Futures League Players EOI
The Baseball QLD Futures League is now seeking expressions of interest for players to register for the Futures League draft and can so at the following link free of charge. Once selected in the draft a player cost may be charged to participate.
https://sportsmanager.ie/sportlomo/registration/event-registration/index/1401
Future League Coaches and Assistant Coaches EOI – CLOSING DATE COB 16 AUGUST 2021
Please email your EOI to glen@baseballqueensland.com.au
SUBJECT: Future League Coach
Please include:
- Name
- Current Club
- Accreditation Level
- A brief overview of your experience in working with similar age groups and examples of success with player development
- Current Blue Card number
Baseball Queensland in partnership with the Brisbane Bandits is excited to announce a new QLD Competition, Futures League.
The Futures League is a 10 week, draft based competition aimed at players aged 17 to 24* that will provide a high level of play and development opportunities for players looking to progress their careers to the ABL and college pathways.
Baseball QLD Director of Game Development, Mr David Badke commented “The Futures League will create an environment to improve the player pathways and partnering with the Brisbane Bandits is great for Baseball in QLD. It will provide high level quality games where we can showcase our local players like an MLB farm system, to the ABL franchises, overseas scouts and colleges”, Badke said.
Bandits Owner, Mr Mark Ready commented that “over the next few years the Baseball QLD Futures League and the Brisbane Bandits Futures Academy will become a window of opportunity for those players looking to play at a higher level. I acknowledge and thank the hard work and drive of a lot of people in both organisations to make this happen”, Ready said.
It will create growth for our sport and help raise the talent level in our state. I couldn’t be prouder to see this finally come to fruition, “Creating a showcase league to give more opportunities to our young men and women to play at a higher level in baseball has been a dream of mine for years”. With the collaboration of Baseball Queensland now it will become a reality”, Ready said.
Further information will follow in the coming days.
*Players outside this age group may be considered after consultation with the Brisbane Bandits and the BQ High Performance Team.
Baseball Queensland (BQ) have entered a new era with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Queensland ABL licensee, the Brisbane Bandits.
The last MOU expired almost two years ago, and since that time the two organisations have been operating independently.
This new MOU promises a common-sense approach to the development of a number of facets of Baseball in Queensland, where the two organisations can work in concert to provide a range of outcomes for our community.
Bandits owner Mr Mark Ready praised the BQ board for their efforts in bringing the two parties together. “I’m looking forward to working with BQ’s new management group,” he said.
“We are in a very competitive and challenging environment for all sports at the moment – I think this is the best result to sustain our baseball community. This new agreement is exactly what we need for the stability of our sport moving ahead,” Ready said.
Both organisations bring to the agreement not only a conviction to collaborate and a willingness to cooperate in good faith, but a wealth of knowledge and practical expertise – all of which will no doubt provide a solid foundation for the sport moving forward.
Already, there are joint projects being planned that should be announced shortly.
The BQ board recognises this occasion as a significant step on the path to growth and cohesion for Baseball in Queensland.
“This is a momentous event,” said Chris Norrie, BQ Commissioner. “We have a real opportunity to bring positive change for our sport in this state.”
“We can’t do it without the collaboration of this key stakeholder. The future is now very bright indeed,” Norrie said.
It’s official – Western Districts Baseball Club will be entering teams into the GBL summer baseball Division 1 and 2 this season.
This provides junior players with some exciting player pathway opportunities at Wests including some great coaching from our highly experienced Coaching panel.
Andrew Kelly has been appointed as Head Coach and will be assisted by Alex Jacques; Damien Neale; Chris Adams and Brad Schneider for trainings and games.
The Club has just built a new Batting cage fitted out by Gabba Sports with two batting lanes. The Club has further improved Club infrastructure with an expanded bullpen, spectator grandstands and a new Amenities block being installed next to the Clubrooms.
The Western Districts Baseball Club would like to offer an open invitation to any members of the Queensland baseball community who wish to seek a playing position with the Club in Divisions 1 or 2 to attend trainings at the Club on Tuesday nights 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Contact – Andrew Kelly – 0411 822 729
2021 is the 60th anniversary of the Club being established in 1961. The Club is planning appropriate celebrations over the course of the season and our Division 1 team will be wearing a traditional pinstripe uniform for our night games.
Further information – Club Secretary – Kevin Alexander – secretary@westsbaseball.com.au
The details for the Umpire Seminar for 2021 have been set.
Please note, that this years prices of $90 (a reduction from $120) is for this year only and is due to COVID19 and the inability for the Association Seminar to be held last year.
Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Date: Sat 11 Sept 2021 & Sun 12 Sept 2021
Location: All Stars Baseball Club, Bannister Park, 116 Gerler Road, Hendra.
Cost: $90* (includes lunch)
Bring/wear: Hat/cap, sunscreen, running shoes, hat, glove, PPE, relevant medication etc.
Click here to Register
Baseball Queensland is now pleased to share that the capitations structure for the 2020-21 season has been set by the Baseball Queensland Board of Management.
Click the link below to access the 2021-22 Capitations document.
This document also houses the current 2021-22 Age matrix.
Capitations 2021-22
