The A's have announced the Coaches that will lead the Tier 1 Rep teams for the 2015 season.
Minor Rookie Tier 1 Darnell Vrban
Major Rookie Tier 1 - Tony Busseri
Minor Mosquito Tier 1 - David Gillespie
Mosquito Tier 1 - Scott Kirkpatrick
Minor Peewee Tier 1 - Jeff Lamont
Peewee Tier 1 - Jim Saufl
Minor Bantam Tier 1 - James Tani
Bantam Tier 1 - Donovan Clarke
Minor Midget MEL - Tyler Moe
Midget Tier 1 - TBD
Junior - Richard Griffin
A full list of teams, coaches and contact information can be found on the website at: 2015 Rep Coaches
Tryouts
Tryouts start tomorrow; Wednesday, September 3.
Please note that all players MUST register and pay ONLINE before attending tryouts. Registrations must be received by 4 pm on the day of the workout or you will not be allowed on the diamond. There will be no exceptions.
Registration Form
Tryout Dates
2015 Tryout Guidelines
1. Head Coaches are free to select players registered with Baseball Oakville subject to each player meeting the residency, age restrictions and eligibility for the relevant age series.
2. Players must be (a) residents of Oakville or an approved import, and (b) play at the level designated by their age in the calendar year of the baseball season.
3. All players attending tryouts will receive a fair look for team selection.
4. A player must tryout for their age series Tier 1 team first. Players not selected and cut from the Tier 1 team, will have the opportunity to play for any Tier 2 team formed following selection of the Tier 1 team (the availability of subsequent teams depends upon registration numbers and volunteers).
5. For the 2015 A’s Rep Tryouts, Section 4.1 of the Rep Manual will be amended as follows: “Fully participate in not less than 2 tryouts to be considered for a team, with a notable exception: a Head Coach can make up to (5) player offers after the first tryout.”
6. There will be no Day 1 player cuts. For greater certainty, a Head Coach can make zero player cuts prior to the second tryout session.
7. A player will be provided with a Rep A’s Player Offer Letter if an offer is extended to them: (a) If the player is an Oakville resident, they will be provided with 48 hours from the time of the offer to accept by registering online, and then making payment by September 30, 2014, or (b) If the player is from outside of the Oakville community, an import, the player will be provided with 48 hours from the time of a roster spot offer to accept by registering online and making payment.
8. Head Coaches will not make statements at the beginning of tryouts, which infer that there are only a few spots open or that any player is assured a place on the team. In short, every spot on the team is open and must be earned.
9. Head Coaches will select players based solely on a player’s talent, dedication and coachability.
10. Head Coaches will not cut a player for any other reason than a baseball reason.
11. Head Coaches will be sensitive to the player's self-esteem when cuts are made.
12. Head Coaches will help players by being as specific as possible about the areas where improvement is needed.
13. When cutting or offering a roster spot to a player, Baseball Oakville uses the system of calling each player away from the broader group at the end of the tryout and speaking to both the player and their parent to either: (a) inform the player they have made the team, or (b) inform the player that they did not make the team, thanking the player for coming out to the tryouts, and providing feedback regarding where the player needs to improve.
14. All players wishing to tryout must register and pay the $25 (this is a change in amount from Section 4.2 of the Rep Manual) Rep tryout fee online before the first tryout. No registrations and cash or cheque payments will be accepted at the diamond.
15. As each player confirms their attendance with the registrar at the diamond, a Welcome to A’s Rep Baseball Letter will be handed out.
16. Baseball Oakville will allow imports on Tier 1 teams. Tier 2 teams may take an import player(s) only when there is no Oakville resident trying out for the roster spot(s). For greater clarity, the only imports on Tier 2 teams would be those who fill out an incomplete roster. Imports can only tryout with an A’s team AFTER they have a release from their organization. The maximum number of imports allowed is Phase 1: 2 imports, Phase 2: 3 imports, and Phase 3: 5 imports.
17. Except in the rare case where a Baseball Oakville Rep team is not hosted at their age group, Baseball Oakville does NOT permit playing up above a player's birth year.