Saturday Morning Tee Ball & Junior Softball Competition
Click this link below to enter your team into a Junior Competition:
https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/300376
Game Day APP
The U11, U13, U15 and SS Grades will be using the Game Day App, please check this out on our website under Sporty. This does not replace the scoresheet, we still want our scorers to continue their upskilling and we still require these sheets for ground registrations. You will find the guidelines of how to use Game Day App u
https://www.sporty.co.nz/MSA/manawatu-softball-app/Manawatu-Softball-App
Bylaws for Manawatū Softball Association
We now have our Bylaws located in the Admin Corner for your perusal, which elaborates on our rules and regulations for Junior and Senior Ball
Contacts for Manawatū Junior Softball
Email: msaboard@manawatusoftball.org.nz
All Deferrals or Defaults please email msaboard@manawatusoftball.org.nz
Where
Colquhoun Park, Fairs Road, Palmerston North
Played on
Thursday Evening - Secondary School Competition & Rangatahi League
Saturday Morning - Palmerston North Competition
Dates
Pre Xmas - Saturday 2nd November through to Saturday 14th December 2024
Post Xmas - Saturday 8th February through to Saturay 29th March 2025
When
U5's/U7s Tee Ball - 9am - 9:40am
U9's Tee Ball: 10.15am - 10.45am
U11's Softball: 9am - 10.00am
U13's Softball: 9am - 10.15 am
U15's Softball: 10.30 - 12.00 pm
Rangatahi League: 6pm - 8:30pm
Please note that these times are a guideline only
Cost
You are now invoiced for term 4 and term 1 separately. Below is the costs of each term.
Grade | Fees | Rules Governed By | Type of Ball Used | Time Slot | TIme | Pitching Distances |
U5 TBall | Free | Modified Rules TBall | Tennis Ball | 9-9.40am | 40 mins | |
U7 TBall | $100.00 per term | Modified Rules TBall | 11” Softcover Ball | 9-9.40am | 40 mins | |
U9 TBall | $120.00 per term | TBall Rules | 11” Softcover Ball | 10.15am | 40 mins | |
U11 Softball | $190.00 per term | U11 Modified Rules | 11” Flexi Ball | 9-10am | 1 hr | G 10 m B 11 m |
U13 Softball | $220.00 per term | U13 Softball Rules | 12” Softball | 9-10.15am | 1.15 hr | G 11 m B 12 m |
U15 Softball | $260.00 per term | NZ Softball Rules | 12” Softball | 10.30-12pm | 1.30 hr | G 11.5 m B 13.1 m |
Secondary School | $260.00 per term | NZ Softball Rules | 12” Softball | 4.30-6.00pm | 1.30 hr | G 12.1 m B 14 m |
Softball Equipment
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Kingswood Softball
Contact Perry Jackson on 027 373 3430 or kingswoodsoftball@gmail.com Click here to view product
Dug Out
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Fees Payment
Please pay online to MSA Softball 06-0729-0129677-00, Invoices will be sent out to all school/clubs once registrations have been confirmed
Analysis – School Name Reference – Team Name E.g. U9 or Invoice Number
Registrations/changes for U5; U7 and U9
We ask that you register your players, so we can collect the demographics of your team, this will assist MSA for funding purposes in the future.
Registrations/changes for U11, U13, U15's and Secondary School grades
All players for all grades above will need to register for their respective school/club team with their date of birth and phone number.
Players can only play in one team per grade. Please note school teams have first priority over Club teams.
New registrations can be made on the day and should be added to the bottom of the score sheet with full name, date of birth and contact phone number
Age criteria
Age criteria for U5-U15 grades. All players for each age grade must be under that particular age as of 31 December of that respective year.
Eg – Derek turns 7 before the 31 December 2023 which means he is not eligible to play in the Under 7’s grade.
Eg – Derek turns 7 on 31 December 2023 which means he is eligible to play in the Under 7’s grade
Dispensation for Age Grades
Clubs can apply for dispensation of a player to play in a grade that they do not meet the age criteria eg U13 Grade players must be U13 as at 31 December of that year.
Each application for dispensation needs to be done electronically via the form on our website, prior to the season starting.
The Junior Convenor and the MSA Board will take each application on its own merits, consideration will be made for the following:
Please Note:
U13 Grade - Schools that cater for year 1-8 have automatic dispensation for their players due to their demographic of their school: ie Ashhurst,Kairanga, Huntly, Whakaronga and TKKMOM
You will need to inform us on the application form which can be located electronically under Juniors
Transfers
Players who are transfering from Club to Club must complete a online Transfer. If the player is coming from or to a school this is not required.
We are now doing Transfers Online, please visit the website to ascertain the process. Please note this is for Clubs ONLY.
Must be completed by Friday 12pm before they play. Failure to do so will mean that player is not able to take the field until paperwork is completed.
Things such as outstanding fees/uniform normally have to sorted with the previous Club before transfer form is completed.
Junior Umpires
All U11, U13, U15 and Secondary School games will be supplied with a plate umpire, this is part of our Junior Umpire Programme initated by the Junior Committee and supported by the Manawatū Officials - Umpires. We ask that team management ensure that sportsmanship is upheld to the highest degree on the diamond and also sideline behaviour.
Please note MSA adheres to the Zero Tolerance Policy located on our website.
Umpire Classes commence on Sunday 3rd September at 10am at the Park
Manawatū Scoring Lessons
Please make contact with Alison Kensington - kenali@xtra.co.nz. Scoring classes commence Monday 23rd September at 7pm at the Park clubhouse. All skill levels welcome from beginner to pro.
Scoresheets
These can be printed off and are located up the top or you can get hard copies at the MSA Office under the grandstand they are located on the Manawatū green desks.
Scoresheets are to be completed for U11, U13, U15 grades, once the game is completed, please put them into the Green Box by the MSA Office under the grandstand. No scoresheet, the points will not be recorded
Uniforms
School/Team colours to be worn only, shirts for softball grades should be numbered.
Training Grounds
There is to be no training on the skin diamonds, unfortunately we do not have the manpower to be able to prep grounds everynight after use, which is required to keep the standard of grounds we have.
Defaults
Defaults are to be notified at least three days prior to that game if you are unable to field a team, this will prevent opposition teams turning up with no team to play. Please be considerate of other teams
Cancellations
Cancellations will be made at 7.00am for game starting at 9am and 8:30am for games starting after 10am. Cancellations will be notified on the MSA website and our Face books pages ie the MSA and MSA Junior Page
Notes
MANAWATU SOFTBALL
Colquhoun Park, (Google map link) Fairs Road, Milson
Palmerston North, New Zealand