RSPA Slo-Pitch Covid Update

Updated April 17, 2021
April 17, 2021: Ontario has extended the lockdown by two weeks, all slo-pitch activities will be cancelled until May 19.
All RSPA scheduled events: first meeting, final meeting, open practices, umpire clinic and season start will be delayed once again.
• First RSPA meeting is cancelled. The deadline for initial team deposit and team info forms is rescheduled to Tuesday, May 18.
(There will be no real or virtual meeting on zoom or anything like that, impossible with 100 teams.
It will be a one on one discussion with teams that need help.)
• Final RSPA meeting rescheduled to Tuesday, May 25.
The final RSPA meeting will have full Covid protocols in place to pick up info, balls, rulebook, scorebook, etc.
• RSPA open practices rescheduled to Thursday, May 20, Sunday, May 23, Thursday, May 27 & Sunday, May 30.
• RSPA umpire clinic rescheduled to TWO dates - Saturday, May 22 & Wednesday, May 26.
• RSPA first tournament rescheduled to Saturday, May 29.
• RSPA season start rescheduled to Wednesday, May 26.
RSPA will try to maintain minimum games required by increased double-headers, optional extra games on Fridays, optional long weekend Mondays and Fridays, extend the season to middle of October. Playoffs will only be top half of each division.
• See RSPA Slo-Pitch Covid Guidelines

Date	Day	RSPA REVISED CALENDAR - Description/Event/Link (Revised April 17, 2021)
May 18	Tuesday	RSPA deadline for initial team deposit and team info forms.
May 20	Thursday	RSPA open practice, Thursday, May 20, 6:00 pm - RSPA Open Practice Info
May 22	Saturday	RSPA umpire clinic, Saturday, May 22, 1:00 pm at Irish Shebeen (patio) - RSPA Umpire clinic
May 23	Sunday	RSPA open practice, Sunday, May 23, 10:00 am - RSPA Open Practice Info
May 25	Tuesday	RSPA meeting Tuesday, May 25, drop-in style, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, at Irish Shebeen (back patio) 5555 Eglinton Ave. W., Etobicoke ON M9C 5M1 — map - RSPA Meeting Info.
May 26	Wednesday	RSPA season scheduled to start Wednesday, May 26 - RSPA Schedule
May 26	Wednesday	RSPA umpire clinic, Wednesday, May 26, 6:00 pm at Irish Shebeen (patio) - RSPA Umpire clinic
May 27	Thursday	RSPA open practice, Thursday, May 27, 6:00 pm - RSPA Open Practice Info
May 29	Saturday	RSPA Spring Tournament, Saturday, May 29 (one-day) - RSPA Tournament
May 30	Sunday	RSPA open practice, Sunday, May 30, 10:00 am - RSPA Open Practice Info
June 12-13	Sat-Sunday	RSPA June Tournament, Saturday-Sunday, June 12-13 - RSPA Tournament

All slo-pitch information for league and tournament is dependent on the Covid situation and how it develops in the early spring and the government and city regulations that will be in place. We can only assume that some sort of slo-pitch play will allowed but probably under strict Covid guidelines similar to the guidelines in place for 2020 August to October. All information including schedules and timelines are a best-case scenario and may be adjusted as required. All we can do is hope and plan and then go to plan B (and maybe plan C, etc.).

RSPA Slo-Pitch League is planning full league play with Coed and Mens Masters 50+ Rec divisions and a full tournament schedule.
Covid guidelines will be in place for: RSPA League Meetings;     RSPA Open Practices     and RSPA Tournaments.
See RSPA Slo-Pitch Covid Guidelines

RSPA Recreational Slo-Pitch now offers a Mens Masters 50+ E division, probably WEDNESDAY nights (but open to discussion) Mississauga-Etobicoke parks, double-headers. SPN affiliated, SPN carded umpire (one umpire system). SPN insured. Called balls and strikes using a mat.
Also will have a pool of 50+ players looking to play. Looking for 50+ players.
Also offering tournaments for the Mens Masters 50+ division:
May 29 (Saturday only), June 12-13, July 10-11, July 24-25, Aug 21-22, Sept 11-12 & Oct 2-3, 2021