COACH AHead: BEGINNING THE COACHING EXCELLENCE PATHWAY

[Al's Fastball News]

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CONTACT:     StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(at)softballontario.ca

DATE:           December 4, 2009


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COACH AHead:  BEGINNING THE COACHINGEXCELLENCE PATHWAY

NORTH YORK,ON- Softball Ontario is pleased to inform Softball
Coaches of the CoachingAssociation of Ontario’s Coach AHead Program.
 

The Questfor Gold Enhanced Coaches Funds provides Ontario athletes
with increased accessto better qualified coaches through a variety
of program such as CoachBursaries and financial assistance to
provincial sport organizations such asSoftball Ontario.  In 2009-2010
the CAO and the Ministry of HealthPromotion identified a need
to bridge the game between Level 3 and Level 4/5Coaches.

The CoachAHead consists of two-three hour workshops that will
help coaches improve theirCoaches effectiveness by developing
leadership, communication and decisionmaking skills:

Workshop#1 Locations and dates are:

Thunder Bay-January 21, 2010
Ottawa- January 27, 2010
Toronto- January 23, 2010

Workshop#2 Location and dates are:

Guelph-January 27, 2010 (offered in conjunction with the CAO
Coaches Conference)
Ottawa- March 28, 2010

The CoachAHead program benefits includes:

•Improve coaching effectives with athletes who think differently
than you
• Understand the impact of how your thinking style affects your
coachingstyle
• Improve 4 dimensions of high performance thinking your creativity,understanding,
decision making and personal spirit
• Use your strengths to make a positive difference coaching
• Build better relationships
• Master new strategies on how to work smarter, not harder

To beeligible to participate in this program, Softball Coaches
must be fullycertified Level 2 in Softball or have obtained trained
status inCompetition-Introduction, Softball.  Travel subside
is available forcoaches living outside of the Greater Toronto
Area.  For more detailsplease visit www.coachesontario.ca/q4g

The cost ofthe Coaches Ahead Program is $50.00 per Coach.   Thanks
to thesupport from the Ontario Government, through Quest for
Gold funding.  Formore information on Coach AHead or to register
a coach, visit www.coachesotnario.ca/q4g


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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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