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
Women coaching at representative levels are encouraged to take part in an AIS survey by June 19, aimed at improving representation and experiences in Australian sport.
Part of the wider Gender Diversity Project, the AIS Women in High Performance Coaching Project seeks to understand the incentives, motivations and barriers encountered by women coaches in Australia, ultimately helping to inform strategies and interventions for positive change.
Women coaching at city, regional, state, national and international representative levels are invited to participate in the survey, which is completely anonymous. Share the link with your own networks so we can encourage as many women coaches as possible to share their stories and have input.
Please help us reach the target of 200+ responses. The more responses we have, the more depth we have for the narratives around the experiences of women coaches.
Any support and assistance you can provide in sharing this would be appreciated.
Baseball Queensland is calling for Expressions of Interest for Sponsors for the 2022 Futures League competitions ( Opens, Senior League, Junior League )
You, your company or organisation will play a critical role in building Queensland’s baseball future by helping make the programs accessible to all players and families. To find out more about sponsorship opportunities and levels, Please email your EOI to Glen Long at [email protected]
Assets available for Futures League Sponsors:
Social media campaigns
Signage at Facilities during games
Promotional offers announced via broadcast
Logo patch sewn onto uniform (define size and location)
Recognition on website and program related correspondence.
Diamond #2 at Surfers Paradise remains unfit for play and therefore the games scheduled for the +45’s are cancelled and will be rescheduled for Sunday 5 June 2022
Games for the +35’s will be played on Diamond #1 as scheduled for this Sunday, 22 May 2022 – subject to the forecast rain. Teams will be notified Saturday afternoon or as soon as possible if the forecast rain eventuates precluding games from being played on Sunday.
We ask that team managers advise all players and officials of the above at your earliest convenience.
Again, thank you for your co-operation during these uncertain times caused by the weather.
Baseball Queensland, in cooperation with the Brisbane Bandits, is excited to announce the 2022 Futures League programs. Building off the success of last year’s JL, SL and Opens competitions, this year’s Futures League will be held in school term three and will have two games a week for six weeks. The twelve-game competitions will feature four teams selected through a draft format to be held in late July and early August. Look for more about the competitions, dates, eligibility and EOI schedule in the coming weeks.
In terms of previous updates about this event, Baseball Queensland (BQ) & Surfers Paradise Baseball Club now propose to complete the games on the following dates:
Sunday May 22nd & Sunday June 5th, 2022
May 22nd will be competition games and the Medal rounds will be played on 5th June.
We ask that team mangers advise all players and officials of these new dates and confirm team entries to Tony McPhail, ([email protected]) or (0411755776) by Monday 16th May at the latest.
Upon receipt of confirmation of all teams being starters, a new draw will be issued and published on the BQ competition pages thereafter.
Thank you for your co-operation during these uncertain times caused by the weather.
