We are very pleased to announce our plan for the 2021 Baseball Sask Provincials Championships.

Due to the late start to the season because of Covid-19, we have moved back the dates for our Championships and also given most teams options.

What our Playoff Committee has decided to do is to give most Divisions and Categories 2 Options to when they would like to participate in Provincials. For all 11U, 13U, 15U and 18U AA Tier 1 to Tier 6 (If we have enough teams enter), these teams will have the Option to enter and play either July 23-25 or August 13-15 (Teams can only play on one of these weekends, not both).

NOTE: These Championships all depend on the approval of tournaments by the Government of Saskatchewan.

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The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that public health measures around outdoor sporting activities will be eased as part of Step One of the Re-Opening Roadmap, set to commence on Sunday, May 30. Outdoor sports, originally included in Step Two of the Re-Opening Roadmap, will now be added to Step One. Easing of measures for indoor sports remains in Step Two of the Re-Opening Roadmap.

The adjustment to the Re-Opening Roadmap is being made recognizing the lowered risk of transmission in outdoor settings along with the successful uptake in Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 vaccination effort in reducing the transmission of the virus.

Beginning May 30, 2021, competition and game play for outdoor team sports can proceed with the following requirements:

Participants may not compete if they are feeling unwell.
Players and coaches should be encouraged to screen for COVID-19 symptoms prior to arriving to practice and play, using the self-assessment tool at saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
League play is allowed to resume; however, tournaments are not permitted at this time. This will be revisited in Step Two of the Re-Opening Roadmap.
No interprovincial travel. Teams competing in regional interprovincial leagues need to contact the Business Response Team prior to beginning play.
Capacity must be in compliance with the public health order for public outdoor gatherings for each playing surface or game area. Public outdoor gatherings are set to expand to a limit of 150 people on May 30 as part of the Re-Opening Roadmap. Common areas, such as those where there are multiple playing surfaces, must also be in compliance with gathering limits in the public health order.
Individual and protective equipment should not be shared. When helmets and bats or other equipment are shared, cleaning and disinfecting must occur between each use.
Commonly touched equipment used for game play (e.g. game ball, football) is routinely replaced or disinfected during the course of practice or play.
Coaches, officials, umpires, referees and players who are not on the field are not required to wear masks outdoors under the public health order. However, masks may be worn if they are more comfortable with that layer of protection.
No shaking hands, high-fives, etc.
Spectators not from the same household should maintain two metres of physical distancing.
Spectators must remain in designated areas. Masks are not required to be worn outdoors under the public health order, but they may be worn if spectators are more comfortable with that layer of protection.
Hand sanitizer approved by Health Canada (DIN or NPN) or soap and water handwashing stations should be available for participants and spectators.
No sharing of water bottles.
Public washrooms, when available, are cleaned and disinfected regularly, and soap and water or hand sanitizer is available.
Contact information of the coaches, officials and players should be recorded by the home team and maintained in order to assist with contact tracing for 30 days in the case of a confirmed case of COVID-19.

2021 Return to Train & Play Protocols – May 30, 2021

Ashley Stephenson has been involved with the Canadian Women’s National Baseball team since its inception 2004. She was a player for many years and has now transitioned into coaching. She is extremely passionate about baseball in general but more specifically, about getting girls and women involved in the game.

Baseball Canada is trying to increase participation among women and one of their goals is to impact it from a coaching perspective. This is where Ashley comes in as she will be delivering female only coaching clinics, online of course.

To keep it simple, here are the important details:

Instructor – Ashley Stephenson
Participants – Prairies –> 12 to 20 participants/coaches per clinic
Dates – Sunday, May 16th at 4:00 PM (Sask Time)
Duration – Course is roughly 4 hours long
Fees – free for participants (they will complete the Coach Initiation e-learning module before attending this virtual clinic) – all fees are covered but if you have any questions pleases contact June Sterling at Baseball Canada at jsterling@baseball.ca
Registration – females interested will sign up through the Baseball Canada website (link to the coaching platform can be found on the Baseball Canada website). It will also be sent to all of you so you can help promote this through your province.

The clinics have been added to the NCCP site – as per link below. All coaches looking to register will need to log in and register for the clinic or if you do not have a nccp.baseball.ca account, you will need to register before the event.

Once a coach joins, you will need to complete the two initiation modules before you will be able to join your event (Initiation module and Fundamental module) – takes about 45 minutes to an hour to complete.

Baseball Canada – Female Coaching Clinics

Like baseball?! Have an interest in learning the ins and outs of scoring?

Baseball Canada’s Scorers Committee will be hosting an Intermediate Scorers Training Module for women only on May 15th that is FREE to register for!

Aileen Hartman, Vice Chair of Baseball Canada’s Scorers Committee will be leading the training that will take place in a virtual environment.

Aileen offers a wealth of scoring knowledge developed over the years through her interest in baseball as a player, parent and administrator with St. Albert Minor Baseball in Alberta.

Aileen’s most recent accomplishment is the co-authoring and producing the Scorers Manual which will act as the guideline for scorers appointed to future Baseball Canada National Championships. This comprehensive manual provides instruction and training from basic to experienced levels and includes instruction for use of the electronic scoring app GameChanger, the official scoring software for Baseball Canada’s National Championships.

Under Aileen’s leadership, this manual has now evolved into a virtual training program which will be used to certify scorers for future Baseball Canada National Championships. Her goals are to continue to improve as a scorer, mentor others to love the challenge of scoring and one day work at an international event as a scorer.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from one of Canada’s most knowledgeable scorers in a fun and interactive environment!

REGISTER HERE

Calling all women in the game of baseball!

Join us on Sunday, May 16^th (1PM -2:30PM ET) for a FREE Baseball Administration and Leadership Workshop for Women.

Baseball Canada is excited to announce this women-only, 90-minute interactive virtual session presented by Shari Reiniger, the first woman ever assigned as a World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Olympic Baseball Technical Official.

Shari brings a wealth of baseball experience and knowledge and be a part of the Technical Commissioners at both the Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier in Florida and the Olympic Games baseball competition in Tokyo this summer.

Since her first international baseball assignment at the inaugural 2004 Women’s Baseball World Cup in Edmonton, Shari has traveled the globe working Women’s, U15 and U18 Baseball World Cups, the Pan Am Games and the Premier12. She was the Technical Director for the 2018

Women’s Baseball World Cup and a WBSC Coach at the 2019 World Children’s Baseball Fair in Fukushima, Japan.

Shari has also been involved in baseball in various capacities at the local, provincial and national levels for years and sat on Baseball Canada’s initial Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Committee.

Her passion, love and experience in the game of baseball is sure to come through throughout the workshop that will include success stories, challenges and best practices for women in the game FROM women in the game.

Baseball Canada wants YOU to be inspired, to make a positive impact in baseball even if you don’t have any baseball experience. Baseball is for everyone and our sport is better when we all bring our game!