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Caledon Minor Baseball House League Division - Update (June 15th 2020)

 

Each year, in April, new baseball teams are formed for kids from 3 to 17, forging friendships that start on the field and in many cases last a life time.  From May to September we gather as baseball families to cheer on our teams and support our baseball community. Our kids learn important lessons about winning and losing, being part of a team, challenging themselves and respecting their teammates and coaches. 

This year is a year unlike any other. Quarantining, online schooling and social distancing have created challenges and left us missing friends and family. We at Caledon Minor Baseball have been closely monitoring the situation with the Town of Caledon and Baseball Ontario and have made the incredibly difficult decision to cancel the 2020 houseleague season. This decision has been made with the information we have available to us at this time including the Town's decision to keep diamonds closed for permit use until at least July 31. 

 We will be issuing refunds to all families for registration fees. Our CMBA Executive are all volunteers and this process will take some time. We ask for your patience as we work through the the refund process. 

 Thank you for your understanding and we wish you all a safe and healthy summer. Looking forward to our 2021 baseball season!

 

 

 

Caledon Challenger Baseball Division - Update (June 2nd 2020)

Regretably, with the recomendation and guidance from Baseball Canada, Little League Canada and the Jays Care Foundation

the 2020 Challenger Baseball season has been cancelled for the 2020 season. Please see note below

 

Ontario Baseball Association Notification (May 25th 2020)

To the Baseball Ontario Community (May 24, 2020)  Baseball Ontario remains committed to the safety of the baseball community. While the COVID‐ 19 situation remains fluid, we are continuing to monitor the situation. Based on the guidelines  of  the  provincial  government  and  public  health  authorities,  the  suspension  of  all  in‐person baseball programs has been extended through June 15th 2020.  The  Provincial  Government  announced  (May  14,  2020)  under  Stage  1  of  its  reopening  plan, certain outdoor sports  fields and individual sports, such as cycling and golf, can resume.   Team sports, such as baseball, are still under suspension.  Baseball Ontario’s suspension of in‐person activities remains in place and therefore any and all  in‐person  training  or  activity,  regardless  of  the  number  of  participants,  are  still  prohibited  at  this time.  Baseball Ontario is finalizing its return to play plan and will be ready for the eventual lifting of  restrictions  by  the  Ontario  government.    When  that  time  comes,  we  will  be  ready  with  protocols to ensure the safety of all members.  Stay  tuned  to our Inside  Pitch e‐communication as we will be providing more information on  these measures in our May 27th edition. 
 
Baseball Ontario will be extending the suspension of all in-person programs and activities until June 15, 2020.
 
 
Caledon Minor Baseball Association - Covid Update 
The Town of Caledon has cancelled all permits until July 2 2020. Therefore, our best case scenario would be for the outdoor baseball
season in Caledon to begin in early July. As they have done throughout this health crisis, the Town of Caledon has done an excellent
job in keeping us apprised on the status as well as any further cancellations and will continue to notify us to assist us in our planning.
 
  As you are aware, Baseball Ontario has suspended in person baseball activities through at least May 31.
At this time it is not clear where recreational sport fits into the staged roll  out  plan announced by the Ontario government. We expect an update on this from the Province at the end of May.  However Baseball Ontario  continues to plan for a 2020 baseball season.  We anticipate that when we are able to resume in person  activities,
 it will  begin  with  small  organized  practices  to  be  kept  within  the  limits  of  gatherings  the
government is likely to mandate along with compliance with provincial return to play guidelines.  
 
FAQ's
 
Will there be a Baseball Season this Year? 
Our current hope remains that we will have some type of baseball season but we are unable to speculate on any potential start date.
We are still working through our off-season planning process and looking to adapt our plans as the situation is very dynamic and fluid at this time.
 
Are we able to extend the season into Sept to allow for more games? 
If we are able to play within the guidelines set forth by the all levels of government and out Governing Body (Baseball Ontario),
the number of games we can play will be determined by many factors like Social distancing guidelines set forth by the government with
respect to Recreational Sports and permit availability in September 2020.
 
If the House League Season is Cancelled will a full refund be issued?
Full refunds will be issued if we have to cancel the entire season. Refunds will be processed once a decision has been made.
Our normal Refund Policy does not apply during this current period
 
If we are able to play a shortend House League Season will a refund be issued?
Partial refunds will be issued if we are able to have a shortened season. The amount will be determined when & if we are able to play and restrictions that may be required to follow that are set for by the Government as well as our governing body (Baseball Ontario) Refunds will be processed once a decision has been made
 
 
If we are able to play a shortend House League Season will the same number of Spots be available in each division?
A desision, has been made to reduce the number of teams in each divsion, some by as much as half due to the current enviroment. This will allow us to plan and adjust to any social distancing guidelines that may be institued as a part of the return to play plan.  Anyone registering will recieve a notification if they have been placed on a waiting list due to the division being full
 
 
What Safety Guidelines will be put in place if we are able to play a shortened season in July? 
Our governing body, Baseball Ontario are considering and working on the following: 
- Rule changes to accommodate social distancing 
- Rules to limit contact (no high fives, handshakes, fist bumps etc.) 
- Prohibit sharing of food/water and their containers 
- Prohibit spitting, gum chewing, use of sunflower seeds, etc. 
- Implementation of PPE, should it be mandated by the Government of Ontario
- Cleaning and sanitizing of shared spaces and equipment (baseballs) 
 
With the most recent guidelines as outlined in the Provincial reopening plan, Certain considerations – as outlined in the list – will have to  be made, 
With that in mind, we continue  to work with our partners towards a safe return to play plan. 
 
 
 
As the weather gets warmer in the coming weeks and it will be more and more enticing to gather in parks, etc. 
We continue to ask all of our members to respect the advice of the public health officials and the rules that our
municipalities have put in place about gathering in public spaces. Together we can help slow down the spread
of this virus and get back to the things we love to do faster. 
 
We expect further updates in the coming days and weeks from Baseball Ontario and YSBA. Thank you for your patience!
 
 

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