WOBA Important Dates (Western Ontario Baseball Association)

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WOBA Important Dates 2026
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January 13

Tuesday

WOBA Elected Board meeting VOIP 8pm

January 25 

Sunday

Select Council Rules meeting VOIP @ 7pm

February 12

Thursday

Rep Council meeting VOIP @ 7:00pm

February 26 Thursday  Select Council meeting VOIP @ 7:00pm

 

 

 

March 2

Monday

1st WOBA Board & Executive meeting, VOIP @ 7pm

March 12

Thursday

Rep Council meeting VOIP @ 7:00pm

March 31 $ $

Tuesday

Deadline: Outstanding bonds and fines to be paid up so that local teams can schedule & play season—WOBA Treasurer-Sue Murray

 

 

 

April 5

Monday

2nd WOBA Board & Executive meeting & Pre-scheduling meeting VOIP @ 7:15pm

April 9 Thursday Rep Council meeting VOIP @ 7pm
April 15  Monday Draft submission of OBA REP rosters due, or 7 days before your first game.  Pre-classification is due at time of draft submission.

April 

 

OBA Exhibition Loop Scheduling meeting: OBA and Select team via Teams VOIP
11u @ 7pm
15u @ 8pm

April    OBA Exhibition Loop Scheduling meeting:  OBA and Select teams via Teams VOIP
18u @ 7pm
13u @ 8pm
April 21 Tuesday Deadline:  Preliminary OBA Rep rosters

April 

 

League Scheduling meeting. Recommended that All coaches attend in person.
 

10am all rookie (7u and 9u), 15u and 18u
12:30pm 11u and 13u

April 28 Tuesday Deadline:  Pre-classification of OBA Rep rosters

 

 

 

May 1

Fridayday

Schedule may begin

May 3  Thursday 3rd WOBA Board & Executive meeting VOIP @7pm - Tentative

May 14  Thursday Rep Council meeting VOIP @ 7:00pm

May 15

Friday

Deadline:  Locals to submit all preliminary WOBA league rosters to WOBA Registrar for review prior to upload of rosters to arm care app

May 24  Sunday Deadline:  All OBA Rep rosters due on Baseballshift-Locals to submit

May 31

Sunday

Deadline: Finalized OBA Rep rosters due to office
NOTE: Pre-classification required for all teams.  Teams not pre-classified will be assigned a classification by OBA.

 

 

 

June 1  Monday Deadline: All preliminary OBA Select team rosters for WOBA Registrar review
June 1 Monday Deadline:  Final WOBA league rosters due, for final upload to arm care app.

June 5

Friday

Last day to apply for league overage player approval, to WOBA Secretary

June 7

Sunday

4th WOBA Board & Executive meeting, VOIP @ 7pm

June 15

Monday

Deadline: Insurance coverage application-apply & pay online

June 19  Friday Deadline: Locals to Finalized OBA Select rosters for final review by WOBA Registrar

 
June 


Friday 
Deadline: declaration of intentions to attend OBA REP provincials due to WBA Administration.

Senior and 8u/9u REP teams must completed proof of games played and submit to WOBA Secretary by June Fri, June ??

Select teams communicate directly with OBA office with respect to Provincial intentions.
 

June 30

Tuesday

Deadline: Finalized OBA Select rosters due to office
Deadline: OBA Select teams to advise OBA office directly of Provincial participation intentions.

 

 

 

 

July 5

Sunday

5th WOBA Board & Executive meeting, VOIP @7:15pm

League Year-end Tournament Commitment-forms due for all teams (online form Opens April ?? and closes July 3)

   

July 17

Friday

Deadline: All outstanding 7u & 9u Rookie scores must be reported for WOBA League Championship Tournament team seeding

July 17


Friday

Deadline: All outstanding 11u scores must be re-ported for WOBA League Championship Tournament team seeding

July ??

Sunday

Rep Classification meeting- OBA teams will be notified after this meeting of team classification results.

Period beginning Post classification

Monday

OBA Qualifier playdowns begin ...if necessary. Qualifier Tourney Civic Weekend for divisions with multiple teams.

To be completed by 2nd Tuesday in August

July 24

Friday

Deadline: All outstanding 15u scores must be reported for WOBA League Championship Tournament team seeding

July 31  Friday Deadline: All outstanding 13u scores must be reported for WOBA League Championship Tournament team seeding

 

 

 

Aug 1 till Sept 5  5 weeks OPEN online Nomination forms for WOBA Awards: Player of the year, Coach of the year, Volunteer of the year, Team of the year, Umpire of the year.

July 31 - Aug 3

Weekend

OBA Rep Qualifier tournament/playdowns

August 7-9

Weekend

All Rookie, North & South Championship
includes 7u, 9u Enhanced, 9u General North & South
https://wobabaseball.ca/Tournament-Listings/

August 7-9

Weekend

11u South only
https://wobabaseball.ca/Tournament-Listings/

August 9

Sunday

Deadline: All outstanding 18u scores must be reported for WOBA League Championship Tournament team seeding

August 14-16

Weekend

11u North only
https://wobabaseball.ca/Tournament-Listings/Tournaments

August 21-23

Weekend

15u WOBA Championships
https://wobabaseball.ca/Tournament-Listings/

August 28-30

Weekend

13u WOBA Championship
https://wobabaseball.ca/Tournament-Listings/

Sept 4 - 7  Weekend  OBA Rep and Select Provincials for 10u to 16u
(all other divisions check OBA calendar for August dates)

 

 

 

September 7-13

Weeklong

18u WOBA Championship
https://wobabaseball.ca/Tournament-Listings/

September 4  Friday  Last day to submit online nominations for WOBA Awards
 


September 4
Friday   

Deadline: OBA Constitutional Amendments & OBA Award Nominations to Baseball Ontario OBA 1.08(a.i)
Last day to submit Amendments for OBA Select/Rep Rules

Submit to WOBA Secretary for review at Sept Board/Executive meeting

September 13

Monday

6th WOBA Board & Executive meeting VOIP @ 7pm

September 10  Thursday  Rep Council meeting VOIP @ 7:00pm

 

 

 

October 2

Friday

Last day to submit amendments for WOBA constitution

Submit to WOBA Secretary

October 4

Sunday

7th WOBA Board & Executive meeting VOIP @ 7 pm

October 23-25  Weekend  OBA Convention-Location Toronto

 

 

 

November 1

Sunday

8th WOBA Board & Executive meeting following AGM (in-person)

November 8 Sunday  WOBA AGM and League Awards Presentation (in-person)
Location : ??
December 10  Thursday Rep Council meeting VOIP @ 7:00pm