Coaches, and Board Positions NEEDED! March 2nd, 2021 Meeting Minutes Attached
To Date we have very few Coach Applications for all levels of Softball/Baseball (including Entry and Rookie)
If you are able to help this season please complete a Coach Application ASAP so we can begin organizing the 2021 season
Links to application:
Baseball Application
Softball Application
We also need to fill the following positions:
Baseball Equipment Manager
Softball Equipment Manager
Registrar
Timbits Director
Rookie Director
Link to Application:
Manager/Director Application
Also reminder for Registration Deadline of March 20, 2021, no late registrations will be accepted. Information can be found on the website under Registration Links.
LINK TO MARCH 2, 2021 SMBA BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Information on Baseball Coach Clinics / Ump Clinics:
NCCP
Baseball Alberta will be offering NCCP clinics online, with the possibility of in person delivery if feasible. For the time being, we will not be accepting any applications from associations looking to host in person workshops. As per usual, we will start posting clinics on the nccp.baseball.ca site toward the end of February and begin offering the clinics through the Zoom platform from the middle of March through spring.
Baseball Canada has revised the NCCP coaching pathways as of January 1st, 2021. Coaches who already had baseball NCCP training and/or certification will see that transferred over to the new pathways, without any loss of previous credentials. This revised pathway will bring more clarity to the baseball community in general, as well as link contexts more directly to the needs of coaches at different age categories. Baseball Canada will no longer use the Regional and Provincial Coach terminology with this new pathway. The actual age groups used in baseball will be used as well as community sport program we already have in place.
All coaches who appear on a provincial roster will need to complete Safe Sport e-Learning online module. This module can be found in the CAC Locker or accessed through a link on your status page at nccp.baseball.ca. Coaches who appear on provincial rosters will no longer be required to complete The Respect In Sport online module, however, Baseball Alberta strongly recommends that associations mandate that their House League level coaches complete Respect In Sport or the Safe Sport e-Learning online module.
As of January 1st, 2021, all certified coaches (renewed or not) will be considered certified. The maintenance of certification cycle of 3 years will now become a 5 year cycle, during which coaches will be required to accumulate 20 professional development points for Competition Introduction Context (13U Coach, 15U Coach, and 16+ Coach) and 30 points over 5 years for Competition Development Coach.
Any questions regarding this or any other NCCP details can be directed to:
sheenbromley@baseballalberta.com
NUCP
Baseball Alberta is excited to announce that Level 1 and 2 NUCP Umpire clinics will once again be offered in 2021 “Live From The Monitor”. All 2021 L1 & L2 clinics will be a combination of half day live virtual training via zoom, and once COVID protocols and weather allow for in person gatherings we will be requiring those who took a virtual clinic to attend a positioning & mechanics “bootcamp” clinic from Baseball Alberta’s highly trained NUCP certified clinic instructors. In addition, there will be pre or post clinic module work from Baseball Canada.
Clinics will run March 13 - May 2, and will be made available for umpires to register based on their preferred schedule. Stay tuned to the Baseball Alberta website for upcoming clinic dates:
http://baseballalberta.com/content/nucp-clinics
In 2021, umpires registered with Baseball Alberta 19 years of age or older will be required to complete a background check through Sterling, as has been the practice for coaches in the past several years. Umpires must complete the background checks prior to their first game to be fully registered, certified and insured with Baseball Alberta.
