Dear members,
We hope you have had a great off-season, whether you were playing winter sport or having a break. Pre-season training starts this weekend for our Juniors, and our Seniors and Women’s teams have already been in action.
Please see below updates around the club for important 2022-23 season information.
Pre-season Training
This Saturday (3 September) our Juniors will be training on our Top Diamond at different times than previously communicated. The next week will revert to Sundays at previous communicated times. We look forward to seeing new and existing families out on the diamond.
Top Diamond (Saturday, 3 September Only)
Under 14-15/17 at 10am
Under 11/13 at 12pm
On the main diamond our winter baseball program, the Surrey Downs Winter Baseball Club, will be hosting their grand final at 12pm of Son of a Gun v Mavericks.
Seniors (Division 4-8) and Women’s training has been cancelled this weekend from discussion with coaches and Operations Directors. This will resume the following weekend. Women’s still have our Friday night program this week for their final session.
Coach announcements for Seniors and Women’s will be announced over coming days. We are still looking for Junior coaches in our Under 11s sides, and second division sides in our other Junior grades, further announcements will come during Pre-season. If you want to learn to coach Juniors, the club is wanting to support you to do so.
Pre-season diamond use (from Sunday, 11 September onwards)
Main Diamond
Division 1-3: 10am to 12pm
Division 4-8: 12pm to 2pm
Women’s League: 2pm to 4pm
Top Diamond
Under 11s (Minor League): 9am to 10am
Under 13s (Little League): 10:30am to 12pm
Under 14/15s (Intermediate League/Junior League): 12pm to 1:30pm
Under 17s (Senior League): 1:30pm to 3pm
Registration
Club registrations are now open, please see the attached flyer for important registration information.
If you are transferring to GGCD Baseball Club you must re-register at your old club first. Follow the steps in the flyer and contact Sharee Forrester at baseball@sharee.com.au if any issues.
Juniors pay for the age they are classed in by the league, however they could be playing in a higher grade at our club. If the league classes your child as T-Ball age, but they are playing Under 11s, do not register and contact Sharee Forrester directly.
https://www.revolutionise.com.au/ggcd/registration/
If you are a non-playing Coach, Volunteers, Umpires or Scorers, please also register as a non-playing member.
Uniforms
Please contact our Uniform Co-ordinator Sharee Forrester directly if you need any playing shirts as soon as possible at baseball@sharee.com.au.
Club merchandise is available via Emmsee Sportswear and will be expanding range in coming days. Our main training shirt colour is Royal Blue.
https://emmsee.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=ggcd
Working Bee
Gavin Payne, our Director of Equipment, House and Grounds will be hosting a Working Bee to get our grounds up to scratch for summer on 11 September from 10am.
Please come in before or after training, as there is a big list of jobs to do and many hands make light work for everyone.
We look forward to your continued involvement in our club, stay tuned for more updates.
Club pages:
Facebook members group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1523263037904411
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ggcdbaseball
All the best for the upcoming season,
Golden Grove Central Districts Baseball Club Committee
E: secretary@ggcdbaseball.com.au
PO BOX 24
SURREY DOWNS SA 5126
www.ggcdbaseball.com.au