2012 ISCS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dates: March 2-4, 2012 Location: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel and Conference Centre 7551 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V6X 1A3 Phone: 604-273-7878 Toll Free: 1-800-325-3535 Symposium Timelines: Topics for the 2012 ISCS include: Are You A Good Coach?; Making Your Hitters Better; Keys to Successfully Manage the Skill Ranges on Your Team; Long-Term Player Development; Optimizing your Practice; Preparing your Pitchers for Game Success; Working with Female Athletes - Keeping Girls Active; Developing Competitors and Gamers in Practice; Competition - Introduction Evaluation Process using Video; Detecting Signs and Symptoms of Concussions; Essentials of Training Youth; Umpire/Coach/Player Management; Tiering; Player Selection and Evaluation; Drills, Drills, Drills; Hitting Principles: The fundamentals that make an efficient swing; and, The Pathway to becoming a National Team Athlete. See the web site for full descriptions of the sessions. 'To optimize the development of our athletes, Softball BC is committed to providing coaches with information on the best physical, mental, cognitive and emotional development programs by experts in their fields' said Heather Bee, Executive Director of Softball BC. 'We are excited to partner with Softball Canada to host the 2012 International Coaching Symposium and give our coaching community a weekend of exceptional presentations and speakers to help them develop their coaching skills.' On Saturday night, attend the Hot Stove Session with the Senior Women's National Team staff and have the opportunity to ask the panel questions. In addition, walk around the Trade Show and see the latest softball related equipment and products. Cost: Early bird Rate: $160.00 - until February 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm PST. Regular Rate: $175.00 - after February 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm PST. Group Rate: If registering more than 5 coaches, $150.00 - until February 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm PST. Note: Registration includes a 1 year membership to the Coaching Association of BC. Register on-line at: http://softballbc.sportical.com For more information about the 2012 International Softball Coaches Symposium, visit the web site (http://www.softball.ca/events/2012ISCS/) or contact: Lise Jubinville Softball Canada (B) 613-523-3386, x-3108 Email: ljubinville@softball.ca Web Site: www.softball.ca or Sarah Tavares Softball BC (B) 604-531-0044 Email: programcoordinator@softball.bc.ca Web Site: www.softball.bc.ca -SC- For more information, please contact: Gilles LeBlanc Manager - Marketing and Communications Softball Canada (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 gleblanc@softball.ca |