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WELCOME TO SOFTBALL! SUCCESS, SPORTSMANSHIP, TEAM, SKILL, FUN, YOUTH, SENIOR, FEMALE, MALE, SOCIAL, COMPETITIVE.

SEASON INFORMATION - PRE-SEASON OUR PRE-SEASON TRAINING ALL PLAYERS STARTS IN SEPTEMBER ALL YOU NEED TO WEAR IS SPORTS GEAR, I.E. SHORTS/TRACK PANTS, SPORTS SHOES/SNEAKERS, TEE- SHIRT/SWEATER. PRE-SEASON TRAININGS ARE AT THE SPORTS CAVE. IF YOU HAVE A SOFTBALL GLOVE, THEN BRING THAT ALONG TOO (NO WORRIES IF THEY DON'T, WE'LL HAVE SOME SPARES). PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TIMES.

SEASON INFORMATION - START DATES COMPETITION START DATES UNDER 15/17 GIRLS: FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2021 UNDER 5 - 13, U15 BOYS: SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2021 NH PREMIER AND DIV 1,2 & 3: SATURDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2021 U17/19: MONDAY NOVEMBER 1ST 2021

SEASON INFORMATION - GAME TIMES GAME TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: UNDER 5: 10.30AM - 11AM UNDER 7: 08:30AM - 09:30AM UNDER 9: 09:30AM - 10:30AM UNDER 5: 10:30AM - 10:50AM UNDER 13: 09:00AM - 10:30AM UNDER 11: 11:00AM - 12:15AM UNDER 15: 11:00AM - 12:45AM SENIOR GRADES: 2PM, 4PM OR 6PM

SEASON INFORMATION - TRAININGS DURING THE SEASON, TRAININGS FOR ALL TEAMS (EXCEPT THE UNDER 5'S) WILL BE AT THE RAIDERS RUGBY LEAGUE GROUND (STANMORE BAY PARK BEHIND THE LEISURE CENTRE) ON A TUES, WED OR THURSDAY. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FIRMED UP CLOSER TO THE SEASON START TIME AND TEAM ROSTERS ARE CONFIRMED. THE UNDER 5'S JUST PLAY ON SATURDAY, NO TRAININGS AT THIS AGE. THE SEASON RUNS FROM OCTOBER THROUGH TO MARCH, WITH A GOOD BREAK OVER THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD.

SEASON INFORMATION - DATES COMPETITION DATES PRE XMAS-COMPETITION START - ALL GRADES PLAYING SATURDAY COMP PUBLIC HOLIDAY’S – NO SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2021 PLAY ON LABOUR WEEKEND, PRE XMAS-COMPETITION START - U17/19 BOYS AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY MONDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2021 WEEKEND OR WAITANGI WEEKEND (THIS WILL PRE XMAS COMPETITION START - U15/17 GIRLS FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2021 INCLUDE ANY PLAY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PRE XMAS-COMPETITION FINISH- ALL GRADES PLAYING SATURDAY COMP SATURDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2021 MONDAY’S OF THESE HOLIDAY WEEKENDS). PRE XMAS-COMPETITION FINISH - U17/19 BOYS MONDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2021 PRE XMAS-COMPETITION FINISH - U15/17 GIRLS FRIDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2021 POST XMAS COMPETITION RE-START - NH PREMIER GRADE AND DIV 1 / 2 / 3 ONLY SATURDAY 15TH JANUARY 2022 POST-XMAS COMPETITION RE-START - ALL JUNIORS PLAYING SATURDAY COMP SATURDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2022 POST-XMAS COMPETITION RE-START - U17/19 BOYS MONDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2022 POST-XMAS COMPETITION RE-START - U15/17 GIRLS FRIDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2022 SEMI-FINALS - ALL GRADES PLAYING SATURDAY COMP SATURDAY 26TH MARCH 2022 GRAND FINALS WEEKEND - ALL SATURDAY COMP SATURDAY 2ND APRIL 2022 GRAND FINALS U15/17 GIRLS FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2022 GRAND FINALS U17/19 BOYS MONDAY 4TH APRIL 2022

GEAR THE CLUB SUPPLIES ALL PLAYERS WITH A UNIFORM (TOP AND PANTS), FOR OUR YOUNG PLAYERS THEY'LL NEED A PAIR OF TRAINERS WITH A BIT OF GRIP ON THEM, AND A SOFTBALL GLOVE. GLOVES CAN BE PURCHASED FROM REBEL SPORT, THE FIELDHOUSE, THE DUGOUT OR BY CONTACTING US HERE AT THE CLUB IF PLAYERS (SENIORS OR JUNIORS) DO WANT TO WEAR A CAP WHILST PLAYING THEY ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR THE CLUB'S CAP. THESE CAN BE PURCHASED FROM OUR ONLINE SHOP HERE. IF YOU DO END UP BUYING ANYTHING FROM THE THE DUGOUT, PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] BEFOREHAND AS YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A DISCOUNT! PLEASE VISIT OUR CLUB'S ONLINE SHOP FOR TRAINING APPAREL, HERE. COACHES & MANAGERS SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH [email protected] TO ARRANGE YOUR TEAM'S GEAR FOR THE SEASON AHEAD.

FEES HBCSC HAS WORKED HARD TO KEEP YOU FEES DOWN. INFACT THIS YEAR WE'RE OFFERING FREE FEES FOR OUR UNDER 5'S. THE FIRST STEP FOR YOU IS TO REGISTER. AFTER CLICKING SUBMIT AN INVOICE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED. YOU CAN PAY BY DD OR VISA ONLINE. ALL FEES MUST BE PAID BY THE 2ND PLAYING WEEK OF THE SEASON. HARDSHIP PROVISIONS: WHERE THERE IS GENUINE HARDSHIP, PLEASE CONTACT THE TREASURER TO DISCUSS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR FEES TO BE PAID IN INSTALMENTS AND, PROVIDING THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ABIDED BY, THE ABOVE CONDITIONS WILL NOT APPLY. PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] IF REQUIRED. THE FEES FOR THIS SEASON ARE: UNDER 5: FREE! UNDER 7S: $50 UNDER 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19’S: $95 SENIOR TEAMS $230

REGISTER WELCOME TO THE HIBISCUS COAST SOFTBALL CLUB. PLEASE REGISTER AT OUR WEBSITE TO START YOUR JOURNEY! WWW.HBCSOFTBALL.ORG.NZ/REGISTER