HOST A SOFTBALL ONTARIO CLINIC IN YOUR COMMUNITY
January 22, 2009
Toronto, ON
HOST A SOFTBALL ONTARIO CLINIC IN YOUR COMMUNITY
NORTH YORK, ON- Softball
Ontariois pleased to announce its clinic line-up for the 2009 softball season. Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of the Softball for it athletes,umpires, coaches, scorekeepers and volunteers by providing clinics for alllevels of competition. Softball
Ontariooffers clinics and programs to ensure that Ontarians have the skills andknowledge to participant in our great sport. Our line up includes:
National Coaches Certification Program
Learnto Coach (officially called Community Sport- Initiation) - is perfect for allentry-level including T-ball coaches, Coach-Pitch and Learn to Play. Thisclinic has been designed for the inexperienced volunteer Mom and/or Dadcommunity softball coach who is working with children or youth aged 4 to 8years old.
KeepCoaching (officially called Community Sport- On-Going Participation) - is idealfor the more experienced house league/recreational and select coaches. This clinic replaces Softball
Ontario“Grassroots Clinic” and has been designed for the communitysoftball coach who is working with children or youth aged 9 and up.
Competition-Introduction,Softball- is designed for the competitive and rep level coaches and ismandatory to be able to coach at the provincial level and national. Thisclinic replaces the old knowledge based NCCP Level 1 and Level 2Technical/Practical and Theory programs.
Softball
OntarioSpeciality Coaches Clinics
SoftballOntario Coach Education Clinics are excellent way to expand your Coachesknowledge with these hands-on and interactive clinics. Clinics include:
Hittingfor Coaches- this clinic provides detailed instruction to coach of art ofhitting a softball.
Drills,Drills, Drills- this clinic provides coaches of all levels helpful tips oncreating and implementing drills for their athletes.
Rulesfor Coaches-For four hours, your association could have your very own personqualified umpire to discuss rule information and interpretation.
Umpire Clinics
JuniorDevelopment-is designed to provide youth umpire between the ages of 12-16with basic introduction to officiating.
Intermediate-wasdeveloped for young officials between the ages of 15-18 to be able to officiateat house league games and to prepare them as they advance in their umpiringcareer.
Level1-This clinic is considered to be beneficial to all Umpires. It isimportant to know the proper Mechanics and Rules prior to stepping on thediamond.
Level2 SP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires wishing toadvance and to start officiating at certain provincial championships arerequired to attend this clinic.
Level2 FP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires wishing toadvance and to start officiating at certain provincial championships arerequired to attend this clinic.
Refresher-Thisnew and improved clinic will include discussion on advanced ruleinterpretations, new rules and will feature an in depth questions and answerperiod. This course is best suited for the advanced umpire who hascompleted their Umpire Certification.
Scorekeeping Clinics
Basic-Accurate scorekeeping is important for naming award winners, applying forscholarships and even in deciding the outcomes of games. This clinicdeals with all notations needed to keep score properly.
Advance-Anyonewho compiles team or league statistics should attend the Advance Scorekeepingclinic. This clinic recaps the basic scoring notations and teaches how tosummarize and balance a score-sheet.
Refresher-This clinic reviews the information in the advanced clinic for those who mayhave forgotten some notations or who has been away from the game for a while.
Minor Development
Pitcher/CatcherClinics- There might be a player on your team that may need some polishing ontheir skills. This hands-on clinic covers: Warm-ups, grip, speed,throwing, windmill pitching, technique, catching and much more!
SoftballSkills Clinics- Softball
Ontariois committed to providing proper development of novice and advancedplayers. Participants attending the clinic are taught: batting, catching,base running, throwing, bunting, base strategies and much more!
Associationsinterested in hosting a Softball Ontario should visit the Softball Ontariowebsite www.softballontario.ca. todownload a Softball
OntarioClinic Bid form.
Donot pass up on the opportunity to improve the quality of your association byproviding valuable training for all members of the team.
Ifyou have any questions about Softball Ontario Coaching, Umpiring and MinorDevelopment clinics, please contact Steph Sutton at ssutton@softballontario.ca or bycalling 416-426-7150.
Ifyou have any questions about Softball Ontario Scorekeeping clinics, pleasecontact Wendy Cathcart at wcathcart@softballontario.ca or bycalling 416-426-7150.
Softball Ontario is the governing bodyfor the sport of softball in OntarioOur goal is to promote and develop the sport of softball for its athletes,officials and volunteers by providing programs and services at all levels ofcompetitions.
