Please note that the 2020 Baseball Sask Annual General Meeting will be held virtually due to Covid-19 on Saturday, October 24th.
We will be holding a Hot Stove Session at 11:00 AM of which we will have a handful of topics to discuss and any 2020 Baseball Sask Registered ACTIVE Member is welcome to attend.
The 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held at 2:00 PM.
In order to participate in both the Hot Stove Session and the AGM, you will need to register no later than Friday, October 23rd at 5:00 PM. You will then be sent a link to join. To register, you will need to email mike@baseballsask.ca and detail the following:
- Name, Mailing Address, E-mail, Team or League Registered with Baseball Sask in 2020
Baseball Sask will be accepting nominations until Friday, October 16th for the 2020 Annual Awards.
If you and/or your organization would like to submit a nomination for any of the below categories, follow the directions below e-mail the information to the BASEBALL SASK Office in Regina at mike@baseballsask.ca. Ensure that all information is submitted electronically in MICROSOFT WORD and includes a day and evening phone number. Keep nomination between 250-500 words.
The following are the names of the Annual Awards as include a brief description of what they are:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Nominations are open to categories Midget and above in provincial baseball. Nominees are considered on the basis of possessing a strong dedication to baseball, attitudes, developmental progress, cooperation, and sportsmanship. While possessing an outstanding playing record, the player must show team leadership, enhancing the image of baseball philosophies.
MINOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Nominations are open to categories Bantam and under in provincial baseball. Nominees are considered on the basis of possessing a strong dedication to baseball, attitudes, developmental progress, cooperation, and sportsmanship. While possessing an outstanding playing record, the player must show team leadership, enhancing the image of baseball philosophies
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Nominations open to all Coaches in any category. The nominees must display managerial objectives of motivation, inspiration, direction, and leadership. Recognition is based on the ability to enhance the value of the game as a team sport, develop young players, and community respect. Efforts are recognized for establishing baseball in the community.
GRASS ROOTS COACH OF THE YEAR
Nominations open to all Coaches that have never coached at any elite level (Bantam AAA, Midget AAA, Provincial, College, Pro). The nominees must display managerial objectives of motivation, inspiration, direction, and leadership. Recognition is based on the ability to enhance the value of the game as a team sport, develop young players, and community respect. Efforts are recognized for establishing baseball in the community.
PATRON /SPONSOR OF THE YEAR:
Nominations will be received on behalf of any Baseball Sask league (whatever category), association, sponsoring body, community sports group, or recreation board. The award is presented in recognition of continuous support and sponsorship of baseball as an important segment of its community activities.
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR:
Nomination open on behalf of any Baseball Sask registered umpire 18 years and older who through the year has performed in an outstanding manner. His/her contribution may not necessarily be reserved for his/her own capabilities, but rather, his/her ability to communicate, assist, and develop younger umpires, and has established him/herself with pride and respect befitting his/her office.
LOU SLOTSVE JUNIOR OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR:
Nomination open on behalf of any Baseball Sask registered umpire who is under 18 years old and who through the year has performed in an outstanding manner. His/her contribution may not necessarily be reserved for his/her own capabilities. He/she must conduct him/herself with pride and respect befitting his/her office.
BUILDER OF THE YEAR:
Nominations are open on behalf of any individual who over the years has contributed in an outstanding manner in developing and structuring baseball teams/leagues or associations in his/her community. His/her efforts must be recognized as a community cooperating venture toward the enhancement of baseball in his area with complete dedication and devotion to reaching new heights of achievement for baseball in the community.
TEAMS OF THE YEAR (MINOR & SENIOR):
Nominations are open on behalf of any club team (whatever category) who has excelled in performance during the year. The team’s record of competing in and winning championships shall be the main principle in accepting nominees in this category. Team conduct, deportment, and behavior while engaging in their games must be considered top priority in the interests of enhancing the image of baseball. This award will be given to one minor team (Mosquito to Bantam) and one major team (Midget and up).
JOE MCDONALD SPECIAL AWARD OF MERIT:
Nominations are open to any individual (whatever category – coach, player, team official, association board member/volunteer, etc.) who has distinguished them self in an outstanding manner in support of Baseball Sask for less than 10 years. A complete record of achievements must accompany the nomination in this category for committee consideration.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nominations are open to any individual who have been involved with a Baseball Sask program/association for at least a minimum of 10 years outstanding service. This can include duties such as coach, umpire, player, board member, etc.
2020 Annual Awards Nomination Form
Sask Sport has been asked by the Federal Government to distribute the COVID-19 Emergency Support Funds to eligible Provincial Sport Organizations (PSO) in Saskatchewan. This email confirms that Baseball Sask was eligible to receive support from the Government of Canada.
These funds are provided only to organizations that are able to attest that they or their members have faced or anticipate financial hardship due to COVID-19 and can establish a demonstrated need over and above core funding.
Eligible funds and expenditures will be considered for the period of April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Funds will be distributed to Minor Ball Clubs & Leagues (Minor Sport Organization – MSO) following the receipt of the attached Attestation Form. PSOs/MSOs will be required to follow-up on the use of these funds. However, should the Baseball Sask total funding amount approved for be distributed to our MSO’s prior to the March 31, 2021 deadline, there will most likely be no additional funds to follow.
NOTE: You cannot just claim a loss of revenue for funding. You must have actual expenses already paid with detailed receipts to back them up.
The following documents are attached:
1. Covid-19 Emergency Support Fund for Minor Ball Sport Organizations / Leagues Attestation and Application – MSOs
This attestation & application will need to be completed by the PSO/MSO on behalf of their organization including its members and submitted back to Baseball Sask who will then review and forward on to Sask Sport.
2. Public Acknowledgement of Financial Support
Recipients of these funds must recognize the Government of Canada for the support. The attached document outlines the guidelines for recognition.
These funds will be eligible to apply for Minor Ball Clubs & Leagues in Saskatchewan that were members of Baseball Sask in 2020 and/or will be in the 2021 baseball season.
For initial funding, we will provide a certain amount of dollars per member that you had registered with Baseball Sask in the 2019 season as the 2020 numbers are not very accurate. There is also a chance that you will receive a second round of funding if we have some of the funds remaining by mid-February 2021.
Individual members (players or coaches) must have an umbrella organization above them. Ex) Baseball Regina, Unity Minor Ball, etc.
The sooner you apply and are able to follow-up your application with receipts, the sooner Baseball Sask can forward your emergency funding from the Government of Canada.
Clubs will need to provide Baseball Sask with receipts, verifying the expenses that were covered with the Federal funds. Showing lost revenue is one consideration but many organizations will have corresponding lower levels of spending due to limited programming so must provide verification of how the funds were used. This can include receipts for equipment, staff payroll, facilities operating or rental costs or any number of Covid related expenses (marketing, signage, sanitizer, cleaning supplies, additional expenses for training in smaller groups, policy development with outside contractors, extra meeting expenses, zoom licenses etc.). Just as a reminder, the federal funds are not intended to be put into savings or banked to increase an organization’s net assets and cannot be used to pay for items that have already been paid for with MAP dollars.
If you have any questions regarding the Emergency Support Fund please contact Mike Ramage at mike@baseballsask.ca.
COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Baseball Sask Members Attenstation and Application
COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Baseball Sask Members Follow-Up
Public Acknowledgement of Financial Support