We hope this communication from your friends at DISCANADA, Ontario's disc sports organization, finds you in good spirits and raring to go for a season soon to be under way. This is the start of a monthly newsletter called diskraze. In the days ahead, we will be unveiling a number of exciting initiatives that will benefit the whole disc community and elevate our sport....stay tuned! With this inaugural newsletter, we want to share some key announcements.
DISCANADA - receives PSO recognition
February 27th, 2006
On January 31st, 2006 - DISCANADA - Disc Involvement Society of Canada Ontario made application to the Ministry of Health Promotion to secure, for the first time, official disc sports recognition and funding to support growth by becoming a PSO (Provincial Sports Organization). The current board and executive are pleased to report that we've met all the criteria and received full recognition as of February 27th, 2006. THIS IS A MAJOR ADVANCEMENT FOR OUR SPORT. From this point onward, a strategic plan to grow the disciplines at the grass root level, while providing a heightened level of support for existing clubs and leagues, can now be put into play. All disc sports shall rejoice!.
DISCANADA is proud to announce the launch of its website at www.discanada.org. Details covering DISCANADA'S bylaws, business plan, constitution, insurance programs, disc sport overviews and resources will be a click away to download and action within your club. Site content will continue to build on a daily basis. Your role will be to share the resources and create educational opportunities and programs within your region. We will be offering FREE registration services to member clubs this spring and expanding our initiatives across the province throughout the summer and into the fall. We have partners and sponsors ready to help you save money and to help promote these magnificent games and sports in the educational community.
"Ready, Set, Coach!" is the driving theme behind an exciting new initiative to recruit, develop and celebrate Ontario's coaches. The Coaches Association of Ontario, with support of the Government of Ontario, is launching a special, week- long celebration from April 22nd to 29th in dozens of communities across the province. Ontario Coaches Week activities will offer free workshops targeting new coaches, women, aboriginals and teacher coaches. Through a wide range of fun and interactive events, close to 1,000 coaches - from the novice to the veteran - will benefit from access to experienced mentors, free resource materials, and various networking opportunities.
For more information about Ontario Coaches Week please visit www.coachesontario.ca. Even though we currently have no formal coaching programs, they are in the works and DISCANADA will deliver a coaches program for ultimate this year. In the mean time, there's levels prior to the practical that need to be digested and these are usually costly, so take advantage of the governments' free program and build a solid coaching foundation now, click below and.....
Attached is a link to a "travelling road show" on safety, first aid, fitness and emergency response to sports fitness and injuries. The courses and course materials are provided by industry professionals and are reasonably priced. We suggest you elect someone from your team and/or organization to attend at least one of the many of the available sessions, should these be held in your area. Click below to see the offerings, locations, dates and .....
We are excited about receiving recognition and look forward to working closely with your association, club, group, league or organization to help offer a better product to your members, while delivering proper guidelines and operating practices for Boards of sporting entities.
Thank you for interest and support of DISCANADA, at its current "embryo" stage. Our ongoing commitment is to provide valuable savings opportunities to more efficiently run clubs as well as monthly disc community updates to broaden the awareness of the wider disc community. This initial email blitz has been distributed to as many contacts as possible in the Ontario disc sports scene, please help us to pass the message on and forward this to a few disc colleagues.
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