Important Information for Parents and Players 2017
Registration Process
Zone 1 Hustler Registration will be held online starting January 1 st, 2017 at www.saskatoonhustlers.ca.
There will be no in-person registration this year. There will be a late registration fee of $20.00 for
players who register after January 27th, 2017.
Age Division
Birth Year
Squirt
Peewee
Bantam
2005 - 2006
2003 – 2004
2001 – 2002
Cost
$240 (see below)
$240 (see below)
$240 (see below)
Those players born 2007 and younger should register at their local communities’ spring
registration, but can also register via the Hustlers zone. Our zone consists of 13 communities of
which only 4 have Ball Coordinators. Those wishing to play community ball within our zone will be
playing with one of the communities that have ball coordinators. For more information, please see
the “Learn to Play (LTP)” section of our website here:
http://www.saskatoonhustlers.ca/english/our-programs/learn-to-play-ltp.html.
Along with the registration fee for 2017 there will be a charge for a Softball Saskatchewan
Calendar at $25 each as a fundraiser for the Hustler Zone. These calendars can be resold for
$25 each to get back your cost or kept for the opportunity to win the weekly prizes. These
calendars will not be available until late May or early June. Each player`s portion of the team fee
is also included in the $240 registration fee. This fee was previously collected at the team level.
Refund Policy
Time Frame Policy:
1) By March 1st: 75% of full registration fee
2) After March 1st, by April 1st: 50% of full registration fee
3) After April 1st by June 1st : 25% of full registration fee
4) After June 1st: No Refund
Notes on Refund Policy:
1) The EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ALL REFUNDS shall be the date that the ZONE COORDINATOR has
been informed that the player has quit.
2) A FORMAL LETTER/EMAIL concerning the player must also be provided to the Zone
Coordinator within SEVEN (7) DAYS of notification the player has quit.
3) Refunds in the form of cash WILL NOT BE ALLOWED for registrations, or portion of, which
were paid for using KIDSPORT.
4) The above policy will be applied to ALL CASES OF PLAYERS QUITTING including medical
reasons, injuries, relocation, etc. The Zone 1 Executive WILL NOT ACCEPT APPEALS
concerning our Refund Policy under any circumstances.
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Boys
Male players born in 2006 and older will be playing in the new city-wide Junior Selects boys program
and are welcome to register on-line at http://www.saskatoonselects.ca/. Boys born in 2007 and
younger continue to register with their Community Association, or with the Hustlers zone if
Community registration is unavailable.
Hustler Tournament
Every year the Hustler Zone hosts a tournament the between the last week and first weekend in June.
This is a fundraiser for our zone it is very important that all players and parents support it. Any
available parent and player (if your team is entered or not) should keep the weekend open to help
out with this tournament. This tournament supports the whole zone to keep our registration fees at a
reasonable level. All Hustler Teams, with the exception of the Division A Girls teams, are expected to
play in the tournament. The Division A Girls teams are expected to assist with the tournament if they
are not at an out-of-town tournament. More information will follow once we get closer to the date.
The manager of each team will be the team contact for the Tournament Committee.
Try-Out Process
All players are required to try out as part of the SMSL (Saskatoon Minor Softball League) bylaws.
Those players that do not get evaluated may be placed on a Division B, C or Open team. Please
refer to the website for tryout dates and times.
Players will be assigned a tryout number. This number needs to put on the back and front of your
shirt for tryouts (most players use tape to make numbers). You will be asked to attend 2-4 try-out
sessions where a set of 3-5 evaluators will evaluate player skill level. Players will be evaluated on
batting, fielding groundballs and fly balls, infield throws, outfield (longer) throws, speed, agility, and
effort. Pitchers and Catchers will be evaluated separately. Pitchers will be evaluated on mechanics,
control, velocity, spins, and potential. Catchers will be evaluated on throw accuracy, throw
velocity, glove control and catching, effort, and potential. Pitchers and catchers will be placed on
teams based on their overall ball skills, their pitching and catching skills, and the number of pitchers
and catchers available for a given age group.
Players may try out for the next oldest age group (i.e. – a Peewee aged player trying out for
Bantam) as long as each of the following criteria are met:
 The player must be in his or her 2nd year in their age group.
 The player must evaluate in the top 6 players in the older age group at tryouts.
 If the player does not evaluate in the top 6, their evaluation will be used for team placement
in their original age group.
Zone 1 Hustlers tryouts are evaluated by independent evaluators not affiliated with our zone.
Season of Play
Once teams are selected, teams will have their first practices indoors (usually school gyms). League
play starts the first week of May and ends around the last week of June with the League
Championship tournament. Each Team will play 16 league games – usually 2 per week. The
Provincial Tournaments are held at the end of June through mid-July depending on age group. All
Division A and B Teams play in Provincials. Division A and B Teams are finished their seasons after
Provincials with 2 exceptions – If the Pee Wee A or Bantam A teams qualify for Canadian
Championships or Peewee B or Bantam B teams qualify for Western Championships.
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Divisions
Division A Expectations
Division A Teams play 2 games during the week, practice 1-2 times per week, and often attend
tournaments on weekends. Division A Teams play 16 league games plus City Playoffs, attend
3-5 weekend tournaments (some out of town overnight), Provincial Championships, and possibly a
Western Canadian (Peewee and Bantam) or National (Peewee and Bantam) Tournament which
would extend the season until mid August. There is a $375 team fee payable to the zone for costs of
diamond upkeep, higher league fees and equipment. This fee will be included in the player
registration fee of $240. Team fundraising is essential and some teams ask for startup player fees
($150-$250).
Division B and Open Expectations
Division B Teams play 16 league games plus a weekend playoff tournament, practice at least once per
week, and play in 3-4 tournaments, and Provincials. There is a $350 team fee payable to the zone for
costs of diamond upkeep, higher league fees and equipment. This fee will be included in the player
registration fee of $240. Playing on a Division B Team still requires a financial commitment, therefore
team fundraising is essential and some teams ask for startup player fees ($100-$200). Division B
Teams are required to provide their own umpires for league games (i.e. a parent, relative, etc).
Division C (if available)
There has not been a “C” league in Saskatoon for 5 years, but the expectations are less stringent
than Division A or B.
Selection of Head Coaches
Those people who wish to Head Coach must complete and submit an application by February 1 st.
Application forms are available on the Hustlers Website. Please send your completed application to
the Zone Commissioner. Coaching Clinics are available and encouraged for those interested in
coaching, see the following link:
http://www.softball.sk.ca/english/our-programs/coaching/nccp-coaching-clinics.html.
The Hustler Zone will reimburse all coaching clinic fees. A 5-member sub-committee from our Zone 1
Executive Committee will perform the selection of Head Coaches, and will be chaired by the Zone
Commissioner. Prospective Head Coaches need to commit to our zone’s Coaching Guidelines (found
on our website), and must submit an annual Criminal Record check to the Zone Coordinator.
Uniforms and Apparel
Uniforms will be handed out once teams are selected. Players are responsible for the safe return
of the uniform at the end of the season. Team Managers will be responsible for collecting uniform
deposit cheques ($75, post-dated August 1st), which may be cashed if the uniform is not returned
in good condition. Our Zone is in very good shape with respect to Uniforms and all of our players
can wear the Hustler Crest proudly in 2017. Players will also require pants, socks, hats,
undershirts, batting helmets, etc. These Items are considered personal items and will need to be
purchased by the players. All of these items, along with other Hustler apparel items (ie. shorts,
sweats, hoodies, jackets etc.) can be purchased or ordered via our online ordering system at Al
Anderson’s, available here: https://hustlers.itemorder.com.
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Zone 1 Hustlers - Softball Parent Schedule
Month
Timeline
Task
Details
Attend the Parents Meeting for your
team:
Decide which tournaments your team
will be playing
Plan fundraising and establish team
fund
Late
February
February /
/ March
Early March
Parents meeting
March to
July
Roughly 2
per week
Team Practices
Take player to and from practices, assist
coaches and managers
May to
June
Roughly 2-3
per week
League and
Tournament Games
Take player, assist with diamond setup
and scorekeeping
May
3rd – 4th
weekend
Help at the President's
Tournament
Zone will be assigned diamonds to
maintain during the tournament. Help
set up, rake, and chalk diamonds
Help at Hustler
Tournament
Zone will be assigned diamonds to
maintain during the tournament. Help
set up, rake, and chalk diamonds
June
July
1st
weekend
1st - 3rd
week
Help at Provincials
hosted in Saskatoon
1st week
Coach evaluations
2nd week
Return uniform
Zone will be assigned diamonds to
maintain during the tournament. Help
set up, rake, and chalk diamonds
Complete and submit Coach evaluations
Wash and return uniform (jersey and
shorts)
Tournament Schedule
We strongly encourage all teams to participate in the following 4 tournaments, see Details
Month
Tournament
Details
Timeline
Early Bird Tournament
All teams
2nd week
May
rd
th
3 -4 week President's Tournament A teams (Division 1) only
Hustlers Tournament
B teams (Division 2) only
1st week
June
All teams
Last week City Playoffs
July
Provincials
Locations TBD
1st - 3rd
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