Australian Baseball and Softball in Development Partnership
Australian Baseball and Softball Australia have joined forces and entered into a joint research program for further development of the sports with the help of the Australian Sports Commission.
The program aims at developing pilot programs in targeted growth areas throughout Australia, developing joint schools and participation for boys and girls and providing pathways from schools to local clubs.
With proactive support from the Australian Sports Commission the program also aims to improve mutual administrative efficiency, remove potential duplication of similar programs and create pathways from successful Teeball participation to regular club participation.
But as Australian Baseball’s new President, Ron Finlay explains, the joint program will eradicate this duplication of effort that has in the past led to limited development for both sports.
'The program will help to extend and increase the available resources to both programs and develop more effective programs which are mutually beneficial,' Mr Finlay said.
'The program will enable Australian Baseball and Softball Australia to collectively target growth areas at a lesser cost to each Federation, using the same resources and to reach a wider market.'
Softball Australia’s new President Daryl Clout is excited about the future prospects of the program.
'The program will present some interesting challenges,' Mr Clout says. 'Both to our respective organizations and to those who view the sports as separate and unrelated.'
Mr Clout acknowledges that Australian Baseball and Softball Australia have separately developed similar schools and participation programs based on Teeball, which is generally viewed as an introduction to both sports, with mixed results.
'School Teeball is extremely popular nationwide,' Mr Clout said. 'However, both organizations are failing to capitalize on this popularity and convert school participants to regular players.'
The joint program follows the success of similar programs, which have been adopted throughout the similar sized federations in Europe including United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy where government bodies promote co-operation and rationalization of programs between similar sports like Baseball and Softball.
These federations are involved in a fact-finding program and observation of their successful programs by Australian Baseball and Softball Australia.
For further information, please contact:
Neil King
National Executive Director, Australian Baseball
Tel: +61 (0)2 9437 4466
Mobile: +61 (0)409 361644
Neil Dalrymple
National Executive Director
Softball Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9729 5200
Mobile: +61 (0)413 020 002
The program aims at developing pilot programs in targeted growth areas throughout Australia, developing joint schools and participation for boys and girls and providing pathways from schools to local clubs.
With proactive support from the Australian Sports Commission the program also aims to improve mutual administrative efficiency, remove potential duplication of similar programs and create pathways from successful Teeball participation to regular club participation.
But as Australian Baseball’s new President, Ron Finlay explains, the joint program will eradicate this duplication of effort that has in the past led to limited development for both sports.
'The program will help to extend and increase the available resources to both programs and develop more effective programs which are mutually beneficial,' Mr Finlay said.
'The program will enable Australian Baseball and Softball Australia to collectively target growth areas at a lesser cost to each Federation, using the same resources and to reach a wider market.'
Softball Australia’s new President Daryl Clout is excited about the future prospects of the program.
'The program will present some interesting challenges,' Mr Clout says. 'Both to our respective organizations and to those who view the sports as separate and unrelated.'
Mr Clout acknowledges that Australian Baseball and Softball Australia have separately developed similar schools and participation programs based on Teeball, which is generally viewed as an introduction to both sports, with mixed results.
'School Teeball is extremely popular nationwide,' Mr Clout said. 'However, both organizations are failing to capitalize on this popularity and convert school participants to regular players.'
The joint program follows the success of similar programs, which have been adopted throughout the similar sized federations in Europe including United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy where government bodies promote co-operation and rationalization of programs between similar sports like Baseball and Softball.
These federations are involved in a fact-finding program and observation of their successful programs by Australian Baseball and Softball Australia.
For further information, please contact:
Neil King
National Executive Director, Australian Baseball
Tel: +61 (0)2 9437 4466
Mobile: +61 (0)409 361644
Neil Dalrymple
National Executive Director
Softball Australia
Tel: +61 (0)3 9729 5200
Mobile: +61 (0)413 020 002