Welcome to the Orleans Amateur Fastball Assoc Home.
Serving Ottawa east, we offer softball programs for boys &
girls aged 5 to 23 in House, Select and Competitive leagues and include
the popular
Softball
Canada “Learn-to-Play” program for our younger players. Our summer
season begins in mid-May and wraps up in early July to mid-August (based
on age). We encourage fun and learning for all players and provide
training and clinics for our volunteer coaches. For further info call or
contact any member of the Board of Directors or by
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Help Wanted:
Are you between the age of 14 to
17? We are looking for 1 or 2 individuals to operate the pitching
machine. The pay is $10 per booked hour. Training is provided. If you
are interested contact Lise at 613-824-6787. |
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Skills Clinics:
We will be running skills clinics
for players (& coaches) on the following dates:
Pitchers
& Catchers - Thurs June 25 @6:15pm at Carriere and Thurs July 16
@6:15pm at Carriere.
Batting
- Sun July 12 @3:00pm at Pierre Rocque and Thurs July 16 @ 6:15pm
at Carriere.
For more info contact Mickey
Sarazin at 613-824-5765. |
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PWSA Midget Girls Provincial Qualifiers:
On the weekend of July 25 & 26 we
are proud to be hosting the qualifier tournament for Tier 2 Midget
Girls. This tournament promises to showcase some very exciting softball.
Come out and catch the action and cheer on the home team!.
Check here for details. |
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GREAT Deal: We
are pleased to announce our community partnership with both the
Boston
Pizza Restaurant (3884 Innes Road) and with
Broadway Bar &
Grill-Portobello (1967 Portobello Blvd,). Both of these fine local
restaurants have agreed to help minor softball in Orleans by providing
the Association a rebate for your patronage. Simply save your receipts
each time you visit and deposit them into the boxes at Pierre Rocque
Park. |
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The May 8, 2009 issue of the
Ottawa Citizen mentioned the Softball Ontario "10 commonly misunderstood
rules" in the Respect My Game Guide.
Read them here. |
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Park Improvement Draw:
On Sunday June 21st we held our Park
Improvement draw. Congratulations to our winners: Gab Anderson, Rowan
Wilson, Connor Boutet and Ainlsy Hos. |
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Parade of Lights:
Thanks to every one that were part of our entry in the 2008 Orleans
Parade of Lights. Our float looked great and we all had FUN.
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Volunteer
Awards:
Congratulations to our 2008
volunteer recognition award winner. Female Athlete Award of Excellence:
Elizabeth Bolduc; Male Athlete Award of Excellence: Dan Frayne; Most
Promising Umpire: Josh Warren; Mr Softball: Jim Taylor; Volunteer of the
Year: Rob Douthwright. |
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Batting Helmet Recall: US
Consumer Product Safety recall
Check
here |
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