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2011 Softball Association Fundamental Excellence Awards 

The Softball Association Fundamental Excellence (S.A.F.E.) Awards were created to help Softball Associations meet their volunteer training goals.  Up to twenty (20) S.A.F.E. Awards of $500 each are available in four (4) categories:

•  Volunteer Development
•  Community Coach Development
•  Competitive Coach Development
•  Umpire Development

To apply for a S.A.F.E. Award, your Softball Association must be a member of the Play Softball Network, and you must complete the S.A.F.E. Awards Application Form.  Both forms can be downloaded below:

• Step 1: Download, Complete & Submit the Play Softball Network Application
  •  Play Softball Network Application 225.03 Kb
     
• Step 2: Download, Complete & Submit the SAFE Star Rating Application Form
  •  2011 S.A.F.E. Award Application Form 344.00 Kb
      
• Step 3: Download, Complete & Submit the SAFE Award Application Form
  •  S.A.F.E. Awards Application Form 344 Kb

The deadline to complete the S.A.F.E. Award Application Process is February 1, 2011.

Need help with your S.A.F.E. Award Application?  Here is a sample copy of a completed Action Plan Template for you to review, complete with explinations:

 SAFE Award - Action Plan Sample 63.73 Kb

If you still need assistance, please contact Lisa Crompton at lcrompton@softballontario.ca or call 416-426-7150.

After February 26, 2011, S.A.F.E. Award Winners will be posted on this page.

2010 Softball Association Fundamental Excellence Award Winners

The winners of the 2010 Softball Association Fundamental Excellence Awards are:

• For Community Coach Development
  •   Kawartha Softball
  •  Richmond Hill Softball Association
  •  Toanche Parks & Recreation
  •  Burgessville Minor Ball Association
  •  Port Perry & District Minor Softball Association
  •  Waterloo Minor Girls Softball Association 
     
• For Umpire Development 
  •  Stittsville Minor Softball Association 
  •  Don Victoria Softball League 
  •  Oshawa N.A.S.C. Softball
  •  Pickering Softball Association
  •  Belleville Minor Softball Association
     
• For Competitive Coach Development
  •  Orleans Amateur Fastball Association 
  •  Port Perry & District Minor Softball Association
  •  Waterloo Minor Girls Softball Association 
  •  City of Vaughan Softball Association
     

“Softball Ontario’s new S.A.F.E. Awards and the S.A.F.E. Star Rating Program will help us continue to reward great softball associations and set new standards for quality softball programs across Ontario,” said Rory Quigley, chairman of Softball Ontario’s Participation Committee.

Thanks to the support that Softball Ontario receives from a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, each organization who is presented with a S.A.F.E. Award will receive a commemorative plaque as well as a cheque for $500.00 to support their volunteer training and development initiatives.  

The Certified Softball Administrator Program is supported by a grant from the
Ontario Trillium Foundation.