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The Minor Advisory Council has approved three (3) motions for changes to special operating rules to be posted on the Softball BC website for final member review. The motions will be posted here until Monday, January 4th, 2021. Members who wish to provide input or feedback to the Minor Advisory Council are asked to contact their local Minor District Coordinator, or Lavaughn Larson, minordirector@softball.bc.ca
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OF INTEREST TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE INDIGENOUS LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, December-14-20
Dear Softball BC Members,
Softball BC invites expressions of interest to become a volunteer member of the Indigenous Long Term Development Committee.
The composition of the committee may include non-members of Softball BC. Committee should make every attempt to be representative of the Indigenous communities, from a geographical, gender, and participation perspective.
Call for applications will be posted by Softball BC, and final selections will be made by the appointed members from the Board of Directors
Please provide a maximum 2-page profile, which includes the following:
Please submit your expression of interest to Michael Smith, Softball BC’s Technical Coordinator at technicalcoordinator@softball.bc.ca.
For further information about the Indigenous Long Term Development Committee, please click the following link Terms of Reference for the Indigenous Long Term Development Committee.
Dear Softball BC Members,
Softball BC will provide an update on Team BC Women’s team selection for the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara in mid-January 2021.
As always Softball BC is excited to continue preparing for the Games, and we look forward to supporting our athletes and coaching staff in their pursuit of excellence.
If anyone has questions or concerns, please contact Softball BC’s Technical Coordinator, Michael Smith via e-mail at technicalcoordinator@softball.bc.ca or phone at 604-371-0302 extension 3.
Kind Regards,
Michael Smith
December 8, 2020
As per the announcement from the Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Henry, the current restrictions in place for softball activities will remain in effect until midnight, January 8th, 2021.
As a reminder, these restrictions include, but are not limited to;
“By order of the PHO, restrictions are in place for adult and youth indoor and outdoor team sports. These temporary restrictions are in place to limit the amount of physical interactions and travel to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.”
Dear Softball Members,
Softball BC is pleased to announce the Canada Games Council has resolved the softball age eligibility criteria for the 2022 Canada Summer Games.
Where practical, sports have adjusted their age categories so that the same cohort of athletes that is eligible for the Games in 2021 will remain eligible for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.
Therefore, BC softball player age eligibility is as follows:
With the Canada Games Council age eligibility announcement for the 2022 Canada Summer Games, Softball BC is excited to continue preparation towards the Games, and we look forward to supporting our athletes and coaching staff in their pursuit of excellence. Softball BC and the coaching staff will continue to monitor the progress of athletes throughout the coming year, and look forward to our participation at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ontario.
If anyone has questions or concerns, please contact Softball BC’s Technical Coordinator, Michael Smith via e-mail at technicalcoordinator@softball.bc.ca or phone at 604-371-0302 extension 3.
Kind Regards,
Michael Smith
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
** Effective immediately**
Individual travel to attend team practices/training sessions – Under the current provincial health order, Softball BC is revising their definition for travel by coaches and/or athletes to team activities. Until midnight, December 7th, or as advised by the Provincial Health Office (PHO), individuals may not travel outside their own community to attend team activities. Community is defined as your principal residence. For clarity, areas such as Langley and Township of Langley, or Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam will be considered the same community when attending team activities. The intent of the public health order is to restrict travel to remaining local. At this time, we have not received a definition on local travel for individuals, and so we have decided to remain cautious in our interpretation. If we do receive further clarification from ViaSport, we will advise the membership accordingly.
Team training sessions are restricted to the community in which the team is registered. Teams may not travel outside their local community to take part in practices or training sessions under the requirements of this health order.
As a reminder
Inning Three protocols are still in place and should be carefully followed
November 16, 2020
Dear Softball BC Members,
Softball BC invites expressions of interest to become a volunteer Men’s & Women’s Coordinator for one of the following districts: 4, 11, 12, and 13.
Application Process
Please provide a 1-page profile, which includes the following:
Please submit your expression of interest to Michael Smith, Softball BC’s Technical Coordinator at technicalcoordinator@softball.bc.ca.
Job Description
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OF INTEREST TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ADVISORY COUNCIL
November 12, 2020
Dear Softball BC Members,
Softball BC invites expressions of interest to become a volunteer member of Softball BC’s Men’s and Women’s Advisory Council.
Goals
Membership
The council will make every attempt to be representative of the membership from a geographical, gender, and participation perspective.
Application Process
Please provide a maximum 2-page profile, which includes the following:
Please submit your expression of interest to Michael Smith, Softball BC’s Technical Coordinator at technicalcoordinator@softball.bc.ca.
For further information about the Men’s and Women’s Advisory Council, please click the following link Terms of Reference for the Men’s and Women’s Advisory Council.
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO BECOME A MEMBER
November 10, 2020
Dear Softball BC Members,
Softball BC invites expressions of interest to become a volunteer member of Softball BC’s Long-term Development Committee.
Long-term Development Committee Goals
Long-term Development Committee Membership
The composition of the committee may include non-members of Softball BC. The committee will make every attempt to be representative of the membership from a geographical, gender, and participation perspective.
Application Process
Please provide a maximum 2-page profile, which includes the following:
Please submit your expression of interest to Michael Smith, Softball BC’s Technical Coordinator at technicalcoordinator@softball.bc.ca.
Final selections will be made by a panel consisting of three members of the current Board of Directors as appointed by the President.
For further information about the Long-term Development Committee, please click the following link Terms of Reference Long-term Development Committee.
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
SOFTBALL BC ANNOUNCES NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR SOFTBALL ACTIVITIES
With the announcement today from Dr. Bonnie Henry on new restrictions in place, we are announcing the following changes to sanctioned softball activities effective Sunday, November 8th, 2020. These changes will remain in effect until further notice.
For all clubs and members of Softball BC registered in Districts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14 and 15, all sanctioning for softball activities is being moved back to Inning One protocols. This restriction on sanctioned softball activities will be in effect for those districts only, which comprise the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions.
All other districts in BC can continue to operate, at this time, under your current sanction permissions for softball activities.
Inning One protocols include
Rick Benson, Executive Director
June 10, 2020
(Langley, BC) Softball BC releases ‘Back to Bases – Softball BC’s Return to Play Guidelines’
“Softball BC Return to Play Guidelines are based on an overriding principle of encouraging the maximum participation of members of the organization while respecting the safety of members and the public from the COVID-19 virus.
These guidelines are to be used along with the following government and sport sector requirements:
As well as compliance from Local Sports Organizations (“LSOs”) with Softball BC safety protocols as set out in these Return to Play Guidelines and as otherwise communicated to them.
The purpose of these guidelines is to create minimum standards for a safe return to play of softball while maintaining the integrity of the game.
These best practices do not supersede any protocols, guidelines, or restrictions outlined by Regional, Provincial and/or Federal Health Authorities. All Softball BC participants are expected to continue to follow the guidelines outlined by Regional, Provincial and/or Federal Health Authorities.
As areas begin to open and return to play resumes, we strongly urge any Softball BC participant to share with us details of any and all challenges that may arise and which may not be addressed in this document. Once an issue is identified, those assigned by the President and Executive Director will work on how to address the identified issue and then share that information with all involved with Softball BC.
Due to the uncertain aspects in returning to play, these guidelines are expected to change based on new/updated safety procedures outlined by Provincial and/or Local Health Authorities or feedback to Softball BC Directors.
Softball BC Directors are advised to revisit these guidelines as new requirements are announced by the respective Provincial and/or Federal Health Authorities.
In the event of any conflict in language between any printed version of the Return to Play Guidelines and the online version found on the Softball BC website, the online version shall prevail.”
Amidst a global reckoning about systemic racism in North America and beyond, sport organizations are increasingly looking for ways to create in-roads into under-serviced communities and to create better cultural awareness. Softball BC is one example of a provincial organization putting in the time to incorporate the Indigenous Long-Term Participant Development Pathway (ILTPD) into its programming, stemming from the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to better attract and retain Indigenous talent.
Under the guidance and mentorship of the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC) and Sport for Life, Softball BC has introduced their Timbits program to 12 new communities as part of a larger strategy to grow the sport and build infrastructure throughout the province of B.C. Two years ago they created an ILTPD Committee that aimed to work collaboratively with their Indigenous partners.
They’ve even adopted a new logo, designed by Indigenous artist Jamin Zuroski.
viaSport is pleased to release the Return to Sport Guidelines for Phase 3: Progressively Loosen.
As we move to the next phase, viaSport has consulted with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the BC Centre for Disease Control to outline the activities that will now be allowed for sport. This addition to the Return to Sport Guidelines will help guide sport organizations in creating or updating their own safety plans.
Check out what’s new for Phase 3 on our Return to Sport page. This includes:
For more details, join us for a public webinar to provide an overview of the Progressively Loosen phase and answer your questions.
When: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:30 a.m
Who: Municipal and recreation leaders, local sport organizations, facility operators, community stakeholders, interested members of the sport
community
How: Register for the webinar here. Pre-submit questions using this form.
Returning to sport safely requires a coordinated effort across all levels of the sport community. Please take a moment to share this message with anyone you think may benefit from receiving updates on the return to sport process. Join our mailing list here.
From all of us at viaSport, we hope you are all keeping safe and healthy.
September 23rd, 2020
Sally Smith is proud to be the first female Assistant Coach of Softball BC
June 15, 2020
Long serving Softball BC Board Member, Zeone Andrijaszyn, announces his resignation from the Board of Directors. Rachel Charles has been appointed as the new VP, Finance.
Read the official statements here:
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in the province of British Columbia.
The provincial office is located in Langley, BC. Provincial championships,
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