Billets for the Calgary Dawgs Baseball Club

Thank you so much for your interest in becoming a host family for one or more of the Calgary Dawgs players. Let us begin with some basic background:

1. Dawgs season: The season runs from late May until early August, 2005. Accordingly, host families are required for non Calgary players beginning around May 24th. Players will be leaving to return to college around August 12th.
2. Dawgs players: As you may have noticed from the website a number of the Dawgs players are currently playing at universities and colleges as far away as California, New York, Louisiana and Texas. But wherever these players are from they share one thing in common, they are combining the pursuit of their dreams in baseball with a commitment to completing their academic goals as well. This requires dedication and commitment and you will find that this drive translates into college players that are admirable young men. They are polite, respectful and grateful.
3. What is expected from the host family?
  a) Because the Dawgs play approximately 50 games in 90 days, half of these on the road, the players will be away for significant stretches of time. In particular, as a rule of thumb, you can expect the players to be away from Thursday (or Friday) to Sunday, almost every second weekend.
  b) The principal role of the host family will be to provide accommodation. With the players at the field so much of their days and playing such an aggressive schedule, accommodation is first and foremost.
  c) To a lesser degree, host families will be expected to provide some meals. Again, with the number of games and travels, lunch and dinner meals will be few and far between. Primarily, meals will amount to daily breakfast. Experienced host families will tell you that generally players simply help themselves to milk and cereal each morning.
  d) To the extent host families can assist with transportation (for example, dropping a player off at the stadium) that would be helpful but is not required. For the most part, players will be expected to make their own transportation arrangements.

For more information on housing a "dawg", please call 262-DAWG or click here !!