We’ll be having a practice on Saturday morning at Prospector Park in Apache Junction. We’ll be leaving the parking lot at 10:00 AM. If we have enough players we might be playing an intrasquad game.
Pancake Breakfast Planning Meeting on Wednesday
There is a Pancake Breakfast Planning Meeting scheduled Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 at 3 PM in the Saguaro room in the clubhouse. We encourage members to attend this meeting!
The Pancake breakfasts are by far the GCSA’s biggest fundraiser of the season. It allows us to keep the costs (currently $30) low for playing softball. It also helps to keep our equipment in good shape.
It’s your organization, so please volunteer your time for our upcoming breakfasts, which are January 14th, February 4th, February 18th, March 4th, and March 18th.
Thank you!
Mistake on start times for Mondays games
There has been a start time change for this coming Monday’s(12/12/22) games, that I was not aware of. The start times originally showed as 9:10 AM and 10:20 AM. They have been modified to 11:30 and 12:40. These are the games with the Gold Canyon Fall Monday team vs. the SSV Rattlers. Sorry for the mistake.
Kevin Wike
2023 GCSA Winter Teams
The winter draft was held on Wednesday, December 7. Click on the link below to see the rosters.
Seminar on stretching before and after play and related injuries
The park has arranged a 1 hour seminar with a local physical therapist in the ballroom at 1pm on Saturday, December 17th. The focus will be stretching before and after softball/pickle ball play and injuries related to softball & pickelball.. Please consider attending!
Head over to the “Pit” on Tuesday, Dec. 6th from 4:00 – 6:00!
Kevin & Carol Wike are supplying appetizers this week – Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Sliders! Join in the fun!
Monday’s game is cancelled!
The Monday Fall team’s games against Superstition Sunrise tomorrow, December 5th are cancelled because of poor field conditions from the heavy rain we had yesterday and today. No makeup date has been set.
How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training session
Many of you are aware that a few weeks ago our Thursday team was preparing to play the next game at the View Point ball field when one of the players in the game before ours collapsed on the field due to a heart attack.
Fortunately, one of the ballplayers on the opposing team was also a paramedic and the View Point ball field had an AED (defibrillator) available at the field, which was immediately utilized on the collapsed player along with 20 minutes of non-stop CPR by the paramedic and others. The ambulance personnel who arrived after 20 minutes said that these procedures definitely saved this man’s life. We understand that he is recovering well.
We strongly encourage everyone to consider taking advantage of a free AED training session to be conducted in the ballroom at GCRV on Wednesday, November 30th, from 1-2 pm. You may sign up for it on the clipboard describing the training sesson on the Activities Board.
You never know when you may also have an opportunity to save someone’s life,…. maybe a fellow GCSA member’s!
Welcome to two new members/players – Duff and Adrianne Van Alstine!
Welcome to Duff and Adrianne Van Austin, we’re all anxious to meet you! It’s great to add some new players!
Let’s get together Tuesday at “The Pit”!
Our traditional weekly social gathering at “The Pit” for GCSA Members, Players and Spouses/Partners from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Meet at the pergola behind the Clubhouse next to the pickle ball courts.W
Practices have been moved to Saturdays!
We’ll be leaving the parking lot at 10:00 AM for Prospector Park in Apache Junction.
A new page has been added to the website
A new page has been added to the web site. It’s titled “League Standings”. It shows the current standings in each league and under the standings shows all the game results with the most current games at the top of the list. Hope you like it!
Monday Fall League Schedule
The 2022 Monday Fall league game schedule is “up” on the website. Click here for a direct link to the schedule.
We need Scorekeepers!
We are a little short on scorekeepers this year – If you would like to volunteer some time to keep score at our games we would surely appreciate it! If you’ve never done it before but would like to try it, we’ll supply the instruction for you to get started.
Contact Greg Johnson at 515-720-8207 or gwjohnson52@msn.com .
Ordering for Jackets & Pancake Breakfast Polo Shirts
Pancake breakfast polo shirts cost $22 up to and including extra large sizes. $5 additional charge for name embroidered.
Jackets cost $47 up to and including extra large sizes. (Includes GCSA logo and name).
Contact Doug Keiper at 503-319-5164 or fdkpdx1@msn.com .
Orders must be in by December 15th!
Thursday Fall League Schedule
The 2022 Thursday Fall league game schedule is “up” on the website. Click here for a direct link to the schedule.
Tuesday Practices during the Fall season.
We are going to start having practices every Tuesday for all ages. We’ll meet at the parking lot and we’ll be leaving at 8:30 AM for Prospector Park in Apache Junction.
Coaching staff for 2022-2023 Season
The coaching roster for the Fall and Winter seasons has been approved by the Executive Board.
Fall Season
Monday (All Ages) – Paul Edge
Thursday (All Ages) – David Charlebois
Winter Season
Copperheads 70+ (Wednesday) – Manager – David Charlebois
Coach – Gary Esping
Nuggets 70+ (Thursday) – Manager – Gary Esping
Coach – David Charlebois
GoldPanners 55+ (Monday) – Manager – Paul Edge
Coach – Forest Reeder
Miners 55+ (Tuesday) – Manager – Greg Vereyken
Coach – Darcy Sask
Additionally, Gary Esping, our League Coordinator, is attempting to put two new teams together this year. At this point, it is still a work in progress, but we will know soon whether or not these teams will be established this year.
The first potential team will be a 75+ age team. If established, it will be called the “Silvers”, and Gary Esping and David Charlebois will Co-manage the team.
The second team will be a new 55-69 age team and play on Thursdays. If established, it will be called the “Mountaineers” and Kevin Wike will manage and Greg Vereyken will be coach.
Arizona Food Handler cards!
Reminder to all members that work the Pancake Breakfasts(our first one is Saturday, January 14th starting at 8:00 AM) – you must have a current food handlers card to work with food. They cost $7.99, but after passing the test( efoodcard.com ) and receiving your Arizona food handlers card, you can get reimbursed by Roberts Resort.
If you have any questions, contact Larry Mullen at 319-610-5976 for assistance.
First Practice is tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 28!
Meet at the parking lot at 9 AM and travel to the ballfields in Apache Junction, Prospector Park.