Canada Summer Games

2025 Canada Summer Games

We are excited to begin the next cycle of our Canada Summer Games teams (male & female), which will be held in St. John's, Newfoundland in 2025!

Coaching Staff Announcement

Softball Saskatchewan is pleased to introduce the coaching staff for the 2024 Canada Summer games. For the women's team, we are proud to welcome Head Coach Nevada Delver (Saskatoon, SK), and for the men's team, David McCullough (Saskatoon, SK).

Women's Team Coaching Staff:

We are thrilled to welcome Madison Garchinski to the 2025 Canada Games Women’s Coaching staff! Madison joins us as a participant in the Coaches Association's Canada Games Apprentice Coach Program - Women in Coaching. Through this program, she will have the opportunity to grow and develop as a coach and will receive full accreditation as a coach at the Canada Games.

Nevada Delver is a Competition Development (Level 3) certified coach from Saskatoon, SK, with several years of experience in the competitive side of softball. Most recently, she served as an assistant coach at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. Over the past five years, Nevada has been actively involved in various programs in the Saskatoon area. She was also the head coach of the Softball Sask High Performance Program in 2018-2019, where she worked with competitive athletes in all aspects of the game.

Nevada is deeply passionate about softball and brings a strong understanding of high-performance athlete development to the Canada Games program. She is dedicated to sharing her energy and enthusiasm with athletes, helping them progress to the next level of play and competition.

“The Team Sask experience is a once-in-a-career opportunity for most athletes, and we have a lot of talent in our province,” Nevada says. “I'm excited about bringing these girls together and building a team that can best represent Saskatchewan at the 2025 Games."

Joining Nevada on her coaching staff is Ryan Ray (Saskatoon) and Karen Thull (Regina) as assistant coaches.

Men’s Team Coaching Staff:

Dave McCullough is a Competition Development (Level 3) certified coach from Saskatoon, SK, with over two and a half decades of involvement in softball. From playing as a child to coaching boys' and girls' teams at the local level and moving on to national-level men's and women's teams, Dave’s experience is vast. Most notably, he served as the head coach of the 2022 Canada Summer Games Men's team, which earned a silver medal.

Dave’s coaching resume is filled with accomplishments. He has guided his teams to four Western Canadian Championship gold medals—two with his son's teams and two with his daughter's teams. Additionally, he has secured gold at the U19 Canadian Championships with both of his children's teams.

In 2013, Dave coached Softball Saskatchewan’s first U21 Men’s team in a special replacement event for the Canada Games, the World International Tournament, where provincial and international teams competed. He was also part of the 2017 Canada Games Women's coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Dave’s passion for softball is evident through his longstanding commitment and the success he has achieved over the years. His drive to elevate teams from the grassroots to the highest levels of competition is a testament to his dedication. Known for his inspirational leadership and extensive knowledge, Dave has mentored numerous coaches and players, leading them to their own successes. His calm demeanor and strong coaching philosophy have made a lasting impact on many.

Joining Dave on his coaching staff for the 2025 Canada Summer Games are: