Bantam A Tryouts

NS Fastpitch is fielding a Bantam A rep team next season. Tryouts for this Stars team will be held in the following weeks.

All girls born in 1995 and 1996 are encouraged to attend. There will be two tryout days:

• Thursday September 9, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM at McCartney Park (#1 & #2)
• Saturday September 18, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Loutet Park

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to start time to register and sign in. There is a $20 tryout fee which will be credited to your 2011 registration fee.

Please contact Tom Cumming, Head Coach (604-929-1263, 604-240-2354, tom@cumming1.ca) if you have any questions or would like more information.

NOTE: Bantam rep players should plan on attending the regular tryouts as well as the A tryouts if they wish to be eligible for both of the Bantam Stars teams.

Stars Rep Tryouts

All girls fastpitch softball players are invited to the Stars Rep team and Supermites Rep development team tryouts. This is your opportunity to show the Rep coaches your stuff and earn a spot to play at the highest level North Shore Fastpitch offers.

Players who do not attend tryouts will not be eligible to play on a Stars team.

When:

Saturday & Sunday, September 11-12, 2010

Where:

Loutet Park, Rufus & 18th St, North Vancouver

Tryouts are open to all female athletes, regardless of whether you played House, Rep or in another association last year. There is a $20 tryout fee which will be credited to your 2011 registration fee. Players must register for the tryouts so that we can ensure we have enough evaluators and time in the schedule for all players to participate. Register now using the using the Tryout Registration form, nsfastpitch.ca/rep/tryout-registration.

NOTE: Only players entering second year Mite are eligible for the Supermites Rep development team. Younger players may not participate in tryouts.

Players must arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled start time to sign in and take part in a warm-up. In the interest of fairness, please do not wear any Rep or Stars clothing.

Saturday Schedule

9:00 - 11:30 Midget
12:00 - 2:00 Bantam
2:30 - 4:30 Pee Wee

Sunday Schedule

9:00 - 11:00 Squirt
11:30 - 1:30 Supermites

Equipment To Bring

Mouth guard
Batting helmet
Glove
Hat or visor
Water bottle
Slider (optional)
Bat (optional)

Please read the Rep Guidelines (nsfastpitch.ca/rep/NSGFA-RepGuidelines-v02.pdf) for detailed information on the Rep program. Players must register for the tryouts so that we can ensure we have enough evaluators and time in the schedule. Register now using the using the Tryout Registration form, nsfastpitch.ca/rep/tryout-registration.

Rep Coach Selections

Congratulations to the following successful Stars and Supermites Head Coachs for the 2011 season.

Rep Development

Blair Peters (Supermites)

Squirt

Pete Terrillon (Stars 00)
Casey Anderson (Stars 99)

Pee Wee

Mike Boehm (Stars 98)
Doug Cox (Stars 97)

Bantam

Tom Cumming (Stars 96)
Mike Horne (Stars 95)

Midget

Dan Jenni (Stars 93/94)
Shawn Barton (Stars 92/93)

NOTE: The number of teams we are able to form will depend on the turnout at the tryouts. If we do not have enough players to form two teams in any of the divisions, the Rep Committee will appoint one of these coaches as Head Coach.

Pitching Clinics

The Fall and Winter Pitching Clinics are open for registration.

These are comprehensive pitching clinics with emphasis on mechanics and strength development leading to fast, accurate pitching. These clinics are suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced, and all age levels from Mite to Jr Ladies. The Fall Pitching Clinic runs from October, 2010 to March, 2011; the Winter Pitching Clinic runs from January to March, 2011.

Visit nsfastpitch.ca/clinics for more information and to register online.

Sports Day In Canada

NS Fastpitch is looking for athlete and coach volunteers to help with our demonstration booth at the nation-wide Sports Day in Canada on September 18, 2010.

We will have an interactive fastpitch softball demonstration set up where people can try throwing, catching, and hitting off a tee. We will also be doing pitching demonstrations. We need enthusiastic players Pee Wee age and up who would be willing to staff the demo booth in uniform, talk to the public about softball, hand out promotional items, and do skills demonstrations. We would especially like to have pitchers and catchers to do windmill pitching demos. It would also be great if we could have some coaches to staff the booth.

Please contact Scott Channell (604-988-6360, director1@nsfastpitch.ca) if you are able to help (minimum 3 hour shift, qualifies for school service hours).

Date

Saturday Sept 18, 2010

Time

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Location

Grant Connell Tennis Centre, 280 Lloyd Ave, North Vancouver (south of Marine Drive across from the ICBC claim centre)

Visit www.cbc.ca/sports/sportsday/event.html?id=48 for more information about Sports Day in Canada.

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