Softball Alberta 2019 Handbook
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER 2019 MARCH 1 ........... Deadline for submission of Applications for the Softball Alberta Hall of Fame for 2019 ........................... Deadline for the ‘Low Participation' Status application ........................... Deadline for Out-of-Province Player Release requests for categories leading to Post-Provincial play MARCH 9 ........... Board of Directors Meeting in Edmonton MAY 1 ................ Official Residency Date for all categories. ........................... Deadline for SLO-PITCH Team’s Letter of Intent & Bond ........................... Deadline for Out-of-Province Player Release requests for categories NOT leading to Post-Provincial play MAY 15 .............. Final Date for accepting Bids to Host Provincials this year ............................... Deadline for Team Entry into Provincial Playoffs (categories leading to Post-Provincial Play, except SLO-PITCH) ............................... Deadline for Adult FP and Minor Team’s ‘Letter of Intent’ and Bond for all categories that advance to Post Provincial play JUNE 1 ............... Deadline for Team Entry into Provincial Playoffs (categories NOT leading to Post-Provincial Play plus SLO-PITCH) ........................... Deadline for submission of approved Out-of-Province Player Release to Softball Alberta office JUNE 15 ............. Deadline for submission of MINOR TEAM Provincial Playoff rosters JUNE 30 ............ Deadline for submission of ADULT FP TEAM Provincial Playoff rosters SEPTEMBER 1 .... Deadline for Scholarship Applications ........................... Deadline for Nominations for Annual Awards ........................... Deadline for Provincial Hosting Grant Applications ........................... Bid to Host Applications for next year’s Provincials SEPT 7 ............... Board Meeting in Edmonton OCT 18 – 20 ....... 2019 Annual General Meeting in Camrose NOV 15 ............... 2019 Softball Canada AGM in Montreal, QC NOV 23 .............. Board of Directors Meeting in Edmonton Jan 18, 2020 ......... WCSA AGM in Regina, SK 1 President's Message Welcome to another season of “The Original Game of Summer” and what a summer it is going to be! Before the summer begins our staff have been busy organizing the Outwork Outplay Camp, many Development Camps, CANPitch clinics and NCCP clinics. Thank you to the hosts and instructors for making these programs such a success. The ball diamonds around Alberta will be alive with activity this summer. Softball Alberta, in conjunction with our hosts, will see many teams working hard to win the right to call themselves Provincial Champions. But that will only be the start. Stettler will be host to the U19 B Men & Women’s Western Canadian Championships from August 2nd to 5th. From Stettler, we head south to Calgary for the U16 Girls Canadian Championship from August 14th to 19th. Many of the top Senior A & Master Men’s teams from across Canada will meet in Grande Prairie from Aug 28th to Sept 1st for the Canadian Championships. Congratulations to each of the hosts on being awarded these events. Softball Alberta will be sending a boys and girls team to the Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current, August 9 -13th. The age categories for the girl’s team is U16 while the boy’s team is U19. We hope that everyone participating will have an awesome experience at the games and good luck to our teams. Last summer, our Alberta delegation went to Hokkaido, Japan as part of the Alberta Sport Connection Sport Exchange program and this summer, the Japanese delegation will be coming to Alberta. The delegation will be travelling throughout Alberta from August 22 to August 29. Watch for updates on the Japan Team tour stops, games, events, etc. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all our Alberta umpires who have been awarded International, National and Western Canadian Championship appointments. Alberta has long had the reputation of having some of the best umpires in Canada. The men and women in “Blue” are an important part of our game, please treat them with respect. Thank you to all our Member Associations, Leagues, and Teams for all that you do to provide opportunities for our athletes to play this great game. Good luck to everyone in 2019. Yours in Softball, Shelley Rudd 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 PROVINCIAL/WCSA/CASA DATES ......................................................... 4 2019 Softball Alberta Executive ................................................................ 6 2019 Softball Alberta District Organizers ..................................................... 7 PROVINCIAL & UMPIRE ZONES ................................................................... 8 SOFTBALL ALBERTA’S MISSION STATEMENT ................................................. 10 LONG-TERM PLAYER DEVELOPMENT........................................................... 11 ARTICLE I. GENERAL AND DEFINITIONS.................................................. 12 ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATION ............................................. 14 A. APPLICATION ........................................................................ 14 B. FEES & REGISTRATION .............................................................. 15 C. CATEGORY SPECIFICS................................................................ 16 ARTICLE III. PROVINCIAL PLAYOFFS ....................................................... 20 A. RESIDENCY AND ELIGIBILITY ........................................................ 20 B. FEES .................................................................................. 23 C. SCHEDULES, Cancellations, Rainout Reschedules ................................. 24 D. PROVINCIAL PLAYOFF ENTRY ....................................................... 26 E. PROVINCIAL ROSTERS ............................................................... 29 F. COACHES ............................................................................. 31 G. PICKUPS for PROVINCIALS .......................................................... 33 H. INJURY/MEDICAL REPLACEMENT [Minor ONLY] .................................. 35 I. REPLACEMENT PLAYER [Adult ONLY] .............................................. 35 J. EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 36 K. UNIFORMS ........................................................................... 38 L. GUIDELINES for TRAVEL to PROVINCIALS .......................................... 39 M. PLAYOFF PROCEDURES ............................................................. 39 N. GAME PROCEDURES ................................................................. 41 O. ZONE PLAYOFFS ..................................................................... 44 P. PROVINCIAL PLAYOFFS ............................................................. 45 ARTICLE IV. PROVINCIAL HOSTING GUIDELINES .......................................... 50 A. BID TO HOST ......................................................................... 50 B. ZONE and PROVINCIAL .............................................................. 51 C. SOFTBALL ALBERTA HOSTING & TRAVEL PACKAGES ............................. 51 D. HOSTING GRANTS ................................................................... 52 ARTICLE V. POST-PROVINCIAL PLAY ...................................................... 52 A. QUALIFYING CATEGORIES .......................................................... 52 B. PROVINCIAL PARTICIPATION ....................................................... 53 C. FEES .................................................................................. 53 D. PICKUPS - Fast Pitch Only ........................................................... 54 E. INJURY/MEDICAL REPLACEMENT [Minor ONLY] .................................. 55 F. REPLACEMENT PLAYER [Adult ONLY] .............................................. 55 G. UNIFORMS ........................................................................... 55 H. TRAVEL ASSISTANCE ................................................................ 55 ARTICLE VI. PROTESTS & SUSPENSIONS .................................................. 56 A. PROTESTS ............................................................................ 56 B. SUSPENSIONS........................................................................ 58 ARTICLE VII. TOURNAMENTS ............................................................... 61 ARTICLE VIII. UMPIRES & FEES .............................................................. 62 SOFTBALL ALBERTA HALL OF FAME ........................................................... 67 3 2019 PROVINCIAL DATES Please check our website for the most current dates & locations. www.softballalberta.ca 2019 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U14 GIRLS & BOYS AUGUST 8 - 11 WINNIPEG, MB U16 GIRLS & BOYS AUGUST 2 - 5 BIGGAR, SK U19 B GIRLS & BOYS AUGUST 2 - 5 STETTLER, AB U23 B WOMEN SENIOR B MEN & WOMEN FP MASTERS 40+ Men & 35+ Women FP 2019 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U14 A GIRLS AUGUST 7 - 11 MONTREAL, QUE U14 A BOYS JULY 27 - 31 SASKATOON, SK U16 A GIRLS AUGUST 14 - 18 CALGARY, AB U16 A BOYS JULY 31 – AUG 4 SASKATOON, SK U19 A GIRLS AUGUST 13 - 18 KITCHENER, ONT U19 A MEN AUGUST 6 - 11 OWEN SOUND, ONT U23 A MEN JULY 30 – AUG 4 SASKATOON, SK WOMEN’S FP AUGUST 14 - 18 ST. JOHN'S, N.L. SENIOR A & MASTERS MEN FP AUG 28 – SEPT 1 GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB SENIOR MEN & WOMEN SP AUGUST 11 - 17 MONCTON, NB ** Please note: Any of the dates & locations listed above are subject to change. Please check on the Softball Alberta and the Softball Canada website for the most updated listings.