Comets Newsletter - 19 Sep

Want to play Summer Baseball?

Adult player registrations for the 2019-20 Summer season are now closed. For all enquiries regarding late registrations please contact Tony on 0402 892 280.

Junior player registrations for the 2019-20 Summer season are still available but places are limited in some teams, for more information please contact our Junior Coordinator Alison on 0412 438 114.

Majors Bay Reserve Field Allocations
20-21 September

Housekeeping

A reminder that it is the responsibility of all teams to keep the dugouts clean and tidy at the end of their game. Rubbish bins are located to the side of the canteen building. Also, after a game has ended the home team is responsible for raking the diamond bases.

Intermediate League Player Development Program

Please be advised that trials for League Age 10/11 & IL will be open soon. The venue is ELS and the times are being confirmed today and will be weather dependent. Players who wish to trial for inclusion in the IL Program must also be participating in either LL or JL PDP.

Information is available on the RHBL website.
Should you have any questions or need further information please do not hesitate to contact Mel Goodrich via email.

Uniform Shop Opening Times

Please be advised that the Uniform Shop will be open for business Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in September (6.30 - 8.00pm). In addition, the shop will be open on Muster Day, Saturday 7 Sep (1.00-2.00pm).

Details

Tue 24 Sep (6.30 - 8.00pm)
Wed 25 Sep (6.30 - 8.00pm)

Results Coordinator

Please remember that you need to submit your results to the Results Coordinator to ensure the smooth running of our competition.

All teams whether home or away ensure that you sms your team's game results to 0413 728 860 by Saturday before 3pm. Please include the following details: Division, Away Team and score, Home Team and score. (e.g. Under 8 T-Ball South, Concord 12 def Boomers 5)

If you are the home team you also need to email a legible photo of your results sheet to baseballresults@itdriven.com.au. Please make sure that these forms are filled out correctly. Date, away team name, home team name, (colour) division, age group, winning team, first and last names of all players and signed by both coaches and umpire.

Have you got your Active Kids Sports Voucher yet?

The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the new Active Kids program.

Parents, guardians and carers can apply for two vouchers valued up to $100 per calendar year for each student enrolled in school.

The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and membership costs for sport, fitness and active recreation activities.

The voucher can be used at any time during the calendar year it was issued.

To apply for a voucher go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher.

Our club is a registered provider, search for "Concord Baseball Club Inc."

Please be advised that the online registration system is not able to automatically apply the active kids voucher. The club has a manual process in place. Once you have your active kids voucher you will need to supply the club with the 16-digit code. The club will then submit the code through NSW Service and reinburse the $100 back to our members. Please send through details to concord.baseball@gmail.com

Lastly, the discount code section on the payment page of our online registration is not for Active Kids Vouchers. Please follow the manual process above.

BBQ Duty

The committee appreciates the work done on the BBQ and thanks all those that help, whether they are rostered on or asked to assist. Without this method of raising funds, the committee would need to resort to higher fees, selling raffle tickets and asking for a significant amount of financial support. Please note that this helps the club keep fees low and helps fund equipment. At the end of the day this will affect your pocket, so keep up the good work!

Round	BBQ Duty
Rd 2 - 21 Sept	Committee
Rd 3 – 12 Oct	Concord LL JD2
Rd 4 – 19 Oct	Concord St Pats LL JD3
Rd 5 - 26 Oct	Concord LL Minor
Rd 6 – 02 Nov	Concord St Pats LL SD3
Rd 7 – 09 Nov	Concord Rosebank LL JD3
Rd 8 – 16 Nov	Concord Rosebank LL SD3
Rd 9 – 23 Nov	Concord Rosebank Bigs D3
Rd 10 - 30 Nov	Concord LL T Ball
Rd 11 - 07 Dec	Concord St Pats Bigs D3
Rd 12 - 14 Dec	Concord LL Zooka 2
Rd 13 - 01 Feb	Concord LL SD1
Rd 14 – 08 Feb	Concord LL JD1
Rd 15 – 15 Feb	Concord LL Majors
Rd 16 – 22Feb	Committee
Rd 17 – 01 Mar	Committee
Rd 18 – 08 Mar	TBA
Rd 19 – 15 Mar	TBA If Reqd
Rd 20 – 22 Mar	TBA If Reqd

Starts at 8.30am and finished at 12.30pm each Saturday. Please organise helpers from the team to cover all time slots.

It is recommended that there are at least two working the BBQ at all times, one to cook and one to serve.
Canteen Manager will answer and questions or resolve any issues during Saturday.
All equipment and food will be organised by the Canteen Manager and made available by the start of Saturday.
Where games are washed-out, then teams may be allocated to another day; however this will be confirmed.

Coaching Courses
All coaches this season need to be qualified (even Level 1 would do). If a coach attends a course for coaching accreditation and passes the receipt onto RHBL they will be reimbursed to the full amount. Coaches are advised to check the BNSW Website for available Level 2 & Level 3 Courses. RHBL will run another Level 1 Course if required so a minimum certification can be obtained.

Representative Programs

Information and registration for the Player Development Trial/Program (PDP) is now available. RHBL runs representative programs for the following age groups.

Little League.
Junior League.
Senior League.
Rookie Reps
Intermediate League

Information is available on the RHBL website.
Should you have any questions or need further information please do not hesitate to contact Mel Goodrich via email.

Other Reminders

With the commencement of the 2019-2020 RHBL season it is a timely reminder that the RHBL Code of Conduct be read by players, officials and spectators alike. The code can be found on the RHBL Website and a reminder that a ground marshall will be roaming the grounds keeping an eye on spectator behaviour.
A reminder also of the yellow cards issued by umpires against team coaches should the spectators supporting a particular team direct any verbal abuse to any player, umpire or official. A first yellow card offence and the team manager is confined to the team dugout. a second yellow card offence in the same game and the coach is ejected from the game.
Catchers throat guards - it is an RHBL directive that all catchers masks are to have throat protectors. Any team, who's catcher does not have a face mask throat protector, will result in the entire team not being able to play.
Illegal Bats - It is the teams coach and manager's responsibility to ensure that legal equipment is being used. Hence if an illegal bat is discovered before the game it will be removed from the dugout and not used in the game. If a bat is discovered to be illegal just after the batter has used the bat in play, time will be called, the bat removed and written up in the match report and the batter will be given out. Continual offences will result in a RHBL disciplinary hearing against the team coach, manager and player.

Draws, Standings and other information
The season draws have been uploaded on http://www.allprosoftware.net/RHBL2019
A reminder that the is only V1 of the draw. There will be gradings and redraws in some divisions so please only concentrate on the first 5 rounds for now. And please check the draw regularly as there are changes from time to time.

Lastly, the RHBL Website contains information on all league policies, codes of behaviour, rules and other documentations..

Club Photos
Sat 26 Oct 2019
Wed 30 Oct 2019 (extra)
Club Tournaments
Ultimate Zooka Bash (Sun 1 Dec 2019)
Concord Classic IL (Sat 25 Jan 2020)
Uniform Shop Open
Tue 24 Sep (6.30 - 8.00pm)
Wed 25 Sep (6.30 - 8.00pm)
Season Dates
Season start: 13/14 Sep 2019
Last game before school holidays: 20/21 Sep 2019
Restart: 11/12 Oct 2019
Last games before Xmas: 13/14 Dec 2019
Restart: 31 Jan/1 Feb 2020
Grand Finals: 13/14 Mar 2020
Spare Grand Final 20/21 Mar

Need more information?

For more information on player registrations please contact

Alison Massey (Junior Coordinator): 0412 438 114
Tony Solano (President):0402 892 280
Daniel Arregui (Coaching Coordinator): 0414 216 326
Club e-mail: concord.baseball@gmail.com
Club Website: www.concord.baseball.com.au