Teams
Transportation and accommodations:
Each team is responsible for the costs stemming from transportation to the event and to and from the stadium. Teams will also be responsible for accommodations for their players and other personnel. Our organisation is responsible for the cost incurred for the field itself, be it umpires, grounds crew, scorekeepers etc.
Accommodations for teams:
Great care has been taken in providing adequate accommodations for the teams at the lowest cost possible. Pricing details were sent out to all the Provincial Baseball Association in January 2009, in the hope that the information would filter done to the various teams attending our event.
We have 2 hotels that have expressed interest in accommodating the players and other personnel. The “Hotel Castel & Spa Confort” (http://www.castel.qc.ca/), has fixed a special rate that includes American style breakfast. “Le Granbyen” (http://www.legranbyen.com/) has come up with a price that includes 3 meals a day for the room occupants. Both hotels are within a 5-6 minute drive from the ball park. Details for both of these hotels can be found in the accommodations section. We are also in contact with a local Bed & Breakfast (http://www.maisondestournesols.com/), which is situated just outside the city in the countryside. In 2008 the Midget Women’s team from B.C. stayed there and enjoyed their stay.
For those teams interested in washing their uniforms, may we suggest one of two Laundry-Mats here in the City. Your uniforms can be washed for you at a cost of $5.00 per load. Or if you prefer the do-it-yourself method it will cost you $3.00/load. The choice is yours... do it yourself or get it done.
Ball Park:
All games will be played at the Napoleon Fontaine stadium. There are 990 individual seats of which roughly 300 are covered. There is a restaurant on site along with changing rooms and showers. Game tickets prices are as follows: 12 and under Free, $3.00/game or $5.00/day. Each team is entitled to three free passes.
Pre-Championship meeting:
All chef de Missions and coaches are required to attend the pre-Championship meeting that will be held at the Hotel Granbyen on Wednesday, 8th of July, at 4 PM, each team will be required to deposit their rosters. The umpire supervisor, Jacques Goyette, from Sherbrooke will be on hand to field any questions you might have concerning the field rules and regulations and/or officiating during the championships. André Lachance shall also attend the meeting along with a representative from Baseball Quebec.
Civic reception:
Immediately following the pre-championship meeting at 5:15 PM, the mayor of Granby M. Richard Goulet, will be hosting a civic reception for the Chef de Missions and coaches, from the various teams. The reception is to be held at City Hall, 87 rue Principale, Granby. The exact time for the civic reception shall be announced at a later date once the red tape has been all taken care of.
Team Canada selection:
André Lachance and his coaching staff will be on hand during the tournament to choose thirty (30) players from the various teams on hand. The players chosen will be required to stay in Granby after the Canadian Championships for the International tournament that will be held the following week here in Granby. Canada will go head to head with teams from USA and Japan. In order to be properly prepared for this tournament the women selected will have practices Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday here in Granby.
If you have a question that has not been answered please contact me at lesguerriers@sympatico.ca .
