Kamloops Minor Softball

DATE CHANGE

June 6

Time slots will be announced closer to the date

Congratulations to all our ball players who came out - lots of skills and talent was seen!

Here is the official list of our 2010 Summer Games Team:

1.  Josh Carlson -Clearwater

2. Taylor Rhodes -Clearwater

3. Wyatt Braaten -Clearwater

4. Brock VanDamme -Clearwater

5. Alex McDonald -Barriere

6. Justin Sutherland -Clearwater

7. Jordan Lefeuvre -Barriere

8. Drew Johnson -Clearwater

9. Tim Affleck -Clearwater

10. Jesse Fraser -Clearwater

11. Sheldon Musselman -Clearwater

12. Paz Morrison-Rainvelle -Merritt

13. Keaton Knoble -Barriere

14. Charles Johnny -Merritt

15. Jeremy Mutch -Clearwater

Head Coach: Jason Flack

Assistant Coachs: Orlynn Braaten and Kevin VanDamme

Manager: Nicole Flack

2010 BC SUMMER GAMES

BOYS TRY-OUTS

There will be tryouts for the 2010 Summer Games Softball Team on April 24th

Location: Kamloops, Westsyde, Centennial Park (Down Westsyde Rd, Right on Franklin Rd)

Tryout Fee: $20, if not already registered.

Registration Form: Available at practice.

Team Manager: Nicole Flack Ph# 250-371-4913 or Nicole-flack@hotmail.com

Dates/Times:     April 24th (Register at 9:30) 10:00am – 3:00pm
                                               
Bring: Glove, Bat, Helmet, Catcher’s gear (if a catcher), Cleats, Hat, Mouth Guard, Water, Towel, and any medication for asthma, allergies, etc.

Coaches: Jason Flack, Orlynn Braaten, Kevin VanDamme

This will be the last practice before the team is picked that evening.  If you are interested in trying out and are planning on coming to the practice please let the Manager know, so we have an idea about numbers.

Fundraising and Pre-Summer Games tournaments will start in May.

Firecracker Weekend

Sicamous

Apr. 17&18, 2010

Hosted by ACES / Sicamous Minor Fastball

After a very successful event in Kelowna on this past long weekend, ACES is hosting a similar event in Sicamous!!

Information for Players from the Okanagan

Location

Finlayson Park
Highway 97 Sicamous

Day # 1 – Saturday April 17 – Skills Points

Each division will consist of 3 teams. The 3 teams will play each other in a round robin and then the top 2 will play for the skills medal.

Day # 2 – Sunday Apr. 18 – Standard Run Rules

Each division will consist of 3 teams. The 3 teams will play each other in a round robin and then the top 2 will play for the skills medal.

Thank you for considering this event as a start off to your regular season. Please take a few minutes to look through the information about the Firecracker and fill in the registration form. The cost for the event is $40 per person payable to Sicamous Minor Ball.

Bruce Dougherty

ACES Academy of Softball

Calgary / Edmonton

403-998-2152

www.acesacademyofsoftball.com

Title: Registration
Location: Minor Ball Shed
Description: Located just across from the Yacht Club
Start Time: 10:30
Date: 2010-04-10
End Time: 12:00

The Wright Family Pitching Clinic

Was a huge success!

Thank you to all our talented participants and their parents.

A special thanks goes out to all our skilled pitchers and catchers;

Scott Austin

Richard Haldane

Colleen DeVeyrac

Pat Thorpe

Mike Jolliffe

Janet Beetle

Candice Chwartacki

And of course, last but not least, thanks to our sponsor,

The Wright Family

It was my truly pleasure to have met and spent the afternoon with you all!

Sincerely,

Rhonda Palmer

Pitcher, catcher, clinic coordinator and mom

Volunteers are needed and we would welcome any time you could donate to us!  Coaching, fund raising, helping out at our tournament…  You are a valuable resource that enables the youth of Kamloops to play softball affordably!

Please contact Vina Neuman @ vinaneuman@yahoo.ca

or Rhonda Palmer @ rhondapalmer@shaw.ca

if you would like to join our team of volunteers!

Mike Jolliffe is our new Midget C Girls coach and Jason Flack is our Bantam B Girls coach.  They both have years of coaching experience and we are very pleased to have them on board for this upcoming season!

Photographs and team pictures are scheduled for this day, however team times have yet to be assigned.

Monday the 17th of May 2010

Charles Anderson Park

For information or any questions please contact Danielle at bently12@shaw.ca

From our New Umpire in Chief of District 11

My name is Chris Wilkinson. I am a Level 4 umpire who has recently moved to Kamloops (May 2008) and as of October taken over for Don Andrews as the District 11 Umpire-in-chief.  I have over 10 years of umpiring and supervising experience and have been privileged to have been selected to 3 National Championships. On a personal note, I am originally from Ashcroft and travelled in and played for Kamloops’ Bantam and Midget B team in the early 90’s. I am CA and work for KPMG in Kamloops, married with two boys, who are 6 & 4 and love the game of softball. I am excited about filling the UIC position for the district and look forward to working with you on or off the field.

My full contact information:

Chris Wilkinson

2178 Garymede Drive

Kamloops, BC  V1S 1N9

Cell: 778-220-2751 (preferred contact #)

Home#: 250-434-6549

Email: d11softball@shaw.ca

Facebook:

I have developed a Facebook group page for our district 11 umpires where I hope to post up-to-date information. If you are already on Facebook, please search the group “Softball BC District 11 Umpires” and request to sign up as a member and I will make it happen. Otherwise, I will also try and get pertinent information posted to the KMFA website as the association is working hard to update their website.

Winter Mini-Clinics:

I would like to invite any and all umpires, new or experienced to come out to some winter mini-clinics.  These are not mandatory, but I will be putting these on along with the Softball Academy KMFA is holding. The Facebook page has the details, but I will put them here as well. Come with indoor shoes and dressed with clothes you can run around in. Come out and start practicing basic mechanics, rules, positioning and get to know your fellow blue.

            Where: Westsyde Secondary School (855 Bebek Road, Kamloops)

Dates: January 17, January 31, February 7, February 21

Time: 2pm-4pm

Main Mandatory Clinic: Level 1, 2 & Refresher

Where: Yacht Club, Kamloops

Date: March 20th

Time: 8am – 5pm

Please note that it is mandatory to attend a clinic every year, and National Written exam is mandatory for all umpires to write every year.

Action Items:

1.     Please reply confirming your intention to or not to umpire for 2010 and don’t hesitate to call me if you have any concerns about coming back.

2.     Please let me know which of the winter clinics will be able to attend, if you choose to do so.

3.     Please update me with your most recent and complete contact information for my umpire database by filling out the attached registration form.

4.     Mark March 20 down in your calendar for the clinic date – I will make further contact at a later date to confirm your attendance.

5.     Please look to your peers, family and friends and encourage them to come out and become part of the blue crew.

That’s it for now; please don’t hesitate to call me with any questions or concerns.  If I’ve included you on this email by mistake, please let me know and I will take your off the email list

Yours in Blue,

Chris Wilkinson