FW: Participation Program Newsletter - March 2011

[Al's Fastball News]

Find out information on hosting a FREE CSAP Workshop, holding
the CANpitch Program in your community, promoting your Softball
Association through the Softball Ontario web site, free Promotional
Kits, and Softball Ontario's new Official Facebook Page!
 

Provide Volunteer Training for FREE with Softball Ontario's CSAP
Workshops!
  
Promote Your Association's Registration Dates with Softball Ontario!
  
Promotional Kits Available for Your Association's Registration
Dates
  
 
 Softball Ontario Is Seeking Hosts for the 2011 CANpitch Program!
  
Softball Ontario Launches Official Facebook Page! 
 

 
Feature Articles  


Provide Volunteer Training for FREE with Softball Ontario’s CSAP
Workshops!

Softball Ontario is looking for hosts to provide FREE Certified
Softball Administrator Program (CSAP) Workshops in communities
across Ontario! The free workshops are supported by a grant from
the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and are only available for a
limited time. CSAP Workshops are currently available for the
following topics:

Marketing & Promoting Your Association 101 
Generating Revenue: Sponsorship 
Generating Revenue: Fundraising 
Generating Revenue: Grants

Risk Management 
Association Management: Learning About Your Community 
Conflict Management 
Softball Ontario is also looking to pilot the following new CSAP
Workshops this summer:

Web Site Management 
Special Event Management 
Volunteer Management 
Participation in a CSAP Workshop will not only... Read more »
 

 
 
Promote Your Association’s Registration Dates With Softball Ontario

Softball Ontario understands that Softball Associations invest
a lot of time, effort and money into promoting spring registration
dates. Associations commonly use public events, web sites, schools,
newspapers, newsletters, signs and more to publicize opportunities
to sign up to play Softball. Softball Ontario wants to help!
For the 2011 softball season, your Association can have Registration
Dates promoted on Softball Ontario’s web site! 

Contact Softball Ontario with the details of your Softball Association’s
Registration Dates and they will be added to our Registration
Calendar. Promoting your Softball Association’s Registration
Dates on Softball Ontario’s web site is a wonderful opportunity
for you to increase the exposure of your Registrations!  

... Read more »
 

 
 
Promotional Kits Available For Your Association’s Registration
Events


Is your Softball Association holding registration dates in the
local mall, arena, or another public venue? Are you looking for
ways to encourage more children to register to play softball
in 2011? Softball Ontario is here to help you! 

 

To assist Softball Associations with increasing registrations
in 2011, Softball Ontario is making Softball Promotional Kits
available to Softball Associations across Ontario.


How do you qualify to receive a Softball Promotional Kit? It’s
easy! To qualify, your Association must use the kit at a registration
or promotional event held in a public venue and you will need
to submit an Event Report to Softball Ontario following your
event.


Included in your Softball Promotional Kit are the following materials...
Read more » 


 
 
Softball Ontario Is Seeking Hosts for the 2011 CANpitch Program!


Softball Ontario is still accepting applications for potential
hosts of the national pitching program CANpitch. Each individual
program is designed for six (6) weeks of training with a local
Regional Pitching Instructor trained by Softball Canada’s Master
Pitching Instructors.

CANpitch is Softball Canada`s national pitching program created
to provide a nationally standardize curriculum based on Softball
Canada`s Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) framework for effective
teaching at each level.

In the past, few Canadian softball players have been exposed
to the pitching position which is one reason why the CANpitch
Program is being implemented. CANpitch will assist in producing
more skilled pitchers in Ontario and increase the level of talent
and competition in the younger ages of Softball by identifying
key drills that reinforce the proper mechanics and teach the
fundamental skills of pitching... Read more »
 

 
 
Softball Ontario Launches Official Facebook Page! 


Softball Ontario is pleased to announce the launch of its official
Facebook Page! The new page offers softball volunteers, players,
fans and volunteers a new way to connect with Softball Ontario
and gain quick access to news about events, clinics and opportunities
within Softball Ontario’s programs and services.

Highlights of the new Softball Ontario Facebook page include


... Read more »
 
 

 
News from Softball Ontario 
Insert links to Softball Ontario's five (5) most recent Press
Releases here.

Softball Ontario announces the first SAFE Star Rated Softball
Associations 
Infuse Active Softball Into Your Winter Training! 
Host a Softball Ontario Clinic in Your Community 
Softball Ontario Launches FREE Templates for Ontario Softball
Associations 
Softball Ontario Launches FREE Resources for Ontario Softball
Associations 
 

 
Other Softball Ontario Newsletters 
Softball Ontario has a newsletter for every need. To view the
latest editions of our newsletters, click the link below!

Fast Pitch Umpires 
Slo Pitch Umpires 
Participation 
Coaching 
Scorekeeping 
League Promotion 
 
 
 
 
 
 Interesting Facts  
Your Softball Association could earn 20 points towards your SAFE
Star Rating by hosting a CSAP Workshop in your community! 
Opportunities 
Active Softball Kits 
Coaching Clinics 
Umpire Clinics 
CSAP Workshops 
SAFE Star Ratings 
 
QUESTIONS?
Feel free to contact Softball Ontario with any questions or comments
you may have about upcoming opportunities. We would be happy
to assist you! Email your questions to info at softballontario.ca.


 
Programs & Services 
Fast Pitch Umpires 
Slo Pitch Umpires 
Coaching 
Participation 
CANpitch 
Scorekeeping 
Resources 
 
Contact Us 
Softball Ontario
1185 Eglinton Avenue East
North York, ON
M3C 3C6


Phone: (416) 426-7150
Fax: (416) 426-7368

www.softballontario.ca


 

 
 
 
Provide Volunteer Training for FREE with Softball Ontario’s CSAP
Workshops!
Softball Ontario is looking for hosts to provide FREE Certified
Softball Administrator Program (CSAP) Workshops in communities
across Ontario! The free workshops are supported by a grant from
the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and are only available for a
limited time. CSAP Workshops are currently available for the
following topics:

Marketing & Promoting Your Association 101 
Generating Revenue: Sponsorship 
Generating Revenue: Fundraising 
Generating Revenue: Grants 
Risk Management 
Association Management: Learning About Your Community 
Conflict Management 
Softball Ontario is also looking to pilot the following new CSAP
Workshops this summer:

Web Site Management 
Special Event Management 
Volunteer Management 
Participation in a CSAP Workshop will not only provide valuable
training to your Association’s volunteers, but it will also allow
you to network with volunteers from other Softball Associations,
and your volunteer’s certification will count towards your Association’s
rating in the Softball Association Fundamental Excellence (S.A.F.E.)
Star Program. 

Interested Hosts will receive a FREE CSAP Workshop, which will
include:

A trained Learning Facilitator 
Up to $250 towards the Facility Cost 
Up to $100 towards the cost of Refreshments for Participants

A CSAP Binder and Workbook for each Participant ($25 value) 
A limited number of free CSAP Workshops are available; to express
your interest in hosting a Certified Softball Administrator Program
Workshop or you have any questions, contact Lisa Crompton via
telephone at (416) 426-7150 or via email at lcrompton at softballontario.ca.

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.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government
of Ontario. Their mission is to build healthy and vibrant communities
throughout Ontario by strengthening the capacity of the voluntary
sector, through investments in community-based initiatives.

 

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Promote Your Association’s Registration Dates With Softball Ontario
Softball Ontario understands that Softball Associations invest
a lot of time, effort and money into promoting spring registration
dates. Associations commonly use public events, web sites, schools,
newspapers, newsletters, signs and more to publicize opportunities
to sign up to play Softball. Softball Ontario wants to help!
For the 2011 softball season, your Association can have Registration
Dates promoted on Softball Ontario’s web site! 

Contact Softball Ontario with the details of your Softball Association’s
Registration Dates and they will be added to our Registration
Calendar. Promoting your Softball Association’s Registration
Dates on Softball Ontario’s web site is a wonderful opportunity
for you to increase the exposure of your Registrations! 

Each posting should include the following information:

Date 
Softball Association 
When (date, time) 
Where (location name & address) 
Description (link to registration form, address to mail form,
information about early-bird registration rates, contact person,
web site, email address, etc) 
To have your event listed on Softball Ontario’s web site, or
to learn more about how Softball Ontario can help you promote
softball in your community, contact Lisa Crompton at lcrompton at softballontario.ca
or call 416-426-7150. 

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.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government
of Ontario. Their mission is to build healthy and vibrant communities
throughout Ontario by strengthening the capacity of the voluntary
sector, through investments in community-based initiatives.

 

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Promotional Kits Available For Your Association’s Registration
Events
Is your Softball Association holding registration dates in the
local mall, arena, or another public venue? Are you looking for
ways to encourage more children to register to play softball
in 2011? Softball Ontario is here to help you! To assist Softball
Associations with increasing registrations in 2011, Softball
Ontario is making Softball Promotional Kits available to Softball
Associations across Ontario.

How do you qualify to receive a Softball Promotional Kit? It’s
easy! To qualify, your Association must use the kit at a registration
or promotional event held in a public venue and you will need
to submit an Event Report to Softball Ontario following your
event.

Included in your Softball Promotional Kit are the following materials:


250 Softball Ontario Tattoos 
100 Learn to Play Brochures 
100 CSAP / SAFE Star Flyers 
100 Softball Ontario Pencils 
50 Play Softball Stickers 
50 Play Softball Magnets 
10 SAFE Star Magnetic Note Pads 
6 Learn to Play Posters 
1 Softball T-Shirt 
1 Inflatable Catcher (must be returned to Softball Ontario) 
1 Softball Canada Communications Kit 
In exchange, Softball Ontario asks that you provide Event Reports
detailing the following information:

A description of the event 
How the promotional materials were used 
Was the event successful 
How many registrations did you receive as a result of the event

What could be done in the future to improve the event 
List any future Events you plan on attending 
The Event Report is due to Softball Ontario within one (1) week
of each event. Any unused promotional materials, along with the
Inflatable Catcher, must be returned to Softball Ontario following
the event.

If you are interested in receiving a Softball Promotional Kit
for your upcoming registration or promotional event, contact
Lisa Crompton at lcrompton at softballontario.ca or call 416-426-7150
to request an application form. Softball Promotional Kits are
only available while supplies last; apply for yours today!

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.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government
of Ontario. Their mission is to build healthy and vibrant communities
throughout Ontario by strengthening the capacity of the voluntary
sector, through investments in community-based initiatives.

 

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Softball Ontario Is Seeking Hosts For The 2011 CANpitch Program!
Softball Ontario is still accepting applications for potential
hosts of the national pitching program CANpitch. Each individual
program is designed for six (6) weeks of training with a local
Regional Pitching Instructor trained by Softball Canada’s Master
Pitching Instructors.

CANpitch is Softball Canada`s national pitching program created
to provide a nationally standardize curriculum based on Softball
Canada`s Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) framework for effective
teaching at each level.

In the past, few Canadian softball players have been exposed
to the pitching position which is one reason why the CANpitch
Program is being implemented. CANpitch will assist in producing
more skilled pitchers in Ontario and increase the level of talent
and competition in the younger ages of Softball by identifying
key drills that reinforce the proper mechanics and teach the
fundamental skills of pitching.

The CANpitch Program focuses on players (and coaches/parents)
who have little to no pitching experience and provides a vehicle
to enhance the development of pitching skills and knowledge across
Canada at the grassroots level.

Why Use the CANpitch Program?
The CANpitch program is all about the quality of instruction
for all of our participants. Focused on teaching the pitchers
the fundamentals at a more personal level, each participant will
have more one on one time per hour session than at their local
associations open pitching clinics. The ratio of participant
to instructor is 6-10:1, which will allow for more assistance
and focus with each participant per hour time slot.

Softball Ontario is proud to announce the addition of seven (7)
new Regional Pitching Instructors to our CANpitch Program team-
bringing our team total to seventeen (17) trained and eager Instructors
ready to deliver the CANpitch Program throughout Ontario!!

For six weeks, participants will learn pitching fundamentals
to help increase the overall quality of their individual pitching
skills and learn from instructors who have been trained to ensure
the best. Please note that each Instructor has the ability to
evaluate each pitcher during the first training session and if
they feel the basic fundamentals are not there and the participant
has signed up for a higher level, they will look to bring them
back down to the appropriate stage. This allows the participant
to begin correctly in the progressive program, which in turn,
builds a better foundation for their future pitching skills.

CANpitch Training Session Stages
FUNdamentals Stage – 1 hour, 1 x per week (6 weeks total)

Provides each participant with the proper instruction on grip,
wrist snap, arm rotation, and stride (should be a priority).

All participants are required to actively participate in the
training sessions. 
All participants MUST supply their own catcher. 
Cost per one (1) 6-week training program: $75.00 (plus applicable
tax). 
Each participant is expected to practice at least one (1) time
per week in addition to their 1-hour training session; this will
better enable the instructor to further develop the basic fundamentals
over the course of the six weeks! 
Learn to Train Stage – 1 hour, 1 x per week (6 weeks total)

Has participants rebuilding their fundamental mechanics and additionally
focuses on the coordination of the arms and legs, the power line
and throwing strikes (should be a priority). 
All participants are required to actively participate in the
training sessions. 
All participants MUST supply their own catcher. 
Age: Ideally for ages 8-12 years old. 
Cost per one (1) 6-week training program: $75.00 (plus applicable
taxes). 
Each participant is expected to practice at least one (1) time
per week in addition to their 1-hour training session; this will
better enable the instructor to further develop the basic fundamentals
over the course of the six weeks! 
** Please Note: The CANpitch Program is a progressive curriculum
which means that many, if not all, participants who are starting
the program for the first time will start at the FUNdamentals
Stage. This will allow our nationally trained instructors to
better evaluate and service each pitching individually. If the
instructor feels that the participant understands and are capable
of delivering the fundamentals they will look to further their
skills and move them up to the Learn to Train Stage.

The CANpitch Program is based on weekly drills and while our
Instructors understand that emergencies come up, we expect ALL
participants (and parents) to be committed to 6-weeks of training
for 1-hour per week. The Program is designed to teach our grassroots
level participants the proper techniques and fundamentals of
pitching and Softball Ontario wants all our participants to develop
a solid foundation ready to pitch during the season.

Hosts Signed Up for 2011
Brantford 
Richmond Hill 
Stittsville 
Belleville 
Burgessville 
Stouffville 
Napanee 
Milton

Contact information for these locations can be found on the Softball
Ontario website (www.softballontario.ca) - "CANpitch" under "Session
Sign Up" to find more information such as dates and times!

How Can YOU Host?
To become a Host of a 6-week training program Softball Ontario
must receive a COMPLETED Bid Form Application with the mandatory
$100.00 (plus applicable taxes) deposit no later than 2 weeks
before your first desired training date. All 6-week training
sessions are subject to availability of a Regional Pitching Instructor
during the desired time period. GET THEM IN FAST!

Softball Ontario has set a twelve (12) participant minimum to
allow an Instructor to deliver the CANpitch Program in your location.
This means six (6) participants per hour -for a total of two
hours of delivery- Minimum. (Hosts should look to have a minimum
of two hours facility time.) Softball Ontario is very willing
to be flexible in regards to participant numbers- minimum of
six (6) per hour and a maximum of ten (10) per hour.

How to Submit your Bid Application Form

Complete and sign the Bid Application Form found on the Softball
Ontario website- under CANpitch 
Include the required total deposit (basic deposit + hst) per
Host. 
Forward to the Softball Ontario office at least 2 weeks prior
to your potential starting date! 
Program Costs

Training Session Stage     Cost / Participant      Minimum #
Participants / Location 

FUNdamentals Stage             $75.00*                      
Twelve (12)

Learn to Train Stage             $75.00*                    
  Twelve (12)


*Fee Subject to H.S.T. = $84.75 EACH participant

Please review the CANpitch Program section on the Softball Ontario
Website for additional Host Responsibilities: www.softballontario.ca.
Successful applicants will be contacted with more details regarding
the CANpitch Program shortly after Softball Ontario has received
a Bid Application. For more information about the CANpitch Program,
or Hosting Responsibilities, please contact Carly Laxton by phone
(416) 426-7150 or by email at claxton at softballontario.ca. 

 

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Softball Ontario Launches Official Facebook Page! 
Softball Ontario is pleased to announce the launch of its official
Facebook Page! The new page offers softball volunteers, players,
fans and volunteers a new way to connect with Softball Ontario
and gain quick access to news about events, clinics and opportunities
within Softball Ontario’s programs and services.

Highlights of the new Softball Ontario Facebook page include:

Event Listings 
Get In The Game Symposium 
Softball Association Registration Dates 
Community Fun Team Events 
Program News 
Softball at School 
Certified Softball Administrator Program (CSAP) 
Softball Association Fundamental Excellence (SAFE) Star Program

CANpitch Program 
Fast Pitch Umpire Program 
Slo-Pitch Umpire Program 
Coaches Program 
Scorekeeping Program 
Clinic Listings 
Umpire Clinics 
Coaching Cinics 
CANpitch Clinics 
CSAP Workshops 
Scorekeeping Clinics 
And much more! 
“Like” Softball Ontario on Facebook today at: http://www.facebook.com/SoftballOntario


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.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government
of Ontario. Their mission is to build healthy and vibrant communities
throughout Ontario by strengthening the capacity of the voluntary
sector, through investments in community-based initiatives.

 

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