Dunbar Little League would like to thank all our incredible volunteers and alumni players for their time, passion and commitment to our League this past summer. Without everyone's amazing efforts, we would not have been able to provide summer programming where half of our members were able to participate.

For a few short weeks it felt as though the heartbeat of Dunbar was back at Memorial Park West!

This year we said goodbye to 42 of our 12-year-old players and for those in town in July we were able to put together a modified scrimmage complete with a hotdog, candy bag, and DLL pin to celebrate their years with Dunbar Little League.

There were many things we all lost without a 2020 season...the opportunity for many 12-year-old players to play on the Major's Diamond, not being able to host the 9/10s Provincials Tournament, and the chance to watch the joy on the T-baller's faces as they ran through the field high-fiving our Majors players on opening day (just to name a few). However, we proved as a community that, given the chance, we will always come together to enjoy the sport of baseball!

Dunbar Little League would like to thank our extremely generous sponsors this year who chose to continue to support our League even in the absence of a regular season. Dunbar Little League would simply cease to operate without these amazing sponsors:

• ABD Engineering
• Amherst Vets
• Blights Home Hardware
• Buntain Insurance
• Cabello Spa and Salon
• Cheapskates
• Cool Air Rentals
• Dr. Janet Thom Dentistry
• Dunbar Hardwoods
• Earth Wind & Fire
• FYI Eye Doctors
• GH Street Construction
• Knights of Columbus
• La Petite Ecole
• St. Phillips Church
• Schmidt Brothers
• The Sports Exchange
• Stong's Meats & Grocery
• Trotman Auto Group
• UBC Bookstore
• Westside Realty

We're looking forward to seeing everyone again next season!

Due to the rain and condition of the fields, the baseball training sessions scheduled for Friday, July 3, 2020 and Saturday, July 4, 2020 have been cancelled.

Despite the forecast of sunshine tomorrow, the fields need time to dry before they are usable.

We are asking for volunteers to please come to Memorial Park West on Saturday, July 4th from 12PM-3PM and Sunday, July 5th from 10AM-1PM to help get the fields in workable order for our players

We have added locks (recognizing that people could still hop the fence) to our Majors diamond and increased the signage letting people know that the field use is for Dunbar Little League ONLY. We hope this will deter any future use by unknown individuals as the damage from July 1st to our diamond is quite extensive.

DLL is excited to be able to provide baseball for some of our players for the month of July!

Summer Baseball will be provided to players in Majors, Minor A (Sr. & Jr.) and Minor B Sr. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide programming for Minor B Jr. or T-Ball at this time. If that changes, we will update everyone.

Register here: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/235117

In building the Return To Play programming we had to ensure we followed the guidelines and protocols outlined by viaSport (the governing body authorized by the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) to approve return to play plans (RTP) and Baseball BC (who established the general RTP for baseball in the province to be approved by viaSport).

More information, guidelines, forms, and links can be found on the 2020 Summer Baseball page.

DLL's Summer Baseball Return To Play (RTP) will look like this:

• Memorial Park West is divided into 4 separate training areas.
• Each training area will host a group of 10 players, 2 coaches and a volunteer parent responsible for sanitization.
• Coaches will run the kids through a series of fun skills that focus on development, competitive skills competitions could also be incorporated into the programming for a 90 minute session. As soon as we are given approval by viaSport, the PHO and Baseball BC, we will move to incorporate games into our programming.
• Players and coaches will be required to adhear to social distancing protocols of 2 meters.
• There will be stringent sanitization and cleaning protocols in place for all participants and any shared equipment.
• How much or how little any player chooses to participate is entirely up to each family, you do not have to commit to the entire month of programming:
• Session sign up is first come, first serve.
• Choose the week or weeks you would like to participate.
• Choose which sessions you would like, from 1 to 3 per week.
• Sessions will run Tuesday - Friday from 6:15-7:45 PM and on Saturdays from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
• The Maximum amount of sessions per week available to any player is 3
• The price per player does not vary based on participation. $50 is the cost if you choose to play only once or if you choose to play 3 times a week for the entire month of July.
• We do not have the capability to move players from one group to another.

Given the short notice we were provided by viaSport and the province, we are doing the absolute best we can and we greatly appreciate your continued patience as we provide this new form of programming. We are all going to have to be diligent in providing the safest form of outside play for our children and that the situation is still fluid, which will require us all to be flexible. We are very excited to see familiar faces and thank you all for your support!

Any questions can be directed to Lisa, our registrar at registrar@dunbarbaseball.ca

Thank you for your patience during these unprecedented times. We hope you and your families are coping well and staying healthy as we all adjust to this pandemic reality.

It is with profound disappointment that the DLL Board of Directors is announcing the cancellation of our spring baseball season.

We have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation carefully and have maintained constant discussions with all relevant parties. At certain times over the past month, it looked as though baseball would be feasible given the comments from Provincial Health authorities and politicians. However, as we are all becoming accustomed to, the situation is fluid and ever evolving. Provincial governing bodies still have yet to provide return-to-play protocols and the City of Vancouver has not provided permits to sports groups, nor has either given timelines for such permissions. Little League International, for the first time in history, has cancelled the Little League World Series which was followed by the decision of Little League Canada to cancel Canadian nationals and all provincial level tournaments. After thorough consideration, consultation, and in full agreement with the rest of the District 1 leagues (Dunbar, Jericho, Kerrisdale, Little Mountain), we have determined the timeline that would allow us to facilitate a spring baseball season would not be viable.

Please complete the form (see link below) for information on refunds, donations, and potential summer baseball information. In order to process requests quickly, we will only act on the information from completing the form. Please complete by May 28, 2020:
DLL Refund Form

Also, the letter to all members written by District 1 coordinator, Steve Gustavson, can be found here.

We are all aware of the situation with COVID-19 which is making plans uncertain for sports leagues and community groups across the province. The local health authorities have asked that everyone limit larger social gatherings, parades and extra-curricular activities. This would, of course, include Dunbar Little League's games and practices should these recommendations still be in effect when the season is scheduled to start on April 18th. Although this is the current recommendation, it that may change over the next three weeks.

We are closely monitoring the situation and taking specific directions from both Little League Canada and our provincial health authorities as to the best and safest course of action for our players and volunteers.

At this time we have not been directed to cancel or delay our regularly scheduled season which is set to begin on April 18th but have been asked to make contingency plans in case that happens. We have been asked to move our Work Day from April 4th to April 11th for now.

We would also like to assure our members, that all decisions regarding COVID-19 are being made with the full consultation of Dr. Beth Donaldson, the medical director for Copeman Health Clinic and a mother of two players in Dunbar Little League. Thanks to Beth for providing her time and expertise with this evolving situation.