Head Coach & Team Managers
As we are coming up to the last week of Summer play please ensure all Lower Mainland games are complete and game scores to be entered on the website no later than 6:00pm Sunday, July 28th.
Zone (North, Interior & Vancouver Island) final seeding for tournament play is to be submitted by BC Minor Regional Director by 9:00pm Sunday, July 28th.
Each successful region berth information to be provided on this respective web page by Monday, July 29th evening. Game schedules will be posted mid-week. As it is mandatory for all teams to attend Opening Ceremony & Skills competition Thursday, August 1st all teams must be prepared to play at 8:30am next day (Friday, August 2nd).
Some basic information for successful teams that have earned a berth in the respective 11U Tier:
· Opening Ceremony, Skills Competition and Coach’s meeting are mandatory attendance. As per Rule 21.03 “failure to participate in a scheduled game or event will result in the offending team’s association being fined $500 per game or may result in a $500 fine per event…”
· $500.00 Provincial Tournament fee is due to the “Host Association” at the beginning of the pre-tournament coach meeting. (Fees are used for the Host to pay for the umpires and other expenses). No exceptions.
· Pre-tournament coach meeting is to be attended by Head Coach & maximum of one (1) assistant coach per team. No team managers or parents.
· Coach is to provide President signed team roster (same as previously supplied to BC Minor Chair) along with any releases and/or move up/down authorizations. Scanned Birth Certificates are to accompany all rosters at the coaches meeting. All teams have the opportunity to review and question at the meeting. Once all rosters accepted no questioning thereafter.
The following is the breakdown by region for Provincial Championship berth qualification (10 team tournament):
Lower Mainland (standard BC Minor tiebreaker rules): 5 teams
Vancouver Island: 2 teams
Interior: 1 team
North: 1 team
HOST: Nanaimo
Host Park: Sid Clark Gyro Field (135 Machleary St. Nanaimo)
Batters, on deck batters, base runners, players used as base coaches or bat boys in all age categories shall wear double ear flap helmets which give protection to the temple, ears, base of skull and top of head.
Skull caps and wraparound head gear are not to be used by any player as so defined.
Chinstraps must be worn at 7U, 9U, 10U, 11U , and 13U divisions.