Michelle Church:
Michelle has been coaching for 5 years. This is her first year
coaching rep ball. In 2009 she coached one of Barrie Storm’s Squirt
House league teams as well as the Novice Select team. She has her
level 2 coaching certification and she is a certified facilitator
for Introduction to Competition A and B under the NCCP Coaching
Certification program. Michelle’s strategic ability makes her the
ideal coach for the rep program. Her goal is developing the skills
of the Novice Rep Team players and help them with their focuses in
softball to reach their highest potential and reach their personal
goals.
Jennifer Casement-Buttineau:
This is Jennifer’s second year coaching (first year as a co-coach).
She retired as a softball pitcher just after her senior year at
Limestone College, S.C - playing in the NCAA. Some of her awards
have been:
CVAC ALL Conference Pitcher (2003, 06,07) and Canadian Junior
National MVP (2004).
Jennifer’s goal for the 2010 season is making it to the provincial
championships.
Pete McNabb
For the past 25 years Pete has played in
both softball and slow-pitch leagues. He has helped out his girls
softball teams in various roles and is now the Assistant Coach of
Barrie Novice Rep. He has took everything he has learned from all
the amazing coaches his girls have had to contribute to his
knowledge of the game. Pete's goal for Barrie Storm is to make it
to provincials.
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Gord Maccullum
Gord began his
coaching career many years ago (’85) when his daughters decided they
would like to play softball and coaches were needed for their teams.
He became certified NCCP in both levels 1 & 2. Gord coached a
number of teams (mostly in the Brampton organization) and have had a
successful run with them, advancing to many Provincials, including
participating in the Ontario Summer Games. Accomplishments include a
number of Gold, Silver and Bronze placements. He looks forward to
coaching in the Barrie organization and developing the skills of the
young ladies he has had opportunity to meet.
Janice Maccullum
Janice has been playing softball and pitching since the age of 3.
She has been to, and won many tournaments, including Provincials,
Easterns, and a World Series. Janice has been a pitching coach for
a team in Mississauga who qualified for provincials in the past and
she looks forward to learning new techniques for teaching other
parts of the game for the 2010 season in Barrie.
Rob Dewan
Rob has been involved in
baseball for over 30 years. He started with playing organized
baseball (hardball) when he was 14, playing junior and senior ball
in his mid twenties, then continued to play slo-pitch. Rob has won
2 provincial championships, and coming in 4th in the nationals. He
has been on the Stroud mixed slo-pitch executive for over 13 years,
serving as president for four of them. Rob's involvement with
fastball started when his daughter started playing, helping out in
some matter with the coach and with the kids during a practice or a
game. As far as a goal Rob would like to see Barrie Storm post a
winning season, playing as a well rounded baseball team.
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THEIR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITES FOR
SCHEDULES,
ROSTERS, PARKS and UPDATES.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Barrie Storm Rep
Fastball
It is the intention of
the Barrie & District Softball Association Rep system to represent
the City of Barrie at the highest level of softball available to us.
In keeping with our primary and most important principle of always
playing and demonstrating the utmost of honesty, integrity and fair
play, Storm players will always strive to improve and develop as
athletes and ballplayers. Annually through an open, fair,
competitive and accountable tryout process, we will field the best
possible team at each level from the talent pool available. Through
our teaching, training and most importantly by example, we will lead
our players to be the best that they can be. We are playing at a
very competitive level and finding ways to win and be successful is
very important but, of the utmost importance, is our philosophy of
teamwork and unselfish co-operation with our fellow teammates. At
this level we are expected to win, required to make a full
commitment and must do our utmost to make this a fun and rewarding
experience for our players.
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Police Record Screen Constitution Change
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To: All members of
BDGSA
Subject: 2009 Rep
team applications
This is an invitation
to all interested in coaching or managing a BDGSA Rep team for the
2009 season. We are looking to field Rep teams in all divisions from
Mite to Midget.
Tryouts for the 2009
teams should begin after the 2008 house league season has ended and
ALL players who are eligible from house league should receive a
direct invitation to the tryouts. An initial selection of 9
confirmed 2009 Rep players must be submitted to the VP of Rep no
later than January 1st 2009. The final roster of a
minimum of 11 players must be submitted to the VP of Rep no later
than March 15, 2009.
Rep teams will be
permitted under the following conditions:
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One coach has the proper NCCP level 2 certification prior to
season’s start. (Level 1 for Squirt.)
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The corresponding house league division can field a minimum of 4
teams.
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Coaches and volunteers have completed the mandatory police checks
as required by BDGSA.
The BDGSA will supply
the teams with an equipment bag, a set of uniforms (home/away
jerseys and shorts), and will pay for 3 2009 tournaments (one of
which includes the Barrie Bash). The league will also pay the PWSA
affiliation and tournament fees (qualifiers and Grand
Championships). Note there is an extra fee for all players to play
rep. Said fee will be determined by the 2009 elected executive.