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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Carly Laxton (416) 426-7150 clax...@softballontario.ca DATE: April 27, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WIN a 1st Edition Active Softball Game Board for Your Association! NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Are you looking for a FUN and EXCITING new way to get your players energized during practice? Softball Ontario has the COMPLETE package available for loan to your Association FREE-of-CHARGE! Softball Ontario introduces the Active Softball Program- which is designed to instruct players of ALL ages to further develop their fundamental movement skills and softball-specific skills in a different way! All Associations who register to obtain an Active Softball Kit to use in May or June will be entered in a draw to WIN the opportunity to KEEP the Active Softball Program Game Board (including the essential playing pieces and activity cards) to keep as a practice tool for your teams!! A total of five (5) 1st Edition Game Boards will be given away to Associations who register to participate during the months of May or June 2011. What is included in an Active Softball Kit? An Active Softball Kit consists of everything you will need to have a FUN (yet PRODUCTIVE) practice. Each Kit contains the following: An Active Softball Game Board (4 x 4) A Set of Six (6) Playing Pieces and Dice A Set of Activity Cards (72) A Softball Skills Test Challenge Manual Certificates and Result Sheets FREE Gifts and Activity Books for your Players! New component to the Program is the Softball Skills Test Challenge Manual which is now included in all Active Softball Kits! The Manual will help Coaches determine players skill level in softball. Coaches can also use the Softball Skills Test to evaluate players 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! IF your Association is unsuccessful in winning the opportunity to KEEP the Active Kit- You will still have an opportunity to WIN a FREE Sportsfolio! EACH Coach who submits a completed Feedback Questionnaire with the returned Active Kit will automatically receive a Sportfolio! On the inside of the Sportfolio you will find a softball diamond dry-erase board featuring all of Softball Ontarios program information and a full note pad to write on! How Can You Participate in the Active Softball Program? http://www.softballontario.ca/images/stories/documents/PDFpages/ParticipationPDF/active_softball_request-all_months_10-11.pdf - TO DOWNLOAD THE ACTIVE SOFTBALL PROGRAM REQUEST FORM. The Kits are available on a first-come first-served basis; contact Softball Ontario as soon as possible to book your month - ONE (1) Kit PER Association! For further details on Softball Ontarios ACTIVE SOFTBALL Program or to borrow an Active Softball Kit for your team, please contact Carly Laxton at (416) 426-7150 or by email at claxton(at)softballontario.ca. Softball Ontario looks forward to seeing our Local Associations utilizing this awesome Program! -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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