From Busselton Tee-Ball Club

As President of the Busselton Tee-Ball Association I would like to express my sincere thanks to all of the committee for a fabulous job in organizing the State Championships held last weekend.

As a country club it is a huge effort to organize, fundraise, find accommodation, sponsors etc to bring along three teams to play. We have been really blessed with a group of committed parents and children who love the game of tee-ball and are also very proud to play under our club and town's name.

We have had a disproportionate amount of clashes with coaching and umpiring this year, and I would like to thank sincerely Liz Geddis our Country Co-ordinator for sourcing umpires. Thanks to Eileen Flynn and the wonderful men at AK Strikers for stepping in to help out, we are very appreciative; and I would like you to know that the spirit of being part of the tee-ball family is well alight in you all.

State Championships went along smoothly and I was pleased to see all teams taking their turn with the removal of rubbish and diamond marking. The committee members worked tirelessly for many hours, sorting out conflicts, umpiring, rules and many other sundry tasks.

Thanks go to you all for making our experience at States a memorable one again this year.

I would also like to invite all teams to consider the South West Games in Busselton on Sunday 28th March 2010 which will be held at Lou Weston Oval commencing at 9.00 a.m. This is the 25th Anniversary of the games and it has been opened up to all shires to compete. We will have three divisions, Under 9,11 & 13 of mixed and playing under State Championship Rules. The birth date will be as of 31st December 2009 as per our recent Championships.

We envisage that the competition will complete by 4.00 p.m. which will give teams sufficient time to return to Perth after the presentations.

All teams will be playing for Gold, Silver and Bronze medallions and the entry fee is $12 per player. A link to the South West Games website where you can access the registration form is www.swginc.org.au

We hope to have some interest from Perth to make this a good carnival. Please contact me via my e-mail if you are interested on marilynr@harveyandpartners.com.au
I am certainly seeking more teams in all divisions so come on down and support your shire.

Yours faithfully,
Marilyn Royer
President
Busselton Tee-Ball Assoc. Inc.