Starting a new chapter…
As an organization we wanted to officially announce to our members that as a board we have made the difficult decision not to renew the lease of our beloved AngelDome.
The work has already begun to clear out our equipment and perform the necessary repairs to exit the facility.
For those of you involved in setting up the dome, tirelessly running the dome, and now moving out- We thank you for the hours…and hours…and hours of hard work and diligence that you have put in to help make all of it a success.
Timeline:
The Dome is already closed for training and the last day of the lease is June 30, 2025.
What this means for you:
Skills training will be moved to a mix of public and private facilities, similar to the past. FSA plans to offer both mid level and high performance training programs via a combination of in house facilitation and external partnerships.
Team practicing (Winter and spring) will be facilitated through a mix of public and private facilities both supported by FSA and individually by teams at their discretion.
The Why:
As a small organization being tied to a lease space creates many complications and risks and although there are significant benefits to maintaining a training center, those are outweighed by our other priorities, which are ensuring that we don’t forget about what is most important- and that is creating a positive and affordable experience for athletes and families that want to play softball at a recreational and semi- competitive level.
Making this change will allow FSA to focus our energy and dollars in the right areas- and allow families to choose a commitment level that works for them, whether that be community level ball or high performance programming.
Please stay connected to us on social media for updates and more communication in regards to training camps, evaluations and many other exciting news announcements!
Jordan Kluthe
President
Fastball St. Albert
FSA Special Events:
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May 17-19: FSA hosts Softball Alberta U15 A/B Tiering @ Meadowview & Lorne Akins Diamonds
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May 24: FSA participates in Rainmaker Parade
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June 13 - 15 : St. Albert Angels Open (U11 Development/U13C/U15C) @ Meadowview Diamonds
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June 19: FSA Gameday Partner @ RiverHawks
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June 27 - 29: St. Albert Angels Open (U13B/U15B) @ Henry Singer Diamonds
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June 27 - 29: Best of the West (U11 Advanced/U13A/U15A) @ Meadowview Diamonds
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FSA (Fastball St. Albert) has arranged to be a Gameday Partner with Riverhawks on June 19. Riverhawks has provided FREE tickets to all our 250 athletes in section AA which have been distributed to all teams via Coaches/Team Managers. Your team may have provided you with the free voucher, booked team seats together or will be following up with you soon. It will be a fun night and we encourage everyone to wear their Angels jerseys/swag.
Riverhawks has also provided a discount code for family and friends: STAFB. This gets adults $5 off the $20 ticket price and $3 off additional youth tickets, with the proceeds supporting FSA! Please share! FSA will receive the proceeds for up to 1000 tickets sold with this code.
We are pleased to announce we have two FSA Angels selected to be Riverhawks Bat Kids during the game: Mila Miciak from U11 Boisvert & Ocea Golanowski from U13 Grey.
Please note we have followed up with GEMSA to ensure final games will not be scheduled for FSA on June 19. Any regularly scheduled games would need to be rescheduled to participate.
June 19 is also a Riverhawks theme night: Girls Pop Dance Party!
BRAT the ERAS tour has wrapped, but don’t worry— girls pop is still alive at the ballpark. From T-Swift to Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter to Lady Gaga, and Beyonce to Charli XCX, get ready for the sing-along night you didn’t know you were missing.
The night kicks off with local community dance and baton twirling performances, a pop star-inspired drink menu, and wraps up with a post-game dance party on the field with Girls Club DJ!
