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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Bruce Casselman to lead Softball Ontario webinar on May 15

from Scott Searle

Softball Ontario is hosting a webinar series and coaches can earn 1 PD point and learn about pitch sequences next Monday.

Bruce Casselman has the legacy of being one of the top players to play Men’s fastpitch in Canada. In the 1990’s he led the Toronto Gators to two ISC World Championships and two Canadian Championships. He was a member of the Senior Men’s National Team that won Gold at the 1999 Pan-American Games champion in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He also represented Team Canada at the ISF World Championships in South Africa. A very humble person, Bruce is most proud to have caught some of the best pitchers from around the world including; Darren Zack, Brad Underwood, Micheal Piechnick, Dean Holein, Chubb Tangerora, Doug Middleton and Steve Price. Bruce moved away from softball to coach hockey in the Ottawa area but had his passion for the game rekindled by coaching his daughter's U14 team. Bruce is a Softball Ontario Learning Facilitator and provides support on technical skills. More recently he was a Guest Coach with the u21 Men’s Canada Games Program in Ontario where he consulted with the catchers on setting up batters with proper sequences.

Bruce will be leading the next Softball Ontario Webinar on be Monday, May 15th at 8:00.

Watch Bruce Casselman explain how he used pitch sequences, changed speeds, to set up batters.

Coaches will earn 1 PD Point towards maintaining their NCCP Certification.

The National Coaching Certification Program is now asking coaches to participate in activities that enhance their coaching to reinforce “values of lifelong learning and sharing amongst the coaching community.” All coaches in all sports will be” required to obtain Professional Development (PD) points. PD points can be earned through a multitude of activities that coaches already participate in, including: national and provincial sport organization conferences and workshops, eLearning modules, NCCP workshops, coach mentorship programs, and active coaching. In most cases, coaches are already earning their required PD points.

For more information, you can check http://coach.ca/maintenance-of-certification-s16745. Softball coaches will need to obtain 20 points in a 5 year period.

Sign up for the webinar here: https://www.softballontario.ca/english/our-programs/coach/softball-nccp/professional-development-points-webinar-series.html 

If you have any questions, contact Scottsearle@rogers.com.

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