I want to remind the coaches that the rosters are frozen and any changes MUST be put forth to the Executive before the roster will be changed.

I know that in the middle of the summer when players go on holiday and teams are short handed you may think it is ok to just bring out a few players to fill spots. Let me remind you that this is not ok and you are not allowed to pick up players for sake of avoiding a forfeit. The schedules have been out for over 3 months and you have 20 players on your roster. The rules are in place and are not optional.

Non roster players are NOT insured. You are putting your own team and your opponents in jeopardy if something were to happen. These players are not insured through NSA and are not eligible to play.

Secondly, it has been brought to my attention that some teams/spectators attitudes and demeanor on and off the field have become less than sportsmanlike.

These are some key notes from our constitution:

Mission Statement

To provide a vehicle by which competitive and recreational classes of slo-pitch shall be played by teams from this area.

To promote sportsmanship and fair play by all ball players involved.

RULES OF CONDUCT FOR PLAYERS, TEAMS AND SPECTATORS

1. There will be no drugs or alcohol in the ballpark.

2. Noise in the parking area and on the streets will be kept to a minimum.

3. All players and spectators will conduct themselves in a mature and responsible manner.

4. Profanity will not be tolerated.

FAILURE TO OBEY THE ABOVE RULES WILL RESULT IN THE EXPULSION OF THE PLAYER(S) FROM THE LEAGUE ON THE FIRST OFFENCE.

A SECOND OFFENCE BY A PLAYER(S) FROM A TEAM THAT HAS HAD A PREVIOUS EXPULSION WILL RESULT IN THE EXPULSION OF THAT TEAM FROM THE LEAGUE.

Some teams/players have forgotten that this is a recreational league and that the game is just a game. Disrespect towards other players/teams will not be tolerated. All umpires have been informed of these actions and have been asked to monitor and react as is necessary. This league is a vehicle for people to get out and have some fun. Yes, the games can get competitive but there is NEVER any reason to disrespect another player or team.

If anyone has a question or problem with this, feel free to speak with me personally.
I expect that you will inform your players and fans of this notice.

Any further occurrences will be dealt with by the Executive.

Regards,
Bruce

If you’re at the diamonds tonight, you will notice that we will have one new base on GG5 or GG6. This is because, when we went down to the diamonds on Thursday, the cement box was open and all of our bases had been removed and strewn all over the place. After an exhaustive search, one of our bases was determined to be missing.

This is a reminder to all teams: ENSURE THAT THE HOME TEAM OF THE LATE GAME LOCKS THE BASES AWAY.

GG4 – Orange Box
GG5 – Cement Bunker
GG6 – Cement Bunker
GG7 – in the green box where you turn the lights on/off

We have had to replace one base at a cost of $90 to the league. I have spoken with all of the potential offending teams and they all assure me that they locked the bases away – and I believe them. It may have been that the City crew left it open when they gilled the diamonds, but it is not something that we can determine at this time.

Also note – we have purchased new base plugs for all of the diamonds.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU REPLACE THE BASES WITH THE PLUGS.

This helps the next teams coming in to:
a) find the base hole locations, and
b) not have to spend so much time digging out the base holes once they are located.

There are more then enough base plugs at the diamonds. If you cannot find them, please ask someone. If you notice that they have gone missing, let me know ASAP.

I realize that the 3rd base hole on GG7 is still the old one, and this will be replaced shortly. If anyone wants to volunteer their time to assist the executive with this, please let me know and we can make the appropriate arrangements.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at hebz@rogers.com and we can discuss your concerns.

Thanks,

Jon
RCMSPL – President

Editor’s note: the Magnetic Release Bases at the Guelph Lake diamonds are a joint project of GTCSPL and RCMSPL. As such, they are the responsibility of the leagues – NOT the City.

It’s up to US to take care of and maintain these bases, and we ALL have to work together to make them work for us!

According to the City of Guelph Sports-field Status link (http://guelph.ca/living.cfm?itemid=77425&smocid=1627):

ALL SPORTSFIELDS ARE CLOSED FOR TONIGHT!!

RCMSPL

All games are cancelled for tonight and have been rescheduled for August 18th.
I realize this leaves some teams with 3 games in that week, but we really have no choice at this point as we need to complete all games before we can begin our playoffs!

GTCSPL

University:

GAMES ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO GO (barring anything unforeseen)!

Marden Park:

All games scheduled for tonight have been cancelled as the diamond is under water.

Guelph Lake:

All games scheduled for tonight will be rescheduled for a later date.

All cancelled games have been rescheduled wherever they could fit into the schedule.
Please check your team schedules.