Chatham Minor Girls Softball Association clinic

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CHATHAM MINOR GIRLS MINOR SOFTBALLASSOCIATION PARTNERS WITH SOFTBALL
ONTARIO TO HOST COMPETITION-INTRODUCTION,SOFTBALL
 ON-FIELDEVALUATION CLINIC

NORTH YORK,ON - The Softball Ontario Coaches Program is pleased
to announce the pilot ofthe ‘Competition-Introduction, Softball
On Field Evaluation Clinic’(OFE Clinic).  Chatham Minor Girls
Softball Association is partnering withSoftball Ontario to host
the OFE Clinic on Saturday, December 6, 2009 andSunday, December
7, 2009.  The Evaluation Clinic is funded by the Questfor Gold
Program-Coach Enhancement category.

What is‘Competition – Introduction, Softball’?
‘Competition – Introduction, Softball’ is the first CoachingClinic
available in the NCCP Competitive Stream.  In the CompetitiveStream,
Coaches usually have previous coaching experience or are formerathletes
in the sport. They tend to work with athletes over the long term
toimprove performance, often in preparation for provincial, national,
andinternational competitions.   There are three (3) components
toCompetition Introduction, Softball which includes:

What toCoach (16 hours)
How to Coach (16 hours)
On Field Evaluation (1.5 hours)

The On FieldEvaluation component (OFE Clinic) is the final step
in becoming‘Certified’ in ‘Competition – Introduction,Softball’.
 Please note that Competition-Introduction, Softball hasreplaced
Level 1 and Level 2 in the old NCCP.

Who is eligible for the upcoming OFE Clinic?

To beeligible to apply for the OFE Clinic in Chatham, ON, Coaches
must have taken‘What to Coach’, ‘How to Coach’, have successfullycompleted
the on-line Make Ethical Decisions test are considered‘Trained’
in Competition-Introduction, Softball. 

The OFE Clinic is available to all eligible Coaches who are“Trained”
in Competition-Introduction, Softball on a first-come-first -bias
and is limited to seven (7) Coaches per day.  

What do Ineed to do to attend?
Interested softball Coaches are asked to complete an application
form and sendit into the Softball Ontario office by fax at 416-426-7368
or email to ssutton at softballontario.ca.. Be sure to get your
application in today!  Here is the link to theapplication:

http://www.softballontario.ca/content/view/38/

 

SoftballCoaches must have the following items to be prepared
prior to the clinic andsent into the Softball Ontario office
for the Evaluators to review:

 

Practice Plan 
An outline of a full practice for 1.5 -2 hours of a specific
skill (i.e. throwing, bunting, etc.) 
Coach Portfolio 
Completed with all the Coaches current information 
Emergency Action Plan 
To be used from their current practice facility or softball diamond

The abovelisted items must be sent to the Softball Ontario office
no later than Friday, November 27, 2009.

Coaches should be prepared to participate in the following activities
duringthe Evaluation Process:

Implement a 45 minute practice while instructing a specific skill
with guest athletes to demonstrate their competencies of the
theory and technical components learned from “What to Coach”
and “How to Coach” 
Write a Skill Analysis test after reviewing video of athletes
and determining how to re-direct them to improve their skills

Have introductory and exit interview with one of Softball Ontario’s
qualified NCCP Evaluators
SoftballOntario delivers the National Coaching Certification
Program and Coach Educationon behalf of Softball Canada and the
Coaching Association of Canada in theProvince of Ontario for
the sport of Softball.   

If you haveany questions regarding the Softball Ontario Coaches
Program or the NationalCoaching Certification Program, please
contact Steph Sutton via email at ssutton(at)softballontario.ca..
 

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SoftballOntario is the governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal isto promote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels of competitions.


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