Thank you to all players who came to the Team Ontario try-outs for 2012.

The next step in the selection process will be our East-West Scrimmage on May 13th, 2012. The scrimmage will be held at McMaster University at 10:00am. Registration will begin at 9:00am. This is an INVITE-ONLY scrimmage of players that have attended one of our tryouts. It will be after this scrimmage that the final 40 man Rosters will be selected. 

All players who will be invited to the May 13th Scrimmage will be notified by Saturday April 28th by one of the coaches on the Team Ontario East and West Coaching Staffs. 

Any players that do not receive a phone call or email invitation to this scrimmage did not make the final cut for 2012. We encourage you to come out again next year for the tryouts. 

Please note that Pre-registration for Team Ontario tryouts the weekend of April 21/22, 2012 is closed on Friday April 20th at 12pm. You may still register at the door. 

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April 10, 2012

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OFA IN CONJUNCTION WITH BURLINGTON MINOR TO HOST 2012 FLAG FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Football Canada is proud to announce that the 2012 Flag Football U-16 and U-18 National Championships are coming to Southern Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe region, July 27 - 31. The Flag Nationals will be hosted by the Ontario Football Alliance (OFA) in conjunction with Burlington Minor Football Association (BMFA) at Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario. The championships return to the province of Ontario after Football Nova Scotia successfully hosted the event at Dalhousie University.

The 2011 edition of the Flag Football National Championships hosted over 160 athletes representing seven provinces and one territory in Halifax. It also marked the first entry of a team from the Northwest Territories into the event.

Quebec won a pair of gold medals in the female U16 and U18 divisions against P.E.I. and Ontario respectively. Manitoba captured the female U16 bronze medal with a 31-20 win against Saskatchewan.

On the male side of the draw, British Columbia captured gold in the U16 division with a 48-12 win against Alberta while Manitoba won bronze after defeating Saskatchewan 42-32. Host Nova Scotia edged Quebec 16-15 to capture the U18 male gold medal while Manitoba beat British Columbia 27-20 to win bronze.

About Football Canada

Established in 1884, Football Canada is the national governing body of amateur football in Canada and a proud member of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Working closely with the provincial football associations, we develop programs and resources for players, coaches, officials in the three disciplines of Tackle, Flag and Touch Football. Football Canada’s vision statement is “from playground to stadium” where players can participate in the game of football throughout a lifetime recreationally, competitively and internationally.

DESCRIPTION OF EVALUATOR TRAINING

The Ontario Football Alliance (OFA) and Football Canada are recruiting coaches to become Evaluators for the Competition-Introduction context of the NCCP.   Applicants that are accepted will receive one full day of training.  This course is also the first module to the Competition-Introduction Head Coach program of NCCP and so head coaches are strongly encouraged to apply.

Details:

·When: Saturday, April 14, 2012 (8:30am – 6pm)

·Where: Rockcliff Park Public School, Ottawa, Ontario Map

 

Goals of Evaluator Training

Upon completion of training, evaluators will:

·       Understand the specific policies and procedures for coach evaluation and certification

·       Understand the overall process of evaluation (pre-brief, observation, de-brief, and action plan)

·       Understand the outcomes, criteria, and evidences upon which the evaluation tool is built

·       Utilize the coach evaluation tools

·       Provide consistent judgment in evaluating the coaches

·       Understand the Code of Conduct and the potential ramifications of failure to abide by the Code.

Outline of Evaluator Training

The Evaluator course is composed of four modules:

1.     Role of the Evaluator

2.     Understanding the evaluation process

3.     Introduction to evaluation tools

4.     Formal observation process

The Evaluator course will be led by a certified Master Evaluator.  Using training methods and resources, Evaluators will be provided with the necessary tools to evaluate “Position Coaches” within the Competition-Introduction coaching context.  This will be done through an 8 hour workshop which includes the following activities:

·       Min-lectures

·       Small and large group discussions

·       Workbook assignments

·       Practical modeling of the evaluation process

Each Evaluator will receive the following materials at the workshop:

·       Reference Manual

·       Workbook

·       Evaluator Training Guide (and Evaluation Toolkit)

Evaluator Form & Selection Criteria