Halton Hills Minor Baseball Association

15U EBLO Team is Looking for a Catcher

Coach Peddie is looking for a catcher to round out his Elite squad for the 2021 season (either 2006 or 2007 birth year). For more information, please reach out to Coach Peddie directly at wrpeddie@gmail.com.

Fall Ball starts September 19 with a double header against the Mississauga Majors at our new Field of Dreams Diamond at Trafalgar Sports Park. First game starts at 10:00 am. Elite schedule will be posted to our league calendar.

HHMBA 2020 AGM

The HHMBA Executive have called for our annual AGM on November 5, 2020. The meeting will be a "cyber meeting" and pre-registration will be required. This meeting is open to the membership of the HHMBA and Elections for Executive Committee positions will take place at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the manner prescribed in the Bylaws of the HHMBA.

According to the Constitution,

ARTICLE 4

Membership

The following shall be members of the HHMBA:

Any parent or guardian of any player who is under 18 years of age.
Any player or person over the age of 18 who is actively involved in the general work of the HHMBA.
Participation in the HHMBA seasonal program shall be open to all youth, where facilities and qualified personnel permit.

From the Bylaws:

At the Annual Meeting, opportunity for nominations from the floor shall be provided, and accepted as long as the nominated person is present and such nomination is duly seconded. All candidates will have an opportunity to present a 2 minute presentation supporting their candidacy. Candidates can choose to present this information personally or have the chair of the nominations committee read a pre-written document to the floor.
The Past President will act as chair of the elections. In his/her absence the Current President can appoint a chair. Typically this is the League Registrar.
Voting for the Executive Officers positions shall be by means of secret ballot. Each position will be voted on independently, to allow defeated candidates to run for another position if he/she so chooses. The order of elections shall follow the order of “seniority” as outlined in Article 4 of this document. An elected single position will be declared filled when on of the candidates receives a majority of votes from the voting members present. The elected Directors shall be determined from the candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In the event of a tie, another vote will be taken with only the tied candidates being voted on. At the completion of the tallying of the ballots, the ballots will be destroyed. Terms of the positions shall be two years.

Current Positions open for Election:

President, candidate must have previous HHMBA (Acton Minor Ball or Georgetown Baseball Association) experience. 2 year term.
Director of Junior House League. 2 year term.
Treasurer. 2 year term.
Director of Senior Travel Eagles. 2 year term.
Director of Technology Support. 2 year term.
Director of Equipment and Maintenance. 2 year term.
Director of Player and Coach Development. 1 year term.

Job Descriptions for these positions can be found in the Bylaws.

To pre-register for the meeting, or for more information, please reach out to info@hhmba.ca. A link for the meeting will be sent in a separate email.

See below for last year's meeting minutes:

2019 HHMBA Annual General Meeting Minutes

Recent Announcements

New COVID Restrictions to be Considered, October 10, 2020

By HHMBA 10/10/2020, 12:30pm EDT

With the restrictions being placed on Peel and Toronto regions, we would like to remind our teams that players who LIVE in either of these regions CANNOT step foot on diamonds for games in Halton Hills. Please remember these rules when scheduling exhibition games or when you have an out-of-town player on your roster.

At this time, practices including Peel or Toronto players can be held, but are limited to 25 individuals at the diamond.

Families are reminded to ensure that they are using the ONDeck App when attending any team function. If you have any questions, please reach out to bob.dezeeuw@hhmba.ca.

Unpermitted use at TSP

By HHMBA 10/07/2020, 12:45pm EDT

HHMBA Families,

Despite putting locks on our new field at TSP, we have some of our players who know the codes and have been using the diamond with their parents and friends.

We are asking if this is a member of your family that you also remember that the diamond requires maintenance after each use, especially the mound, so it can be playable for the next group.

If you are interested in learning what needs to be done, our Elite squad is still practicing on the field and Coach Peddle would welcome you at the end of his game or practice. We need your help to be able to maintain our premier diamond. Reach out to info@hhmba.ca for more information

COVID-19 Update from HHMBA President, Larry Fitzgerald

By HHMBA 09/25/2020, 2:15pm EDT

Good Afternoon:

The Halton Hills Minor Baseball Association has been advised that one of its players has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and other players have been tested for COVID-19 due to exhibiting symptoms. While we do NOT currently have a positive case within our Association, we would like to reiterate the importance of following Health Unit directives when it comes to dealing with a possible exposure.

The Halton Hills Minor Baseball Association is advising families who have been contacted by any Public Health organization to follow the instructions that were given to them. If a player has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 they MUST not return to baseball for 14 days from the date of their exposure and must self-isolate as per our Emergency Response Plan and Halton Region Health Department. It is critically important for the safety of all players, coaches, staff and volunteers that these protocols be followed so as to limit the spread of the virus and ensure that we can continue to play baseball in a safe environment.

At this time, players who have not been directed to self isolate by a health unit and have passed the self assessment prior to practice/tryouts will be allowed to continue training. We also ask that you respect any direction from our coaches, if they suspect a player is showing symptoms at the field.

We recognize that we are currently still in our "tryout" portion of the season and would like to assure parents that no player will be disadvantaged for following any directive to self isolate. We ask that if a player has been directed to self isolate that you inform the Director of Travel, bob.dezeeuw@hhmba.ca and the coach of the team so that we can note that the player is still interested in playing and will be given a fair opportunity to be assessed by the coaching staff once it is safe for the player to return to training.

On behalf of the Halton Hills Minor Baseball Association, I would like to thank you for your ongoing support as we all deal with the impacts of COVID-19 and do our best to keep each other safe.

Larry Fitzgerald, HHMBA President and ERP Lead