Ontario Select Softball Tournament Association
Information contained on this site is intended to assist coaches and associations in both advertising Select Tournaments that they intend upon hosting as well as those looking for tournaments to enter their teams into. It is not meant or expected to be the full and final listing of all Select Tournaments in the province. It is here as a reference and guide to point people to the host contacts for the tournaments we are made aware of.
The typical Select Tournament involves the following: one day tournament, guaranteed 3 games, round robin format, Championship / Consolation games, trophies/awards for all players up to and including Squirt; for Peewee/Novice, Bantam and Midget the top 3 or 4 teams get trophies/awards. Many hosts provide a hot dog/drink or host skills competitions as well.
Each year in February / March meetings are held in or around the GTA to try to organize tournament dates that avoid conflicts (same age group on the same day or back to back days Sat-Sun). The primary reason is to avoid going head to head with another tournament and potentially negatively impacting one or both of those tournaments. If potential conflicts are present based on preliminary dates / age groups, these will not be posted. The two hosts will be contacted to look to rectify the conflict by juggling dates / age groups. Only after resolving these conflicts will the info be posted.
In 2009 we will be looking to post additional Ontario Select Tournaments in areas outside of the GTA area (approximately bounded by Port Hope – Newmarket – Kitchener) in order to increase the awareness of other associations looking to host tournaments in their area. The OASA and the PWSA have for the past several years helped to coordinate Provincial Select Championships. More information is available by clicking on the menu item for each association. These Provincial Championships under the OASA and PWSA banners may have slightly different requirements, rules, etc than the Select Tournaments held throughout the season. (Be sure to confirm with hosts prior to committing your team). The PWSA is looking to hold all 5 divisions (Mite through Midget) on the weekend of August 22 & 23 with teams guaranteed games on the Saturday and Sunday. The OASA will be looking to hold all 5 divisions in August; Squirt through Midget will be on August 15 and Mite on August 23.