June 24, 2020 Welcome back players and families! We are looking forward to seeing you very soon and we are taking all reasonable action steps to ensure it is a safe season of baseball for everyone. We need to ensure that everyone follows our guidelines for this reason. Please find linked below the information that you must read, understand and sign. It has also been sent to you by email. If you have any questions, please send your questions to president@hcll.ca  Players cannot participate in league activities until these forms are on file with HCLL. Help us save on supplies by printing your own copies of the documents if possible. We will have copies at the field.

RETURN TO PLAY PLAN (Button will open document) Learn about the steps we are taking to keep everyone safe. Included in this document is our COVID-19 Safety Plan, Illness Policy, Outbreak Plan and First Aid Plan PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT (Button will open document) All participants (players, coaches, parents and other volunteers) must read and sign this document.  If more than one parent or family member will be attending league activities, please submit a form for each person. Submit at first on-field activity. Players can not participate until all required paperwork has been submitted. PLAYER WAIVER (Button will open document) Parents must sign on behalf of minor children. One form per player. Submit at first on-field activity. Players can not participate until all required paperwork has been submitted. PARENT/ADULT WAIVER (Button will open document) All parents must read and sign this document.  Submit at first on-field activity. Players can not participate until all required paperwork has been submitted. SPECTATOR INFORMATION (Button will open new page) Information about our 3 field locations, requirements for family members who stay to watch and our at-the-field safety protocols. PRE- PRACTICE CHECKLIST (Button will open document) Here's a handy reference for your first few practices. It will become routine but in the beginning everything takes practice. All the information you need to prepare for a safe, fun practice is here.

OTHER COVID-19 RESOURCES

viaSport Return to Play Guidelines 
Baseball BC Return to Play
Province of BC COVID-19 Self Assessment 

June 22, 2020

Dear Hastings Baseball Families;

Welcome, finally, to the 2020 season of baseball at Hastings Community Little League! Let me start by thanking you all for your patience while our Board has been carefully planning the safe return to baseball for your player. We are thrilled you stayed with us and we look forward to seeing you at the diamond.

In planning for our season, we have been careful to follow the guidelines of viaSport, Baseball BC, and Little League International. You can read through our “Return to Play” plan on our website, HCLL.ca. I am happy to say that baseball for our Minor (9-10) and Major Divisions (11-12) will begin July 1st. Our Rookie, T-ball and Jr. T-ball Divisions will begin July 4th. Emails will be sent out shortly to all families to advise them of their player's grouping and what procedures are in place upon arrival and departure at the diamonds.

As mentioned in my last letter to the membership, baseball in the early phases will not be what you would traditionally expect. The early practices will be a maximum of 10 players and 2 coaches and will be skills based while practicing our social distancing. This ratio will be further reduced at the younger levels. That being said, the kids will be outside, learning to play the great game of baseball, making friends, and HAVING FUN! I can assure you as the guidelines open up, we will move quickly to implement the changes with viaSport.

On behalf of the entire Board of Hastings Community Little League thank you for your support and LET’S PLAY BALL!!!

Thank you,

Kevin Clegg
President, Hastings Baseball Club

June 2, 2020 

Dear Hastings Community Little League Families,

On behalf of the Hastings Baseball Club Board of Directors, I want to express how much we have missed you, our extended family of players, parents and volunteers. We hope everyone is staying safe, healthy and positive! 

As you know, just before our season was scheduled to start, it was put on hold. Now that British Columbia is in Phase 2, the plan for youth sports to return is being formulated and it is still our intention to offer a season of baseball to our community members. 

Currently, we are looking to offer a Summer/Fall Season that would commence later this month with small group practices and slowly transition into games.  We are looking to run the season to the end of August / early September.  There will be much work to do to ensure that safety and sanitation requirements set forth by the local health authorities are met. We know the season will look different than in previous years, but we are confident we can proceed with the help of our dedicated board of directors, volunteers and caring and considerate families and players. 

As we approach what would be the end of our regular season, we feel it is a good time to check in with our registered players and provide you the opportunity to choose how you would like to proceed with your participation in the league this season.  We are offering all families these (3) options:

1. REMAIN REGISTERED: Your player’s registration remains active with Hastings Baseball Club and you agree to proceed with the 2020 Summer/Fall Season. Please stay tuned for further information. 
2. WITHDRAW AND DONATE: Withdraw your player from the 2020 Season and donate your registration fees to Hastings Baseball Club. Unfortunately, our non-profit status does not allow us to offer charitable receipts, but we would recognize your donation in our annual report and on our league website.
3. WITHDRAW AND RECEIVE REFUND: Withdraw your player from the 2020 season and receive a refund on your registration fees.  As we are a non-profit organization and our season was ready to proceed prior to the delay, we incurred many expenses (uniforms, equipment, rentals, insurance) in the run-up to the season opening. We are offering 75% refunds to all members who wish to receive a refund at this time.

PLEASE RESPOND:

We are asking all families to complete THIS ONLINE FORM (ONE for each player) by June 10, so that we can proceed with league reorganization and refunds.  Please help make this process as efficient as possible and complete the form by this deadline.

For those families that choose to not return this season, we appreciate that everyone must make the decision that is best suited for their family.  We look forward to welcoming you back next year or in the future, as participants or fans. 

Take care and the best to all of you,

Kevin Clegg 

President, Hastings Baseball Club

April 20, 2020

To the Parents, Volunteers and Players;

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting us all in ways that we could never have anticipated, just a few short weeks ago.  Hastings Little League has suspended programs, are monitoring the situation and considering options for the balance of the 2020 season.

As members of the greater baseball community, we are taking input from all sources as we look to provide programming for later in 2020.

Presently:

·         The Province of BC has issued a public health order limiting gatherings until May 30^th.

·         The City of Vancouver Park Board has cancelled all park permits until May 30^th.

·         Little League International and Little League Canada have recommended suspension of all programming until at least May 11^th

·         Baseball BC has recommended suspension of all in person programming indefinitely

Until authorities permit a return to community activities, a decision on what our 2020 season will look like remains uncertain.  When people are permitted to return to organized sport, we are hopeful that Little League baseball can return us to one of our favourite pastimes of summer.  The timing and structure of our programs remain to be determined.

Once the proper authorities provide us with the necessary guidance, we will announce our plans for the 2020 season.  We anticipate the earliest date of an announcement will be June 1^st.

For now, we ask for your patience.  Please stay home and stay safe!

Sincerely,

HCLL Board of Directors

April 6, 2020

March 20, 2020