Coach of the Year

Do you know a coach who: Respects everyone who is involved with the game and demonstrates good sportsmanship? Is concerned with the complete development of all their players? Is a positive coaching role model? Tries to become a better coach through education and training? Is able to improve the performance of the players and team they coach? Shares their expertise with the softball community?

If you answered YES to these questions,
then this person is a candidate for the
Home Run Sports Coach of the Year

NOMINATION CRITERIA

Nominations must include:

• Coach`s name, address, and phone number(s)
• Name, address, and phone number(s) of nominating individual or group
• Record of nominee`s coaching experience
• Coach`s record of softball NCCP activity
• Record of coaching achievements / player progress
• Coach`s role in developing and improving sport, coaching and athletes in their community
• Personal highlights
• Letter of support from respective Provincial/Territorial Softball Association
• It is strongly recommended to include letters of support from athletes that have been coached by the nominee or letters from other sources to give the selection committee a good understanding of the nominee`s coaching ability
• Picture of nominee.  Can be a head and shoulders shot or a photo of nominee actively coaching

DEADLINE: September 21st

Click here to download the nomination form

2009 Home Run Sports Coach of the Year

Claude has exceptional control over his team, making them believe in themselves while making them play hard until the final out no matter what the score. Although his strong personality may show in the beginning, he wastes no time in teaching players and parents that respect is the most important thing towards everyone, including other players, coaches, umpires, volunteers and administrators.

In addition to spending countless hours with his own team, he always finds the time to help less experienced coaches in Quebec. After he was inducted to the Softball Quebec Hall of Fame in 2002, Softball Quebec was forced to stop nominating him as Provincial Coach of the Year in order to give an opportunity for other coaches to win the award, which certainly demonstrates the amount of respect he has garnered in his province.

Claude is also an exceptional administrator. He is the founder of Quebec’s softball Sport-study program (high school) and is also in charge of all indoor planning for the six Quebec Teams in their elite program. He manages the provincial training centre perfectly, contracting top softball professionals and making sure all teams and coaches have all the necessary equipment to perform at a high level. Claude has dedicated his entire life to coaching, and Softball Canada is very pleased to recognize him for all of his contributions to our sport.

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