2025 HDBA Rep Release Policy and Procedure
“The Hamilton Cardinals will complete AAA tryouts by the 2nd Friday after Labour Day*. Players not offered a roster spot on the AAA teams at that time are free to try out for any Hamilton rep team while respecting current boundaries of any local associations fielding teams.”
*In the past players had to attend tryouts prior to being released
For players that reside within the HDBA boundary but live outside L9G and L9K wanting to try out for Ancaster…
1. Must pre-register for tryouts on the website ancasterbaseball.ca
2. Can tryout on or after Sept 14th, & do not need a release from the Hamilton Cardinals
3. To tryout prior to September 14th, if you did not play in Ancaster in 2024 and you do not reside withing L9G or L9K you must request and receive a release to attend a tryout.
4. Conditional offers can be made and accepted on or after Sept 14/2024
5. Prior to formally accepting the offer the player or their parent must contact the Hamilton Cardinals registrar Wendy Fillion [email protected] to request a release. These requests should not be denied or delayed.
6. Once the release is obtained it should be included in the online registration form and forwarded to our registrar Colin Lock [email protected]
7. The player/parent should complete the registration process on ancasterbaseball.ca as soon as possible attaching the release
8. In cases where a local association is running a rep team, eg Mahoney Park 12u, a release would be required from the local association and vice versa
9. Players that live outside the HDBA boundaries would need a release from their local association and the affiliated league e.g. COBA/ICBA prior to attending a tryout
10. Players are considered signed once the registration process is complete and fees are paid,