Baseball Canada 15U Boys Championship
Vaughan, Ontario August 20-24, 2015
LET’S PLAY BALL.....
Greetings from Vaughan, Ontario–home of the 2015 Baseball Canada 15U (Boys) National Championship! This is the seventh consecutive year that the 15U Boys Championship will be held in Vaughan and we hope everyone will enjoy the whole experience we are planning and a fantastic tournament. To those returning, we look forward to having you back with us!
Please take the appropriate time to review the outline details regarding our championship so that your experience in
TEAMS: (Players, Coaches and Team Officials)
Teams should arrive in Vaughan by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19th, 2015.
A social event is being planned for all participants on the 19th. Departure for the event will be at 4:00 pm… please stay tuned for more details!
ACCOMMODATIONS
For players, coaches and team officials are as follows:
All players, coaches and managers will be housed in the Best Western and Sheraton Parkway Hotel. Players will be housed 3 per room. Lists for room assignments will be forwarded by July to each provincial office.
All teams are required to stay at the Hotel from Wednesday, August 19th departing Tuesday, August 25th. Those teams who arrive by private bus or who have made other arrangements to depart the hotel once the tournament is over (if the Championship is over on Sunday night) must advise one of the Co-Chairs no later than 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 23rd.
All arranged accommodations are for 6 nights from Wednesday, August 19th to Monday, August 24th with team departures on the morning of Tuesday, August 25th. Teams that choose to arrive prior to August 19th or stay after August 25th are responsible for the extra costs incurred. If you require accommodation prior to or after the specified dates, please contact the Tournament Coordinator (Josie Manera – info@vaughanvikings.com).
We encourage all teams and officials to fly into Pearson International Airport to enable us to provide you with transportation from
Players, coaches and managers will also be provided breakfast each morning at the Hotel.
All other meals are the responsibility of each player, coach and manager. Please note there is a restaurant at the Hotel and there are numerous restaurants within a 5 minute walk of the hotel.
All games will be played at Vaughan Grove Sports Park (Martingrove & Highway 7). Practice fields will be available at various local diamonds – teams will be assigned practice fields as we get closer to the event and will be posted on the tournament website at a later date.
MEETINGS
The Pre-Championship Meeting time is TBA on Wednesday, August 19th.
Each team is permitted to send two (2) reps and their provincial representative.
UMPIRES
Umpires should arrive in Vaughan by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19th.
An event is being planned for all participants on the 19th … please stay tuned for more details!
Accommodations for Umpires has also been arranged at Sheraton Parkway Hotel. There will be two umpires per room. Accommodations are available and paid by the host committees from August 19th for six nights, departing on Tuesday, August 25th. If you will be departing prior to Tuesday, August 25th, please advise one of the Co-Chairs.
Umpires will receive a Meal Per Diem from the Host Committee upon arrival at the championship.
Individual umpires must arrange and cover costs for earlier arrival and later departures. Contact information for the Sheraton Parkway Hotel is below (please quote 2015 15U Boys Championship) when making your reservations):
Asifa Ashfaq | Sales Manager - Sheraton Parkway Hotel
600 Highway 7 East I
telephone 905.882-3113 | facsimile 905.882.3100
asifaashfaq@sheratonparkway.com
Transportation has been arranged to and from the airport and during the championship for all umpires and teams.
GUESTS
For guests accompanying the teams, the Best Western and Sheraton Parkway Hotel (1 complex joined together) are the official hotels for the tournament. Blocks of rooms for the tournament have been reserved. Please quote 2015 15U Boys Championship when making your reservations.
The Best Western cost is $116/night for single or double occupancy and the Sheraton Parkway is $125/night for single or double. Rates do not include taxes and fees.
For those guests wishing to enjoy a vacation in Toronto either before or after the Championship, both hotels will honour these rates during these periods.
Arrangements for accommodations can be made by contacting:
Asifa Ashfaq | Sales Manager - Sheraton Parkway Hotel
600 Highway 7 East I Richmond Hill I Ontario I L4B 1B2
telephone 905.882-3113 | facsimile 905.882.3100
asifaashfaq@sheratonparkway.com
GUEST TRANSPORTATION
Plans will be made to ensure teams are picked up from
Information regarding the tournament transportation sponsor will be posted at a later date.
In order to make the tournament a success we ask that you support our sponsors by booking your hotel rooms at the Best Western or Sheraton Parkway Hotel, purchasing of 50/50 tickets and supporting the souvenirs at the Park.
HOST CONTACTS:
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Tournament Co-Chairman: Dirk Drieberg - double.d@rogers.com Morty Fergenbaum – mfergenbaum@rogers.com
Tournament Coordinator: Josie Manera
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Tournament Director: Morty Fergenbaum
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Tournament Web Site – http://www.baseball.ca/15uboys/ City of City of |
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