SOFTBALL ONTARIO AND COBOURG JUNIOR ANGELS HOST A COMPETITION-INTRODUCTION, SOFTBALL COACHES CLNIIC
NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Softball Ontario is pleased to announce its partnership with Cobourg Junior Angles Softball in hosting a National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) clinic for Softball Coaches ~ Competition-Introduction (What to Coach and How to Coach) on April 2-3, 2011 and April 9-10, 2011 in Cobourg, ON. The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is a coach training and certification program for 66 different sports and is offered in both official languages across Canada. NCCP workshops are designed to meet the needs of all types of coaches, from the first-time coach to the head coach of a national team. The NCCP is the recognized national standard for coach training and certification in Canada. As part of the program, all coaches are trained in ethical decision-making and sport safety. Softball Ontario is the provider of the NCCP Program for the sport of Softball in the Province of Ontario. If your team is participating in a Novice/Pee Wee and above Provincial Championship this season for PWSA or OASA or a Softball Canada Canadian Championship, the requirements for your coaches is as follows: PWSA-All participant teams must have at least one (1) registered Coach with NCCP Softball Certification as follows: Squirt- Level 1 Certified or Competition-Introduction, Softball What to Coach (1st weekend) All other Divisions- Level 2 Certified or Competition-Introduction, Softball- What to Coach (1st Weekend); How to Coach (2nd weekend) and the On-Line Make Ethical Decisions Test-Completed -Trained OASA-requires coaches to hold the following (new) NCCP coaching certification qualifications: 1. Peewee, Bantam, Midget - Competition-Introduction, Softball-Trained All coaches who currently hold NCCP certification are considered fully certified for OASA tournaments. New coaches without certification are encouraged to get their certification. The requirements for Competition-Introduction, Softball - 35 hours total (2 weekends clinic + On Field Evaluation) include: The goals of this course are to promote fun, fitness, fundamentals and performance among the beginning and intermediate coaches who are either coaching youths and/or adults. What to Coach 16 hours (1st Weekend) *Trained- which is the requirement for Provincials and Nationals How to Coach - 16 hours (2nd Weekend) *Trained - which is the requirement for Provincials and Nationals On-Field Evaluation 2 hours (3rd Weekend) *Certified This course replaced the Level 1 and Level 2 Technical/Practical and Theory courses of the old knowledge based program. An evaluation is required to become certified. There are only 5 spots left! So register to today! For more information regarding this clinic or to register, please contact Nicole Hill at 905-373-9450 or travis.h...@cogeco.ca. For more information about Softball Ontarios Coaches Program and the NCCP Program, please contact Steph Sutton at 416-426-7150 or ssut...@softballontario.ca. -30- 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. Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com
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