Winter training is coming up! For those players registered in the LL/JR age groups the first practice is planned for Thursday, October 24 from 17:30 to 19:00 in the JFK old gym. For those registered in the TB/ML age groups the first practice is planned for this Friday, October 25 from 18:00 to 19:30. Please remember to bring shoes suitable for the indoor gym and don’t forget a glove.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to reg@allbb.de.
The winter training of the ALLBB is expected to start at the end of October. More information will be provided soon.
If you are interested in the ALLBB or the RAMS-Team, come to the JFKS 2019 Information Fair! The Kennedy School will be holding the Information Fair on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, from 19:00 – 20:30 hrs in the Aula (auditorium). The Fair is not only open to JFK members, but to all interested students and their parents.
The Baseball Division of the JKF Sport Club will be there as well. Stop by! We are happy to answer your questions. Of if you have already decided to join us in the next season, we will of course be glad to help you with the registration.
Date: Wednesday, 4/9/2019, 7 – 8.30 p.m.
Place: Aula (auditiorium) at John F. Kennedy School, Teltower Damm 87-93, 14167 Berlin.
We are looking forward to see a lot of baseball junkies at our stand! See you there!
This year’s ALLBB baseball season has come to an end far too quickly. On Saturday, June 22nd, the last matches took place in Sachtlebenstraße, the last team snacks were eaten, the barbecue was heated and of course the Snack Shack was plundered for the last time. We will miss this intensive training and playing time!
Our conclusion of the season: All 16 teams in the T-Ball, Minor and Little League have developed great and learned a lot over the summer. The games on Saturday were – no question – fought hard for every inning, but the fun was always in the first place. With the exception of the day of the Opening Ceremony, the weather god was kind to us. We really had mostly sunny and dry weather. Surely this contributed once more to the fact that also the families and the spectators could really enjoy the Saturday: Best baseball weather, great atmosphere, lots of baseball flair and German-American atmosphere in Sachtlebenstraße. It’s no wonder that on the last day, melancholy came up here and there on the pitch and on the sidelines.
But after the season is before the season that starts in April 2020. If you would like to register, you can find the registration form here: Registration-form-2020_Rev_012DPU. All players who register for the coming summer season can also register for the winter training starting in October: WBL Combined 2019_2020_Rev_01. Also very important: ALLBB is always looking for volunteers to provide administrative or on-site support on the pitch: ALLBB Volunteer Form 2019-2020_Rev_00.
The ALLBB Board is always available for questions or suggestions: info@allbb.de.
We would like to thank all the players, their families, the many volunteers who made this season possible, as well as all those interested in baseball. We wish you a wonderful summer time, relaxing holidays and look forward to seeing you again in autumn or April 2020!
Play ball!
With ALLBB winding down on 2019, we want to wish our players that also play in the BSVBB league a great season. We have players from the Eagles, Challengers, Wizards, Sluggers, Road Runners and of course our SC JFKS Rams. Finally a special congratulations to Johann O’Brien and Kyran Norgren for being selected to the 2019 Under12 German National team. They will be playing in Czech Republic for the European Championships in early July! Good luck – we are very proud to have you also in ALLBB!
Here you go with the current schedule for the last Gameday (06/22/2019):
| GD 10 – June 22nd | field A | field B | ||
| home | away | home | away | |
| 09:00-10:00 | Red Sox | Brewers | Padres | Nationals |
| 10:15-12:15 | Braves | Pirates | Mets | Blue Jays |
| 12:30-14:30 | Reds | D`Backs | Giants | Cardinals |
| 14:45-16:45 | Rockies | Astros | Twins | Rangers |
Complete Gameday Schedule here.
Where can I find field A? Who is our Umpire this matchday? Or when will the Minor League teams start playing? And when does my shift in the Snack Shack start? Ask us! The ALLBB Board usually takes care of all matters of the club in the background. But since last week the members of the boards are also recognizable by their blue T-shirts on match days and are always happy to help.
Next Saturday, May 11th, the remaining photo shootings of the teams Padres, Twins and Giants will take place. There will also be two replacement photo slots for players who were unable to make it to the 4 May date. But only portraits will be taken here, no team photos!
| Sat. May 11th | 08:00 – 08:30 | Padres (TB) | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Nachfotos TB | ||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Giants (ML) | ||
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Nachfotos ML / LL | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Twins (LL) |
One of the special highlights of the ALLBB season are the photos that all players receive at the end as a reminder of the great summer: The individual single photos and the team photo. On 4th and 11th of May the time has come again. The photographer comes to the field. Here is the schedule with the slots for all teams. A big request: Please arrive on time, the schedule is very tight! Questions will be answered by the coaches or the board at info@allbb.de.
Btw see here for Gameday Schedule: 4th May 2019
| ALLBB season 2019 – photo day scheduling | |||
| time | team | has to be finished until | |
| Sat. May 04th | 08:00 – 08:20 | Brewers (TB) | 09:00 h |
| 08:20 – 08:40 | Nationals (TB) | 09:00 h | |
| 08:40 – 09:00 | Red Sox (TB) | 09:00 h | |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Mets (ML) | 10:15 h | |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Cardinals (ML) | 10:15 h | |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Pirates (ML) | 10:15 h | |
| PAUSE | |||
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Braves (ML) | 12:30 h | |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Blue Jays (ML) | 12:30 h | |
| 11:10 – 11:40 | Rangers (LL) | 12:30 h | |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Rockies (LL) | 12:30 h | |
| PAUSE | |||
| 12:30 – 12:50 | D`Backs (LL) | 14:45 h | |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | Reds (LL) | 14:45 h | |
| 13:10 – 13:40 | Astros (LL) | 14:45 h | |
| Sat. May 11th | 08:00 – 08:30 | Padres (TB) | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Nachfotos TB | ||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Giants (ML) | ||
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Nachfotos ML / LL | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Twins (LL) | ||
We waited a long time with a lot of excitement, last Saturday it was finally time: With the Opening Day on April 13th, the 14th ALLBB Baseball Season started at the Sachtlebenstraße field. Around 200 children from ten nations – USA, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, France, but also Japan, China, Spain and the United Kingdom – will be taking part this year. They will practice in four T-Ball, six Minor League and six Little League teams until the end of June and play against each other in the ALLBB.
Although the weather was snowy and bitterly cold in April, for many volunteers the day began early in the morning: The baseball field was prepared, the snack shack stocked and the barbecue set up. Already at eight o’clock the first T-Ballers arrived, their games (the first of the day) were scheduled before the official Opening Ceremony. For many it was the second season, so the reunion joy among the youngest players was correspondingly high. Some of the 4- to 6-year-olds, on the other hand, are there for the first time – also great excitement for kids and parents. Finding yourself as a team, getting to know the field, grasping the basics of the game and above all having fun – that was the goal of the first T-Ball games this morning.
After the T-Ball games, the official part of the day began at 10 a.m.: The traditional Opening Ceremony, where all ALLBB teams present each other on the baseball field. Following the year to year tradition, the Color Guards marched onto the field. The Bees Knees sang a-capella interpretations of the German and American national anthem as well as the classic “Take me out to the ball game.”
Florian Schlehofer, President of ALLBB, welcomed all players and their families in his speech. He admitted: “I know that we parents and coaches have a two goal approach – to see our children and their teams win”. But he reminded us that it is much more important to give the children the desire to play baseball and teach values: fairness, team spirit, courage, discipline and above all – lots of fun. “Let’s all work towards that,” he reiterated to the children, parents and volunteers. The ALLBB President thanked the latter and pointed out that ALLBB would not exist without the outstanding commitment of many helpers and volunteers: coaches, referees, team moms and many, many others. The guest of honor at this year’s Opening Ceremony, Scott Robinson, also underlined this. The deputy cultural affairs officer at the US Embassy has been associated with ALLBB for many years through his sons Ashton and Jack. It was therefore a great honor for his son Jack to catch the first “pitch” of the season which was made by Scott. For the record the pitch was definitely a strike and a great catch!
While the Minor League and the Little League started their season after them Opening Ceremony, many T-Ballers and their parents could already enjoy the first hamburger, cheeseburger and hot dogs of the season. What makes the ALLBB so special quickly became apparent: the great atmosphere with the best of the American “way of life” combined with German traditions: Family time on the baseball field, meeting friends, the best barbecue and lots of baseball on or off the field. Conclusion of the day, which only slowly ended in the early evening: Being out on the field again was great, an exciting opening day. Just to say it short: a great start for ALLBB 2019!
Here you go for Presidents adress: presidents_address_ALLBBopeningday_final
