View Royal Fastball Association
Triangle Athletic Association
Victoria Fastball Club - Devils ‘A’ program
Senior Women’s ‘D’ League
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We teach kids the game of Fastball and in doing so they learn:
How to have fun through competition
How to be good sports A work ethic To achieve goals
through cooperation with team members
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Our fastball program has a long standing history in the community
We mentor & develop the youth of today to help shape the citizens of tomorrow
We promote athletic activity in all ages
In 2007, 4 VR teams made it to Provincial Championships
View Royal Fastball has been part of community since the 1960’s
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Bantam ‘A’ Provincials – July 2006◦ 16 teams from across the province
Senior Women’s tourney – each July Team Canada Skills Clinic – June 2007 Bantam ‘C’ District Tournament – June 2007 Mite Tournament – June 2007 Frank Bell Memorial Slow pitch tournament –July 2007
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Fields are in use from March-October
Assessments & Clinics
Softball BC – ‘B’ and ‘C’ Divisions◦ 180 Regular Season Games April-July◦ 4 Minor tournaments in 2007◦ 2 Adult tournaments in 2007
FallBall – ‘all Divisions’◦ 120 Games August-October
Victoria Devils ‘A’ Division – practices & clinics to mentor other divisions
There are practices nearly every day fields are free April-July
The ‘season’ has grown from 3 to 8 months!
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Two fastball diamonds in need of upgrade One diamond that is inadequate for fastball One ‘diamond’ for Learn to Play A batting cage & warm up area Equipment sheds that are in need of repair An Executive that cares, great volunteers &
lots of enthusiasm
It’s a good park…but we need to investtime & money in it for the future
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To ‘skin’ Diamond 4 and make it a competitive fastball diamond
Upgrade our 2 existing diamonds Fix the sprinkler pipes Fix the sheds Upgrade D4 backstop & other
fencing
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Extra diamond will allow more games played and practices to be held◦ Will allow 150 + games/year more & will attract more players to the park
With proper playing surfaces we can bring Provincials, Westerns and Canadian Championships to View Royal – with economic spin off to the city
The park’s proximity to the highway is ideal for out of town teams to travel for tournaments. Lower mainland teams want to play on a good surface
Diamonds will be easier to maintain at season start and throughout season
Authenticity – playing fastball on a grass infield is like playing hockey on a gravel road. The game needs a proper field to be played safely and correctly
Demographics in Victoria are changing as young families are being pushed into the outlying districts…this facility is needed
We want to be the park in the area where everyone wants to play.
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View Royal Fastball & partners will contribute financially as well as through community donations and volunteer labour
Town of View Royal needs to contribute financially for the project to succeed
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Item Diamond 4 Diamond 2 Diamond 1Other
Infrastructure
Totals
Excavation 2,000 $2,000
Road Base 1,200 1,200
Irrigation 2,250 750 750 3,750
Infield Mix (top dress)
4,800 3,360 3,360 11,520
Backstop & Side Fencing
9,295 9,295
Equipment Shed Rebuild/Relocate
2,900 2,900
Labour & Field Layout
1,500 500 500 500 3,000
Totals 21,045 4,610 4,610 3,400 $33,655
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Estimated Total Cost of Upgrade: $33,665
Our estimates are fiscally prudent as we are budgeting for the least expensive option that will still improve the playing surface.
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*$70/ ton proposed
1. Skin and prepare D4, including irrigation & re-setting bases and plate in Oct/Nov 2007. (This gives us three playable diamonds for spring 2008)
2. The backstop and fence work can be done over the winter or in the early spring This phase will also include the work that Town of View Royal already has budgeted funds for:
Build ‘out of play’ fences on D1; Moving the concrete barricade and out of play fence on D2. This
would facilitate levelling the right field portion of D4 near the tennis courts with the material removed from D4 when we skin it.
3. Irrigation repair and top dress D1 & D2. The irrigation repair could be done through the winter and the top dressing could be done in the spring. (This involves replacing sprinkler heads and placing heads behind home plate to allow full coverage of diamond)
4. Relocate and rebuild of equipment shed could be done at any time.
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Diamond 2
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Diamond 4
Top dressing D1 & D2 will also allow diamonds to be sloped for better drainage and will eliminate pooling
Grass in infield will be removed (aka ‘skinned’)
Backstop will be upgraded to same strength as D1 & D2
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Diamond 1 & 2 Top Dressed
Diamond 4 Skinned & Dressed
Proposed Diamond Surface Composition
Infield Mix @ 3 inch depth
Road Base @ 3 inch depth
Existing Ground Material
Infield Mix @ 2 inch depth
Existing Infield Mix @ 4 inch depth
Existing Ground Material
100+ parents & ballplayers attend each annual field maintenance day
Volunteers regularly help maintain fields during the season
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View Royal Fastball was fully engaged in last year’s park planning process.
Diamond 1 & 2 can be top dressed in Feb/March
Diamond 4 should be skinned now before winter arrives to minimize costs and to be ready for next season
This plan will revitalize our ballpark and with a better quality playing surface will attract more players and tournaments
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10/15/2007 3/24/2008
11/1/2007 12/1/2007 1/1/2008 2/1/2008 3/1/2008
Nov. 1, 07Diamond
Excavation Complete
Mar 24, 2008Diamonds
Ready for Use
VRFA & Partner Funding & Town of View Royal Funding – Approval for Oct - March
Mar 1, 2008Final surface Prep Begins
Feb 1, 2008Fence Repairs
Complete
Dec 1, 2007Irrigation Repairs
Complete
Field Upgrade – Timelines and Funding
Sicamous, BC – (population 2,300) - 4 diamonds Duncan, BC - 2 diamonds Nanaimo, BC – McGirr Park – 4 diamonds Surrey, BC - Softball City, – 4 diamonds
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