2019 AGM Report | Baseball Nova Scotia Table of Contents 1. Message from the BNS President, Andrew Downs 2. Finances – Holly LaPierre 2.1 Income Statement 2.2 Balance Sheet 3. Coaching – Cory Boutilier 4. Officials – Blaine Gallant 5. Girls Baseball – Mike Crawford 6. BNS Programs 6.1 Rally Cap 6.2 Winterball 6.3 Challenger Baseball – Randy Crouse 6.4 High Performance 6.5 Bluenose League 6.6 Provincial Championships 7. Atlantic Championship Results 8. National Championship Results 9. Regional Reports 9.1 Cape Breton – Brad Stevens 9.2 Northern – Chris Hatchard 9.3 Metro North – Bill Laurette 9.4 Metro South – Stephan Handerek 9.5 Southern – Chris Zinck 10. 2019 By the Numbers 11. 2019 Year in Review 2019 AGM Report | Baseball Nova Scotia 1. Message from the President – Andrew Downs Building on the success that Baseball Nova Scotia enjoyed in 2018, the 2019 season was quite busy as I will touch on below. Baseball Nova Scotia was named the Baseball Canada Province of the Year in November 2018. BNS won this prestigious award as a result of being scored extremely high in a number of categories. The scorings ranked BNS against our nine Provincial counterparts. BNS rankings in the country included: • 1st in Programs • 1st in Governance • 2nd in Coaching • 1st in Umpires • 2nd in Championships • 5th in Registration Months of work have resulted in Baseball Nova Scotia’s Strategic Plan 2019-2023. Stakeholders from around the province participated in a development weekend in December 2018. The following months resulted in the document you will see presented during the 2019 AGM weekend. Overall athlete membership saw a 6% increase (7292 to 7725) Four new Coach Developers were trained in St. John's, Newfoundland this past March. All four have begun co-facilitating or completing their requirements to be active Coach Developers. These newly trained coach developers address a regional need in Cape Breton and South Shore. Actively organized event with Newfoundland. 2019 saw BNS host it's first ever all girl Provincial Championship (12U) Five teams participated and was a huge success. Plan to expand programming for 2020, including more Provincial events, and a girls league. These are among several other initiatives within our Strategic Plan and Yearly Outcomes focused on athlete, recruitment, coaches, and officials. VP of Girls Baseball still very active with staff in promotion of the girls game. All female NCCP clinic trained nine new female coaches. Also continued partnership with Canadian Girls Baseball. In total, 257 (up from 237 in 2018 - 9% increase) children with varying disabilities and approximately 600 (up from 345 in 2018 - 74% increase) buddies participated. Baseball5 Pilot was hosted in Prospect, NS. In partnership with Baseball Canada and Sport Canada, BNS ran the pilot at Prospect Road Elementary school. 30 kids participated in four weeks of sessions, while data was tracked by volunteers from Kidsport Nova Scotia. Blue Jays Winter Tour came to Halifax and BNS associations assisted in organizing baseball camp for players Hosted very successful Baseball Canada 16U Girls Nationals in Bedford, and Baseball Canada 13 AAA Atlantics in Dartmouth. Hosted 13U AA Atlantic Championships in Springhill. 2019 AGM Report | Baseball Nova Scotia Jake Sanford became highest drafted Nova Scotian ever, going in the 3rd round of the MLB draft to the Yankees. Sanford was also nominated for the Dick Howser Trophy for his great season at McCook University. Alex Lawrie debuted in the Gulf Coast League, becoming first Nova Scotian umpire hired by Minor League Baseball in 17 years. Evan O'Toole (Bridgewater) and Micah McDowell (Kentville) represented Canada at the 19U World Championships in South Korea. It is rare for Nova Scotia to have two representatives on the Junior team in the same year. Katie Hagen (Dartmouth) represented Canada at the Pan Am Women’s Championship in Mexico. The Sandlot field opens in Antigonish as the provinces first full accessible field. The 17U Selects made history by capturing the provinces first Gold Medal at the Canada Cup. The team went 5-1, and defeated Ontario 3-2 in the final game to capture the National Championship. The Dartmouth Senior Dry came just short of capturing another National Championship, capturing the Silver Medal at the Senior Men’s National Championship in Chatham, NB. BNS saw both it’s 16U Girls team finish in the top 6 at the 16U Girls National Championship in Bedford. Nova Scotia and Quebec are the only provinces to ever have two teams reach the playoff round in the same year at a female National Championship. The World Series trophy visited Halifax. In partnership with Baseball NS, the Red Sox surprised 11U players in the middle of their game to take some pictures with the trophy. BNS presented an adaptive Baseball5 variation in wheelchairs to physical education teachers at a conference in Mulgrave. BNS and NAIG 2020 (North American Indigenous Games) developed a partnership agreement. BNS will assist in the delivery of the baseball portion of the event, which will be the largest multi- sport event ever hosted in Nova Scotia. BNS has also committed to providing support and training to Team Nova Scotia, and spearheading development initiatives in Indigenous communities across the province. BNS conducted close to 40 development sessions around the province in Winterball, Rally Cap, My First Pitch, and Recreational Coach Development sessions. Provincial team fundraiser was done all via social media and raised over $19,000 for Provincial teams. 27 Provincial Championships, two National Eliminations, six Provincial Qualifiers, and nine Provincial Classification tournaments hosted by BNS. 13 Bluenose Leagues featuring 110 teams played June through August. Darren Doucette lead coaching sessions in five communities specific to hitting. After massive increases in new coaches and officials in 2018, those numbers held steady in 2019. NCCP clinic attendance records were shattered in 2019 with 566 participants (compared to the previous record of 483 in 2018). Approximately 488 officials participated in training in 2019 (compared to 521 in 2018). 2019 AGM Report | Baseball Nova Scotia To the out going board and executive members, it has been an absolute pleasure to work with you. I sincerely thankyou for all you have contributed to further grow and develop the organization. Have a great off season and look forward to the 2020 season. Andrew Downs President, Baseball Nova Scotia 2019 AGM Report | Baseball Nova Scotia 2. Finance 2.1 Income Statement Baseball Nova Scotia Comparative Income Statement Budget 2019-04-01 to Actual 2019-04-01 to 2020-03-31 2019-10-31 Difference REVENUE REVENUE Membership Fees 173,000.00 182,110.00 -9,110.00 Provincial Championship Fees 24,000.00 24,300.00 -300.00 Bluenose League Fees 18,000.00 17,100.00 900.00 REGISTRATION TOTAL 215,000.00 223,510.00 -8,510.00 NCCP Clinic Registration 5,000.00 4,270.00 730.00 Participation Funding Grant 20,000.00 0.00 20,000.00 Core Funding Grant 46,250.00 66,250.00 -20,000.00 Excellence Funding Grant 13,750.00 0.00 13,750.00 S4S Funding PSO 0.00 2,500.02 -2,500.02 Provincial Coach Grant 35,000.00 17,500.02 17,499.98 TOTAL PROVINCIAL GRANTS 115,000.00 86,250.04 28,749.96 Student Employment Grant 6,737.66 7,431.50 -693.84 Rally Cap Hats 1,500.00 1,786.00 -286.00 Awards Banquet 1,500.00 990.00 510.00 Fines/Appeals 0.00 700.00 -700.00 Provincial Team Fundraising 0.00 4,006.21 -4,006.21 Miscellaneous Revenue 7,000.00 15,205.60 -8,205.60 Interest Revenue 1,350.00 269.57 1,080.43 TOTAL REVENUE 353,087.66 344,418.92 8,668.74 TOTAL REVENUE 353,087.66 344,418.92 8,668.74 EXPENSE PAYROLL Payroll 147,875.14 81,966.22 65,908.92 MERC Expense 10,098.70 5,817.81 4,280.89 RRSP Expense 4,730.18 2,364.89 2,365.29 Group Ins. & MMC Expense 2,114.16 1,061.04 1,053.12 Payroll Expense 100.00 189.30 -89.30 TOTAL PAYROLL 164,918.18 91,399.26 73,518.92 * 2019 AGM Report | Baseball Nova Scotia GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE Interest and Bank Charges 500.00 445.50 54.50 Merchant Fees 0.00 136.50 -136.50 Bad Debt 0.00 2,260.00 -2,260.00 Baseball Canada Membership 13,100.00 13,100.00 0.00 Baseball Atlantic Membership 500.00 550.00 -50.00 Sport Nova Scotia Membership 345.00 345.00 0.00 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 13,945.00 13,995.00 -50.00 Office Travel 800.00 1,574.34 -774.34 Baseball Canada Meetings - Staff 3,500.00 1,617.80 1,882.20 Professional Development 3,000.00 0.00 3,000.00 Homewood Health 0.00 86.94 -86.94 Rent & Storage 3,500.00 2,100.34 1,399.66 Cell Phones 3,500.00 2,050.95 1,449.05 Printing 700.00 1,552.28 -852.28 Office Equipment 500.00 27.36 472.64 Parking 5,700.00 3,984.75 1,715.25 Network & Internet 1,650.00 1,415.21 234.79 Office Phone/Fax 0.00 199.86 -199.86 Office Supplies 0.00 216.95 -216.95 Mailing & Shipping 700.00 446.69 253.31 Licences and Fees 31.15 31.15 0.00 TOTAL OFFICE EXPENSE 23,581.15 15,304.62 8,276.53 Provincial Medals 5,600.00 5,492.95 107.05 Provincial Banners 800.00 891.25 -91.25 Provincial Hosting Stipends 13,000.00 12,483.20 516.80 Provincial BNS Line 1,000.00 250.00 750.00 TOTAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 20,400.00 19,117.40 1,282.60 Board Meetings 1,500.00 440.73 1,059.27 Baseball Canada Meetings - Board 2,500.00 151.56 2,348.44 Regional Meetings 1,500.00 0.00 1,500.00 Standing Committee Expense 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00 TOTAL BOARD EXPENSE 7,500.00 592.29 6,907.71 Nationals Hosting Stipend 2,500.00 2,500.00 0.00 Atlantics Hosting Stipend 1,000.00 1,000.00 0.00 Awards Banquet 13,000.00 0.00 13,000.00 NCCP Facilitator 10,000.00 13,276.58 -3,276.58 NCCP