Softball Umpire CLINIC SUBSIDY Program for HIGH SCHOOL Students

Great news for Students from the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletic Association’s and Softball Ontario; rq

NORTH YORK, ON- Softball Ontario is pleased to share information about Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletic Association’s (OFSAA) Officiating Clinic Subsidy Program.  OFSAA is offering a subsidy to high school students who complete a Softball Ontario Junior Development Umpire Clinic, a Softball Ontario Intermediate Umpire Clinic or a Softball Ontario/Softball Canada Level 1 Umpire Clinic. For a listing of Softball Ontario Umpire clinics that are being offered provide wide, please visit the Softball Ontario website under the following link:http://www.softballontario.ca/content/view/153/

Subsidies will be offered at a maximum of $150.00 towards the course fee and travel (travel will be subsidized at a rate of $.33/km after 200km round trip). For example, if you traveled 300 km round trip to attend a clinic, you can claim 100 km (300km- 200km =100 km) for reimbursement. 100km x $.33= $33.00.

How to Apply:

1. Students must completed the application form that is found under the following link:http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/championships/content/alpine/files/OfficialsApplication.pdf
2. Have a teacher or administrator from the student's school to endorse their application.
3. Completed Applications can be faxed  to (416-426-7317) or emailed to michael@ofsaa.on.ca

Application Process:

1. If the application is approved, OFSAA will notify the student directly by email and provide them with the reimbursement form to submit following completion of the clinic.
2. Following the completion of the course, students must submit the reimbursement form within 30 days of the clinic being completed and provide a copy of the receipt and “certificate of competition”
3. Once all the completed documentation is received by the OFSAA office, a cheque will be issued.

If you have any questions about the OFSAA Officiating Clinic Subsidy Program, please contact Mike Suraci at 416-4267440 or michael@ofsaa.on.ca.  If you have any questions about Softball Ontario’s Junior Development Program or Softball Ontario’s Umpires Program, please contact Steph Sutton at 416-426-7150 or ssutton@softballontario.ca.

SOFTBALL ONTARIO's Try Softball Program

Try Softball Program in 2011!

Are you looking for a FUN and different way to teach fundamental movement skills like throwing, catching, hitting, and running, while encouraging physical activity and physical fitness?  Softball Ontario has a great program for you to try!  The Try Softball Program is available to your JK to Grade 5 Students FREE OF CHARGE and can be used indoors so your class can play Softball regardless of the weather! Participating schools will receive a Try Softball Kit for a loan period of one (1) month. The TRY Softball Program has been used in hundreds of schools and camps across Ontario allowing thousands of students to play a modified version of softball. Teachers are loaned free softball equipment and provided with manuals introducing BlastBall and Softball Canada’s Learn to Play Program. Try Softball is geared towards children ages 4-10 years old. The Try Program includes: A BlastBall Game         o Safety Bat         o BlastBase (that HONKS!)         o Batting-Tee A Learn to Play Manual (Yours to Keep!) A BlastBall Manual (Yours to Keep!) FREE gifts and Activity Books for all participants!! To address any concerns, all of the equipment 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 softball gloves are not required to participate in the game.  What is BlastBall and Learn to Play? BlastBall and Learn to Play are great programs designed to introduce the sport of softball to children.  The programs foster the development of all players, including players with high and low skill levels.  Activities and lead-up games are patterned after informal playground games that promise FUN and LOTS OF ACTION.  The fantastic manuals are resources given to your school to keep as a thank-you for participating in our program.  "BlastBall is a FUN way to introduce sotball. The younger grades enjoyed the noise the base made when they stepped on it!" - Jeff, Central Avenue Public School. How can you participate? The Kits are available on a first-come - first-served basis; contact Softball Ontario as soon as possible to book your month.  For further details on Softball Ontario’s TRY SOFTBALL program or to borrow a TRY Kit for your school, please contact Carly Laxton by phone at (416) 426-7150 or by email at claxton@softballontario.ca.

LAST Walk-in Registrations May 4th!

LAST Registration.....May 4th.

Join us at Jack Heenan  arena this Wednesday in Cobourg for our walk in registrations on May 4th.  from 6pm to 8pm. 

More details in our newsletter : http://clmso.goalline.ca/files/newsletter-march_2011.pdf
There will be INDOOR PRACTICE during registration so bring your glove and come out for some great early skills development.

10 years old and under from 6 pm to 7 pm

11 years old and above from 7 pm to 8 pm


If your child is interested in trying out for our Rep teams, we strongly urge them to be at these indoor practices.

OASA SPRINGBOARD for Players and Coaches - Saturday April 30, 2011

OASA Springboard is a one day program of instruction for players ages 7 to 18 and coaches.The morning sessions will be for players age 7 to 12 and for coaches of that age group. The afternoon sessions will be for players age 13 to 18 and for coaches of that age group. For the players in the morning and afternoon sessions the focus will be on group and individual instruction in hitting, fielding, catching and pitching. The coaches will have sessions on practice organization, drills, hitting and rule interpretations by Softball Ontario umpires.

The instructors will feature players who have played at the Senior Canadian Championships and the ISC world Championships. The Coaches will be OASA coaches of the year and team Ontario coaches.

Pre Clinic Registration
Participants are encouraged to pre register below. Registrations will also be taken at the door but space is limited. There is a $5.00 per person entry fee payable at the door.

Date of: Saturday April 30, 2011

Location:

Quinte Christian High school
138 Wallbridge Loyalist Road
Belleville Ontario

Contact Karen Mills at 613-354-0828 or email by millsk@limestone.on.ca

More info at:

http://www.oasa.ca/East_Springboard.htm

Softball Ontario Hosts Umpire Certification Clinic - Level 1 in COBOURG

Become a Zone 9 Umpire

Knowing the proper Mechanics and Rules of the game prior to stepping on the field will make for a more respected official. The Level 1 umpire clinic would also be beneficial to coaches and players, giving them a better understanding of softball, while providing insight into the role officials play in the game.

Topics covered at this clinic include: Rules & Definitions, Plate and Base Umpire Mechanics for Fast Pitch, the Role of the Umpire, Use of the Rulebook, Umpire Signals and more.

Softball Ontario is hosting a Level 1 clinic on April 30th, 2011 in Cobourg

To pre-register, plase contact Tim Whitehead at 905-377-0497 or e-mail him at whiteheadfamilyof4@gmail.com.

For additional clinic information please contact Softball Ontario at  (416) 426-7150

or e-mail Stephanie Sutton; ssutton@softballontario.ca

Around the Horn

Softball Canada's Newsletter Around the Horn has been released. For this April's edition go to :

http://www.softball.ca/files/ATHApril2011.pdf

www.softball.ca