PRESS RELEASE - 2006 Canadian Masters Fastball Championship

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From: "Wayne Wells" <wells39(at)sympatico.ca> 
To: "Al's Fastball List" <fastball(at)pmihrm.com> 
Subject: PRESS RELEASE - 2006 Canadian Masters Fastball Championship

Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:49:28 -0500 



PRESS RELEASE - 2006 Canadian Masters Fastball Championship

Media Release

For immediate release

February 16, 2006

Cobourg, Ontario

The Canadian Masters Fastball Association (CMFA) Executive has
now concluded its second meeting for the 2006 Canadian Masters
Fastball Championship. 

We are currently finalizing all the details around the 2006 Championship
tournament with Men’s Masters, Men's Grand Masters and a Women’s
Masters competition being contested at this years tournament.


Additional details will be released in the coming weeks but what
we can say in the interim is the following;

1) The tournament is scheduled for August 25-27, 2006 and will
be played in Cobourg, Ontario at Legion Fields. From most fastball
enthusiasts, Legion Fields is considered one of Canada's finest
fastball complexes. For those who do not know, Cobourg is approximately
1 hour from Toronto straight east down HWY 401. Cobourg sits
on the edge of Lake Ontario and offers many attractions, entertainment,
fine dining and sporting events.

2) Again the tournament will offer Men's Master division, Women's
Master division and will be including the Grand Master division
for the first time. 

3) Player and Pitching Eligibility rules will follow the lead
by the Ontario Amateur Softball Association - Constitution and
By-Laws. More details will follow but generally speaking to be
eligible to play in the Canadian Masters Fastball Championship
the following is required; Men's Master players must be 35 years
old in the year of the event and pitchers must be 40 years old
in the year of the event. Women's Master pitchers and players
must be 35 years old in the year of the event to play. Grand
Masters Men's pitchers and players must be 45 years old in the
year of the event to play. All Master players are eligible to
play both Master Men and Intermediate Men but are not eligible
to play for a Senior Men's team at their respective Provincial
Championships. Master players may be picked up by any team for
an Eastern Canadian or Canadian Championship.

Players must hold a valid Canadian Citizenship...............under
review

More specifics will follow.

4) The tournament format will consist of divisional play with
single elimination for the playoff rounds. The format will provide
each team a minimum of 4 games and up to a maximum of 6 games.


5) Team eligibility will be sought through your Provincial Championship
with priority given to those teams first. If teams are interested
in participating from Canada or internationally please contact
our CMFA executive for consideration........Contact names at
the bottom.

6) Some additional functions we are doing are as follows; team
barbecue / a get to know each other session one night of the
tournament, 1st and 2nd Team All Canadian tournament awards for
all positions, player and team pictures available through Regional
Event Photography , excellent souvenirs supplied by Proforma,
etc.

7) The Canadian Masters Fastball Association is please to announce
the following executive with some changes for the 2006 season.

President - Wayne Wells (remaining from 2005) wells39(at)sympatico.ca

1ST Vice President - Sylvia Ryan(remaining from 2005) sylvia.ryan(at)rogers.com

2nd Vice President – Steve Bedard (remaining from 2005) sjbgolf(at)hotmail.com

Treasurer & Secretary - Alex Rutherford(remaining from 2005)rutherfordfinancial(at)bellnet.ca

Women's Committee Liaison - Cathy Cane cane(at)sympatico.ca

Patty Nolan - Tournament Convenor fitznol(at)hotmail.com

Dave Birnie (returning to the fold as an Executive Consultant
to the Association) ranger11(at)idirect.com

We will be posting information on a regular basis to www.fastpitchwest.com
with the link to Al Doran's fastball 
http://www.alsfastball.com
and as well to the Ontario Masters Fastball web site.  http://eteamz.active.com/omf/

Professional photographer from Regional Event Photography  http://www.rephoto.ca/

Souvenirs supplied for the 3rd straight year by Proforma  http://www.proforma.com/

 

Wayne Wells
President
Canadian Masters Fastball Association
wells39(at)sympatico.ca




 
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