Welcome to the 2013 YMFL Season

Update April 2, 2013

On line Registration for the 2013 Young Men’s Fastpitch League (YMFL)

is still accepting a few more Players for U14/Pee Wee

U16/Bantam is full

Contact Daun: registrarymflcalgary@gmail.com

To see if a spot is still available or to go on a wait list 
 
 

Age Group	Year of Birth	Game Nights*	2013 Fee	Deposits
U14 Peewee	1999 & 2000	Mon & Wed	$200.00	Vol. $150.00
U16 Bantam	1997 & 1998	Tues & Thurs	$200.00	Uniform $90.00

Steps to Register U14 & U16 athletes (born 1997 to 2000)...see below for other age groups

 Review the volunteer policy and volunteer descriptions for 2013 (visit http://calgaryminorsoftball.com/page.php?page_id=38020)

 Fees will not change in 2013!....$200.00 per player

 Volunteer deposit/fee will raise to $150.00 per family with a 6 hour volunteer minimum expected for those that chose to volunteer (otherwise you will pay the $150.00 volunteer fee)

 Click Here to Register On line or cut and paste this address: https://apps.rampinteractive.com/registrations/v3/?c=c3e4636689bd

 On the registration page is information/reminders as to how to access the system, ways to retrieve your password and other useful information, and information about our refund policy

 Once logged in carefully review the waiver page and click agree (this waiver applies to all programs for the 2013 season and all players registered under your account)

 When registering online you will be able to chose to pay via credit card, cheque, or chose KidSport. If using KidSport or a similar program please contact the registrar, Daun registrarymflcalgary@gmail.com for the required documents

 If paying by cheque, you may be prompted to make a cheque out to NCSA however please make it out to "YMFL" instead and mail it to:

YMFL Registrar

202, 811 Manning Road NE

Calgary, AB T2E 7L4

 As in 2013, you will be asked to leave a current credit card with your online registration to cover deposits (volunteer $150.00 and uniform $90.00) or to provide post dated cheques to cover deposits (cheques made out to YMFL dated July 31, 2013)

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Start of 2013 Season

Indoor Practices (for all registered YMFL (U14 & U17 players)

Sundays March 24, April 7, 14, & 21

6 to 8pm

Crescent Heights High School

Parent’s Meeting (mandatory to have one parent attend)

Sunday April 14

6:15 to 6:45pm

Crescent Heights High School

Information about the season will be discussed and uniforms handed out

Opening Weekend – start of Round 1

Saturday & Sunday April 27 & 28, 2013

Vista Height Diamonds (NE Calgary)

Season of Play

Starts week of April 29th

Schedule to be posted by Calgary Minor Softball in the week prior to opening weekend

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Reminder – U14 YMFL teams play in the U16 category and U16 YMFL teams play in the U19 category***

Round 2 starts week of May 13th

City Championship (YMFL teams included)

Start week of June 24th and go into July (no weekend play)

Provincial Tournament

July 12 to 14, 2013

Calahoo, Alberta (just NW of Edmonton)

We plan to take 1 Pee Wee and 1 Bantam team to this event

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Fundraisers

NCSA Tournament Field Maintenance

All YMFL players and families

Weekend of May 11 to 13, 2013

Each team will be provided with a list of shifts to fill

This is an important fundraiser for YMFL

Additional fundraising will be discussed at the Parent’s meeting

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2013 Clinics

2013 Pirates/CISA U10 to U16 General Skills Clinics

For male athletes only; born 1997 to 2004

What

Open skill based clinics for males only; offensive and defensive skills covered

10 athletes maximum per clinic date (5 clinic dates offered)

Cost

$20 per clinic (to be paid in cash upon arrival to clinic)

How to Sign Up

Contact Richard Clarke (coordinator and clinician) to sign up for the dates you want to attend

Richard will confirm that there is space and

forward an activity consent form to you for printing, review and signature before starting first clinic

e. rclarke@cantelematics.com

Ph. 403-450-7854

Where

Absolute Baseball Academy

2221 Crowchild Trail NW

(adjacent to Foothills Baseball Stadium and north of McMahon Stadium)

When

April 6th Saturday 10 – 12pm Open Clinic (10 max)

Coaches Clinic

We encourage our coaches to consider taking the NCCP – Community Sport On-going (Level 1) training

Nose Creek is hosting Level 1

April 13 to 14, 2013

Canada Olympic Park

Contact Susan: ymflcalgary@gmail.com for more information

You can also click here (Softball Alberta) for more information about other clinics around Alberta.

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Congratulations for a Successful 2012 Season

All YMFL Teams medaled in Provincials with two teams winning gold!

And

Congratulations to Coach George (YMFL U16 Bantam Head Coach) for winning:

 2012 Darrel Kesslering Award – for emulating visionary leadership, dedication to softball & excellence in coaching (CMSA award)

 2012 Merit Award for Zone 3 – for fostering Softball in Alberta (Softball Alberta award)

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What is YMFL?

Young Men’s Fastpitch League (YMFL) provides a place for boys (U16 and U14) to play in a community league Fastpitch program. For the 2013 season, boys born in the years 1997 to 2000 and living in the Calgary area will register in the YMFL program.

To ensure competitive play, YMFL teams will play against girl teams one age category higher (U14 YMFL teams will play U16 girl teams, and U16 YMFL teams will play U19 girl teams). We did this for the first time in 2012 and it was a huge success!

In 2012, YMFL boys and their parents noted significant improvement in skill level & interest in the sport from the challenge of playing against the older girl teams. They also performed well in the provincial championship against other male teams from around Alberta.

What about U12 and U10 boys?

At the November 2012 Calgary Minor Softball Association board meeting it was decided that each district in the city of Calgary will register U12 and U10 boys for the formation of boy teams. If there are not enough teams city wide to form a boy only league at either age group then these teams will be merged with the girl program at the same age level (U10 boy teams will play against U10 girl teams). This format was done at the 2012 fall ball program and was also a success with no safety issues found. Therefore, will be adopted in 2013 depending on the number of U10 and U12 boy teams registered in late March 2013.

For more information about YMFL please contact:

Susan – ymflcalgary@gmail.com or

Daun – registrarymflcalgary@gmail.com

For more information about Calgary Minor Softball or to find your district (to register a U10 or U12 boy) please visit www.calgaryminorsoftball.com

How about U21 boys (born 1992 to 1996)?

Members of the Calgary Industrial Softball Association are working hard to form a U21 male team for 2013, Calgary Pirates. Contact Richard Clarke for more inforamtion:

e. rclarke@cantelematics.com

Ph. 403-450-7854