COACHES :: Baseball Queensland in partnership with the Brisbane Bandits seek expressions of interest for suitably qualified coaches for the 2022 opens Futures League.
This years Futures League will run from Friday 29th July playing two games per week on Tuesday and Friday nights concluding in early September.
Coaches will need to hold current coaching accreditation at level 3 or USA B and a current blue card. Expressions of interest with a brief overview of coaching experience can be submitted to glen@baseballqueensland.com.au for consideration by the Futures League committee along with the BQ and Bandits high performance teams.
Expressions of interest will close at 17:00 on Friday July 15th.
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PLAYERS :: Baseball Queensland in partnership with the Brisbane Bandits asks all players interested in competing in the 2022 opens Futures League to register for the draft.
2022 brings a change to the format with opens Futures League games being played twice per week and the league being finished prior to the start of the GBL season. Games will be played on Tuesday and Friday nights commencing Friday 29th July and concluding early September.
Along with the change of timing and game scheduling the age bracket has been widened to allow each team to have three players over the age of 25 to assist with keeping the competition at a high level and providing more mentoring opportunities to younger players.
Expressions of interest will close at 17:00 on FRIDAY July 15th.
- Please note: As these competitions finish after the current BA/BQ Membership expires on 31 August, 2022, players must be registered for 2022-2023 and paid with BA/BQ by September 1, 2022 to be eligible to play in the last rounds in September including the championship and third-place games. This is for insurance reasons
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Baseball Queensland is excited to present the 2022 JL and SL Futures League competitions.
Available to all Queensland players in the JL and SL age group, the 44-player, four-team competition runs for six weeks ( 9 Games Total ) . 1 game a week for 3 weeks then 2 games a week for 3 weeks and finishing Saturday, 10 September. Wednesday games start at 7pm and will rotate across four venues spread out across the Brisbane and Northern Gold Coast areas. Saturday games will start at 9am for JL and SL and will also rotate venues.
Futures League: Junior League Division
JL Age Group According to BQ Age Matrix
Born between Sept 1, 2008 and August 31, 2010
Futures League: Senior League Division
SL Age Group According to BQ Age Matrix
Born between Sept 1, 2006 and August 31, 2008
Structure:
4 teams of 11 players in each comp, two coaches per team.
Venues:
EOIs being received now, but plan is to have games rotate across Brisbane and Northern Gold Coast.
Process:
Observation and Draft: 30/31 July (TBD)
Players notified of selection: August 1-2
First game: Saturday, August 6 :
Six Saturday games (including the Futures League Carnival on September 10th) and three Wednesday night games (in the last three weeks there are two games a week.)
Uniforms:
This year, FL jerseys and hats for the JL and SL competitions will be supplied with costs built into player fees and partially offset by sponsorships.
Cost:
(TBD) Likely between $150 and $200 for jersey, hat and 9 games.
Other:
- Players may PONAG up to JL from the LL age group or JL to SL Futures with permission of Baseball Queensland and competition coordinators. However, natural-age players will have first priority.
- Pitchers limited to 40 pitches, six outs or 2 innings.
- Single-inning batter limit of 7 batters (same as last year).
- Please note: As these competitions finish after the current BA/BQ Membership expires on 31 August, 2022, players must be registered for 2022-2023 and paid with BA/BQ by September 1, 2022 to be eligible to play in the last three rounds of the comp (3, 7, 10 Sept), including the championship and third-place games. This is for insurance reasons
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The starting point to coaching in Queensland is to obtain your Baseball Coach Accreditation. This is by no means a comprehensive education tool for coaches but is rather intended to serve as a minimum standard. For more information on Baseball Australia’s Coaching Accreditation please follow this link:
https://www.baseballqueensland.com.au/coaching-accreditation-levels/
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The Junior Elie Pathways Manager, Shayne Watson is pleased to announce the Coaching Staff’s for both Senior and Youth Women’s QLD Bandits State Team’s. “We have put together two great coaching staff’s to lead our Women’s Pathway into the future” says Watson. The return of Geoff Wade, Field Manager for Youth Women’s Program, has been at the forefront of our BQ Development Programs over previous years and leading initiatives to build on a sustainable future.
The Senior Program will be led by Lisa Norrie who is Assistant Director of Baseball Operations & Women’s High Performance and first female coach in the Australian Baseball League. Watson explains “I am excited to have Lisa in the State Program and continue our work together following a successful Brisbane Bandits season last year”.
Both programs will be commencing throughout December following Baseball Queensland first Women’s State Titles, 15th-18th December. “This is massive step forward for us” Watson continues, “This tournament will be exclusive to all BQ Female members”. For further information please contact your Region.
With Baseball Queensland’s commitment in developing and promoting a female pathway, there will be a seven week Strength and Conditioning commencing 7th November at Banister Park. Delivered by BQ S&C Staff, the purpose will be developing functional movement and general strength for all female athletes over the age of 12 years.
To register for this program please follow the link: https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=30261&OrgID=16727
QLD Bandits Coaching Staff
Senior Women
Field Manager- Lisa Norrie
Assistant Coach- Shane Bennett
Pitching Coach- Justin Erasmus
Youth Women
Field Manager- Geoff Wade
Assistant Coach- Neal Ragau
Assistant Coach- James Foxwell
Executive Officer- Maureen Lessmann
For any further questions please contact Shayne Watson, Junior Elite Pathway Manager, shayne@baseballqld.asn.au or 07 3876 2222
Baseball Queensland is inviting you to be a part of our upcoming Coach Accreditation Workshop. This workshop is specifically aimed at presenting Level 3 and Level 4 Coach Accreditation Candidates with information addressed in the Accreditation material. Team Australia Manager, Brisbane Bandits Manager and Baseball Queensland High Performance Manager David Nilsson will be running the hitting component of our workshop.
Attendance is free but we do ask that attendees RSVP so we can advise them of any changes in presenters or scheduling. Please see RSVP by clicking here
Detailed Outline of Workshop: Click Here
When: Sunday 16 September from 9am – 4:45pm
Where: Bannister Park, Gerler Road Hendra (Allstars Baseball Club)
Cost: Free (RSVP is neccessary)
RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9LJDYPY
