RSPA League Meeting Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Updated November 7, 2024

The ONLY RSPA League meeting for team reps for 2025 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Meeting will be drop-in style, anytime from 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm, at location: TBA
A representative (or player) from every team MUST attend the RSPA meeting.
The team rep meeting is for team reps only (not players looking for a team).
RSPA Meeting Agenda
RSPA Info Summary 2025
RSPA Team Info/Application Form PDF

AT THIS MEETING: RSPA team reps will review RSPA League info for 2025;
pick-up RSPA info package; pick up balls; submit team contact info; preliminary
park & night preferences; vote for RSPA 2025 Executive.

League 2nd payment required - $600 for new team; $600 for returning team.
(Initial deposit of $300 shoud have been paid by Tuesday, April 15)
Payments by cash, cheque or Interac email money transfer (no debit or credit cards).
We strongly recommend paying by Interac or leaving post-dated cheques
for final payment, tournament fee and banquet deposit.
Banquet deposit is minimum 4 tickets per team $240.
Banquet dates MUST BE booked in advance.
Late payment of fees will result in late payment fines and automatic suspension of schedule.
Please Note: If team package and balls are not picked up, they will be defaulted.

Vote for your RSPA 2025 League Executive:
One of the requirements for our league status is that the league executive must be elected.
A vote will be taken at the first League meeting. Any player wishing to run for the League Executive, or wishing to help out with any of the functions, please contact the league.
RSPA Executive 2025 Ballot

Every team rep who attends the meeting will be given
an RSPA and/or SPN T-shirt (or maybe other gift, while supplies last).
PLUS - team rep appreciation draw;
one team rep will win a bat for team rep appreciation.

Baseball equipment will be available for sale at the meeting:
- bases, bats, extra balls, pitching mats, etc.
Pre-order your equipment: RSPA Equipment Order Form
Complete the equipment pre-order form and the equipment will be ready for pick up at the meeting.
Pitching mats will be without the cutout for home plate (the plate will be a strike).
New mats will be available for sale at both league meetings.
Old mats with cutout may still be used with cutout placed over homeplate.

RSPA Team Rep Meeting - Checklist:

Read all new RSPA information	• RSPA Info; • RSPA Complete Info Package; • RSPA Rules; • RSPA Parks; • RSPA Calendar; • RSPA Team FAQ; • RSPA New Team Info.
Submit RSPA Team Info Forms	RSPA Team Info/Application Form PDF
Vote for 2025 RSPA Executive	RSPA Executive 2025 Ballot
Submit first RSPA league payment	Submit first RSPA league payment by Interac email money transfer to accent@slopitch1.com. See below for RSPA 2025 League Fees.
Pre-order any equipment	RSPA Equipment Order Form

RSPA League Fees for 2025

Updated November 7, 2024
With further increases in park fees, insurance, team registration, umpires and other costs, the RSPA team fees:
Returning teams league fees are $1900.00, still one of the lowest league fees in the GTA and a great value for what is included.
New teams pay $1900.00 and are not required to pay the new team fee.
RSPA league fees includes parks, permits, insurance, SPN registration, carded umpires, game balls
and also subsidizes the league banquet, All-Star night, Dunton party nights, etc.

As well, all teams MUST PAY:
Tournament Fee: all teams - due June 7 — $ 400.00 (One RSPA tournament is mandatory for all league teams)
Banquet deposit is REQUIRED for 2025, and tickets will sell out quickly. Only THREE banquets for 2025.
Banquet deposit is minimum 4 tickets per team $240. Banquet dates MUST BE booked in advance.

PLEASE NOTE: The tournament fee and banquet deposit are an integral part of the league and the league fees.
We only keep them separate for financial control reasons.
If your team is not prepared to pay tournament and banquet fees, please find another league.

Due	Returning Team	New Team	Payment
April 15, 2024	$300.00	$300.00	1st payment
April 29, 2024	$600.00	$600.00	2nd payment
June 2, 2024	$1000.00	$1000.00	3rd payment
LEAGUE FEES:	$ 1900.00	$ 1900.00	League fees
plus
June 7, 2024	$400.00	$400.00	Tournament fee
August 1, 2024	$ 240.00	$ 240.00	Banquet deposit
TOTAL	$ 2540.00	$ 2540.00

1. RSPA league fees are payable by cheque, money order, cash or Interac money transfer.
2. NO debit cards, Mastercard or Visa accepted.
3. Cheques are payable to RSPA.
4. Post-dated cheques are recommended for final payment & tournament.
5. $20 fine for all late payments.
   Teams with late payments will NOT be scheduled.
6. League fines for game defaults $50 first time, $100 for 2nd time, $200 for 3rd game default.
7. League fines $10 for uniform fine or no bases, no pitching mat or no game ball.
8. All default fines and late payment fines will be strictly enforced.
   All fees and fines must be paid before play-offs start or teams do not play.
9. Any team that does not get league fees and payments to the league on time will be fined and suspended.
10. It is YOUR responsibility to get the fees in. It is not our responsibility to chase you for it.
11. Invoices and/or receipts are available. Somebody on your team may be able to write it off.
12. League deposit payments are non-refundable.

Team Rep Appreciation Gift & Appreciation Draw For New Bat!

NSA/RSPA Slo-Pitch Umpire Clinic April 30, 2025

Updated October 30, 2024

Get out, get some exercise, have some fun and earn some extra cash.

Anyone wishing to become a carded umpire should contact the League.
Contact Randy Warren, accent@slopitch1.com