2012 Annual Report - Softball Australia

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Acting CEO’s Report Sustainability Our national events provide an opportunity to showcase our sport, promote the sport and enhance spectator involvement. Last year we established the Event Review Committee to evaluate and review all aspects of the current national events program. The intention of the review was to develop an effective, commercially viable and sustainable national events program. Michael Shields, Softball Victoria Board Member, was appointed to conduct interviews throughout Australia with coaches, officials, administrator, participants and spectators to seek feedback regarding our national events program. The report indicated a need for similar standards across all tournaments, provide a better focus on our volunteers and to improve the overall atmosphere of these events to engage and attract more spectators. The Event Review established short, medium and long term goals that need to be finalised in consultation with our Member States, such as: • trial combined events (eg U17 Boys and Girls same venue) or Gilley’s Shield and U17 Girls • a review of the national events calendar, including all Softball events (international, national and state) with the purpose of improving the current schedule • trial a proposed event model at one event, eg U17 • develop a full working document for a centralised event program which includes procedures, processes, costings and case studies • identified and recruited volunteer SCCP Coaches to deliver the pilot programs in each state and established baseline numbers for FY12 and FY13 (as part of planning/pilots) • finalised the national ISP strategy and the membership model for remote Indigenous communities, launched the ISP program in Canberra on 23 March with MOU sign-off in Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia • 7,896 ISP participants through various initiatives In High Performance: • delivery of six National Catchers and Battery Camps in ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic and WA • development and implementation of a national Strength and Conditioning program for Open and U19 • review and restructure of the National Elite Development program with the focus on the Daily Training Environment (DTE) • establishment of a National Coaches Leadership group, which includes the formation of the National Coaching Committee and establishment of the Battery Reference Group with work commencing on the National Softball Coaches Guidelines Our deliverables Over the past 12 months we have achieved many of our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). In participation: • finalised the Softball Batter Up (SBU) program and Kids Zone for associations and clubs and delivered 25 pilot programs, with 1,517 SBU participants taking part • appointed a National Community Coach Coordinator and three coordinators to develop the SCCP resources • conducted four Softball Community Coach pilot programs to compile feedback on the induction course resources and delivery methodology. Stacey Webber Stacey Webber (Qld) was one of the standouts for the Aussie Pride team with impressive statistics that included a batting average of 0.556, a huge 14 RBI display from 6 games (6 singles, 1 double and 3 home runs) and a slugging average of 1.111 Image courtesy Donkin Gook Photography. SOFTBALL AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Page | 7
Acting CEO’s Report Building partnerships and engagement of stakeholders Our partnership with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and engagement with our Member States is vital to Softball Australia’s future growth and viability in this ever change sporting environment. I would like to acknowledge the ongoing support and assistance of the ASC’s David Crocker, Kim Williams, Andrew Pratley, Peter Topp, David Simpson, Jonathan Grady, Michael McGovern, Holly French, and numerous others who, behind the scenes, continue to support our many programs and initiatives. We continued to work closely with the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to deliver our Indigenous Softball Program to remote communities in rural and regional Australia. I would also like to acknowledge the staff and volunteers of all host associations who conducted national championships and events during 2011-12. An enormous amount of hard work goes into providing the facilities and infrastructure for such events to take place. It would also be remiss of me not to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful band of loyal partners and sponsors: • Australian Sports Commission • Australian Institute of Sport • Easton/Addlon Trading Our people My appreciation is extended to the directors, staff and volunteers of Softball Australia and our Member States who continue to make an invaluable contribution to the management and governance of the sport in Australia. Their hard work, dedication and passion cannot be underestimated and will continue to be required as we take Softball forward together. Softball is heading into a new era both on and off the diamond. While we wait for a decision regarding the joint Baseball/Softball submission to the International Olympic Committee for the 2020 program, it is the responsibility of all stakeholders to unite and tackle the immediate challenges confronting us. These challenges include ensuring that the game stays relevant for the next generation and provide quality participation and pathway opportunities for both the recreational participant and future national team representatives. Looking forward Indigenous Role Model, Jeff Goolagong (ACT), Open Men’s Team, Aussie Steelers Our five year strategic plan has provided the sport with a foundation for sustained growth and reform. We will continue to deliver our KPIs over the next 12 months: • implement the first stage of the revised or new national events program SOFTBALL AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Page | 8
Page 1 and 2: ANNUAL Report 2012 DIVERSITY COMMUN
Page 3 and 4: Contents Highlights ...............
Page 5 and 6: Highlights Transitions Aussie Steel
Page 7 and 8: Chairman’s Report be made at the
Page 9: Acting CEO’s Report Congratulatio
Page 13 and 14: ASC Message Message from the Austra
Page 15 and 16: Strategic Plan • effective commun
Page 17 and 18: Organisational Structure Organisati
Page 19 and 20: New Branding for National Teams Sof
Page 21 and 22: High Performance Elite competition
Page 23 and 24: High Performance Events Review In F
Page 25 and 26: Membership Membership Management Pl
Page 27 and 28: Membership Membership breakdown (co
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Page 31 and 32: Member Recognition 2011 Softball Au
Page 33 and 34: Member Recognition Peta Edebone Pet
Page 35 and 36: Member Recognition SOFTBALL AUSTRAL
Page 37 and 38: Member Recognition Paul Maisey Paul
Page 39 and 40: Member Recognition Softball Austral
Page 41 and 42: Coaching Coaching Our coaches conti
Page 43 and 44: Scoring Scoring The National Scorin
Page 45 and 46: Scoring Scoring courses Member Stat
Page 47 and 48: Scoring The NSC will continue its b
Page 49 and 50: Umpiring Umpiring National ACT NSW
Page 51 and 52: Umpiring Five year trend ACT NSW NT
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Page 55 and 56: Umpiring Helen Strauss (Qld) umpiri
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Page 59 and 60: Community Participation Softball WA
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Softball Community Coaching Program
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Softball Batter Up Softball Batter
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Softball Batter Up A new feature in
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Teams Teams Australian Open Men’s
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Teams Australian Open Women’s Tea
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Teams AIS Women’s Scholarships De
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Teams Australian U19 Men’s Squad
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International Results International
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International Results Argentina Cha
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Australian Championship Results Aus
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Australian Championship Results Nox
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Australian Championship Results Art
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Australian Championship Results Aus
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Other National Results Internationa
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Life Members/Hall of Fame Name Year
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ISF Hall of Fame Inductees ISF Hall
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Partners and Sponsors Partners and
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Glossary Glossary AASC AIS ASC BNOL
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