Minor News
2012 Minor Committee
Update
Each year the Minor Committee invites
interested individuals to come forward and offer their insights and
experience and enthusiasm to provide direction, oversight and be the
primary liasion to all minor divisions in the OASA. It is my
pleasure and privilege to have been asked to chair the Minor
Committee for 2012. Thank you to Bruce Young for his strong
leadership in chairing the Minor Committee for the past several
years. Thank you to the 2011 members of the committee for their
contributions.
If you are interested in joining the Minor Committee for 2012 in one
of the following capacities please contact me at
dave.northern@sympatico.ca or 905-420-0628 (H#).
Division Convenor - Junior Mite through Midget, Select
Member at Large - assist at Springboard, attend meetings, Tournament
Convenors
At the 2011 AGM held November 19, 2011 in Markham several motions
raised by the Minor Committee or Minor Associations were passed that
support Long Term Player Development (LTPD) efforts to enhance the
development of players at all ages.
The following motions per age classification were passed:
Junior Mite - no stealing of home - to encourage development of
pitching and hitting; pitchers will be capped at 12 outs / 4 innings
per game - to develop more pitchers; round robin (3 game guarantee)
vs double knockout format - to provide increased participation by
all teams
Mite - round robin (3 game guarantee) vs double knockout format - to
provide increased participation by all teams
Squirt - unlimited defensive substitutions - to increase player
participation
Peewee - no changes
Bantam - mercy rule reduced to 7 runs from 10 runs - to reflect the
increased competitive level in Bantam
Midget - no changes
Each year the OASA requires hosts for Qualifiers, Eliminations and
Provincial Championships. If you are interested in hosting one of
these tournaments please check out the OASA website for a listing of
the current divisions that we are still looking to fill. Application
forms are available on the website as well. www.oasa.ca
Each April the OASA holds two Springboard events (one in the east
and one in the west ideally) to provide player instruction
(pitching, hitting, fielding, base running) and coaching
instruction. Plans are starting to formulate and potential hosts
sites are being identified. If your centre would be interested in
hosting one of these events or you would be interested in assisting
in one of these events please contact myself or George Ryder,
Executive Vice President.
If you have any input, feedback or comments regarding how the Minor
Committee can enhance any facet of the the rules, tournaments or
anything please feel free to contact myself or any member of the
committee at any point in time.
Dave Northern
Chair, Minor Committee
dave.northern@sympatico.ca
