Darling Downs School Sport Regional 14 YEARS & 18 YEARS BASEBALL TRIALS - 2017 The 2017 Regional BASEBALL Trials are to be held on Tuesday 14 February. Schools are to conduct trials to nominate suitable individuals to attend these trials. Please do not nominate students who cannot demonstrate the skills required. SCHOOL NOMINATIONS ONLY. Please note the following details:DATE: TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2017 VENUE: Commonwealth Oval, Wattle Street, Toowoomba TIME: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm AGES: 12 - 14 Years born 2005 - 2003 15 - 18 Years born 2002- 1999 Students should bring a glove, water and food. Students should wear softball/baseball pants and cap to trials. A meeting of all Officials to discuss the day's procedures and finalize selectors will be held at 9.10 am It is a SCHOOL’S RESPONSIBILITY to ensure teachers accompany players to Regional Trials and provide TRS days to cover teacher's absence from school for these days. Teams attending without a team official WILL BE INELIGIBLE to compete at the Regional Trials. NOMINATION FEE: $5.00 per student. No money is to be paid at the trial. The DD Sports Office will invoice the player’s school after the regional trial for the regional trial levy plus GST. Schools are to ensure that students nominated for the trial are aware that their school will be invoiced for this fee. Students must pay their school office. NOMINATIONS CLOSE: WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY with: DD School Sports Office Toowoomba North State School 10 Taylor Street TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 4617 8392 Fax 4617 8394 Email: [email protected] QSS Baseball Presidents/ DD TEAM: At the conclusion of the trials, suitable players will be identified by selectors and will be notified in writing after the selections. This may occur well after the trials as other regions have to have their selections and sometimes this happens well after Darling Downs trials. These players will be selected to be a member of the Darling Downs or the QSS Baseball President Team to compete at the following State Championships. 14 Years: Surfers Paradise 18 Years: Ipswich June 15 - 18 March 30 - 2 April MEDICAL/PERMISSION FORMS - All players must bring a completed DD Trial Permission Form to the regional trial. NO FORM means the student will be unable to trial on the day. Students must wear appropriate clothing – baseball/softball pants and baseball/softball shoes. Document1 Darling Downs School Sport Regional 14 YEARS & 18 YEARS BASEBALL TRIALS - 2017 NOMINATION FORM – 14 YEARS Please ensure that the nominated players meet the attached minimum selection criteria before proceeding with the nomination. SCHOOL: NAME SCHOOL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. CONTACT: PHONE NO. NAME OF TEACHER ACCOMPANYING TEAM: NOMINATION FEE: $5.00 per student. No money is to be paid at the trial. The DD Sports Office will invoice the Player’s School after the regional trial for the regional trial levy plus GST. Schools are to ensure that students nominated for the trial are aware that their school will be invoiced for this fee. Students must pay their school office. It is a SCHOOL”S RESPONSIBILITY to ensure teachers accompany teams to Regional Trials. Teams attending without a team official WILL BE INELIGIBLE to compete at the Regional Trials. MEDICAL/PERMISSION FORMS - All players must bring a completed DD Trial Permission Form to the regional trial. NO FORM means the student will be unable to trial on the day. RETURN NOMINATION FORM BY WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY TO: Darling Downs School Sports Office 10 Taylor Street TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Fax 4617 8394 Email: [email protected] Document1 Darling Downs School Sport Regional 14 YEARS & 18 YEARS BASEBALL TRIALS - 2017 NOMINATION FORM – 18 YEARS Please ensure that the nominated players meet the attached minimum selection criteria before proceeding with the nomination. SCHOOL: NAME SCHOOL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. CONTACT: PHONE NO. NAME OF TEACHER ACCOMPANYING TEAM: NOMINATION FEE: $5.00 per student. No money is to be paid at the trial. The DD Sports Office will invoice the Player’s School after the regional trial for the regional trial levy plus GST. Schools are to ensure that students nominated for the trial are aware that their school will be invoiced for this fee. Students must pay their school office. It is a SCHOOL’S RESPONSIBILITY to ensure teachers accompany teams to Regional Trials. Teams attending without a team official WILL BE INELIGIBLE to compete at the Regional Trials. MEDICAL/PERMISSION FORMS - All players must bring a completed DD Trial Permission Form to the regional trial. NO FORM means the student will be unable to trial on the day. RETURN NOMINATION FORM BY WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY TO: Darling Downs School Sports Office 10 Taylor Street TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Fax 4617 8394 Email: [email protected] Document1 Darling Downs School Sport Regional 14 YEARS & 18 YEARS BASEBALL TRIALS - 2017 Minimum Selection Criteria – Nominating staff – please make sure that all nominating players are fully aware of the following…. Essential Skills required for selection THE STUDENT WILL: Be able to work successfully in a team situation Display sportsmanship at all times Be able to throw a baseball a distance of 35 metres with a hard, flat trajectory Catch in a glove, a ball which has been thrown with reasonable speed - 9 out of 10 times Hit a pitched ball (up to 80km/h) from a distance of 15 metres - 8 out of 10 times Run 20 metres, from a standing start to a complete stop in approximately 4 seconds Be fit and able to slide Pitch a ball into the strike zone, with speed 6 out of 10 times. Be able to field a routine ground ball - 8 out of 10 times Be able to field a routine fly ball - 8 out of 10 times Attend and engage fully in training sessions Desirable Skills/ Knowledge required for selection Knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire and assimilate knowledge of, routine baseball plays. Knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire and assimilate knowledge of, baseball rules. Knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire, assimilate and implement requirements around sun safety, hydration, fitness maintenance and nutrition. TRIALS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:1. 2. Skill Trials Team situations (not zone teams) and match conditions if applicable NOTE: Due to the nature of the championships all players should expect to be called on to pitch during the tournament. Players may not always be placed in a preferred position and thus should be willing and able to play in at least three different positions. If a Darling Downs team is formed, the training sessions are held after school and on weekends. If students are selected in a President’s team, any training sessions are often full day sessions, held prior to the championships, in Brisbane. SCHOOL STAFF MUST CONDUCT A SELECTION TRIAL/ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE CRITERIA PRIOR TO NOMINATION FOR THE REGIONAL TRIAL. PLEASE ENSURE PLAYERS ARE AWARE OF THE SKILLS REQUIRED. Document1 Darling Downs School Sport Regional 14 YEARS & 18 YEARS BASEBALL TRIALS - 2017 Please note: As the selectors have a duty of care to select players capable of participating in the State Championships it is important that players nominated for selection meet the Essential Skills/ Knowledge criteria as a minimum. Please ensure that players who are thinking about nominating understand the following: Attendance at trials - attendance at the trials is not a guarantee of selection in a team. Players do not have to be playing baseball with a club to be eligible for selection. Softball players are also encouraged to nominate because many of their skills are transferrable. Students who are ‘all round’ athletes can also nominate as long as they meet or have the capacity to meet the essential criteria. Selection in previous President’s teams for Baseball or Softball is not a guarantee of team selection in 2017. Playing baseball or softball for a club is not a guarantee of team selection. Document1
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