Confederation Park Little League 2026 AGM Report
The 2026 baseball season was another exciting year of growth, development, and change
at Confederation Park Little League.
Participation & Programming
The 2026 Spring Baseball season saw significant growth for Confederation Park Little
League. Athlete registration increased by 28%, bringing our total participation to
approximately 720 players. This growth is a tremendous reflection of the strength of our
program.
Growth was seen across all divisions, creating a strong pipeline of players throughout the
organization and demonstrating that our programming continues to attract and retain
families.
We also continued to expand opportunities for players beyond the Spring season. Summer
Baseball included our return to the Major AAA program in Edmonton for the first time in
approximately 12 years.
Facility Use & Improvements
Our home-base agreement expanded this year with the addition of Empire 1, providing an
important new diamond for our programming. T-Ball and Rookie divisions were able to use
Empire 1 for practices and games. Moving most T-Ball Saturday games to Empire helped
free up weekend space at Confederation Park for games and practices.
We also continued to make extensive use of both Confederation Park and Empire
Diamonds throughout the season. However, the continued growth of our Minor, Major, and
Junior divisions has highlighted the ongoing shortage of available diamonds and will require
further discussions this off-season.
League Highlights
One of the highlights of the season was the renaming of the District 2 Major Tournament to
John and Landon's Home Run for Hope. The tournament helped raise funds for the Kids
with Cancer Society, combining a baseball event with an important cause.
Confederation Park also hosted two Jays Care events this summer. These events provided
opportunities for Challenger baseball athletes and families from outside our league to
experience our facilities and continue our relationship with Jays Care.
Our grounds crew deserves special recognition for their tremendous work throughout the
season. Edmonton experienced record-setting rainfall in June, creating significant

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challenges for maintaining playable diamonds. Our grounds crew worked tirelessly to keep
fields playable, often dealing with standing water and extremely wet conditions. Parents
and volunteers also stepped up, helping pump water off the diamonds so games could
continue whenever possible. The teamwork and commitment shown during this period was
an example of what makes our league so great.
The league also welcomed several new board members while benefiting from the
continued commitment of returning board members. With participation numbers
increasing across all levels, the board and volunteers worked extremely hard throughout
the season to manage the additional demands placed on the organization.
Cubs attire is working well, hats/hoodies are being recognized in the community.
Program Changes
Minor and Major divisions expanded to three days/week. The additional game day helped
manage the growing number of teams and provided more opportunities to fit games into
the schedule.
TeamLinkt was implemented as the new back-end system. Overall, the transition went
reasonably well, and families generally did not see the challenges occurring behind the
scenes. The move to TeamLinkt has been a positive change for the league, providing
improved functionality while also generating more than $3,000 in annual fee savings.
Due to schedule conflicts and the temporary closing of the Kinsmen Sport Centre, Confed
began using the TTC for winter camps, indoor practices, evaluations, and coach clinic
sessions. TTC Nisku will be used for all indoor activities in the season.
Little League Alberta Summer Baseball
The 2026 Confederation Park Little League Summer Ball program provided a strong
competitive and developmental opportunity for 55 athletes across four teams: Major A,
Major AAA, and two Minor A teams. The season included important program growth,
successful team development, meaningful hosting opportunities, and several lessons that
can help strengthen planning for future seasons. A Major AAA team participated for the first
time in 12 years. The Major A team had a successful season and won the Tier 2
championship weekend.
Confederation Park hosted a Minor A weekend. The league had also planned and prepared
to host a Major A weekend, which was cancelled due to rain. Confederation Park also
hosted the Major A championship weekend.

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Division Reports
• Registration: 716 players and 66 teams. Up 28.3% from last year. Anticipating a 17%
growth for 2027. See attachments for player and team projections.
• Financial Overview: The account is in surplus. Casino funds are anticipated to be
deposited in October, about $80K (see attached 2026 up-to-date financial summary
and final 2025 summary).
• T-Ball: 218 players, 22 teams, new practice night was added to four night schedule
(Monday). A new field was added to the home base agreement. The Classic weekend
event was rained out. The new role of Cancellation coordinator was a success.
Capacity will continue to be 220 players.
• Rookies: 206 Rookies, 20 teams (no capacity for additional teams due to limited field
availability). Participated in East Park tournament and continued to demonstrate
development and growth.
• Minors: 133 Minors, 11 teams (5 AA and 6 A). Teams of 12/13 players worked well.
Abundance of coaches, but unevenly distributed due to friend requests. Addition of
Sunday games provided schedule flexibility.
• Majors: 93 players, 8 teams (4 A and 4 AA) lack of head coaches is an ongoing
issue. Friday games assisted with schedule flexibility.
• Jr/Sr : 28 Junior players, 13 Senior players, 2 Junior and 1 Senior Team played. The
Junior division anticipates substantial growth next year. The current director, Kirstin, has
resigned.
• Challengers grew to 30 athletes, with weekly turnouts of 16 to 17. There were 5 rainouts
this spring, out of 9 sessions. Dates were added in September, and 10 athletes
participated. Confed hosted 2 events, a Challengers Jays Care Academy, and a
provincial All-Star Series. Having a volunteer director was a huge asset to these events.
Finding committed buddies remains a challenge. Contacts with U of A professors will
be maintained in order to connect with new buddies yearly.
• Safety officer: Only one case this year needed physician care. Thanks to quick
reactions and director support, the player resumed season play. The QR code was
used, and continues to prove effective. The safety office, Brian, has resigned from this
position.
• Volunteer Director: Sign-up Genius worked very well and was a good communication
and tracking volunteer tracking tool. A few changes will support and improve next year’s
season. There are over 21 outstanding players' deposit fees because of no credit card
information. The automatic collection of volunteer bonds did not function on
TeamLinkt, as assumed.

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• Coach Coordinator: The transition at TTC worked well. Practice and development
camps will be broken down and improved, possibly identifying some more advanced
players. The coaching clinic went well. Summerball evaluations were hit and miss, but
now can be improved.
• Field Maintenance: The rain made it challenging to cut grass. May need another
volunteer to assist if another rainy season occurs. Please let Rob know all
tournament/game/practice schedules so he can prepare the diamond.
• Umpire In Chief: New umpires did a great job this year. 21 umpires, and all have kept
their equipment to return next year. Clinic information will be determined at a later date.
Leonard and Dean will develop an Umpire Clinic.
• Safety Coordinator: Reports logged through the Google Doc are automatically routed
to Safety Officer, Brian, and a year-end summary is sent to district safety personnel. The
league president/board makes phone calls to families within 24 hours of an incident to
follow up on injured players. Anticipated rule updates will be added to the Safety
Manual.
2027 Priorities
• Develop a clear indoor facility plan for our 2027 winter camps, including planning for
the additional secured rental time.
• Expand indoor camp programming to accommodate continued high demand.
• Replace bullpens at Confederation Park and Empire diamonds.
• Explore both short and long-term dugout flooding solutions/remediation.
• Address ongoing diamond shortage at the Minor, Major, and Junior levels and explore
additional scheduling and facility options.
• Continue Fall ball discussions at the District level, as parents and families look for
additional baseball opportunities.
• Continue to recruit new board members.
• Continue use of TeamLinkt and develop improved processes to minimize scheduling
and administrative issues.