2025 HCBA Rep Player Registration (Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball)

2025 HCBA Rep Player Registration
THIS FORM IS ONLY TO BE COMPLETED ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN OFFERED A ROSTER SPOT ON THE TEAM YOU TRIED OUT FOR. Congratulations!! You have been offered a roster position on a 2025 Hamilton Cardinals Team. Please fill out the form in full and make payment to secure your roster spot on the Team.

Player to be Registered

Registrant (Parent, Guardian or Adult Player)

This section to be completed by parent, guardian or player over the age of 18

Team Registering for

Please select the team your child will be playing for during the upcoming playing season

Hamilton Cardinals Rep. Baseball Association Policy Manual

Please read and acknowledge that you understand and will adhere to all the items contained in the Policy Manual, including, but not limited to the Code of Expectations and the new RZone Respectful Environment Policy of the City of Hamilton (in effect Sept 9th, 2024). Both are found in the links below.

The Policy Manual can be found below.
HCBA Policy Manual
The link to the new City of Hamilton's RZone Respectful Environment Policy can be found here.

LIABILITY WAIVER

On behalf of myself and the player being registered, I recognize that baseball entails serious risks. Consequently, except as noted below, I and the player being registered relinquish all rights to a claim of any kind, including the right to a claim for bodily and material damages, regardless of the cause, against Baseball Ontario, its member associations, including the Hamilton District Baseball Association, and the Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association, and their respective officers, employees, coaches, umpires, assignees, agents, representatives, and sponsors, even if such damages result from negligence of Baseball Ontario, its member associations, including the Hamilton District Baseball Association, and the Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association, and their respective officers, employees, coaches, umpires, assignees, agents, representatives, and sponsors.

Without restricting the generality of the preceding, I and the player being registered also relinquish the right to any claim against Baseball Ontario, its member associations, including the Hamilton District Baseball Association, and the Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association, and their respective officers, employees, coaches, umpires, assignees, agents, representatives, and sponsors resulting from a decision on their part, regardless of the nature of this decision.

This release of Baseball Ontario, the Hamilton District Baseball Association, and the Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association, and the other persons noted above does not preclude myself or the player being registered from making a claim under any sports accident coverage provided by Baseball Ontario and/or the Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association to their players. An overview of the current sports accident coverage provided by Baseball Ontario can be found at: https://www.baseballontario.com/filestore/htmleditattachedfiles/oba_insurance_renewal_program_2020-20212020-07-06t12-34-12v001_by_292.pdf

CASL/PRIVACY

Baseball Ontario Privacy Policy can be found on their website at https://www.baseballontario.com/filestore/html/editattachedfiles/privacy_policy2017-03- 30t09-54-18v001_by_292.pdf

(The Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association does not have a privacy policy.  The HCBA has adopted the Baseball Ontario policy). 

WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT YOU VIA EMAIL

To improve our communications and service we would like to correspond with you via email. In order to comply with Canadian legislation relating to commercial electronic messages, we are seeking your consent to communicate with you via electronic messages, including email, related to your relationship with Baseball Ontario including team selection, program, membership, promotional materials and other Baseball Ontario information. You may choose not to receive these communications at any time by emailing Baseball Ontario at [email protected] and the Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association at [email protected].

ROWAN’S LAW & CODE OF CONDUCT 
Rowan’s Law

Under Rowan's Law, before any player can be registered with the local association and Baseball Ontario, the player, and the parent or legal guardian of the player if the player is under 18 years of age, must review one of the Concussion Education Resources provided by the Province of Ontario and must review the Player Code of Conduct. Links to these resources are provided here and will open in a separate window:

Province of Ontario Concussion Education Resources:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/rowans-law-concussion-safety

Hamilton Cardinals Code of Conduct:

hamilton carindals rep. baseball association (hamiltoncardinals.ca)

Acknowledgement:

I hereby confirm that the player being registered to participate in baseball activities with the local association and Baseball Ontario, and the parent or legal guardian of the player being registered if the player is under 18 years of age, have reviewed one of the concussion education resources provided by the Province of Ontario as referenced above and have reviewed the player code of conduct as referenced above. I/we further acknowledge understanding the nature and risk of concussion and head Injuries to athletes, including risks of continuing to play after a concussion or head injury is suspected.

PHOTO CONSENT

I authorize my local association and/or their respective staff, associates, assistants, or subcontractors to use photograph(s), video and other media image provided for any local association promotional, educational or other pertinent uses. I also agree to my local association using any images of the named minor(s) gathered by photographers, and or videographers supplying images to my local association. These images may include, but are not exclusive to, club, coach, athlete and/or parent, and/or volunteer submissions by various member associations of my local association. I authorize my local association to permit the use and display of photographs and/or recordings of the named minors in any local association publication, multimedia production, including video and web usage, display, or advertisement. I agree that local association may use name, likeness, or information supplied by the undersigned. The undersigned releases and forever discharges my local association and their respective officers and employees from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of said photographs / recordings, including but not limited to, any claims for invasion of privacy or defamation. I agree to this photo consent as set out above. You can withdraw your consent at any time by emailing [email protected].  

Payment via SportsPay

This section acknowledges that the players position isn't secured until a $500 NON-REFUNDABLE payment is received. SportsPay (using Mastercard/Visa/Debit) is to be used for this transaction and will direct you after submitting this form. Additional Team fees will be paid your Team directly.

I understand that by submitting this registration, players / parents join as members of the Hamilton Cardinals Rep Baseball Association (HCBA) and agree to abide by its rules & policies.  A current copy of which is available on www.hamiltoncardinals.ca.  I, as parent or guardian of the above player, consent to my son / daughter playing in the HCBA Rep. program.  

I certify that my answers are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.  I understand that false or misleading information in my application may result in my position on the team being revoked.