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Annual General Meeting
Feb 24th 7:00 pm
Boston Pizza – Hunt Club
We have “Serious Issues”
Contact Us & Communication
SLOPITCH.com
900 Morrison Drive
Suite 204*
Ottawa, ON
K2H 8K7
Phone Number: 613-783-2000 x 307
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Slopitchdotcom
Organizational Structure
All Cheques need to be made
payable to SLOPITCH.com
New league format options
All teams can choose which league to play in regardless of
where they played in 2014
• ONSPL – Same as last season
• OCRSPL – Same as last season
• NCSPL – New option
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Elite League – Discontinued
Team Rank Classifications
• Competitive
• Intermediate
• Recreational
ONSPL Season Format
• Regular Season – All Divisions Men's & Coed (Comp, Int & Rec)
• Starts in May and ends in Aug
• 15 weeks
• 28 game Season
• Double Headers
• 7 inning games
• 1 hour 15 min time slots
• Divisional Structure – 8 Teams per division
• Play offs
• Aug 24-30th Tournament week & Weekend
• Double knock out
• Rain Outs
• 3 Scheduled rain out weekends (June, July Aug)
NCSPL Season Format
• Regular Season – All Divisions Men's & Coed (Comp, Int & Rec)
• Starts in May and ends in September
• 19 weeks
• 30 game Season
• Double Headers
• 7 inning games
• 1 hour 15 min time slots
• Divisional Structure – 8 Teams per division
• Play offs
• Oct 2-4th Tournament weekend
• Double knock out
• Rain Outs
• Gaps in schedule (once per month) for make up games.
OCRSPL Season Format
• Regular Season – Coed Recreational Division only
• Starts in May and ends Mid September
• 17 weeks
• 15 game Season
• Single Games
• 9 inning games
• 1 hour 30 min time slots
• Divisional Structure – 2 potential divisions
• Play offs
• Tues / Thurs nights starting in Sept
• Double knock out
• Rain Outs
• 3 Scheduled rain out weekends (June, July Aug)
2015 Rain Out Policy
• League Notification
• If games are being cancelled by the league or city, notification will
be sent before 4:00pm on game day.
• If you have not received notification teams must show up to the
diamond and the umpire will determine if the field is safe for play.
• Failure to show up at the diamond will result in a default if the
umpire does declares the field safe to play.
• If the umpire determines that the field is unsafe for play, the game will
be recorded as a rain out regardless of who is at the diamond.
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Makeup Game Policy
• All games that are rained out will be rescheduled within the next few
days into the next available time slot - based on pre-determined
league availability.
• All re-scheduled games are considered regular season games with
respect to defaults and notifications.
New / Updated Rules
• The Strike zone Mat will be used in all leagues
and in all divisions. (SPN and SPO rules)
• Teams will be responsible for bringing a strike zone
mat to every home game (same as bases)
• Coed Player ratio is now 6 male / 4 female for
all leagues and all divisions
• Coed batting – no more than 2 males can bat
in a row at any point in the order.
What’s the call?
• Infield Fly
• Less than 2 out, runners on first and second with a
ball hit in the air caught with normal effort by an
infielder results in the batter being automatically
called out and the runners may advance at their own
risk
• Ball Thrown out of play
• If a ball is thrown out of play, all baserunners are awarded 2
bases at the time of the throw. If a player is tagging up from a
base and the ball is thrown out of play, the runner is awarded 2
bases not including the one they were tagging up from. I.E.
tagging up from first would mean you were awarded 3rd base,
tagging up from second would award you home plate.
Default Policy
$100 Default deposit required with registration
• What is a “Default” game?
• No Show (not enough players) for both games
• No Calls – SLOPITCH.com HQ (Before 2:30 same day)
Note: it’s not a default if a game is ended due to player ejections
What happens with the Money?
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First offense: $50 of the money goes to the opposing team
Second offense: Same thing
Third offense: Team is removed from league (No refunds)
Note: If no defaults occur, Deposit is returned to the team or kept for the
following season.
Registration and Fees
2015 League fees are available online at
our slo-pitch shop.
https://shop.slopitch.com/catalog/107
Payment Timelines
• Payment in full due by March 22nd
• Cash, Cheque, Money Order or Credit Card (Visa,
Master Card via online store)
• After March 22nd • After April 15th –
• After May 1st
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Add $100 late payment fee
Add $100 late payment fee
Removal from League
New Websites!
• Each league has a unique site (linked at slopitch.com)
• ONSPL – http://onspl.slopitch.com
• NCSPL – http://ncspl.slopitch.com
• OCRSPL – http://ocrspl.slopitch.com
• Mobile Friendly
• Smartphones
• Tablets
• Direct connection to National / Provincial programs (SPN/SPO)
• One Roster for everything
• Provincials & National Registration
• New League registration process.
http://onspl.slopitch.com
http://ncspl.slopitch.com
http://ocrspl.slopitch.com
Reminder - Important Dates
• Registration available on website
• Now !
• Space is limited due to diamond availability restrictions
• Fees
• Drop off Weekend at SLOPITCH.com HQ
• Saturday March 21st , Sunday March 22nd
• Noon until 3pm
• Online Anytime on or before March 22nd
• Schedules and Team kit pick-up
• April 25th & 26th
• Valiquettes Source for Sports – Carling road –
• Season starts early May
(based on diamond availability)
Email with details to follow
Tournaments
it’s More than Just a Game…
2015 Tournament Dates
May 22-24
June 19-21
July 17-19
Sept 25 – 27
Tournament information
• Divisions Available
• Mens Open,C,D,E,F
• Coed Open,C,D,E
• Ladies Open,D,E
• Tournament HQ Tent at Bell Diamonds /
Dulude arena
• Beer Gardens
• Equipment and Vendor Booths
• Draw boards
• Registration & payment available online
Roy Isaacs -Charity Tournament
Roy Isaacs -Charity Tournament
• New Format for 2015
• 1 day events
• Men's & Ladies – Saturday
• Coed – Sunday
• $350 per team
• Guaranteed 3 games
• Less gaps between games
• RR games have meaning
• Don’t kill an entire weekend
Questions?