SOFTBALL SASKATCHEWAN’S
COACHING SYMPOSIUM
Friday February 7th – Sunday February 9th, 2014
at the Saskatoon RAMADA Hotel & Golf Dome & Siast Gym
If you’re a softball coach, you won’t want to miss Softball Saskatchewan’s 5th Coaching Symposium,
sponsored in part by Canadian Sport Centre - Saskatchewan.
THE LINEUP:
Cindy Bristow – founder and owner of Softball Excellence. She has a vast array of softball experience. She played
collegiately and professionally, coached at Wichita State, New Mexico State and Arizona State, and coached professionally for
the Georgia Pride and Florida Wahoos. Cindy has served as Director of National Teams & Coaching Development for
ASA/USA Softball and Director of Development for the International Softball Federation. She is a member of the NFCA Hall
of Fame & a color analyst for ESPN.
Keith Mackintosh – Softball Canada’s Junior Women’s Assistant Coach and Softball Saskatchewan’s High Performance
Coach and 2013 Canada Summer Games Head Coach. Keith was a former player with the Senior Men’s National team for
numerous years.
Bruce Craven - is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is the Director of Athlete Services for the
Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan, an Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at the
University of Saskatchewan, a Sessional Lecturer in the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Kinesiology, and a member
of the Canadian Sport Center’s National Sport Medicine and Science Committee.
Luncheon Keynote Speaker – Dione Meier – 2008 Olympic Softball Pitcher
Friday, February 7th, 2014
6:45-7:00pm
Registration
7:00-8:30pm
Cindy Bristow – How to Successfully Manage the Different Skill Ranges on Your Team
8:30-10:00pm Cindy Bristow – How to Practice with Advanced Pitchers (plan workouts, how often during OFF, PRE, IN
season) and How to Analyze Game Effectiveness with Advanced Pitchers
10:00-11:00pm Coaches Social Hour at the Hospitality Room
Saturday, February 8th, 2014
9:00-10:30am Cindy Bristow – How to Call Games – for catchers, pitchers & coaches
10:30-12:00pm Bruce Craven – Dartfish and other videoing tools tutorial
12:00-2:00pm Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Dione Meier
2:00-3:30pm
Cindy Bristow – How to Make Your Practice More Competitive and How to Handle the Mental Aspects of
Dealing with Your Players
3:30-5:00pm
Cindy Bristow – Charting and Scouting
Dinner
On your Own
8:00-10:00pm Coaches Social at the Hospitality Room
Sunday, February 9th, 2014 – Siast Gymnasium
9:00-12:00pm Keith Mackintosh – Bunting, The Running Slap, Hitting
Everyone must be pre-registered!
Registration for the symposium is $75.00(non-refundable) made payable to Softball Saskatchewan
attention Coaching Symposium, (2205 Victoria Ave. Regina, SK., S4P 0S4) by January 24th, 2014.
SOFTBALL SASKATCHEWAN COACHING SEMINAR – REGISTRATION FORM
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