Merton Athletic Association Families,

 Thank you for your patience and support during this unforeseen situation. It is with a heavy heart that the Merton Athletic Association (MAA) is announcing the cancellation of the 2020 MAA Recreational baseball and softball seasons due to issues resulting from the Covid-19 situation. This includes our Broncos, Ponies and Coach Pitch/T-ball programs.  We know that our families will be disappointed in this decision and we are also.  Please know this decision was not an easy decision to make and we spent many hours trying hard to make this season happen by working with many partners across the community.  The guiding principles we used to make this decision included: the health and safety of you and your kids, logistics of running a season, and the overall baseball/softball experience we would provide.  The issues we ran into were field availability, sanitization processes, social distancing requirements, the need to limit mass gatherings to groups of fewer than 50 people, no concessions, and major changes to the overall experience for you and your kids.  Also, you will likely see different communities making different decisions, please know that all communities are in different situations with regard to field availability and local municipality rules.  We know that this decision affects your family and we understand every family will react differently to the news.  We hope that our transparency and pro-active approach ensures your families that we take the health and safety of your players in the highest regard.  MAA will be providing 100% refunds by July 1st (we are aiming for sooner) to the original credit card used at registration.  We are looking forward to fielding your players in 2021 and wish your families a healthy and safe summer.

Sincerely,

The Merton Athletic Association Board

MAA NEWS & “FIT FRIDAY”

• FIT FRIDAY: Check out the ….QUICK START DRILLS  CLICK HERE. You can also find ALL 7 Circuits on the homepage of our website.  A huge THANK YOU to our Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach who shared these with us.  Thanks to his youth helpers as well!!!!  STAY FIT!!!

   

• YOGA: Complete your workout with this 30 minute Yoga Video created by Tanya, MAA’s Yoga Instructor.  You can find the link on our website or CLICK HERE. 

• UMPIRE CLINIC UPDATE: “The 2020 Umpire Clinic has been cancelled as a result of the cancellation of MAA and LCYBS Recreational (Club) Programs.  Any experienced umpires are encouraged to contact David Ernst at ernstassigning@gmail.com if they are interested in officiating recreational games in our neighboring communities.”

• Facebook: CHECK OUT Merton Athletic Association Community Sporting Equipment For Sale on FACEBOOK if you want to sell or buy sporting goods or spirit wear.

FIT FRIDAYS!!!!  A New Speed, Strength and Conditioning Exercise will be added each Friday.

MAA's very own Yoga Instructor, Tanya, has shared a 30 minute YOGA video for you and your family to try.  Tanya has offered MAA Yoga classes in the past, and MAA is looking forward to offering this program again in the near future.  CLICK HERE FOR YOGA WITH TANYA

UP COMING EVENTS

June

1  Pollworth and Fireman Baseball Fields are OPEN FOR PRACTICES ONLY

17    Fillies Helfaer Day

July

2    Maverick's Helfaer Day

TBD  Mavericks and Fillies Tryouts