Welcome To
Westlock Minor Ball
Welcome to the Westlock Minor Ball (WMBA)
U17 homepage.
WMBA U17 Reps
Name Position
Amie Morkin softball@westlockminorball.com
Ariana Montgomery fundraiser@westlockminorball.com
Annual General Meeting / Online Registration
The WMBA is hosting their 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:00pm at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre. Online registrations will not open until after the AGM on Feb 3, 2025.
Policies and Guidelines Handbook
The WMBA Executive has established a Policies and Guidelines Handbook to assist the current and future Executive along with its members (players, parents, guardians) with direction in regard to refunds, imports, underage and overage requests, roster size, roster selection, player transfer requests and consistency in uniforms/apparel. The handbook can be accessed by clicking HERE.
Ages
Players born in 2008, 2009
Program Length
Dates: Roughly runs from May 5th to June 25th
Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: TBD
Fields
TBD
Required Equipment
Black Baseball pants, Yellow belts, yellow socks, glove, running shoes (plastic cleats are allowed but not required), protective cup, baseball helmet and a water bottle. A jersey is provided by the WMBA in the first or second week of the year with a jersey deposit.
Practices / Games Format
Practices and games are held on Tuesday and Thursdays. Games are scheduled through Pembina League.
Player Registration Fee
$180.00 Includes Individual/Team Photo Package.
Registration Deadline
March 22, 2025
Register a Player
Click HERE to register a player in the upcoming season (available after the Annual General Meeting).
Coaches Required and Coaching Resources
A Head Coach and Assistant Coach are assigned to each softball team. Parents are also encouraged to assist the coaches as Parent Helpers. The Softball Director coordinates coaches' meetings prior to the season starting that allows coaches to meet each other, go through their equipment bag, review the Softball Package (schedule, rules, format, modifications, etc.) and ask questions. The WMBA provides all levels with coaching resources located on our website. Click Here.
** Coaching Courses are Mandatory through Softball Alberta. WMBA will reimburse costs associated with coaching courses for each coach.**
House League Requirements
Softball Alberta now requires that all affiliated MINOR softball coaches, assistant coaches and managers (U19 categories and lower) complete or have completed the online Respect in Sport (RiS) certification for “Activity Leaders” which can be found HERE or complete the Safe Sport through Coach.ca (the Locker) available in the e-learning session. It’s a free course with no expiry- takes about 90 minutes this can be accepted instead of Respect in Sport if Respect in Sport is expired or has not yet been taken.
The Respect in Sport Activity Leader Program educates youth leaders, coaches, managers and officials to recognize, understand and respond to issues of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination (BAHD). Every minor coach entered in the RAMP registration platform must enter their certificate number into their RAMP profile account.
Coaches will need to take the online course and the certification will be valid for all sports. If a coach has taken RiS Activity Leader through another sport, it will be valid for softball. The certificate is valid for 5 years with Softball Alberta – upon expiration, coaches will have to take the course again.
Coaches who do not have a valid certificate will have until JUNE 1st to complete the RiS certification for “Activity Leaders”. Any coach who does not complete their RiS certification by the JUNE 1st deadline will be ineligible as a member of Softball Alberta and will be removed from the current season’s RAMP database until the course is completed.
Provincial Requirements
The “certified coach on record” for a team entering a Provincial Championship that does not lead to a Western or Canadian Championship are required to be at least Community Softball Trained. Trained status is achieved by completing the Foundations of Coaching Softball Part 1, the Community Softball clinic and the Make Ethical Decisions (MED) course.
The Community Softball context is typically for either youth participating in a recreational environment, or masters participants participating for recreation, fitness, and socialization reasons. The participants are in the Active for Life stage of long-term athlete development. The role of the coach is to encourage participants to continue their involvement in the sport.
For Softball Alberta Provincial Championships in categories that do not lead to a Western or Canadian Championship, at least one coach must be Community Softball Trained. Trained status is granted once a coach has completed the Foundations of Coaching Softball pre-requisite, attended all portions of the Community Softball clinic and completed their Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation.
The Community Softball clinic is offered completely in person over 1.5 days – coaches will attend all modules held at a facility equipped with classroom/boardroom space and gym space.
Additional Information
For further information about this division, please contact the Softball Reps which is listed on each division homepage. If you are seeking any additional information, please contact wmbainformation@gmail.com.