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Subject: SOFTBALL ONTARIO'S RESPECT MY GAME PROGRAM IS LAUNCHED!
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CONTACT: StephanieSutton
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DATE: May7, 2009
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SOFTBALL ONTARIO'S RESPECT MY GAME IS LAUNCHED!
NORTH YORK,ON- Softball Ontario is excited to announce its original
Respect MyGame Program- an innovative program geared to create
and build mutual respectbetween all participants in the great
game of Softball. SoftballOntarios Respect My Game Program
was funded by the Ministry of HealthPromotion specifically Active
2010, which assisted in the development andlaunching of the ground
breaking Respect My Game Program.
The Softball Communityis encouraged to visit the Softball Ontario
website to access the freeresource materials to do their part
in creating mutual respect amongst all thestakeholders in the
game of Softball.
The free downloads thatcan be found at www.softballontario.ca
include:
The Respect My Game Card- to be distributed to variousstakeholders
within your Association (i.e. League Executive, Members,Divisional
Coordinators, Coaches, Players, Parents, etc.)
The Respect My Game Umpire Card-each Umpire who registers withSoftball
Ontario will receive a laminated copy of the Respect My Game
UmpireCard which was designed to be included in the Umpires
Place Conference priorto each game
Respect My Game Posters- available withboth Female and Male
players. Ideal to hang these posters in your LeagueClubhouse
and at Tournaments to promote the Associations participants
in theRespect My Game Program
Respect My Game Guide for Parentsand Guide for Coaches- is
a resource designed to help parents or coachesidentify whether
their behaviour is abusive and help them better understandthe
(ten) 10 most misunderstood rules in the game. It also contains
theParents and Coaches Code of Conduct
Respect My GameCode of Conduct for Players of the Game- use
the Respect My Game PlayersCode of Conduct to encourage respect
amongst players as well as towards thepeople in leadership roles
(Coaches, Umpires, League Executives, etc)
The Respect My Game Clinic Manual- to be used for in allof
Softball Ontario training opportunities and provides strategies
and givesexams of how to build mutual respect between Umpires
and Umpires, Umpires andCoaches, Players and Umpires, Players
and Coaches, Parents and Coaches
The Respect My Game Brochure- promotional material that provides
anoverview of the Respect My Game Program
The "Respect MyGame" Program will be included in all of Softball
Ontario's trainingopportunities including the Umpires Program,
the Coaches Program, theScorekeeping Program and Certified Softball
Administrator Program. Byincorporating the "Respect My Game"
program into all the technicalcomponents of the game and making
the resources available for free on theSoftball Ontario website,
the ideals of this cutting edge program willpermeate throughout
the entire softball community.
For more informationabout the Softball Ontarios Respect My Game
Program, please contact StephSutton (at) ssutton(at)softballontario.ca
or416-426-7150.
Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.
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