85th Annual OASA Convention

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Received: 10/16/07 1:12:58 PM 
From:  "Christine Patenaude" <lat(at)love-a-tree.com> 


Subject:  85th Annual OASA Convention  
    

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The 85th Ontario Amateur Softball Association Annual General
Meeting will be held at the Best Western Inn and Conference Centre
in Cobourg on November 24, 2007.  The meeting begins at 1 p.m.
with regular business interspersed with recognition of the best
of our best.  Please help us celebrate our successes by attending.
 
We are pleased to present a number of free workshops on the morning
of the 24th.  Following are a list of topics and presenters:
 
OASA workshops

 

1. On-Line Registrations – Mary Myers and Al Shumak (Web Master)
9 a.m & 10 a.m.

            Find out about how to register your teams and Players
on-line. Help us reduce the paperwork and make your job as a
coach easier. This workshop is a must.

 

2. Minor Program – Bruce Young, Mike Gibson and Gilles Butcher
9 a.m.

            Tournament formats, how best to rank teams for Provincial
Championships, connecting with the Select program and strategies
to help the OASA grow

 

3. Promoting Your Game – Bill Horne  9 a.m.

            You want to bid to host a tournament, but don’t know
the ins and outs of how to attract a crowd to your park.  Bill
is an experienced and successful coach and promoter of OASA Championships.
Come and learn strategies to promote your event.

 

4. Men’s Program – Gary Wren and George Ryder  10 a.m.

            Men’s issues include expanding the Master’s game,
use of playersby Intermediate, Junior, Senior and Masters, how
the OASA and ISC can work together and discussion of proposed
amendments.

 

5. Coaching Certification – Dave Bourne and Rob McQuaid (Provincial
Coaching Committee)  10 a.m. & 11 a.m.

            All coaches require National Certification. Do you
have it? If not, this workshop will provide you with the How’s
and Why’s to become a certified Coach. Come and bring a friend
who wants to be involved in coaching. Everyone benefits from
having a well trained and enthusiastic coach.

 

6. Trillium Foundation – Jackie Powell of the Trillium foundation
 11 a.m.

            Does your organization need money? Find out what
projects qualify for Trillium funding and how to go about applying
for that support.

 

7. Sports Injury – Dr. Glenn Harris  11 a.m.

            Dr. Harris is the Team Ontario Doctor and has experience
in both the prevention and treatment of sports related injuries.
Learn about strategies to help your athletes stay healthy and
functional for the season.

 

More information can be found at www.oasa.ca.  Help us to grow
the game.

 

Christine Patenaude
Secretary, OASA

lat(at)love-a-tree.com 

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