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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
This Month
Sydney Cup Playoffs Update
2021 Representative Events -
Dates and Venues Announced
NSW Women’s Metro State Team Trials
The Physio Room with Dean Lawler
State and Women’s League
Update and Standings
Photo by Vaughan Harris @vaughan34
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
BNSW COVID-19
Announcement &
Resource page
Don’t forget that Baseball NSW have put all
the latest COVID-19 announcements and
resources into one easy to locate place.
It can be found on the Baseball NSW website and is
updated whenever there is new news and update.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
Recognising Hard Work
BNSW Monthly
Award Nominees
Coaches: Brought the club back from poor junior
numbers with her skills in online marketing
Daniel Medd - Camden Redsox she has created I feel one of the best clubs
Coach Dan always goes above and beyond out there. I once was treasurer of this great
for our team and the club. He has a great club and can see the atmosphere she has
knowledge of the sport and will go far with created with her talents which are supported
his coaching career. Thanks Dan! by our junior numbers.
Shaun Smith - Central Coast Marlins John Farrant - Forest Baseball
Shaun inspires and encourages not only John does everything to ensure our local
seniors but has been heavily involved in little competition flourishes. From being the
league and junior league development. He’s President of MWML to being on the
always sourcing tournament for the kids to Committee of Forest Baseball to maintaining
compete in to further develop their skills the grounds, umpiring, coaching juniors,
including the creation of a travel ball team. throwing free BBQs, writing game reports
and planning for the future of our game.
Volunteers: He’s indispensable.
Tobias Groos - Cronulla Sharks
Baseball Club Inc Kellie Smith - Central Coast Marlins
Tobias is a pillar of strength for our club Kellie puts hours of her time into Central
this season, from looking after our COVID, Coast baseball be it scoring, manager, admin,
coaching, training 2 teams this season and sourcing competitions for our junior players,
bring our Vice President - all while supporting most recently the creation of a Central Coast
our keys values of our club. travel ball team to get more gameplay and
experience for our kids. Unfortunately, our
Anthony Evans - Fairfield Phoenix Baseball first game on the Gold Coast was cancelled
Since taking over the reins of groundsman, due to COVID but the amount of work that
Fairfield Baseball Park has never looked has gone into this innovative idea is massive,
any better. and Kellie is instrumental in developing
baseball on the coast!
Juan Jose Lara - Fairfield Phoenix Baseball
Ever since he became President of the club
he has dedicated himself to putting the club
back in the black and producing the best
baseball the club has produced in a long time.
Amanda Long - Thornleigh Baseball Club
If anything needs to be done Amanda is there
to help. Media posts, canteen duty she is
there in the background getting it done.
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
BNSW Game Day Pics
2021 January entries
Photo by Nisha Bock - We were on holidays at
Lake Macquarie and he didn’t want to miss the game
at Hammondville against The Royals! So we drove 2
hours there and back! We won!
Go Mets...
Photo by Cronulla Sharks Baseball - ‘Winners’
Photo by Corinne Scott - ‘Cooper from the Cardinals’ Photos by Cronulla Sharks Baseball Above Middle - ‘Team Shot,’ Above Right - ‘Strike 3’
Photo by Cronulla Sharks Baseball Photos by Henry David Twaddell - ‘Run Warriors Run’
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
Congratulations to
the BNSW Monthly
award winners!
A huge thank you to our nominees Coach: Shaun Smith
and all your hard work. We value all (Central Coast Marlins)
our members and it is for that reason Volunteer: John Farrant
we want to see more of YOU being (Forest Baseball)
acknowledged for all your hard work,
all year round! Keep the comments and
nominations coming in!
To vote for someone who
deserves recognition CLICK HERE
Monthly
Game Day
Photo Winner
Congratulations to our
#NSWGameDayPic winner this month.
Cronulla Sharks Baseball ‘Strike 3’
which was Photo #2
Entries are now open for next month’s
#BNSWGameDayPics.
Send in your favourite photo through
Facebook Inbox to be in with a chance
to win!
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
Sydney Cup
Playoffs Update
The outbreak of COVID-19
cases on the Northern
Beaches in December and the
subsequent postponement
of club baseball throughout
the Sydney Metropolitan
areas meant that the finals
week of the Sydney Cup,
Baseball NSW would like to thank
unfortunately, had to the associations, umpires, scorers,
be cancelled. volunteers, and spectators for their
support throughout the Sydney Cup.
Understandably a disappointing decision The contributions of all ensured that the
for all concerned, however, a necessary Sydney Cup was a resounding success
decision to protect the health and safety with the players receiving exposure to
of the wider community. high-quality baseball every fortnight.
Due to Little League International We have already started planning for the
restricting us from running the Sydney 2021 Sydney Cup, which will be bigger
Cup beyond Christmas, we were unable and better!
to reschedule any games for a later date.
The teams that finished in 1st place were
awarded the relevant Cups, so huge
congratulations to the respective winners:
2020 Worboys Cup Champion Cronulla
2020 Balfour Cup Champion Hills
2020 Shipley Cup Champions Cronulla
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
2021 Representative
Events - Dates and
Venues Announced
Baseball NSW is pleased
to announce that the dates
and venues for the 2021
Representative events have
been confirmed.
We’d like to thank the associations for
their support and look forward to another
captivating year of representative baseball
from our young superstars.
Event Date Host Venue
Ryde Hawks Greenway Giants
Rookies 28/02/2021
Baseball League Baseball Club
Junior and
02/04/2021 - Manly Warringah District
Intermediate Aquatic Reserve
05/04/2021 Baseball Association
League
08/04/2021 - Blacktown International
Senior League Baseball NSW
11/04/2021 Sportspark
League Age 10-11 15/04/2021 - Greater Western
Peter Van Hasselt Park
and Little League 18/04/2021 Baseball Association
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
NSW Open
Women’s Metro
State Team Trials
Baseball NSW are calling
upon players to trial for the
NSW Opens Women’s Metro
State Team to compete in
the Australian Women’s
Championships scheduled for
April 2-9, 2021 at West Beach
Baseball Complex, Adelaide.
To be eligible to trial and be eligible
for selection, players must be 15 years
of age before the commencement of
the tournament.
Registrations close
Friday, 27 January 2021.
Information about the Country State Team
trials will be announced on our Facebook
page and website once dates have been
finalized.
For more information including how to
register, download the full document here
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
The Physio Room
with Dean Lawler
Reducing injuries to young
players of all sporting
endeavours has always been
of primary importance to me
as a clinical physiotherapist/
exercise physiologist, as injuries
can result in a significant
impact on both training and
To understand maturation properly, the
game time and can delay timing and rate of physical maturation
player development. differs for each child differs.
There is ample research-based evidence The maturation process plays
to show that overuse injuries in the a significant role in motor skill
young sporting population are on the development, strength, and power; and
increase. The evidence for this increase therefore, clearly has implications for
points to a relationship between training injury-risk in young athletes. Growth
loads (the cumulative amount of stress spurts cause rapid growth of the whole
placed on an individual from session to body and changes to limb length,
session), and injury and illness in young limb mass and therefore rotational
athletes. The research also tells us that movements and forces. You may have
injuries sustained at youth level can also noticed that when teenagers are going
lead to being suspectable to future through a growth spurt, they may walk
injuries once physical maturity or move awkwardly. A bit like a baby
is attained. giraffe walking for the first time, they are
all arms and legs, and they are not sure
Another “training load” which coaches,
about how to control them temporarily.
parents and even the physically
The accumulative effects of training,
developing athletes’ fail to recognise is
game day play and the maturation
the cumulative stress load of physical
process can lead to fatigue.
maturation, “growth spurts”.
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Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
The Physio Room
with Dean Lawler
Continued...
Fatigue is the enemy. This is particularly Parents: What you can do
important for young throwers. It has been 1. First, be observant. Watch the way
well documented that young, fatigued they move. They may walk or move
pitchers are 36 times more likely to suffer awkwardly during a growth spurt -
an injury than those without fatigue. this awkwardness in movement may
Athletes: What you can do be even more profound than normal
the day after sporting activity.
1. B
e in tune with your body. If it doesn’t
feel right when you move or have 2. Always hungry? If you notice they
excessive soreness post throwing, are ‘bottomless pits‘ and are ‘eating
speak up! you out of house and home‘, they are
probably growing.
2. Get sleep. A lot of growth hand repair
happens whilst you sleep. Teenagers 3. Regularly monitoring and recording
need 8 to 10 hours a night!! your young athletes’ height and body
mass is important, and an easy way
3. Get strong. You can’t go wrong by
to detect a growth spurt. Every three
being strong. A well-designed and
months will do.
timed strength and conditioning
programme can be of great benefit. 4. Monitor Sleep. Not enough sleep
hinders recovery.
4. Put down the phone. Excess time
spent on your phone/devices can 5. Downtime. Be the parent and their
lead to poor or faulty postures advocate. Speak with their coaches
(faulty postures such as forward neck if they are having ongoing issues.
posture, slouched posture, or rounded It’s time for some modification or
shoulders) that can impact pitching downtime from sporting activity. Keep
accuracy and velocity. them moving by walking, swimming or
using a stationary exercise bike.
5. Stay mobile. Address any mobility
issues you may have in key body If you have any specific questions you
parts that are associated with the would like answered, please shoot me
throwing action. A deficit in one will an email at md71lawler@gmail.com
hinder performance and make you
suspectable to injury.
10Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
State and Women
League Update
and Standings
Teams in the NSW State League With just more than a third of the regular
and Women’s League competitions season to go before the finals series, it’s
anyone’s guess as to which teams will be
were rearing to go following a in contention to be crowned the 2020-21
delayed start to the season and Champions.
they did not disappoint, producing To follow your team and all the remaining
some fantastic baseball in the early regular-season action, use the links below:
rounds of the season. State League - Click here
Having paused for the Christmas break, Women’s League - Click here
positions are tightly contested across the
grades in the respective competitions.
NSW Womens Baseball League 1st Grade
Position Team GP W D L RF RA RD W% GBH
1 Greenway Giants Baseball Club 8 7 - 1 75 30 45 0.875 -
2 Ryde Hawks Baseball 6 3 2 1 53 29 24 0.667 2.0
3 Baulkham Hills Baseball Club 6 2 2 2 50 41 9 0.500 3.0
4 Blacktown Workers 6 2 2 2 42 34 8 0.500 3.0
5 Macarthur Orioles 8 - - 8 25 111 -86 - 7.0
NSW Womens Baseball League 2nd Grade
Position Team GP W D L RF RA RD W% GBH
1 West Sydney Boomers 8 8 - - 105 35 70 1.000 -
2 Blacktown Workers Red 10 7 - 3 114 78 36 0.700 2.00
3 Kellyville Fillies 10 6 1 3 91 76 15 0.650 2.50
4 Penrith Leopards 11 6 1 4 99 98 1 0.591 3.00
5 Cronulla Sutherland Baseball Club 8 4 - 4 73 67 6 0.500 4.00
6 Blacktown Workers Black 10 4 1 5 72 98 -26 0.450 4.50
7 Manly Warringah District Baseball Club 9 3 1 5 79 89 -10 0.389 5.00
8 Macarthur Orioles 7 2 - 5 45 69 -24 0.286 5.50
9 Penrith Jaguars 8 1 2 5 51 74 -23 0.250 6.00
10 Greenway Giants Baseball Club 9 1 - 8 33 78 -45 0.111 7.50
11Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
State League
Standings
1st & 2nd Grade
NSW State Baseball League 1st Grade
Position Team GP W D L RF RA RD W% GBH
1 Baulkham Hills Baseball Club 14 11 - 3 94 44 50 0.786 -
2 Canterbury Vikings 15 11 - 4 103 68 35 0.733 0.5
3 Ryde Hawks Baseball 15 10 - 5 95 65 30 0.667 1.5
4 Blacktown Workers 16 10 - 6 95 42 53 0.625 2.0
5 Cronulla Sutherland Baseball Club 17 8 1 8 92 88 4 0.500 4.0
6 Macarthur Orioles 15 6 1 8 83 74 9 0.433 5.0
7 Central Coast Marlins 15 6 - 9 91 115 -24 0.400 5.5
8 Manly Warringah District Baseball Club 14 4 - 10 63 111 -48 0.286 7.0
9 Greater Western Baseball Association 15 1 - 14 29 138 -109 0.067 10.5
NSW State Baseball League 2nd Grade
Position Team GP W D L RF RA RD W% GBH
1 Manly Warringah District Baseball Club 6 5 - 1 31 22 9 0.833 -
2 Cronulla Sutherland Baseball Club 8 5 1 2 39 24 15 0.688 0.5
3 Baulkham Hills Baseball Club 5 3 - 2 36 20 16 0.600 1.5
4 Ryde Hawks Baseball 5 3 - 2 26 18 8 0.600 1.5
5 Macarthur Orioles 7 3 - 4 35 32 3 0.429 2.5
6 Canterbury Vikings 7 2 2 3 25 29 -4 0.429 2.5
7 Blacktown Workers 6 1 2 3 27 34 -7 0.333 3.0
8 Greater Western Baseball Association 5 1 1 3 11 36 -25 0.300 3.0
9 Central Coast Marlins 7 2 - 5 19 34 -15 0.286 3.5
12Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
State League
Standings
3rd Grade & U18’s
NSW State Baseball League 3rd Grade
Position Team GP W D L RF RA RD W% GBH
1 Blacktown Workers 6 5 1 - 51 23 28 0.917 -
2 Macarthur Orioles 7 5 1 1 47 28 19 0.786 0.5
3 Ryde Hawks Baseball 5 3 1 1 29 23 6 0.700 1.5
4 Baulkham Hills Baseball Club 6 3 2 1 41 25 16 0.667 1.5
5 Canterbury Vikings 6 3 - 3 27 31 -4 0.500 2.5
6 Cronulla Sutherland Baseball Club 9 4 - 5 46 39 7 0.444 3.0
7 Greater Western Baseball Association 6 2 1 3 28 30 -2 0.417 3.0
8 Manly Warringah District Baseball Club 5 1 - 4 25 35 -10 0.200 4.0
9 Central Coast Marlins 8 - - 8 19 79 -60 - 6.5
NSW State Baseball League U18
Position Team GP W D L RF RA RD W% GBH
1 Macarthur Orioles 8 7 - 1 85 32 53 0.875 -
2 Blacktown Workers 7 5 1 1 72 17 55 0.786 1.0
3 Ryde Hawks Baseball 6 4 - 2 44 30 14 0.667 2.0
4 Canterbury Vikings 9 5 2 2 49 43 6 0.667 1.5
5 Baulkham Hills Baseball Club 7 4 1 2 51 40 11 0.643 2.0
6 Cronulla Sutherland Baseball Club 8 3 - 5 58 65 -7 0.375 4.0
7 Central Coast Marlins 7 2 - 5 35 51 -16 0.286 4.5
8 Manly Warringah District Baseball Club 8 1 - 7 49 54 -5 0.125 6.0
9 Greater Western Baseball Association 8 1 - 7 14 125 -111 0.125 6.0
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State League
Club Championship
Points Table
1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Under 18 Bonus Total
Baulkham Hills 3,771 1,067 457 771 200 6,267
Ryde Hawks 3,086 960 560 800 100 5,506
Canterbury Vikings 3,520 686 400 800 - 5,506
Blacktown Workers 3,000 457 743 943 - 5,143
Cronulla Sharks 2,550 1,100 356 514 100 4,620
Macarthur Orioles 2,080 686 629 1,050 100 4,544
Manly Eagles 1,280 1,371 133 150 - 2,935
Central Coast Marlins 2,057 457 - 343 - 2,857
Greater Western 320 400 400 150 - 1,270
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Her Way
Her Sport
Nominations are now open for the Her Recipients will be announced at an event
Sport Her Way Awards, recognising around International Women’s Day in
March 2021.
and celebrating the achievement
of women leaders in sport and the Individuals and sporting organisations
efforts of the sector throughout 2020 are strongly encouraged to nominate an
outstanding coach, official, administrator
in helping provide opportunities for
or leader who has made a significant
girls and women to get active in NSW. contribution to inclusive sport for
There are five award categories: women.
• Young Achiever
• Local Champion Click here for full details on the
• Outstanding Organisation Award Guidelines.
• Trailblazers Click here for more information or
• Champion to nominate.
15Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
Regional Sport
Facility Fund
Applications Open
NSW Government is aiming
to improve the quality and
quantity of sport participation
for communities across
regional NSW by investing
in new and existing facility
venues with an allocation
of $25 million.
This Fund will ensure there is a network
of spaces and places that enable positive
sport and active recreation participation
and performance at all levels by providing
grants between $100,000 and $1 million.
The Regional Sport Facility Fund will give
priority to proposals that strongly meet
the program objectives, aim and focus
and address the assessment criteria.
Application must be submitted by 5pm
26 February 2021
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
16Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
Local Sport
Defibrillator
Grant Program
Applications open for the
Local Sport Defibrillator Grant
Program.
NSW sports clubs and councils can apply
for a share of $1 million to purchase
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
An AED is a life-saving device. It delivers a
controlled shock to a person experiencing
cardiac arrest, increasing their chances
of survival. The Local Sport Defibrillator
Grant Program provides NSW sports clubs
and councils the opportunity to acquire
an AED package for their club or sports
facility at a reduced cost.
Applications for the Local Sport
Defibrillator Grant Program close at 5pm
on Monday 12 April 2021.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
17Baseball NSW Newsletter January 2021
COVID-19 Update • The organiser must:
Updated as at 4 January 2021 - develop and comply with a COVID-19
Safety Plan that addresses the matters
Complying with the Public Health required by the COVID-19 safety
Order - community sport and checklist available on the nsw.gov.au
recreation activities website, and
The latest version of the Public Health - keep a copy of the COVID-19 Safety
Order relating to gathering and Plan and make it available for inspection
movement, including requirements for by an authorised officer as requested.
sport and recreation activities can be
found on the NSW Health website. Community sport organisations are
strongly encouraged to review the Public
The Order outlines the following Health Order to ensure that they are
requirements for a community sporting complying with the requirements.
activity (indoors or outdoors) that Click the link below:
involves a gathering of more than 20
participants: COVID-19 Safety Plan
From Monday, 7 December 2020: Templates and Checklist
• The gathering must not exceed
a total of 3,000 participants or a
maximum of 1 person per 2 square
metres, whichever is lesser for outdoor
activities, and a maximum of 1 person
per 2 square metres for indoor
activities, which includes:
- a person engaged in the sporting
activity, and
- an official (including a volunteer)
involved in the conduct or organisation
of the sporting activity, and
- a spectator of the sporting activity.
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OFFICE OF SPORT
CLAIM TWO
$100 ACTIVE
KIDS VOUCHERS
All NSW school-enrolled children are eligible for two $100 Active Kids vouchers each year. The
vouchers can be used with any approved Active Kids provider, to help cover costs towards
registration or membership fees for sport and active recreation. Voucher one is valid January to
December and voucher two is valid July to December. After 1 July 2020, the second voucher can
be claimed immediately after the first voucher.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR VOUCHERS
Visit Click on the Fill out the Print a copy
1 service.nsw.gov.au
2 Active Kids
3 requested
4 of each
and login to your icon found in information voucher or
MyServiceNSW your SERVICE (you will need email it to
Account tab your current yourself
Medicare card)
Visit sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids for terms & conditions and FAQs
HOW TO USE YOUR VOUCHERS
1 Find a provider by visiting our website:
sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids
Once you have chosen an activity give the voucher
2
number to your activity provider, or log onto your
provider’s website and enter the voucher number
*Vouchers can always be found in your MyServiceNSW account by looking in the My Applications tab
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