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With over 15,000 registered players and coaches in Manitoba, there's a softball league for every age and skill level. As the governing body for
softball in the province, Softball Manitoba is dedicated to the promotion of the sport, and to the development of players, coaches and
umpires at all levels.
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"On The Diamond"
, the official newsletter of Softball Manitoba, is published four times a year in Adobe Acrobat © format.
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| | | | 2014 Coach Clinics | | The 2014 Softball Manitoba Coaching Clinic schedule for the Winnipeg area is now ready. The clinics will be held at the Home Run Sports Training Centre located at 905 King Edward Street, Winnipeg MB. We will be updating the Rural schedule once we confirm dates and locations. Please check back in the new year for updates.
Future Coaching Certification Requirements:
Mandatory for 2014 – All “A” teams attending Provincial Championships are required to have 1 coach on the roster who has completed the Competition Introduction Course (old NCCP level 2), the Making Ethical Decisions Module and on-line exam.
Mandatory for 2015 - Teams registered in a U10 “B”, “C”, U12 “B”, “C”, U14 “B”, “C”, U16 “B”, “C” and U18 “BB”, “C” require a Community Softball Coaching level (or old NCCP Level I equivalent) coach signed on its roster and participating in the coaching of the team during the competition.
Mandatory for 2015 - All registered coaches on U12 “A”, U14 “A”, U16 “A” and U18 “Open” teams must be certified at the Competition-Introduction level.
If you're interested in registering for a clinic please contact Carol at: 204-925-5673 or via email: softball@softball.mb.ca
| | | Click here to view the list of 2014 Coaching Clinics | |
| | | | | 2014 Winter CANPitch Clinic | | Clinic Dates: Sunday, January 5, 12, 19, 26 & February 2, 9, 16
Session 1: 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Session 2: 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Session 3: 10:30 - 11:30 AM
(Session 3 is now full)
Maximum number of students per session - 12
The clinic will take place at Norberry-Glenlee Community Centre
26 Molgat Ave, just off St. Mary’s road behind the Louis Riel School
division offices
Cost is $125 for the clinic. Payment can be made at first session. Each student should come with a parent catcher. If you are interested, please contact Greg Bouchard at: bouch18@mts.net or call at 204-254-5043 | |
| | | | | Spring Break 3-Day Skills Clinic | | Softball Manitoba is hosting a Spring Break 3-Day Skills Clinic. Skill areas taught will include Throwing, Catching, Fielding, Hitting, Base Running and Sliding. Participants are asked to bring gym wear, running shoes, a glove, a helmet and a bat (if you have one, if not one will be provided)
Clinic Dates are: April 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2014
Cost: $60.00
Clinic Times:
Morning Session - for ages 7-10 years: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Afternoon Session - for ages 11 - 14 years: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Each session is open to the first 30 paid participants
Location: Home Run Sports Training Centre at 905 King Edward St. Winnipeg MB.
Deadline to register is Monday, March 21, 2014.
If you're interested in registering for a clinic please contact Carol at: 204-925-5673 or via email: softball@softball.mb.ca
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| | | | | 2014 Team Canada Catching Clinic | | Softball Manitoba will be holding a Team Canada Catching Clinic conducted by Hailey Unger. Hailey is a catcher and played for Team Toba who won a silver medal at the 2013 Canada Summer Games. She was also selected to represent Canada at the 2013 International Softball Federation Junior Women's World Championship. Hailey is an Oak Park High School graduate and she just completed her freshman year with the Dakota Wesleyan University Tigers in Mitchell, S.D., where she led her team in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
Clinic for Catchers - Aged 13 - 17
Dates: May 29th, June 5th, June 12th, 2014
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Home Run Sports Training Centre, 905 King Edward St. Winnipeg MB
Cost: $120 - open to the first 20 catchers
Please bring your own equipment to the clinic.
Clinic for Catchers - Aged 9 - 12
Dates: June 3rd, June 10th, JUne 17th, 2014
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Home Run Sports Training Centre, 905 King Edward St. Winnipeg MB
Cost: $120 - open to the first 20 catchers.
Please bring your own equipment to the clinic.
Hailey could also be available for one-on-one work with catchers at team practices for $50 an hour and is willing to do some hitting work as well.
If you are interested in attending this clinic please contact Carol at 204-925-5673 or email: softball@softball.mb.ca | | | Click here to download a registration form | |
| | | | | 2013 Home Run Sports Coach of the Year | | Softball Manitoba and Softball Canada would like to congratulate Haylee O’Neill from Oakville, MB as the winner of the 2013 Home Run Sports Coach of the Year Award. As Head Coach of Team Manitoba, she led her women’s softball team to a silver medal (the highest performance ever for Manitoba) at the 2013 Canada Summer Games. She focuses on the holistic development of all her athletes ensuring that they have the technical/tactical skills, mental skills, physical skills and proper nutrition habits necessary to excel.
As Softball Manitoba’s Master Learning Facilitator, she trains and develops Manitoba’s Learning Facilitators as well as facilitating NCCP clinics for coaches. In addition, she is the Coordinator for Softball Manitoba’s Junior Clinician Program which trains young adults to be skills clinicians and is also involved in the Inner City Youth Softball Development Program. None of these programs would have reached their 2013 success without Haylee’s leadership and ability to share her coaching expertise.
This year Haylee was also named to Softball Canada’s Women’s National Team Coaches Pool assisting the team at various events this past summer. Her coaching ability is undeniably recognized within the softball community and any athlete that works with her is extremely privileged. She shows her passion, dedication and selflessness in everything she does.
Haylee O’Neill is a very deserving recipient of the 2013 Home Run Sports Coach of the Year. She will receive this award at the Softball Canada Hall of Fame Banquet in Yellowknife NT on November 16, 2013. | |
| | | | | Softball Manitoba 2013 Bursary Recipients | | Softball Manitoba would like to congratulate the 2013 Bursary Recipients.
SOFTBALL MANITOBA BURSARY
Emilie Rafnson - Calvin Christian School and Collegiate
EUGENE MICHALOW MEMORIAL BURSARY
Brooke Turnbill - College St. Norbert Collegiate
ASHLEY NEUFELD MEMORIAL BURSARY
Makensy Payne - Dodge City Community College
Softball Manitoba wishes all applicants the very best in their future endeavours.
We would also like to thank the Softball Manitoba Advisory Board for their involvement in the selection process.
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| | | | | | | | Faye Finch to be inducted into the
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum | | Softball Manitoba would like to congratulate Faye Finch on her upcoming induction into the Manitoba Sports Halls of Fame and Museum on November 2, 2013.
Faye will be inducted as an all-round athlete in recognition of her accomplishments on the field of play.
She played for Team Manitoba in the first Canada Summer Games in 1969 and competed in many Canadian and Western Championships at the senior and masters level through 1992.
She was also a recent committee member on the Softball Manitoba Hall of Fame and Museum Board. Congratulations Faye! | |
| | | | 2013 PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | | Softball Manitoba would like to congratulate the Provincial Softball Champions.
U10 B Girls - Southdale Lakers
U10 C Girls - Southdale Tornados
U12 A Girls - Manitoba Thunder
U12 B Girls - Brandon Magic
U12 C Girls - Boissevain
U14 A Girls - Winnipeg Lightning 99
U14 B Girls - Neepawa
U14 C Girls - Boissevain
U16 A Girls - Smitty's
U16 B Girls - Steinbach
U16 C Girls - Seine River
U18 BB Girls - Altona Angels
U18 C Girls - Varsity View
U18 Open Girls - Smitty's 95
Senior B Women - Seine River
55+ Comp A - Barton's Bunch (Slo-Pitch)
55+ Comp B - Charleswood Prime Times (Slo-Pitch)
55+ Recreation - Tri-Clad Design (Slo-Pitch)
Congratulations to all Winners! | |
| | | | | Softball Athlete Named Manitoba High School Female Athlete of the Year | | Olivia Thorleifson has been named the Manitoba High School Female Athlete of the Year! Olivia excelled in volleyball, golf and softball and was successful in leading Nellie McClung Collegiate in Manitou, MB to the provincial championships in each of those sports. Olivia is also a member of Team Manitoba and will compete this summer at the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke Quebec.
Congratulations Olivia! | |
| | | | | | | | | SOFTBALL CANADA LAUNCHES NEW TRIPLE PLAY WEBSITE | | Softball Canada along with the Player Development Working Group is pleased to announce the launch of its new Triple Play website, targeting softball players aged 10 to 18 years old. The website can be accessed by visiting http://www.tripleplaysoftball.ca
'Our Triple Play Program is now a reality and its excellent website is now launched' said Softball Canada President Kevin Quinn. 'This website is a very exciting tool which has sections for players, coaches and parents. This will eventually provide young athletes the opportunity to see how they match up against other athletes across Canada and will provide some very useful information for coaches and parents as well.
For more information click on the link above or contact:
Mary Cahill
Manager - Domestic Programs
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3107
mcahill@softball.ca | |
| | | | | Learn To Play | | Softball Canada and Softball Manitoba are pleased to announce a Youth Development Program called Learn to Play. All Schools, Minor Softball Associations, coaches and Youth Organizations are welcome to contact us to learn more about this new and exciting program. | | | Click here for more information on the Learn to Play Program | |
| | | | | | | Softball Canada Bursary | | Softball Canada offers the Ethel Boyce Achievement Award for all registered softball players enrolled at a Canadian Post-Secondary Institution. The deadline to apply is September 15th. | | | Click here for the bursary criteria and application. | |
| | | | | | | U12, U14, U16 Coaches Guide Now Available at Softball Manitoba | | The U12, U14, U16 Coaches Guides are now available for sale at the Softball Manitoba office. The cost per manual is $30.00
The U16 guide contains a season’s worth of practice plans (34 practices in total) divided into four training phases (including indoor and outdoor practices), with each phase having its own objectives and outcomes. Our coaching guides will assist softball coaches with the critical skill of developing and conducting sequential and well-organized practices. | | | Click here for more information | |
| | | | | Coaching Certification - Program Information | | For all coaches: If you have taken any coach course in the last two to three years and have not completed your Making Ethical Decisions test online, please do so.
For all coaches who are CERTIFIED level 1, level 2 and level 3: You need to complete the Making Ethical Decisions test online in order to maintain your certification status. Please go to
www.coach.ca/elearning-s13846
If you would like to take the Making Ethical Decisions course module before you take the exam, please contact Coaching Manitoba at 925-5692 to find out when it is taking place.
If you have any questions please contact softball@softball.mb.ca.
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| | | | | 2012-2013 Regional-Community Sport Development Grants & Programs | | Sport Manitoba offers a wide range of developmental grants that facilitate the growth of athletes, coaches and officials at the community level.
Assistance provided by Sport Manitoba focuses on participants who are being introduced to sport and those who are looking to take their development to the next step.
For more information click on the link below and go to: RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS and click on Grants.
http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/page.php?id=228 | |
| | | | | | | Two time SEC Coaches of the Year explain how to score early and often | | Top softball duo provides offensive methods, strategies, and advice in new book
Windsor, ON--Plain and simple, championship teams score runs. Their offenses are consistent, aggressive, opportunistic, and disciplined. In High-Scoring Softball, Ralph and Karen Weekly, one of the most successful coaching duos in softball history, provide the methods, strategies, and advice that have helped their Tennessee Volunteers consistently rank among the country's highest-scoring teams.
The authors, who have earned over 1,700 combined career victories, provide insights on swing mechanics that will help players and coaches improve hitting both for power and for batting average. The book includes detailed coverage of offensive keys like bunting, slap hitting, and bat speed along with baserunning keys for all game situations.
Applicable for players, teams, and coaches of all levels of competition, High-Scoring Softball includes ready-to-use individual and team drills for generating high run totals every inning as well as a detailed strategic background of each play. The coverage spans techniques, skill development, plays, and strategies and includes advice on communication and mental aspects of the game.
The in-depth analysis provided throughout High-Scoring Softball will enable teams to make the most of their at-bats every game. The outlined strategies will ensure that any team hits to its best ability and generates the type of high-powered offense that has long been a hallmark of teams coached by Ralph and Karen Weekly.
For more information on High-Scoring Softball visit:
http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/High-Scoring-Softball
or call 1-800-465-7301.
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| | | | | Respect in Sport Program | | Sport Manitoba launched the Respect in Sport Program on November 30, 2006. Respect in Sport is an online training course being implemented for all coaches in Manitoba. Sport Manitoba is initiating this program to create a better sport environment for children through education. All registered Minor Division softball coaches are required to complete the 3 hour online training.
This component will be a coaching requirement starting in 2011 for all coaches attending Minor Provincial Championships. | | | Click here for further information on how to complete the online training course. | |
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