Stars Baseball

Airdrie Stars Athletic Association is excited to be the newest member association of Baseball Alberta and we look forward to hosting U11 AA, U13 AA, U15 AA and U18 AA teams for the 2024 season.  

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Winter Prep Camp and 2024 Season Evaluations

Stars Baseball is looking forward to welcoming athletes back with a Winter Prep Camp and for 2024 Season Evaluations.  Feel free to register for either program or register for both and save $30.  The prep camp and evaluation plan is as follows:

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Winter Prep Camp:

• December 27, 28 and 29, 3 sessions, 1.5 hours each
• Coyote Den, 3054 15th Street NE
• U11 and U13: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
• U15 and U18: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
• $160 to help cover the facility and paid coach costs

2024 Season Evaluations:

2024 Season evaluations will occur in early January, per the outline below.  Some players will receive offers/release after the first two sessions.  Those who the coaches want to have another look at will be invited back for the Call Back session.  All evaluations are hosted at the Coyote Den.  Evaluations are $70 to help cover the facility cost.

• U11 (pending parent head coach volunteer):
  • January 3: 11:00am - 12:30pm
  • January 4: 5:00pm - 6:00pm 
  • January 7: Call Back - 6:00pm - 7:30pm 

• U13:
  • January 3: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • January 4: 6:00pm - 7:00pm 
  • January 7: Call Back - 7:30pm - 9:00pm

• U15:
  • January 3: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • January 6: 3:00pm - 4:30pm 
  • January 8: Call Back - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

• U18:
  • January 3: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
  • January 6: 4:30pm - 6:00pm 
  • January 8: Call Back - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

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Spring/Summer Season

The goal of Stars Baseball is to offer a competitive program with exceptional learning and development at a reasonable cost.  Please find a breakdown of the Stars Baseball vision below:

Fundamentals:

• Stars Baseball will offer a competitive baseball option for athletes within the Airdrie and surrounding areas
• Stars Baseball will incorporate paid coaches to supplement the development each athlete receives
• Stars Baseball, as a member association within Baseball Alberta, will represent Airdrie in league play and in select tournaments
• Stars Baseball understands athletes are often involved in more than one sport and will work to accommodate activity conflicts without penalty
• Stars Baseball will select athletes based on ability, attitude and fit.  It is important all athletes and families are aligned in the vision for the team to ensure a successful experience 

Model:

• Stars Baseball will begin indoor training as soon as early-February, then transition to outdoor practices as the weather allows
• Paid coaches will run certain practices during the season to supplement and guide our parent volunteers
  • Aside form U18, paid coaches will not travel with the team for games, but are rather in place to drive baseball fundamentals, development and game IQ
• Regular Season practices will be hosted during the evening two days per week with occasional weekend practices should games not otherwise be scheduled
• Within Baseball Alberta, teams can expect 20+ games
• Athletes and families should expect to travel for games (tournament weekends usually host 3 - 4 games per weekend)
• Parent volunteers will be crucial to the success of the teams - from coaching, to managers to statistic trackers, field prep, etc. parents will be expected to participate in the success of the season
• The Baseball Alberta Season runs as follows for all age groups, U11 - U18:
  • Games start early May
  • Provincials (end of season): end of July, beginning of August

Cost:

• Stars Baseball aims to be all-inclusive of anticipated costs, that is all league fees, apparel, practice fields, umpires, one tournament, etc. will be covered by the upfront cost.  The only fundraising a team may elect to do is to cover for additional tournaments.   
• Stars Baseball will provide athletes with:
  • jerseys (home and away)
  • hat
  • hoodie
  • shorts
  • socks
  • belt
  • undershirt
  • windbreaker
• White ball pants will be required, but not supplied
• The anticipated season cost for U11 - U15 is approximately $1550 and for U18 will be $2100 (paid coach) and will change should the teams wish to participate in extra tournaments.  Upon offer letters being distributed, the season cost breakdown will be provided 

 If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out: stars_baseball@outlook.com 

2024 Fall Season

More details to follow as we get closer to Fall, 2024.   The focus of fall ball is largely development with one practice per week and potential games on the weekend (TBD).