Changes to Canadian Championships

Some rules have changed for Canadian Championship coordinated by Softball Canada. Here are a few highlights that might interest fastball players. (courtesy Mike Branchaud, Softball Canada)

Canadian Championships Changes from the 2011 Softball Canada AGM
- No import player will be allowed to play in 2 separate Canadian Championships in the same year with 2 different provinces or territories.
- In Canadian Championships with 7, 8 or 9 teams, 6 teams will play in the Championship round with the top 4 having double life and the next 2 with a single life.
- The 2012 Championships will be considered open to all levels of teams whether it is A, B, C, Tier 1, Tier 2, select etc. Teams will be accepted based on Provincial/territorial approval with Softball Canada and each Host setting the limits based on diamonds, volunteer base etc. The format for all Championships will be determined by Softball Canada based on the number of teams attending. There will be intent to register forms available on the Softball Canada website to allow teams to express their interest in attending.
-The Championship game (Gold Medal) will be considered complete after 5 innings of play if the game has to be called due to weather.
- One of the registered coaches must be fully certified Level 2 – softball (theory, technical, practical) or Competition Introduction certified in the NCCP and must be in attendance at all games. The effective date is the 2014 season.

(There were some other changes, most relevant to slo-pitch - and as blog readers know, we don't go there.)