FW: Softball Ontario's website Softball at School Wants You to TRY to Get ACTIVE in Softball!
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Subject: Softball Ontario's website Softball at School Wants You
to TRY to Get ACTIVE in Softball!
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CONTACT: Carly Laxton
(416) 426-7150
claxton at softballontario.ca
DATE: April 30, 2010
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Softball Ontario's website Softball at School Wants You to TRY to
Get ACTIVE in Softball!
NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- The Softball at School website is n online
resource centre created for elementary school teachers and their
students. The website allows teachers and students to access
a list of house league softball associations in Ontario, find
“best practices,” and access additional resources for Softball
Ontario school programs. Also, teachers and students can obtain
assistance with skill development, learn softball terms, and
download fun games.
Softball at School’s teacher section is designed to assist Ontario
elementary school educators by providing resources that will
help meet curriculum expectations for health and physical education
while teaching students the sport of softball. Each teacher can
log in and sign up for both of our Softball School Programs as
well as educate themselves to better teach their classes the
game of softball! The student section helps children find where
they can sign up to play softball in their hometown as well as
download free drills and games to play with their friends!!
Softball Ontario has TWO awesome school programs focused on teachers
and students learning the basic fundamentals and movement concepts
through the sport of softball!
The TRY Softball Program has been used in hundreds of schools
across Ontario allowing thousands of students to play a modified
version of softball. Schools are loaned free softball equipment
and provided with manuals introducing BlastBall and Softball
Canada’s Learn to Play Program. Try Softball is geared for Kindergarten
to Grade 5 students.
The Try Softball Program includes:
• A BlastBall
Game
o Safety Bat
o BlastBall Softballs
o BlastBall Base (that honks when stepped
on)
o A Batting-T
• A BlastBall Manual
• A “Learn to Play” Manual (Yours to Keep!)
• FREE Pencils and Activity Books for your Students!
The ACTIVE Softball Program focuses on developing softball skills
and creating interest in the game of softball for grades 6 to
8. The program introduces combinations of loco-motor movements
using different speeds, and direction in relation to using softball
equipment and mini fitness drills. Active Softball picks up where
Softball Ontario’s Try Softball Program left off!
The Active Softball Kit consists of everything you will need
to introduce your class to a modified version of softball. Each
Kit contains the following:
• An Oversized Active Softball Game Board (4’ x 4’)
• A Set of Six (6) Playing Pieces and Dice
• A “Rules and Skills” Guide (Yours to Keep!)
• Activity Cards
• An Equipment Set, including:
o 9 Softball Gloves
o 8 Softballs
o 4 Safety Bats
o 4 Throw-Down Base Sets
o 1 Batting-T
• FREE Rulers and Activity Books for your students!
• NEW Softball Skills Test Challenge Manual (Yours
to Keep!)
o Result Sheets
o Certificates
New for Spring and Summer 2010 is the Softball Skills Test Challenge
Manual, which is, now included in all Active Softball Kits! The
Manual will help teachers determine their students’ skill level
in softball. Teachers can also use the Softball Skills Test to
evaluate students on their basic movement skills and concepts
of healthy eating. Each of the skills evaluated in the Skills
Test Challenge fit within the 2010 Health and Physical Education
Curriculum!
Also included with the Kit are Skills Test Challenge Results
sheets where you or your students can record achievements in
each Skills Test, as well as a Certificate of Achievement that
can be given to each student upon completion of their participation
in the Skills Test Challenge.
To address any concerns, all of the equipment used is manufactured
using child-safe materials; the bat and ball are made of a soft
foam material, removing safety concerns that are created by aluminum
bats and hard balls. There are no equipment requirements for
the students, as all the required equipment is provided!
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
Please visit the Softball Ontario Softball at School website (www.softballatschool.ca)
and click on our “Teacher Section” link- there you will find
both TRY and ACTIVE Softball Program information. Please fill
out a Request Form for the School Program that you are interested
in using and either email the completed form to claxton at softballontario.ca
or fax it to Softball Ontario 416-426-7368.
Remember- the TRY Softball and ACTIVE Softball Kits are available
on a first-come - first-served basis; contact Softball Ontario
as soon as possible to book your FREE month. For further details
on Softball Ontario’s School Softball Programs, please contact
Carly Laxton by phone at (416) 426-7150 or by email at claxton(at)softballontario.ca.
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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.
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