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• Ball Diamond Maintenance and Best Practices Workshop

  • When
    19 Jun 2018
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    City of Belleville ~ Salvation Army Church - 290 Bridge Street West, Belleville, ON K8P 5L6
  • Spaces left
    12

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  BALL DIAMOND MAINTENANCE AND BEST PRACTICES WORKSHOP
  

  Ball Diamond maintenance is a regular, necessary and costly procedure. Whether using stone dust, a mixture of clay, sand, original materials or the new diamond conditioners, amendments and materials, a similar process must be used. They all require regular grooming and good maintenance practices. This program will illustrate best practices and maintenance standards to your front line staff. A reasonable standard of maintenance is now a necessity because of risk management principles that indicate all diamonds should be maintained to a standard and level of acceptance equivalent to the municipalities around you. In the case of an incident, or an injury, that is what the lawyers are now using as a bench mark for a "standard of care".
  

  This course will cover:

  • Fundamentals of General Field Maintenance
    
  • Pitchers Mound Maintenance
    
  • A Front Line Worker's Role
    
  • Ball Diamond / Fields Checklist for Risk Management Objectives
    
  • Striping, Lining and Logos
    
  • Irrigation and Drainage on Infields
    
  • Dragging, Infield Grooming Practices and Equipment

  Date: June 19, 2018
  Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm
  

  Location:
  Belleville Salvation Army Church
  290 Bridge Street West
  Belleville, ON K8P 5L6
  

  Outdoor location: Centennial Park, 335 Bridge Street West (2 minute walk)
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  Course Cost:
  OPA Member Price: $247.80
  Potential Member Price: $345.90
  

  **Lunch is not provided at this session please bring a bagged lunch**

  Register online, payment can be made via cheque (made payable to Ontario Parks Association) or by calling the OPA office with a credit card for processing. 
  

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• Ball Diamond Maintenance and Best Practices Workshop

  • When
    19 Sep 2018
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Ancaster Community Centre/Morgan Firestone Arena ~ 385 Jerseyville Rd W. Ancaster, ON L9G 3L5
  • Spaces left
    28

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  BALL DIAMOND MAINTENANCE AND BEST PRACTICES WORKSHOP
  

  Ball Diamond maintenance is a regular, necessary and costly procedure. Whether using stone dust, a mixture of clay, sand, original materials or the new diamond conditioners, amendments and materials, a similar process must be used. They all require regular grooming and good maintenance practices. This program will illustrate best practices and maintenance standards to your front line staff. A reasonable standard of maintenance is now a necessity because of risk management principles that indicate all diamonds should be maintained to a standard and level of acceptance equivalent to the municipalities around you. In the case of an incident, or an injury, that is what the lawyers are now using as a bench mark for a "standard of care".
  

  This course will cover:

  • Fundamentals of General Field Maintenance
    
  • Pitchers Mound Maintenance
    
  • A Front Line Worker's Role
    
  • Ball Diamond / Fields Checklist for Risk Management Objectives
    
  • Striping, Lining and Logos
    
  • Irrigation and Drainage on Infields
    
  • Dragging, Infield Grooming Practices and Equipment

  
  

  Date: Wednesday September 19, 2018

  Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm

  Location:

  Ancaster Community Centre/Morgan Firestone Arena ~ Room A
  385 Jerseyville Rd W 
  Ancaster, ON L9G 3L5

  OPA Member Price: $247.80
  Potential Member Price: $345.90
  

  **Lunch is not provided at this session please bring a bagged lunch**

  Register online, payment can be made via cheque (made payable to Ontario Parks Association) or by calling the OPA office with a credit card for processing. 
  

  Show details