2001 National Championships

Masters +35I Niagara Falls, ON 

Thursday August 2, 2001 thru Monday August 6, 2001.

Headquarters-Optimist Youth Park (Dorchester Road and Morrison Road)

Hotel

The New Scotsman Motel

6179 LUNDY'S LANE, NIAGARA FALLS, L2G 1T4 

(Corner of Drummond Road)

Tel :  905-371-3522 or 374-0041 Fax :  905-371-0158

Map

Tentative Schedule of Activities
             (may be subject to change - teams will be contacted in July with complete itineraries)

Thur. August 2

        7:00 p.m. Coaches/Managers meeting at Tournament Headquarters

 Fri. August 3
 

9:00 a.m. Round Robin Play  - All Diamonds

King & Queen of Swing  Homerun Hitting Contest (evening)  Located at theTournament Headquarters  First Come, First Served up to 20 guys and 20 girls - lots of great prizes to be won -

Meet and Greet (following the Homerun Hitting Contest) - Music provided by "Dicker the DJ"

Sat. August 4
                9:00 a.m. Round Robin Play  - All Diamonds

 

9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. -  Video Jam Dance                                            - Presented by Pinx Productions Tournament Headquarters - Optimist Park, Dorchester Road and Morrison Road

 Sun. August 5

Elimination portion of the tournament
     -all teams advance into the modified double knock out

 Mon. August 6

Championship Games & Wrap Up

Getting There: Arriving at Toronto Airport, we recommend to book for Thursday morning arrivals. Travelling from Toronto to Niagara Falls is busy at any time of day, but leaving for Niagara Falls from Toronto after 3:30 pm will result in major traffic delays during rush-hour traffic.  Final games will be played late Monday afternoon. And remember it's approximately 1 1/2 hour drive back to Toronto Airport. So we recommend booking departing flights for Tuesday morning.

Team Roster and tournament Fee Due in SPN office March 1, 2001

The tournament check in for all teams will be on Thursday, August 2 at 7:00 pm and opening ceremonies will take place shortly after that.  Tournament play begins on Friday morning at 9:00 am and runs through the weekend with the championship games taking place on Monday, August 6.  A number of events are planned throughout the weekend for the teams to enjoy and meet other tournament participants from across Canada.

Teams will be offered a minimum of 5 games.  There will be a preliminary round and advancement to a modified double elimination championship round.  The number of teams advancing, will depend on the number of entries.

2001 National Championships CRITERIA

1. Teams that compete in National Championships may only ADD 4 players, of calibre equal to or lower then the team ranking in single sex divisions.  No team may have more than 18 players on a National team roster.
2. Players must be full time residents of the region in which the team affiliated an full time Canadian resident for minimum of 1 year prior to tournament date.
3. Any player changes from your qualifying roster must be approved by your SPN Regional Director for team calibre conformity.
4. All teams competing in the Nationals must be insured members in godd standing for that year.
5. Teams competing in National Championships will be responsible for ALL round trip travel costs to the National Championships PLUS accommodation, travel and personal expenses while at the Nationals.
6. All teams must be in matching uniforms with individual numbers at least 4” high on the uniforms identifying each participant.
7. A player may only participate in one category of National Championships.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

1. Cliff’s Old Boys, Stouffville, ON

2. Clubhouse Tigers, Ottawa, ON

3. Comfort Plus, Brantford, ON

4. Eagle Beaver Sports Masters, Scarborough, ON

5. Fossils, Mississauga, ON

6. Karlee’s Beer Nuts, Stoney Creek, ON

7. Le Skratch Grizzleys, Oshawa, ON

8. Petawawa  A’s, Petawawa, ON

9. Slammin, Toronto, ON

10. Time Bandits, Scarborough, ON