audited the attached financial report which comprises the Directors’ Declaration, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Financial Performance and Notes to the Financial Statements, being a special purpose financial report, of Baseball WA Limited for the year ended 30 June 2003.
The Company's directors are responsible for the financial report and have determined that the accounting policies used and described in Note 1 to the financial statements which form part of the financial report are appropriate to meet the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the members of Baseball WA Limited. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used, and described in Note 1, are appropriate to the needs of the members.
The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the directors' financial reporting requirements under the Corporations Act 2001. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this audit report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared.
Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1, so as to present a view which is consistent with our understanding of the company’s financial position, and performance as represented by the results of its operations and its cash flows. These policies do not require the application of all Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia.
The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.
Audit Opinion In our opinion, the financial report of Baseball WA Limited is in accordance with:
(a) the Corporations Act 2001, including (i) giving a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at 30 June 2003 and of its performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1; and (ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards, comprising AASB 1025 “Application of the Reporting Entity Concept and Other Amendments”, AASB 1034 “Financial Report Presentation and Disclosures”, other Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1 and the Corporations Regulation 2001; and (b) other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia to the extent described in Note 1. BDO Chartered Accountants
Dated: 10 September 2003 G F Brayshaw Perth, Western Australia Partner
BDO is a national association of separate partnerships and entities. Advisers to growing businesses STATE TEAM REPORTS APPENDIX 1
WESTERN HEELERS (Claxton Shield Tournament, Sydney 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2003)
Clint Balgera Clayton Barnes Clinton Barnes Chris Braine Gavin Edmondson Simon Eissons Michael Hodge Luke Hughes Andy Kyle Scott Mitchinson Troy Moore Duane Rochford Stuart Scott Brad Thomas Brendon Thomas Shane Tonkin Stephen Tope Adrian Versaico Brett Walters Dean White.
Staff: Head Coach Kevin Hooker Pitching Coach Steve Kirkham Asst Coaches Don Kyle; Jason Hewitt
The Western Heelers group represented themselves very well again this year, winning their first four games of regular tournament play before dropping their fifth to Victoria to round out seeding play with a record of 4-1.
In a single elimination finals set-up with 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 match-ups, the top-seeded Western Heelers were drawn to face 4th seeded Victoria and were eliminated in a 7-1 loss to Vic pitcher Ricky Johnson of the Detroit Tigers MLB club for a final standing of 3rd place.
This year's team once again had outstanding pitching led by Shane Tonkin whilst the offence produced its usual rock solid performance with timely hitting and excellent base running and an exceptional tournament played by Luke Hughes. Luke was also the winner of the Rod Byrne medal for the most outstanding WA player in the tournament, and led the team with a .429 batting average.
The support of Doug Corker and the Claxton Shield club must be acknowledged as they held a well organised cap presentation night and send-off at the South Perth club rooms. It is also necessary to acknowledge the work of returning assistant coaches Don Kyle and Steve Kirkham and the new fourth member of the coaching staff Jason Hewitt. BWA administrator Vince Baker should be thanked for his assistance in helping set up all events, travel arrangements and liaising with the ABF.
All members of the 2003 Western Heelers travel team should be commended on their efforts, but particular mention should be made of first year representatives Clayton Barnes, Troy Moore, Stuart Scott, Brad Thomas, Adrian Versaico and Dean White. The team we take away often looks overmatched on paper with the other states fielding a vast majority of signed professional players in their line-up while the Heelers rely on a blend of ex-Perth Heat veterans and new youthful experience.
In conclusion, the team probably played above its talent level for the third straight year, as we are generally viewed amongst the baseball community as a team that lacks overall talent and big name players but makes up for it with fierce competitive desire and a great feeling of WA pride. Well done everyone!
Kevin Hooker Western Heelers Head Coach
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STATE WOMEN (Perth 19-26 Apr, 2003)
TEAM Denice Alibrandi Noelene Baker Cheryl-Lee Drew Rhonda Fiorentino Erin Fox Candice Guelfi Claire Hepburn Jodie Hirst Brooke Hughes Christina Kreppold Julianne Langley Kerron Lehane Amanda O'Hehir Marika Schulbergs Stephanie Tassell Jodie Thompson Zoe Tierney Jane Vann Nicole Villamagna Joanne Whittington
STAFF: Head Coach Colin Guest Asst Coach Jason Manning Pitching Coach Adam Pittaway Exec Officer Sandra Young
SELECTION TRYOUTS Players were invited to tryouts during Oct and Dec 2002. Selectors also attended the first 3 games of 2003 and from this a team of 20 was selected. 1 player pulled out of the team several weeks later and it was decided not to replace her so we went into the Championships with 19 players.
TRAINING We started our training sessions on Mon and Wed nights at Raphael Park but as the season went on we were having trouble with darkness and other groups booking the ground. We moved to Balcatta for a few weeks as they have lights and the ground was available at the times that we wished to train. When the regular season finished we were able to train at Winnacott Reserve which I think was a very good move for us as we got to know the ground and more importantly the ground staff who were a big help to us. Nothing was to much trouble for them.
CAP NIGHT This year we had a cap presentation night held at Winnacott Reserve after a training session. Players and their families and friends view this night as very important as it gives some recognition to them all.
ACCOMMODATION Even though we were home this year I feel the team would have benefited from being together in a hotel.
INJURIES Fortunately there were no serious injuries during the championships. There were the usual pulled muscles and sore and tired arms. Two players were sent to physiotherapy.
PERFORMANCE We finished the Championships in 3rd place behind New South Wales and Victoria. The level of these 2 teams is far above any one else.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Christina Kreppold was voted the MVP again this year. She was presented with 3 Home Run balls. Kerron Lehane pitched a shut out and Candice Guelfi hit a Grand Slam Home Run and they were also presented with balls.
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CHAMPIONSHIP TIMING I feel that the time of the year that the Championships are held is not very good for our baseball. We have players preparing for their winter sports and consequently we do not get a full list at training sessions. Some players also carry injuries from other sports at this time. It is getting dark early and with players coming from work we can not start a session until 6.00pm. That is why it is necessary to train at grounds with lights.
DIAMOND SIZE States seem to be playing on different size diamonds. I think that its time that we all played on the same size. Maybe if WA was using a full size diamond it would make us more competitive with N.S.W. and Victoria.
SPONSORSHIP This year we looked for sponsorship from a major mining company. We did not get it due to a mix-up within the company. I also wrote to COCA COLA and they donated 10 dozen bottles of water and 5 dozen bottles of sports drinks.
SCORER Once again our scorer was Jenni McLaughlin. She proved during the Championships that she really knew what she was doing. We Thank her for her time.
SUMMARY I have no other championships to compare this one to but I feel that Melville Braves Baseball Club did an absolutely fantastic job throughout the championships in all areas. The playing areas were great, the staff were very open and willing to help in any way they could. It did not matter what time you were there in the morning there was someone there from the Club to assist with anything that was needed from a cup of coffee to opening the gear rooms for us. Well done Melville Braves.
SANDRA YOUNG Executive Officer
Page .37 STATE TEAM REPORTS APPENDIX 1
STATE UNDER 18’s (Canberra Jan 2003)
TEAM Kent Dixon Ryan Driscoll Dylan Eiffler Mitchell Graham Adam Hammond Ryan Hastie Raef Hobbs-Brown Aaron Home Nick Irwin Timothy Kennelly Matt Morrison Matthew Nixon Dylan Peacock Matthew Thame Darren Thorne Sam Winfield Brendon Wise Hugh Yelland
STAFF: Head Coach Greg Jelks Asst Coaches Clinton Barnes; Don Kyle Pitching Coach Simon Eissens
The preparation for the National Tournament was very good I do not know if you can do any more to get ready. The boys trained hard every day they had practice.
The build up was very much what you need to do to get them ready. The Good will Tournament was very good for us to build on for the National Tournament. We won the Goodwill Series Tournament and we thought that we were ready to play.
The national tournament started and we lost the first six games. I think the kids were very nervous and were afraid in front of the crowd and the Scouts. We made 23 errors in the first six games and in no way can you win ball games like that. We moved to Pool B and the kids were outstanding in the way they went about their business on the field. We won the next five games in a row. The kids pitched good, hit good, and fielded good. We had to play a double header on the last day. We won the first and lost the second game.
The loss by three runs placed us at 7th in the tournament. I thought we were the third or fourth best team in the Tournament.
Overall, I think a program needs to be put in place to get the best kids to go away to play in the National Tournament and give us a chance to win.
GREG JELKS Head Coach
Page .38 STATE TEAM REPORTS APPENDIX 1
STATE UNDER 16’s (Blacktown, NSW Jan 2003)
STAFF The Head Coach and Executive Officer were appointed by Baseball WA. The Pitching Coach and Assistant Coaches were appointed by Mark Pettit.
Head Coach Mark Pettit Asst Coaches Aaron Ottoway; Graeme Webb Pitching Coach Ben Johnson Executive Officer Judith Dutton
SELECTION TRYOUTS AND TRAINING Selection for the team commenced Sunday, 26 August with 75 players competing for 18 available positions. After several weeks of tryouts a squad of players was chosen and training continued until the final team was announced on Tues 30 October 2002. The Head Coach and Executive Officer telephoned players and told them if they were selected into the team. The team chosen was:
Rory Ainslie Bradley Bedford Clinton Bedford Aaron Bonomi Julian Cosentino Adam Courcha Daniel Cragg Allan De San Miguel Matt Don Ben Floyd Matt Hoffman Sam Jew Shane MacKenzie Damien Paterniti Kirk Peacock Daniel Schmidt Matt Sibley Brett Thomas
The team consisted of 6 first year and 12 second year players. Four of the players were from the 2002 team
Raphael Park, Victoria Park was used for Sun morning selection tryouts. The squad and then the selected team trained Wed and Fri afternoons at Mc Gillivray Oval and South Perth Baseball Club grounds. Pitchers trained on Mon afternoons at Raphael Park. Training on Wed and Fri afternoons enabled players to train one night with their own clubs.
Thank you to the South Perth and University Baseball clubs for access and use of their facilities.
SCORER The Under 16 Scorer for 2003 was Sue Reid. The players and staff thank Sue for her time given to the team.
UNIFORMS Players were required to fund the purchase of complete playing and walkout uniforms. Uniforms are standard throughout the three state teams which can reduce costs for parents as the players may wear their uniform if they had been in a State team in the previous year. Fielders Choice supplied the uniforms. Some improvements of the uniforms will have to be addressed by Baseball WA and the executive officers in 2004 as some of the embroidery and general making of the uniforms was well below standard.
Page .39 STATE TEAM REPORTS APPENDIX 1
FUNDRAISING Letters for individual sponsorship were made available to players and several obtained personal sponsorship. This has been shown to be successful in the past. Players targeting local Shires and businesses have been successful in obtaining part or full sponsorship. Parents and Seattle Mariners Goodwill Series Committee ran the canteen at the Goodwill Series and raised $6,500.
CAP NIGHT Cap Night was held on 9 Dec 2002 at Tompkins On Swan, Melville. The State Under 18, 16, and 14 players and staff were presented with their State Caps with parents, sponsors, and representatives from Baseball WA in attendance. This night is important to players and parents, as this is the only official recognition players receive.
ACCOMMODATION and MEALS The team stayed at the Blacktown Travelodge. Breakfast was at the Travelodge each day, lunch mostly at the ground and dinner at several workers clubs and restaurants. The Travelodge, while not ideal was very good. The staff were very helpful at all times. Players were well behaved and on several occasions other guests praised the players on their good manners and behaviour. The Travelodge did not have a swimming pool and this would have been an advantage to the team for cooling down and therapy with the physiotherapist.
TRANSPORT The team travelled to Sydney with Virgin Blue. All travel .accommodation and transport was organised through Rosewood Travel. Mandy Floyd worked tirelessly for the team to receive the most reasonable airfares available and arranged our accommodation at a very affordable price. Two 12 seater vehicles with one trailer were organised by Mandy though Thrifty. These provided greater flexibility than a single larger vehicle.
BAT BOY The Under 16 team bat boy for 2003 was Mark Bonomi. Mark was very dedicated to the Under 16 team and attended our training, the Seattle Mariners Series and the Under 16 Championships in Sydney. Thank you Mark for all your hard work.
CHAMPIONSHIP TIME The organisation of the championships was good. The fixtures were changed during the second round of games and this proved detrimental to the West Australian team. The reason given to us for the change was that the night game would be given to the NSW team to bring in more attendance at the games. We felt that this was not sufficient reason to change fixtures that had been in place for several months. Statistics were mostly correct and provided as soon as possible after each game.
The two playing diamonds were in excellent condition with dugouts and shade provided for the players. Unfortunately water was not available on the 2nd and 3rd diamond and this was inconvenient as we had to fill our containers and cart them a distance to the diamonds. Powerade was supplied to each team every game.
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INJURIES For the first time the team travelled with a physiotherapist. Shane Jovich was not funded by the parents. Shane’s airfares, accommodation and meals were paid for from fundraising by the team staff and the canteen at the Seattle Mariners Series. Shane did not receive any remuneration for his services. Having a physiotherapist with the team proved very beneficial. Treatment from Shane was available instantly and this also meant staff not having to make trips to the physiotherapists surgeries at difficult times. Players received on the spot treatment for minor injuries and after the games follow-up.
Rory Ainslie received a serious shoulder injury early in the series, which prevented him playing in most of the games. This was serious for the team pitching rotation but fortunately having a physiotherapist with the team he received treatment several times a day and it enabled him to participate at the very end of the series and return home to play in the Baseball WA games. The staff would not have had time to take Rory to a physiotherapist twice a day during the series. I would recommend a physiotherapist travel with the team each year if at all possible.
PERFORMANCE Final position: Fifth.
There were many excellent team and individual performances by players. Adam Courcha and Allan De San Miguel were selected in the AA BCO Qualifying Team and asked to stay on in Blacktown and compete in the Baseball Confederation of Oceania tournament against New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. As these two boys were first year players in the U/16 competition this was an excellent achievement by them.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD Most Valuable Player for 2003 was shared with equal votes between Adam Courcha and Allan De San Miguel.
SUMMARY Although our standing at the end of the championship was not as good as perhaps we would have liked, our baseballers played to the very best of their ability and gained considerable experience from the National Championships. The players and staff worked together as a team and are to be commended on their behaviour on and off the diamond. The Coaches were dedicated to their job, coping well with the difficult situation of player participation and team selection. It would be a pleasure to work with them again.
JUDITH DUTTON Executive Officer
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STATE UNDER 14’s (Alice Springs, NT Jan 2003)
STAFF Head Coach Rod Drew Asst Coach Peter Giallombardo Pitching Coach Paul Moulton Executive Officer Vince Baker
As a female was selected in the team Jean Baker travelled with the party as chaperone.
SELECTION AND TRAINING Selection trials were held on Saturday and Sundays from 17 Aug giving players the opportunity to attend one day per weekend until final selections were made on 1 Oct. Three reserves were named and continued to train with the team.
Nicholas Balgera Ricky Belcher Damian Bingham Nathan Bishop ` Jeremy Blab Dean Brendon Chelsea Forkin Reece Foster Liam Hendriks Jason Holloway Scott Horsburgh Chris House Matthew Kennelly Robert Miller Stephen Murray Rhys Palmer Jason Smit Andrew Walsh Reserves: Michael Scarterfield, Cameron Lamb and Kale lnnes.
Training schedule consisted of Sundays 9.30am to 12n and Tuesdays 4.30 to 6.30pm at Raphael Park, Victoria Park. Three additional sessions under lights were conducted at Mirrabooka Softball Complex as the series included night games. Friendship games were held against a visiting US team and local sides which provided high quality games as a lead up to the Championship.
FUNDRAISING No team fundraising was conducted. However, individual team members participated at various local functions to raise funds for their trip. Parents donated food for Sunday sausage sizzles to raise money for incidentals including the purchase of stretch rubbers and entertainment whilst at Alice Springs.
EQUIPMENT The equipment provided for the team was suitable and does not require any replacements. Medical kit supplies were replenished as necessary.
UNIFORMS BWA having awarded Fielders Choice a three year contact it was a relatively easy exercise to order uniforms. Samples were supplied and each player in conjunction with their parent assessed their size and duly recorded the information on the order form.
The embroidery on the caps was in my opinion not up to the required standard and representations were made to Fielders Choice to overcome the problem. Despite being the first item ordered caps only arrived two days before Cap Night.
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Walk out shorts are not part of the contract so arrangements were made to have them manufactured at Sportswear and have Fielders Choice embroider the BWA logo of the left leg presenting a high quality garment for under $25.
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS All travel arrangements were handled by Rosewood Travel. The team travelled to Alice Springs on 2 Jan arriving at 5pm and returned on 17 Jan at 1am. As our first game was scheduled at 7pm on 4 Jan the early arrival gave players a beneficial acclimatisation period.
Ground transport was in the form of two 12 seater buses. To avoid the payment of $250 airport tax the buses were collected from Europcar depot in town. This required arrangements (at no cost) to be made with Heavitree Gap shuttle bus to transport players to and from our accommodation.
ACCOMMODATION Heavitree Gap resort was selected by Rosewood Travel and proved an excellent choice insofar as facilities and location. The accommodation in general required a good deal of overall maintenance therefore in general terms it was considered basic. Despite assurances that five players could be accommodated in one room, upon arrival a decision was made to obtain an additional room. This allowed two other rooms to be reduced to three persons.
The Heavitree Gap staff were very pleased with the high standard of behaviour and manners displayed by the boys during their stay and provided written confirmation to BWA of their appreciation.
SUPPORTERS GROUP Some 16 families were represented at the Championship and were enthusiastic with their support. On most days players were able to spend some 30 minutes at the ground having lunch with their families. Although adequate laundry facilities were at Heavitree Gap parents insisted on undertaking the washing of uniforms on several occasions.
Rhonda Mears travelled to Alice Springs and supported the team with scoring duties.
MEDICAL Blood noses occurred during the first few days and after a further talk by Sports Medicine staff on reducing consumption of "Gatorade" and the reinforcement of regular towelling down with wet towels no further problems existed.
CHAMPIONSHIP ORGANISATION Given the personnel and facilities available the organisers did the best they could. However, in my view the following aspects were lacking:-
• Provision of programs: Only 20 were provided and additional copies were not available on the first day; • Once the 2nd round had commenced additional copies were printed but not made available until second last day; • Statistics as demanded by ABF (letter dated 29 Nov) were not displayed; Page .43 STATE TEAM REPORTS APPENDIX 1
• No change rooms available; • No liaison officer appointed; • Managers meeting had to be relocated as the room could not accommodate all delegates; • Uniform numbers for WA in program were incorrect despite team list being emailed to NT Baseball; • Limited feedback on scores available to home States via tournament website; • In one instance, no confirmation provided that a WA team’s game time had been changed from 12.30p to 11am.
GROUND The ground staff worked tirelessly to provide diamonds in good condition.
COMPETITION The competition was played in three sections. The first with six teams playing a round robin, then an adjustment through qualifying games for teams places 5 and 6 in pool A with teams 1 and 2 from pool B. WA emerged from the first two rounds in 1st place. This required a game against Qld to put WA into the Grand Final against NSW. Final score for the Grand Final was NSW 11 def WA 8.
The format is unsatisfactory primarily because it causes two rest days which in turn prolongs the Championship and increases costs.
CONCLUSION Overall, a successful tour with all staff and players working well both on and off the field. The discipline and dedication demonstrated by the Coaching staff provided an extremely good role model for the players to emulate and hold them in good stead for their future career in baseball.
VINCE BAKER Executive Officer
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DRUGFREE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP (13–20 APRIL 2003) Held at the Rockingham Districts Baseball Club, Hourglass Reserve, Cooloongup. Participating teams in final order of standing:
1. Victoria Provincial 2. ACT 3. New Zealand 4. Country NSW 5. Northern Territory 6. WA Country
Train-on squad selected for the 2005 Australian Provincial team to tour Europe:
ACT: Cable Dohnt, Trevor Elliott, Colin Guimelli, Keith Ward, Michael Wells, Danny Serena. Country NSW: Ben Collins, Michael D’Abo, Jason Fenwick, Brad Garland, Mark Grothen, Joel Hudson, Tim Ingliss, Michael Martin, David Rosser, Michael Strang, Jarron Van Dyke, Nathan Walbancke, Nick Watts. Northern Territory: Lachlan Burrows, Chris Davies, David Weston. Vic Provincial: Brock Arifovic, Michael Crooks, Ross Drinkwater, Andrew Fairlie, Andrew Fennell, Shane Lindsay, Sam Mather, Shaun Moore, Simon Myles, Daniel Reeman, Marshall Skinner, Mark Stewart. Western Australia: Ernie Brackin, Fred Lindberg, Toby Webb.
DRUGFREE NATIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (19–26 April 2003) Held at the Melville Braves Baseball Club, Winnacott Reserve, Willagee. Participating teams in final order of standing:
1. New South Wales 2. Victoria 3. Western Australia 4. Queensland 5. Victoria Provincial 6. Country NSW
Congratulations to host Clubs Rockingham and Melville Braves and their respective members for making both tournaments such outstanding successes.
CHERYL POUSTIE Tournament Director
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WAIS Baseball Program Annual Report 2002-2003
HEAD COACH: Don Kyle ASST COACHES: Kevin Hooker Greg Jelks Stephen Kirkham Andrew Kyle Mark Pettit Adrian Versaico
ATHLETES Professionals Luke Hughes - Minnesota Twin (Morley); Dean White - Atlanta Braves (West Stirling); Lachlan Dale - San Diego (West Stirling); Rhys Wheldon - Minnesota Twins (Wembley); Daniel Floyd - Seattle Mariners (Wanneroo); Stephen Tope - Minnesota Twins (Perth); Ben Risinger - San Diego (Wembley).
Training 14 Year olds Daniel Schmidt (Melville Braves); Adam Courcha (Gosnells); Allan de San Miguel (Gosnells). 15 Year olds Rory Ainslie (Wanneroo). 16 Year olds Kent Dixon (Wanneroo); Mitchell Graham (Wanneroo); Adam Hammond (Melville); Nicholas Irwin (Wanneroo); Tim Kennelly (Melville); Dylan Peacock (Swan Districts); Rowan Street (Victoria Park); Matthew Thame (West Stirling); Brendan Wise (Melville) 17 Year olds Dylan Eiffler (Wanneroo); Ryan Hastie, (Wanneroo); Daniel Innes, (Wanneroo); Scott Mitchinson (South Perth)
MLB / AAP AND NATIONAL TEAMS Nine current WAIS Athletes were invited to attend the Australian Academy Program over eight weeks in July and August 2002. This annual camp is financed by US Major League Baseball and from this camp, the AAA (U/19) and AA (U/17) National Teams are selected.
WAIS U/19 athletes invited to attend included Daniel Innes, Luke Hughes, Scott Mitchinson, and Ryan Hastie Luke, Scott and Ryan were selected to represent Australia in the U/19 World Championships held in Sherbrooke, Canada, where Australia finished 4th.
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WAIS U/17 players attending the camp were Mitchell Graham, Brendon Wise, Dylan Peacock, Rowan Street and Kent Dixon. All of these players made the Australian team which played against a touring American team in the Gold Coast Queensland.
Four players from WA were selected in the National senior squad to try out for the team to play in the BCO World Championships qualifier against Guam in April 2003. Current Scholarship holders Daniel Floyd and Scott Mitchinson, plus ex scholarship holders Andrew Kyle and Brendon Thomas. Daniel, Brendon and Andrew made the team and were successful in beating Guam 3 to 1 which allows Australia to compete on the World Championships in Cuba in October 2003. Daniel also lead the team in hitting with a 0.500 average.
PROFESSIONAL SIGNINGS WAIS had 3 players sign professional contracts during the year. Luke Hughes signed with the Minnesota Twins during the MLB/AAP Camp in Queensland, plus Scott Mitchinson and Mitchell Graham signed with the Phillidelphian Phillies after the National Championships in January. We also had ex scholarship holder Toby Barnett sign a free agency agreement with the Philadelphian Phillies in June. It should also be noted that ex scholarship holder Ben Rowe was drafted in the 24th round by the Texas Rangers. Ben however opted to finish out his 4th year at Oregon State University and complete his degree. Ben will go back into the draft for 2004.
WESTERN HEELERS The Perth Heelers played in the 2003 Claxton Shield tournament. Five of our current professionals and WAIS scholarship holders; Luke Hughes, Dean White, Scott Mitchinson, Daniel Floyd and Stephen Tope joined numerous ex WAIS/WABA Academy scholarship holders in the team that finished third.
WAIS continues to work closely with Baseball WA through the Winter Instructional League. 120 athletes registered for the “off-season” program. This program forms a valuable link between the WAIS and the underpinning programs with 7 of these athletes being offered WAIS scholarships for the 2002/2003 year.
Don Kyle Head Coach WAIS Baseball Program
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TIGER ACADEMY - CUBS 2003 (Pickering Brook 27 April- 3 May 2003) COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jason Hewitt Coaches Kent Mansillas Andy Henderson Mitch Graham Brad Thomas Jason Burns Michael Mount
Executive Manager Tom Floyd Managers Judith Dutton Dianne Wells Drew Bathgate Gail Boccardo Shelley Harich Robyn Mansillas Jim Cooke
SELECTIONS & TRAINING Information was sent to all local and country clubs. Selection trials were held at South Perth Baseball Club in early March. Boys and girls with 1990 and 1991 birth dates attended the trials and 60 players were selected to attend the camp. The players were divided into 5 equal teams and trained during the weeks before the camp. Two night games were held at the Mirrabooka Softball Stadium.
FINANCE The Tiger Cubs is a non profit Academy run by an independent committee. Each player was asked to pay $400, which covered their accommodation, meals and uniform.
ACCOMMODATION & MEALS The players and staff were accommodated at the Darling Range Adventure camp in dormitories. Dove Catering supplied three meals a day.
GAMES & DEVELOPMENT TRAINING All teams competed in a round robin and played six games during the week. The team not playing at each time slot attended specialised training in baseball skills.
EQUIPMENT Wanneroo loaned the Tiger Cubs mounds, backnets, pitching nets and bases for use during the week camp. Gear bags, helmets and catchers gear has been supplied by a generous sponsorship from the WA Scorers & Statisticians Association.
UMPIRES Umpires from the WA Umpires Association attended each day, organised by Brett Robson.
GOODWILL SERIES 20 players were selected to play in the Goodwill Series and they participated at the night baseball held at Mirrabooka Softball Centre. 15 players formed the Tiger Academy team and 5 players joined the South Fremantle team to compete at the Goodwill Series held at the Morley Baseball Club in August 2003.
SUMMARY This is the 14th Tiger Academy Cubs and although the venue may change the concept of development and friendship in baseball for U/14 baseballers continues and the committee is looking forward to another successful year.
JUDITH DUTTON Page .48 DEVELOPMENT APPENDIX 3
UMPIRES ADVISER'S REPORT
While the years roll on, the problems associated with actually increasing the number of available umpires for the season remain the same. Thankfully, if this may be seen as a positive thought, the numbers of umpires within our ranks remained fairly static.
In terms of pure numbers, we utilised 47 umpires during the season, 13 of these on a part-time basis. On average 40 umpires were available to work on any given weekend which is still way short of filling all of our requirements. While the overall number of umpires remained static, it should be noted that 14 umpires of varying levels of experience did not return from the previous season. As a consequence the experience factor has diminished substantially.
Most of the younger brigade of umpires has stuck to the task and we sincerely hope that these guys will reap the benefit of their dedicated hard work in the coming seasons. Our policy of utilising these umpires at the higher grade levels will continue. We trust that they will be given a fair go by all stakeholders of the game.
All of our training sessions were held at Balcatta Baseball Club and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Club's Executive for its assistance with the grounds, equipment and provision of lunches. It is hoped that more of our senior umpires will take the opportunity to participate in the coming pre-season training. This will not only help them with their own need to update their mechanics and positioning but will also be of great benefit to the new recruits; watching the senior umpires "go through their paces".
This year's training programme was prepared and presented by Travis Hatch, who was fresh back from his extensive training at Jim Evans Professional Baseball Academy in USA and Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation. The benefits we gain by having had an umpire recently trained in the USA assists us to keep up with new teachings and are another reason why everyone needs to attend our training. My thanks go to Travis for his tireless efforts and also to Ian Robertson and Colin Johnston for their assistance.
Following on from the pre-season work, our fortnightly Rules & Mechanics nights at Balcatta were, with few exceptions, extremely well attended. An average of 24 umpires were in attendance. At each session we attempt to cover a specific rule in more detail than pre-season training allows and to try to iron out any misconceptions that have crept into the minds of our umpires. We also work through any "knotty problems" and/or situations that may have occurred since the previous meeting. Again I strongly recommend attendance by all umpires.
With the success achieved by Travis Hatch in his training in USA, we were fortunate to be allowed to send Brett Robson to the Jim Evans Academy in January 2003. Keeping up what has now become a tradition, Brett acquitted himself with distinction and was rewarded with an invitation to attend Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation.
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As this report is being prepared I am genuinely excited to announce that Brett Robson has just been offered a contract to umpire professionally in USA!! This is an absolute first for any baseball umpire in Australia and Brett is to be congratulated on his efforts to date. I am sure that he will go on to even greater heights and I wish him well for the future. Again senior umpires should take note … we must be running outstanding training programmes in WA as no other State has had the same invitation issued to any of their umpires!!
In 2003 we were able to appoint the following umpires to National Championships at various locations around Australia. While I was not able to personally assess all of their efforts, the feedback from Baseball Australia has been extremely positive and I congratulate all of them on their achievements.
Travis Hatch Under 18's Canberra, ACT Jon Byrne Under 16's Sydney, NSW Doug Oliphant Provincials Rockingham, WA Doug Oliphant Women's Melville, WA Don Ismail (for Qld) Women's Melville, WA
I would also like to thank the various other umpires who filled in at the Provincials and Women's championships whenever the need arose. I was also grateful for the co-ordinating role undertaken by Doug Oliphant at the Provincials.
There was no National League competition; again it was replaced by the Claxton Shield held in Sydney in January 2003. Western Australia was well represented by Travis Hatch and although he was "the rookie", Travis showed enough talent for Geoff Robertson to suggest that "we would welcome Travis back here for this tournament anytime".
At the Association's annual dinner in April 2003 the following umpires were presented trophies for their efforts. Unfortunately I was interstate on the night so my formal congratulations are extended now.
Travis Hatch Umpire of the Year Ron Mills Most Improved Umpire (Denis Osbome Trophy) Steve Wilkes Minor Grades Umpire (Scorers & Statisticians Trophy) Peter Dickenson Rookie Umpire (Mick Mount Trophy)
My report would be incomplete without paying tribute to the work done for our Association by Mark Richardson firstly as Treasurer but more importantly as the man entrusted with allocating umpires to games every week. Well done Mark!!
In conclusion I would like to make reference to the steps being undertaken to try and bridge the gap between clubs / managers / players and the umpiring crews. In the past we have tried, with very limited success, to have informal meetings and social gatherings with presidents and managers. This coming season our Association will be meeting with a panel of presidents, managers, BWA officials on a regular and structured basis to try and overcome any problems which occur from time to time.
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My thanks go to everyone who supported the training and mentoring of umpires during the season. I wish all umpires every success for the upcoming season.
DAVID GRIPPER Umpires Adviser.
RAW DATA • Accredited Umpires 2001 2002 2003 Level 0 10 6 10 Level 1 15 17 18 Level 2 8 9 8 Level 3 7 9 7 Level 4 4 2 4 Level 5 1 1 - 45 44 47
• Training Courses Conducted: − 1 x 7-day Pre-Season accreditation course − 10 x Rules & Mechanics [2.5 hours every 2nd Mon in-season] Attendees: Pre-season 45 (ave / session) Rules & Mechanics 23 (ave / night)
• External Courses: Jim Evans Pro Baseball Umpires Academy - Brett Robson Professional Baseball Umpires Corp - Brett Robson
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SCORERS & STATISTICIANS REPORT
My original draft started with ‘It has been a relatively quiet year on the WA ‘home front’ but it became necessary to revisit this after completing my report!
Started the season with our regular pre-season seminar with a gratifying number of new and continuing members attending to brush up on their knowledge and technique before the season started and several clubs took up the option to have ‘in house’ sessions.
We were encouraged by the marked increase in the number of score books that were handed in for the end of year ‘audit’ for the BWA Awards. An obvious improvement but still needing persistent attention on our part to achieve a 100% response.
Baseball Scoring has become a component of the curriculum for the students attending the Baseball Program at South Fremantle High School. For the past two years Kath Dyer has been conducting these classes introducing the students to the basics of scoring. Kath has had help each year and I apologise that I cannot remember your names. Thank you Kath and would you please pass our thanks to your cohorts.
There were two National Championships in WA this season. Rockingham Baseball Club hosted the National Provincial Tournament commencing the week prior to Easter and Melville Braves Baseball Club hosted the National Women’s Tournament that commenced on the Easter weekend (overlapping the Provincial Tournament).
On behalf of the Association I extend our thanks to both Clubs and BWA for their diligence in looking after the well being of the Official Scorers assigned to their venue, many of whom did back to back games.
I also sincerely thank the Scorers who made themselves available for the tournaments – be it for the duration of the tournament/s or just one or two games/days – it all helped and I do hope that you enjoyed the experience. It would be amiss of me not to also thank the National Provincial visiting scorers from Port Hedland, Victoria and New South Wales who helped us cover the games of the three teams who travelled without team scorers.
Thank you to Jenny Burton (Provincial) and Bob Wiegand (Women’s) for their sterling job of recording the statistics and the provision of statistics to tournament officials and teams. A personal thank you to Sue Reid for being on deck at the Women’s tournament to look after the scorers and her willingness to step in at short notice to score games.
The distances involved (Rockingham), the Easter weekend, School holidays and the tournaments overlapping, all combined, took their toll on the availability of scorers.
I thank Trish Williamson for her tireless/relentless effort to ensure that all the games of these two tournaments had Official Scorers assigned. All this hot on
Page .52 DEVELOPMENT APPENDIX 3 the heels of assigning Official Scorers for the BWA (Senior & Junior) finals. Well done Trish and ‘Thank You’.
I found myself stretched this season and truly feel that I haven’t done the position full justice. Never quite got the Treasurers job ‘hand over’ to Thalia Monro before she scared the living daylights out of us all after a fall at work which led to huge complications. So good to see you ‘up and stepping out quietly’ Thalia – our love and support for your full recovery.
Thank you also to Betty Lawson who, with Trish, entered the State League statistics each week at the League.
To Roma Mackenzie and Dot Farrell thank you for your wise counsel, humour and support.
And lastly, to all the committee who over the past 12 months have fed me every 3rd Wednesday of the month – Thank you – delicious!
In 2002, after many years of lobbying, the ABF acknowledge the States request for a National Scorers body. At the inaugural meeting of all the States in 2002 the Council of Australian Baseball Scorers (CABS) was born. Guidelines for CABS were formulated and an Executive Committee was elected to go forth and prepare a Charter and National Accreditation documentation to be brought back to the 2003 Conference for discussion and/or amendment.
At the 2002 meeting I was elected a National Technical Commissioner of CABS and have been working on this Charter/Accreditation documentation for the past 12 months. The documents are currently being amended after the May 2003 meeting of CABS. While we have nothing officially in writing yet from the ABF they have indicated that they approve the documentation and wish CABS to go active this season.
For WA on the Accreditation side it will be business as usual conducting seminars and teaching the art of baseball scoring as we do now with very little change to our current curriculum, if any. Accreditation papers to be set by CABS and exams will be held twice a year (pre and post season). Current members with Accreditation have the opportunity to ‘roll over’ into the equivalent National Accreditation level by submitting a form (available shortly) to the State body for ratification and lodgement with CABS.
With the States recently voting for cost cutting for travelling National Teams it appears that the real threat will be that teams will travel without Team Scorers thus requiring the Host State to provide extra scorers. The possibility of this being written into Championship Rules is very real and will make what has been written into the CABS Charter re National Championship ‘minimum accreditation levels’ very hard for us to achieve in WA initially. In this regard WA are fortunate that we will not have a junior championship until 2005. WABSSA need to be lobbying BWA to have Official Scorers ‘out of pocket’ expenses (eg: travel) included in any budget for National Championships, especially if said Championship should be in a Regional area (and I would include Rockingham and Mandurah in this). An item for our own budget as well.
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Championships and CABS aside, it has been a relatively quiet year for WABSSA with no Regional areas visited - something that should be addressed next season. The prospect of an International game with the Australian team playing on our new ground in Thornlie next year is something to look forward to.
Our role, as always, will be to foster Baseball Scoring and to encourage members with accreditation to continue their interest in scoring by striving for higher levels.
RAE COLEMAN
President, WA Baseball Scorers & Statisticians Association
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Page .54 ALL STAR TEAMS APPENDIX 4
POSITION PLAYER CLUB
Pitcher Steven Fish Wanneroo Catcher Ben Needle Victoria Park/Belmont First Base Sean Jones Victoria Park/Belmont Second Base Luke Hughes Morley Eagles Third Base Clinton Barnes South Perth Short Stop Andy Henderson Wanneroo Outfield Stuart Scott South Perth Gerard Prosper Wanneroo Jeff Wishart Wembley Designated Hitter Jason Hewitt South Perth Utility Kevin Hooker Wanneroo Pitching Staff Brendon Thomas Morley Eagles Scott Mitchinson South Perth Coach Geoff Dyer Melville Braves
Table 11: All Star Team - Men
POSITION PLAYER CLUB
Pitcher Kerron Lehane Melville Braves Catcher Marika Schulbergs Victoria Park/Belmont First Base Joanne Farr Curtin Second Base Jodi Thompson Morley Eagles Third Base Noelene Baker Victoria Park/Belmont Short Stop Brooke Hughes Morley Eagles Outfield Georgina Hurst Curtin Christina Kreppold Melville Braves Nicole Villamagna Victoria Park/Belmont Pitching Staff Julianne Langley Morley Eagles Amanda O’Hehir Victoria Park/Belmont Coach Steve Smith Melville Braves
Table 12: All Star Team - Women
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Page .56 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
STATE LEAGUE
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
South Perth 27 88.89 96 24 3 0 189 87 Wanneroo 27 77.78 84 21 6 0 155 79 Perth 27 70.37 76 19 8 0 177 115 Melville Braves 27 55.56 60 15 12 0 148 145 Morley Eagles 27 44.44 48 12 15 0 133 103 Wembley 27 44.44 48 12 15 0 160 133 West Stirling 27 37.04 40 9 16 2 124 156 Victoria Park 27 37.04 40 10 17 0 134 178 Swan Districts 27 31.48 34 8 18 1 90 160 Gosnells 27 12.96 14 3 23 1 69 223
Semi Finals Game 1 Wanneroo 5 Perth 0 Game 2 Wanneroo 2 Perth 1 Game 1 Melville Braves 4 South Perth 3 Game 2 South Perth 8 Melville Braves 6 Game 3 South Perth 4 Melville Braves 2
Grand Final Game 1 South Perth 1 Wanneroo 0 Game 2 Wanneroo 1 South Perth 0 Game 3 Wanneroo 6 South Perth 5
AAA
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
South Perth 19 78.95 60 14 3 2 146 63 Perth 19 73.68 56 14 5 0 219 97 Melville Braves 19 73.68 56 14 5 0 149 97 Victoria Park 19 63.16 48 12 7 0 149 94 Morley Eagles 19 60.53 46 11 7 1 151 66 Wembley 19 57.89 44 11 8 0 146 125 Wanneroo 19 44.74 34 8 10 1 121 126 Dev Squad 10 30.00 12 3 7 0 44 56 West Stirling 19 26.32 20 5 14 0 82 165 Gosnells 19 21.05 16 4 15 0 77 241 Swan Districts 19 10.53 8 2 17 0 60 214
First Semi Final Melville Braves 9 Victoria Park 8 Second Semi Final South Perth 4 Perth 0 Preliminary Final Perth 2 Melville Braves 0 Grand Final Perth 5 South Perth 3
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AA
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Rockingham 18 75.00 54 13 4 1 190 82 Curtin 18 61.11 44 10 6 2 164 128 Kelmscott 18 58.33 42 9 6 3 151 123 UWA 18 58.33 42 10 7 1 129 129 Melville Braves 18 55.56 40 9 7 2 152 154 South Perth 18 44.44 32 7 9 2 114 119 Balcatta 18 36.11 26 6 11 1 152 191 Carine 18 11.11 8 1 16 0 106 232
First Semi Final Kelmscott 12 UWA 3 Second Semi Final Curtin 6 Rockingham 0 Preliminary Final Kelmscott 3 Rockingham 2 Grand Final Curtin 3 Kelmscott 1
A
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Perth 16 96.88 62 15 0 1 225 92 Gosnells 16 78.13 50 12 3 1 207 69 West Stirling 16 62.50 40 10 6 0 151 118 Victoria Park 16 62.50 40 10 6 0 163 155 Wanneroo 16 56.25 36 9 7 0 174 152 Swan Districts 16 43.75 26 7 9 0 145 162 Wembley 16 28.13 18 4 11 1 136 191 Morley Eagles 16 15.63 10 2 13 1 79 202 Melville Braves 16 6.25 4 1 15 0 64 203
First Semi Final Victoria Park 6 West Stirling 5 Second Semi Final Gosnells 16 Perth 10 Preliminary Final Perth 6 Victoria Park 4 Grand Final Perth 12 Gosnells 9
Page .58 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
18.1
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
South Perth 18 86.11 62 15 2 1 155 55 West Stirling 18 72.22 52 13 5 0 107 76 Melville Braves 18 61.11 44 10 6 2 83 76 Wanneroo 18 58.33 42 10 7 1 115 69 Victoria Park 18 58.33 42 10 7 1 109 109 Swan Districts 18 52.78 38 9 8 1 95 86 Morley Eagles 18 38.89 28 7 11 0 85 115 Gosnells 18 33.33 24 6 12 0 75 125 Perth 18 22.22 16 4 14 0 91 145 Wembley 18 16.67 12 3 15 0 98 157
First Semi Final Melville Braves 7 Wanneroo 6 Second Semi Final South Perth 8 West Stirling 5 Preliminary Final West Stirling 8 Melville Braves 6 Grand Final West Stirling 10 South Perth 8
18.2
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Kalamunda 18 63.89 46 11 6 1 152 115 Victoria Park 18 63.89 46 11 6 1 154 142 Rockingham 18 58.33 42 10 7 1 172 120 Melville Braves 18 13.89 10 2 15 1 85 186
First Semi Final Rockingham 7 Melville Braves 5 Second Semi Final Kalamunda 10 Victoria Park 9 Preliminary Final Victoria Park 15 Rockingham 5 Grand Final Kalamunda 2 Victoria Park 0
Page .59 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
B GRADE
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
UWA 18 66.67 48 11 5 2 153 108 Carine 18 63.89 46 11 6 1 178 174 Rockingham 18 58.33 42 9 6 3 192 143 Wanneroo 18 58.33 42 10 7 1 111 104 South Perth 18 55.56 40 9 7 2 159 143 Balcatta 18 41.67 30 7 10 1 135 152 Kelmscott 18 33.33 24 6 12 0 130 156 Curtin 18 22.22 16 4 14 0 120 188
First Semi Final Wanneroo 9 Rockingham 7 Second Semi Final UWA 18 Carine 0 Preliminary Final Carine 13 Wanneroo 6 Grand Final UWA 8 Carine 3
C GRADE
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Greenwood 15 100.00 60 15 0 0 173 68 Mandurah 15 70.00 42 10 4 1 152 61 Melville Braves 15 50.00 30 7 7 1 136 129 Wanneroo 15 46.67 28 6 7 2 137 132 Rockingham 16 43.75 28 7 9 0 126 166 Yangebup 16 37.50 24 6 10 0 131 107 Morley Eagles 16 6.25 4 0 14 2 34 226
First Semi Final Melville Braves 10 Wanneroo 2
Second Semi Final Greenwood 13 Mandurah 8 Preliminary Final Melville Braves 5 Mandurah 3 Grand Final Greenwood 16 Melville Braves 6
Page .60 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
D GRADE
TEAM Played WIN % Points W L D F A
Perth 18 75.00 54 13 4 1 217 96 UWA 18 66.67 48 12 6 0 228 139 Carine 18 55.56 40 10 8 0 190 134 South Perth 18 55.56 40 10 8 0 145 169 Rockingham 18 52.78 38 9 8 1 159 184 Kelmscott 18 41.67 30 7 10 1 190 191 Curtin 18 30.56 22 5 12 1 128 211 Balcatta 18 22.22 16 4 14 0 96 229
First Semi Final South Perth 8 Carine 2 Second Semi Final Perth 19 UWA 5 Preliminary Final UWA 7 South Perth 5 Grand Final UWA 10 Perth 9
E1 GRADE
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Gosnells 18 83.33 60 15 3 0 266 104 South Perth 18 77.78 56 13 3 2 211 118 Greenwood 18 75.00 54 13 4 1 214 89 UWA 18 55.56 40 10 8 0 192 201 Balcatta 18 36.11 26 6 11 1 154 231 Perth 18 33.33 24 6 12 0 139 195 Carine 18 30.56 22 5 12 1 134 231 Yangebup 18 8.33 6 1 16 1 137 278
First Semi Final UWA 19 Greenwood 8 Second Semi Final Gosnells 15 South Perth 8 Preliminary Final South Perth 17 UWA 0 Grand Final South Perth 8 Gosnells 5
Page .61 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
E2 GRADE
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Morley Eagles 18 77.78 56 14 4 0 194 104 Swan Districts 18 66.67 48 12 6 0 173 143 Melville Braves 18 63.89 46 11 6 1 188 149 Victoria Park 18 50.00 36 9 9 0 192 174 Wanneroo 18 25.00 18 4 13 1 110 211 Kalamunda 18 16.67 12 3 15 0 120 196
First Semi Final Victoria Park 13 Melville Braves 7 Second Semi Final Swan Districts 8 Morley Eagles 7 Preliminary Final Morley Eagles 9 Victoria Park 8 Grand Final Swan Districts 12 Morley Eagles 5
WOMEN
TEAM Played WIN % Points W L D F A
Victoria Park 14 71.43 40 10 4 0 170 83 Melville Braves 14 71.43 40 10 4 0 175 98 Morley Eagles 13 69.23 36 9 4 0 106 90 Curtin 15 40.00 24 6 9 0 126 155 South Perth 14 0.00 0 0 14 0 63 214
First Semi Final Morley Eagles 10 Curtin 9 Second Semi Final Victoria Park 7 Melville Braves 3 Preliminary Final Melville Braves 9 Morley Eagles 5 Grand Final Melville Braves 15 Victoria Park 6
Page .62 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
UNDER 16 DIV 1
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Wanneroo 15 93.33 56 14 1 0 193 36 Gosnells 15 80.00 48 12 3 0 127 84 Morley Eagles 15 60.00 36 9 6 0 130 93 Melville Braves 15 40.00 24 6 9 0 79 149 Perth 10 30.00 17 3 7 0 49 81 Victoria Park 15 13.33 8 2 13 0 70 131 South Perth 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 21 94
First Semi Final Morley Eagles 13 Melville Braves 7 Second Semi Final Gosnells 7 Wanneroo 5 Preliminary Final Wanneroo 9 Morley Eagles 5 Grand Final Wanneroo 5 Gosnells 3
UNDER 16 DIV 2
TEAM Played Win % Points W L D F A
Carine 13 84.62 44 11 2 0 89 57 Perth 6 75.00 18 4 1 1 64 30 South Perth 7 71.43 20 5 2 0 65 39 Gosnells 13 53.85 28 7 6 0 102 80 Swan Districts 13 50.00 26 5 5 3 66 79 Kalamunda 13 38.46 20 5 8 0 85 101 Wanneroo 13 38.46 20 5 8 0 60 93 West Stirling 12 33.33 16 3 7 2 56 62 Victoria Park 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 29 75
First Semi Final Swan Districts 11 Gosnells 8 Second Semi Final South Perth 8 Carine 1 Preliminary Final Swan Districts 6 Carine 5 Grand Final Swan Districts 13 South Perth 3
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UNDER 16 DIV 3 NORTH
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Nedlands 15 80.00 48 12 3 0 168 97 Perth 15 73.33 44 11 4 0 172 99 Wembley 15 46.67 28 7 8 0 131 154 Morley Eagles 15 40.00 24 6 9 0 145 149 Wanneroo 15 40.00 24 6 9 0 127 155 Carine 15 20.00 12 3 12 0 114 203
First Semi Final Wembley 14 Morley Eagles 8 Second Semi Final Perth 11 Nedlands 9 Preliminary Final Wembley 10 Nedlands 3 Grand Final Perth 15 Wembley 14
UNDER 16 DIV 3 CENTRAL
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Cockburn 15 80.00 48 12 3 0 160 77 Yangebup 15 76.67 46 11 3 1 150 70 Rockingham 15 53.33 32 8 7 0 131 123 Melville Braves 15 46.67 28 7 8 0 103 133 Eastern Hills 15 36.67 22 5 9 1 107 134 Kalamunda 15 6.67 4 1 14 0 80 194
First Semi Final Rockingham 10 Melville Braves 7 Second Semi Final Yangebup 6 Cockburn 2 Preliminary Final Cockburn 12 Rockingham 6 Grand Final Cockburn 4 Yangebup 2
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UNDER 16 DIV 3 SOUTH
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Victoria Park 9 100.00 36 9 0 0 151 35 Gosnells 14 82.14 46 11 2 1 165 77 Melville Braves 13 65.38 34 8 4 1 175 90 Rockingham 14 35.71 20 5 9 0 124 162 Cockburn 14 35.71 20 5 9 0 103 158 Yangebup 14 0.00 0 0 14 0 61 257
First Semi Final Melville Braves 23 Rockingham 4 Second Semi Final Victoria Park 11 Gosnells 8 Preliminary Final Melville Braves 11 Gosnells 3 Grand Final Victoria Park 16 Melville Braves 2
UNDER 14 DIV 1
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Wanneroo 16 78.13 50 12 3 1 164 86 Melville Braves 16 75.00 48 12 4 0 139 82 Carine 16 62.50 40 10 6 0 133 90 Perth 16 56.25 36 9 7 0 116 95 Morley Eagles 16 50.00 32 8 8 0 113 129 South Perth 16 43.75 28 6 8 2 112 144 Gosnells 16 40.63 26 6 9 1 90 114 West Stirling 16 31.25 20 5 11 0 94 114 SwanDistricts 16 12.50 8 2 14 0 70 177
First Semi Final Carine 2 Perth 1 Second Semi Final Wanneroo 6 Melville Braves 2 Preliminary Final Carine 2 Melville Braves 1 Grand Final Wanneroo 7 Carine 4
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UNDER 14 DIV 2
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Kalamunda 14 85.71 48 12 2 0 176 84 Mandurah 14 78.57 44 11 3 0 154 105 Melville Braves 14 57.14 32 8 6 0 132 129 Perth 14 42.86 24 6 8 0 126 119 Gosnells 14 42.86 24 6 8 0 119 155 Wembley 14 39.29 22 5 8 1 111 115 West Stirling 14 35.71 20 5 9 0 97 143 South Perth 14 17.86 10 2 11 1 104 169
First Semi Final Perth 17 Melville Braves 6 Second Semi Final Kalamunda 5 Mandurah 3 Preliminary Final Perth 13 Mandurah 5 Grand Final Kalamunda 15 Perth 2
UNDER 14 DIV 3 NORTH
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Morley Eagles 14 71.43 40 10 4 0 170 122 Wanneroo 14 57.14 32 7 5 2 168 154 Morley Red 8 56.25 30 4 3 1 77 97 Carine 13 53.85 28 7 6 0 169 139 Perth 14 42.86 24 6 8 0 165 163 West Stirling 14 42.86 24 5 7 2 142 150 Swan Districts 14 32.14 18 4 9 1 132 197
First Semi Final Carine 13 Morley Red 9 Second Semi Final Morley Eagles 8 Wanneroo 7 Preliminary Final Wanneroo 14 Carine 8 Grand Final Wanneroo 12 Morley Eagles 10
Page .66 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
UNDER 14 DIV 3 SOUTH
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Victoria Park 15 83.33 50 12 2 1 170 55 Carine 15 76.67 46 11 3 1 134 118 Gosnells 15 66.67 40 10 5 0 181 109 Melville Braves 15 30.00 18 4 10 1 138 196 Rockingham 15 26.67 16 4 11 0 114 176 Yangebup 15 16.67 10 2 12 1 94 175
First Semi Final Gosnells 16 Melville Braves 5 Second Semi Final Victoria Park 11 Carine 3 Preliminary Final Gosnells 4 Carine 2 Grand Final Victoria Park 10 Gosnells 1
UNDER 14 DIV 4 NORTH
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Carine Tigers 14 85.71 48 12 2 0 238 101 Nedlands 14 78.57 44 11 3 0 199 114 Perth 14 57.14 32 8 6 0 188 156 Wembley (black) 14 57.14 32 8 6 0 201 176 West Stirling 14 57.14 32 8 6 0 207 219 Carine Bobcats 14 42.86 24 6 8 0 192 211 Carine Wildcats 14 21.43 12 3 11 0 155 235 Wembley (white) 14 0.00 0 0 14 0 130 298
First Semi Final Wembley (black) 17 Perth 8 Second Semi Final Nedlands 17 Carine Tigers 5 Preliminary Final Carine Tigers 17 Wembley (black) 8 Grand Final Nedlands 16 Carine Tigers 4
Page .67 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
UNDER 14 DIV 4 SOUTH
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Willetton 14 82.14 46 11 2 1 197 101 Kalamunda 14 64.29 36 9 5 0 190 158 Mandurah 14 64.29 36 9 5 0 175 160 South Perth 14 53.57 30 7 6 1 189 161 Gosnells 14 50.00 28 6 6 2 171 160 Eastern Hills 14 35.71 20 5 9 0 152 206 Eastern Hills 2 14 28.57 16 4 10 0 149 224 Melville Braves 14 21.43 12 3 11 0 109 162
First Semi Final South Perth 20 Mandurah 1 Second Semi Final Willetton 14 Kalamunda 4 Preliminary Final South Perth 5 Kalamunda 4 Grand Final Willetton 7 South Perth 6
UNDER 14 DIV 5
Team Played Win % Points W L D F A
Morley Eagles 6 100.00 24 6 0 0 122 31 Cockburn 12 83.33 40 10 2 0 176 105 Gosnells 13 69.23 36 9 4 0 200 133 Rockingham 13 61.54 32 8 5 0 181 153 Yangebup 13 53.85 28 7 6 0 174 148 Mandurah 13 30.77 16 4 9 0 137 185 Wanneroo 13 30.77 16 4 9 0 141 220 Melville Braves 13 0.00 0 0 13 0 103 259
First Semi Final Yangebup 20 Rockingham 5 Second Semi Final Cockburn 16 Gosnells 3 Preliminary Final Yangebup 16 Gosnells 8 Grand Final Yangebup 18 Cockburn 12
Page .68 PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS APPENDIX 5
SKIPPER TRUCKS CUP
GP W L D RF RA Win% R Diff
Batavia Blaze 9 7 2 56 43 .778 +13 Rockingham Rams 9 6 3 84 45 .667 +39 UWA Whips 9 4 4 1 71 66 .500 +5 Balcatta Bears 9 4 5 41 41 .444 0 Kelmscott Bulldogs 9 3 6 49 59 .333 -10 Curtin Brewers 9 1 7 1 28 75 .167 -47
Elimination Final UWA 13 Kelmscott 0 Qualifying Final Batavia 14 Balcatta 1 Grand Final UWA 5 Rockingham 4
UNDERAGE CHAMPIONS
Tournament Age Group Club
Tommy Smith Cup Under 16 Wanneroo Jan Thurley Cup Under 14 Melville Braves Pee Wee Championship Under 12 Morley Eagles Pee Wee Development Shield Under 12 Cockburn
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THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT
BASEBALL WA
CORPORATE OVERVIEW The Department of Sport and Recreation is committed to developing a comprehensive, strong and diverse sport and recreation system in Western Australia that is easily accessible, encourages maximum participation and develops talent.
Vision To have:
High quality INFRASTRUCTURE in which people enjoy sport and recreation
Well managed ORGANISATIONS in the sport and recreation industry
Skilled and informed PEOPLE delivering sport and recreation services in the community
Mission Enhance the lifestyle of Western Australians through their participation and achievement in sport and recreation
Role and function • Consultancy & advocacy • Research and policy development • Education and training • Industry leadership
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FAIREST AND BEST BATTING
BASEBALL WA AWARDS WAAWARDS BASEBALL
AAA Brad Reeves Morley Eagles Mark Doty South Perth .468
WOMEN Kerron Lehane Melville Braves Jodie Thompson Morley Eagles .607
AA Mike Thompson Rockingham Adam Stephenson Balcatta .579
A Brad Mount-Bryson Perth Troy Cox Swan Districts .550
B Steve Moore Rockingham Steve Moore Rockingham .491
Page 71 C Wade Felton Mandurah Darrell Kettle Greenwood .596
D Geoff Cowin South Perth Pat Carliss Kelmscott .657
E1 Aaron Fullgrabe Perth Aaron Fullgrabe Perth .605
E2 Russell Morris Melville Braves Stuart Fielding Victoria Park/Belmont .618
Karl Rosenow Morley Eagles .618 APPENDIX: 6 Under 18.1 Ryan Driscoll South Perth Brett Thomas Wanneroo .488
Under 18.2 Cameron Rivers Victoria Park/Belmont Robert Head Melville Braves .457
CLAXTON SHIELD
Rod Byrne Medal for outstanding Western Australian player LUKE HUGHES BASEBALLWAAWARDSAPPENDIX:6
STATE LEAGUE
PREMIERSHIP WINNER: WANNEROO
"Pratt-Solomon" Minor Premiership Shield: SOUTH PERTH Neville Pratt Medal - (State League Fairest And Best Incorporating "James Garfield Crawford" Memorial Award): STEVEN FISH (WANNEROO) The "Don Callanan" Award State League Batting Ave incorp. "The Keith Long" Memorial Award: BEN NEEDLE (VICTORIA PARK/BELMONT) .462 The "Fred & Norma Rae" Award State League Slugging Average: SEAN JONES (VICTORIA PARK/BELMONT) .710 The "Robert L. Wiegand" Award State League Pitcher Earned Run Average: BRENDON THOMAS (MORLEY EAGLES) 1.67
Page 72 The “Bay Lynx Computing” Fireman Award: TRAVIS OTTEY (MELVILLE BRAVES) The “Bill Sinclair” Pitcher Win / Loss Award: MICHAEL HODGE (SOUTH PERTH) 11/0 The "Peter Solomon" Award State League Runs Batted In: MICHAEL MOYLE (PERTH) 31 RUNS The "Douglas Corker" Award State League Most Runs Scored: STUART SCOTT (SOUTH PERTH) 31 RUNS State League Stolen Bases: Award: DEAN ROBERTSON (PERTH) 16 BASES The “Bill Sinclair” Home Runs Award: KEVIN HOOKER (WANNEROO) 8 SEAN JONES (VICTORIA PARK/BELMONT) 8 The "Kerry Lehane" Award State League Golden Glove: ANDY HENDERSON (WANNEROO) The "Umpires Under 21" Award Best Under 21 State League Player: MATTHEW BRENDON (PERTH) The "Max Lenegan" Memorial Award Best Player Grand Final Series: BRENDON THOMAS (WANNEROO) The "Peter Solomon" Umpires Award Best Umpire of the Year: TRAVIS HATCH The Repcol Austwide Champion Club Achievement Award: SOUTH PERTH