TORONTO, ON - Is your Softball Association one of the twenty-seven (27) Associations joining Softball Ontario at the 2013 Get In The Game Symposium on Saturday, February 23, 2013?
Representatives from Softball Associations from across Ontario are signing up to attend the Symposium, which is designed to bring Softball Association Executives together to learn from each other’s experience and develop new ways to promote softball in Ontario.  "There are many changes to Softball occurring this year or in the near future. This year’s Symposium will give us all an opportunity to learn about these changes and to discuss how they might improve our sport," said Ken Naylor, Softball Ontario's new Participation Committee Chairman.
The forty-two (42) Softball Associations currently registered for the Get In The Game Symposium include:

• Aurora Diggers Girls Softball Association
• Bramalea Boys Minor Softball
• Caledonia Athletic Softball Association
• Don Victoria Softball League
• Drayton Moorefield Minor Ball
• Erindale Little League
• Etobicoke Girls Softball League
• Fitzroy Harbour Community Association           (Part of West Carleton Minor Softball Association)
• Grimsby Amateur Baseball Association
• Kitchener-Waterloo Minor Boys Softball Association
• Mississauga North Baseball Association
• Oakville Girls Softball Association
• Orleans Amateur Fastball Association
• Pickering Recreational Fastball Association
• Pickering Softball Association
• Ponsonby Minor Softball
• Port Perry & District Minor Softball
• Richmond Hill Minor Softball Association
• Rockwood Eramosa Minor Ball Association
• Scarborough Softball
• Softball Napanee
• Springfield Minor Softball Association
• Topham Park Minor Softball League
• Vaughan Vikings
• Whitby Girls Softball Association
• Whitchurch-Stouffville Softball Association
• Woodbridge Softball

The Get In The Game Symposium is a wonderful chance for Softball Associations to work together to make the game of Softball better at all levels of the game.
Date:          Saturday February 23, 2013 Time:          8:00 AM – 9:00 AM     Registration & Breakfast                                                       (Sponsored by Home Run Sports & Easton)                          9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location:   The University of Guelph at Humber                    207 Humber College Blvd                    Toronto, ON Cost:          $15 / Person
Topics to be discussed at the 2013 Symposium include:

• Communicating with your Members
• Select Tournaments
• Building Balanced Teams with the Softball Skills Test Challenge & Online Resources
• Sharing Promotional Ideas
• New Softball Canada U12 Rules Review
• Holding a Softball Jamboree
• And more!

Participants will each receive a delegate bag containing free promotional materials and information from Softball Ontario.  Participants will also be able to take part in an Exhibitor Marketplace will take place during the lunch-hour.  Participating Exhibitors include Home Run Sports with Easton, Aunt Rosie's International Fastpitch Tournament, Residence & Conference Centres Canada, T. Litzen Sports, and Sports International CSTS Inc. SPECIAL SPONSOR OFFER: Aunt Rosie's International Fastpitch Tournament will be offering Associations who attend the 2013 Get In The Game Symposium a $125 Discount on their Tournament Registration - a great opportunity for Softball Associations looking for a US Travel Tournament to attend!
Travel (mileage) and accommodations will be provided by Softball Ontario for those who qualify.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.2013GetInTheGame.eventbrite.ca, or or by credit card, cheque or cash through the Softball Ontario office.  The registration deadline is Wednesday, February 20, 2013, so make sure to register today!  Travel (mileage) and accommodations will be provided by Softball Ontario for those who qualify.  Softball Ontario is looking forward to working together with you to make softball better!
Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softball in Ontario. Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of softball for its athletes, officials and volunteers by providing programs and services at all levels of competitions.