East Selkirk Recreation Association

 

**BASEBALL DIRECTOR REQUIRED URGENTLY**

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please contact Blake Burnett (ESRA Facility Manager at eastselkirkrec@gmail.com) or any of our current board members.

 

Baseball in East Selkirk is handled by Red River Valley Baseball (RRVB). Please refer to this website for additional information: http://redrivervalleybaseball.ca/. The ESRA offers a youth baseball program each spring in affiliation with RRVB. The season starts near the end of April and finishes at the end of June. Teams are coached by parent volunteers and are an essential component of a successful season. The number of teams we have is dependent on registration and volunteer coaches. All coaches are required to complete the Respect in Sport online training program.

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Rally Cap Program (7U)

The Rally Cap Program is a baseball initiation program and is designed to enhance players' and coaches' first experience with the game. The program helps teams teach players the five FUNdamentals of baseball in a fun and safe environment. Baseball Manitoba has adopted Baseball Canada's Rally Cap as the entry level, or initiation program for the 4 - 7 age group. The format involves three teams of six players that meet at the park at the same time. Two teams play a 20-minute game, while one team practices in the outfield. Every 20 minutes they switch, so that each team plays offense and defense and has one practice in the 60-minute session.

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Rally Cap Program Goals

1. Create a fun environment in which children and adults are actively engaged together in the game of baseball.

2. Develop fundamental motor skills, teach baseball skills, and basic rules to our players.

3. Experience success with an emphasis on good sportsmanship.

4. Promote increased self-esteem among Rally Cap children and adults.

5. Recruiting new coaches and volunteers.

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Grand Slam (9U) (and Coaching Information)

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Grand Slam is the official 9U program for Baseball Manitoba. This Baseball Canada Program is designed to develop skills in our young players by reducing team sizes and encouraging touches of the baseball through practice and game situations. The Grand Slam Program is designed to promote physical development of children through the game of baseball. The program helps develop physical literacy by using a modified game to teach the basic baseball skills to children and ensure success.

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Grand Slam Program Goals

1. Create a healthy environment in which children of various levels of ability find pleasure in learning baseball.

2. Initiate or pursue the development of basic baseball skills and strategies for players.

3. Teach and develop sportsmanship in the context of healthy competition.

4. Develop and promote self-esteem in children.

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More information can be found here.

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11U to 18U information available on RRVB website.