2009 Select Pickering Prowlers
All Players registered to play in the Pickering Softball Association House League are invited and urged to try out for the Select team in their age group.
Select involves teams representing Pickering in a tournament format where they play a guaranteed 3 games and depending on how successful they are in those they may play a fourth game for the Championship or a Consolation Final. Most tournaments are in and around the GTA and are held on either a Saturday or a Sunday. A few tournaments (typically Provincial Championships) may be run over 2 days and may require staying overnight, depending on where they are taking place.
Pickering has traditionally hosted a tournament in every division that we are able to field a Select team in and our tournaments and teams are some of the most well respected and favoured tournaments for many teams to attend each year. We expect the same for this coming year.
Select competition is offered in the following age groups:
Age Group YOB
Atom Co-ed 2001 +
Mite Girls 1999 + 2000
Mite Boys 1999 + 2000
Squirt Girls 1997 + 1998
Squirt Boys 1997 + 1998
Novice Girls 1995 + 1996
Peewee Boys 1995 + 1996
Bantam Girls 1993 + 1994
Bantam Boys 1993 + 1994
Midget Girls 1990, 1991 + 1992
Midget Boys 1990, 1991 + 1992
Tryouts for Select typically take place during the first couple of weeks in May. The exception to this is the Atom Co-ed team that typically does not get started until late June. Typically each team has 3 to 5 tryouts prior to the final team being determined.
Players who make the Select teams are required to pay an additional fee ($125) to cover the purchase of the Select uniform and a small Select fundraising activity. Teams are also responsible for obtaining a sponsor(s) - typically $1000 is needed to cover the entrance into 3 or 4 tournaments throughout the year. If no sponsor is obtained each player will be required to pay an additional amount to cover the desired tournaments the team wishes to enter.
Dates available for Pickering Select tournaments for us to host this year are as follows:
Saturday, July 4th
Saturday, July 11th
Saturday, July 18th
Saturday, July 25th
Saturday, August 15th
If you are interested in Coaching one of our Select teams please contact:
Dave Northern dave.northern@sympatico.ca 905-420-0628
Coaches and teams are encouraged to report back the results of their teams in each tournament so that we can post them up on our website. If you want to designate a Team Reporter or you want to write an article about your team then please forward your submissions to select@pickeringsoftball.com and we’ll look at getting them posted. Tell the world about your team! Submit pictures!
Come on out and see some of the best tournament ball around – PSA Select!
