Welcome to the 2014 Softball Season

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1 Welcome to the 2014 Softball Season Inside this issue: Affiliation Info 2 Provincial Dates 3 Western/Canadian Championships LTP Clinics 5 Skills Clinics 5/6 Coaching Clinics 6 4 Softball Saskatchewan Annual General Meeting The meeting will be held in Saskatoon on April 26th at the Ramada Hotel and Golf Dome. If you are planning to attend, please contact Melissa by April 22 at (306) or info@softball.sk.ca Special points of interest: Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association is hosting a Scorekeeping clinic on April 29 at the Saskatoon Inn. Registration will be $ Contact Garry Burns at burnsent@sasktel.net to register. Provincial High Performance Coach The funding for this program has ended so we are no longer able to retain this position. Softball Saskatchewan would like to thank Keith Mackintosh for his time as our Provincial High Performance Coach. Umpire Clinics 7 Coach/Mentor Program 8 Cash Calendar 9 Sponsors 10 Upcoming Deadlines AGM Registration April 22 Affiliation deadline June 1 Provincial Registration Form June 1 Minor Provincial Rosters June 1 Adult Provincial Rosters June Victorian Avenue Regina, SK S4P 0S4 Phone: Fax: info@softball.sk.ca Respect in Sport for Coaches Sask Sport Inc. has introduced the RiS program in Saskatchewan. The program is designed to assist coaches in identifying and dealing with abuse, neglect, harassment & bullying in sport. It will help coaches better identify and deal with these issues. Softball Saskatchewan now requires that all coaches be RiS certified. For more information please contact the office or check out the RiS website. Page 1

2 2014 Registration Information AFFILIATION Applications for membership will be accepted from League Executives and Umpire Associations. Approved applicants will receive a membership in the Association by paying the annually set affiliation fee accompanied with the Affiliation Certificate submitted to the Softball Saskatchewan office. To be covered by the Softball Saskatchewan Insurance & Benefits Program, players, coaches and managers must be affiliated with Softball Saskatchewan. Certificates must be submitted to the Softball Saskatchewan Office on or before June 1, League/Association Fee $50.00 Under 10: Learn to Play, Mites, T-Ball $7.00 Under 19: U12, U14, U16, U18 $10.00 Over 19: U21, Senior, Masters $10.00 Coaches, Managers, League Executives, Umpire Executives Slo-Pitch Fee (Includes ALL players, coaches & managers) $7.00 $ PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Coaching Requirements Provincial Championship that leads to a Western/Canadian Championship One Coach with the Competition Introduction Certification plus the MED (Making Ethical Decision) online exam. OR One Softball Level 2 Certified Coach Exception - Masters - Require One Community Softball Coach OR One Softball Level 1 Certified Coach All other Provincial Championships One Community Softball Coach OR One Coach who has completed Competition Introduction Weekend 1 & 2 OR One Softball Level 1 Certified Coach *************************************** Provincial Entry Form Deadline is June 1, 2014 at 4:00pm Faxed or ed forms not accepted. All players and coaches must be affiliated with Softball Saskatchewan by June 1, 2014 to be eligible to enter in a Provincial Championship. Minor Provincial Roster Deadline - June 1st, 2014 by 4:00pm Adult Provincial Roster Deadline - June 16th, 2014 by 4:00pm Page 2

3 Provincial Dates and Locations M I N O R CATAGORIES DATES LOCATION U18 A Girls July 4th - 6th Saskatoon U18 B Girls July 4h - 6th Saskatoon U18 C Girls July 4th - 6th Hudson Bay U16 A Girls June 27th - 29th Regina U16 B Girls July 18th - 20th Moose Jaw U16 C Girls July 4th - 6th Rosetown U14 A Girls July 4th - 6th Saskatoon U14 B Girls - North June 27th - 29th OPEN U14 B Girls - South June 27th - 29th Regina U14 C Girls June 27th - 29th Hudson Bay U12 A Girls July 4th - 6th Saskatoon U12 B Girls June 27th - 29th Regina U12 C Girls - North June 27th - 29th Kindersley U12 C Girls - South July 27th - 29th OPEN U18 A Boys July 4th - 6th Saskatoon U18 B Boys July 4th - 6th OPEN U16 A Boys July 4th - 6th Saskatoon U16 B Boys July 11th - 13th Canwood U14 A Boys July 11th - 13th Prince Albert U14 B Boys July 11th - 13th OPEN U12 A Boys July 11th - 13th Prince Albert U12 B Boys July 11th - 13th OPEN U10 Co-ed Festival - North June 7th - 8th Saskatoon U10 Co-ed Festival - South June 14th - 15th Regina CATEGORIES DATES LOCATION U21 A Women s July 11th - 13th Saskatoon U21 B Women s July 4th - 6th Moosomin Senior A Women s July 11th - 13th Saskatoon Senior B Women s July 18th - 20th Saskatoon Senior C Women s July 11th - 13th Saskatoon Master Women s July 11th - 13th Saskatoon U21 A Men s July 11th - 13th Saskatoon U21 B Men s July 4th - 6th Moosomin Senior A Men s July 25th - 26th Saskatoon Senior B Men s July 18th - 20th Saskatoon Senior C Men s July 25th - 27th Prince Albert Master Men s July 11th - 13th Saskatoon A D U L T Page 3

4 Western and Canadian Championships 2014Western Canadian Championships U14 August 1st - 4th Lloydminster, AB U16 August 7th - 10th Duncan, BC U18 August 1st - 4th Battleford, SK U21 August 7th - 10th Winnipeg, MB Senior B August 14th - 17th Grand Prairie, AB Masters July 31st - Aug 3rd Saskatoon, SK 2014 Canadian Championships U14 Girls August 6th - 10th White Rock, BC U16 Girls August 13th - 17th Brampton, ON U18 Girls August 4th - 10th Saskatoon, SK U21 Women s August 13th - 17th Montreal, QC Senior Women s August 6th - 10th Winnipeg, MB U16 Boys August 6th - 10th Fredericton, NB U18 Boys August 5th - 10th Gander, NFLD U21 Men s August 11th - 17th Irma, AB Senior Men s Aug 26th - 31st Charlottetown, PEI FOR MORE CHAMPIONSHIP INFORAMTION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBISTE OR CONTACT OUR OFFICE (306) info@softball.sk.ca Page 4

5 Athlete Skill Clinics Softball Fever For all Softball Fever Camps, see our website (under Athletes) for registration forms, or contact the office for more information. Location Humboldt Swift Current Prince Albert Unity Kindersley Date May 3rd May 3rd May 4th May 10th May 11th Learn to Play Orientation For parents and coaches only! Please bring a ball glove and indoor shoes as we will be teaching you how to teach each softball skill. No pre-registration required. Just show up! Location Date & Time Contact Delisle Grenfell Warman April 29 6:30-9:30 April 29 6:00-9:00 April 30 7:00-10:00 Miranda Peakman mirandapeakman@hotmail.com Lisa Clark-Musschoot mmclark11@hotmail.com Jason Schmiedge jkschmiedge@sasktel.net Page 5

6 One Day Hitting Clinics Location Date Contact Redverse April 21 Marie-France Lenouail Carlyle May 4th Erin Wilson Introduction to Excellence Weekend 1 Saskatoon August Regina August Weekend 2 Regina September 6-7 Coaching Clinics 2014 Community Softball Coaching Clinics Location Date Contact Saskatoon April 26 & 27 Regina May 2 & 3 Wadena May 2 & 3 Barb Corney Phone: ; smsl@sasktel.net Kristina Kenny kkenny@sasktel.net Darin Faubert Phone: ; froggerberr@hotmail.ca Page 6

7 Umpire Clinics Zone Location Date Type Contact 1 Kipling April 20 Full Day 4 Melville April 20 Full Day 6 Saskatoon April 24 Half Day 8 Tisdale April 27 Half Day Lyle Balogh Craig Smith Dallas Doell Jim Flynn Ochapowace May 4 Full Day Sheldon Watson Rule Books, Handbooks & Other Resources The Softball Saskatchewan office can be your one stop shop for coaching and umpire resources. We currently have the Rule Books and various coaching manuals in stock. Handbooks are in and the NEW Learn to Play manuals are available now. Check out our website for a list of prices. Here are a few: Rule Books $12 Learn To Play Manual (incl. all 3 levels) $20 Learn to Play DVD $15 U12/U14/U16 Coaching Guides $36 or $45 Line Up Book $10 Drill Book $10 Scorebook $10 CANpitch DVD $20 Umpire Case Book $35 Softball Sask Handbook FREE! G.S.T incl. on all prices Page 7

8 Introducing... Softball Saskatchewan is implementing a coach/athlete mentor program focused on boys and girls aged six to twelve. This program follows the FUNdamental and Learning to Train stage of the Softball Canada Long Term Player Development (LTPD) model. This program will be provided free of charge and available to any minor softball Association in the province. Softball Saskatchewan will provide a trained mentor to come and work on diamond with local teams. We do however ask that Associations purchase the Softball Canada U12 Coaches Guide and/or Learn to Play Manual as these will serve as the basis for setting up practices. The program will run for the months of April, May and June in 2014, 2015 and For more information contact Jacqueline at (306) or jac@softball.sk.ca SAFE STAR Softball Saskatchewan has launched our new program SAFE STAR. The program is a quality assurance program that will award Softball Associations with a STAR rating from one to three based on a series of standards in four categories: Organizational Development Volunteer Development Long Term Player Development Provincial Participation Softball Associations who receive a SAFE STAR rating will be able to promote themselves as such and will receive free promotional materials to assist them in marketing their programs to the public. For more information contact Guy at guy@softball.sk.ca Page 8

9 Cash Calendar The Softball Saskatchewan Cash Calendar is designed as a fundraiser for both Affiliated Members and Softball Saskatchewan. Softball Saskatchewan provides the calendars at no charge and provides the Prize Board. The Calendar Draws are licensed by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. - Teams/Leagues must request desired amount of calendars from Softball Saskatchewan ( or info@softball.sk.ca) and they will be distributed on a first come/first serve basis. - Teams/Leagues are responsible for the selling and return of all draw entry forms (tear off insert inside each calendar used for draw purposes). - Teams/Leagues must return the full $25.00/Calendar to the Softball Saskatchewan office by July 31, A cheque will then be issued for the sellers share of the calendars. - Teams/Leagues will receive $17/calendar sold after all money ($25/calendar sold) is returned. Teams/ Leagues are accountable for any lost calendars. Prize Pool Breakdown $100 prize every Monday for 52 weeks $ $200 prize each Friday in August $ Special Occasion Prizes: Labour Day - September 1st $ Christmas Day - December 25th $ Valentines Day - February 14th $ Easter Money - April 21st $ Start of Softball Season - May 1st $ Affiliation Deadline - June 1st $ Total Prize Pool $ Month Calendar From August 2014 to July 2014 Cost: $25 each Selling team/league receives $17 per calendar sold. Softball Saskatchewan receives $8 per calendar sold to cover cost of prizes and printing/ production costs. A total of 63 prizes eligible to be won. Based upon 2,500 calendars sold, teams/leagues will make $42, FOR MORE CASH CALENDAR INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE. OR CONTACT THE SOFTBALL SASKATCHEWAN OFFICE 2205 VICTORIA AVE REGINA, SK S4P 0S4 (306) info@softball.sk.ca Page 9

10 Softball Saskatchewan would like to thank the following sponsors for their support: Page 10