I hope everyone has enjoyed their summer vacation.
A few reminders here.
On September 5th (Labor Day) – Sachtlebenstrasse
Tom and myself will be working out at the field. Our main goal is getting the 3rd base dugout on field B (in the back) winter ready. We are going to nail the walls in since they are loose, paint it green. (that means buying some more paint again about 70-80€.)
If anyone has the urge to come out and help please do so. The dugout that was wrecked during the season has been repaired and painted. It is not perfect, but does the job it is intended to do.
September 7th – JFK Information Fair – JFK School
During the info fair we usually have a table and Christine uses pictures from ALLBB on the lap top, sign-ups for new kids, recruit new possible coaches, Winter baseball, etc. It would be great if we could have several ALLBB volunteers there to help set up take down and answer questions.
On September 17th – JFK School
ALLBB will have the batting cage at the JFK Verein fun day.
The Friday evening before (16th) Thomas and I will set up the cage at JFK.
We need to come up with a schedule of who is available to help out that day.
Take Care
Gregg Norgren
Registration is under way for the winter baseball 2016/17 and the 2017 ALLBB season. Links to the forms can be found bellow.
Winter Baseball Registration T-Ball Minor 2016-2017 Fridays
Winter Baseball Registration LL 2016-2017 Thursdays
Registration Form 2017 ALLBB TeeBall / MinorLeague / Little League & Juniors
More information can be at our registration page.
*UPDATE: We’ve updated our registration and now added the possibility for electronic registration, please visit our REGISTRATION or ANMELDUNG page for the forms and instructions. February 22nd, 2017
Hello ALLBB Community,
I want to thank all of you for everything you have done this season. The season was hard considering the dugout fiasco and the walls being kicked out three times, the snack shack break ins, etc.
Winter baseball is filling up fast this year and we are looking for coaches for both days (Thursdays LL and Fridays Teeball and Minors) to help out. The more coaches we have the more stations we can run and that gives the kids more one on one quality practice time. Please let us know if you are interested in helping out.
Please remember to sign up NOW for next year if you already know you are going to play. This will help us in the fall when we are preparing orders for uniforms.
Many of you have expressed changing the rules, like the infield out field rotation, sliding, stealing, pitchers circle, if kids are half way to a base when the ball is in the circle, they get the base, etc. Talk to us send them in, then come to the next General assembly meeting and bring it up there also. We can then discuss it and vote on it well before the season even starts.
Speaking of the GA meeting, many of the Board members are stepping back including myself. Please pick up an info sheet at the Registration table to see which Board positions will be open for next year. The date of the General Assembly meeting will be shared when know.
Thanks for helping out,
Commissioner Gregg Norgren
The game times are as usual.
09:00 – Giants and Pirates – Field A
09:30 – Red Sox and Phillies – Field B
11:15 – Mets and Reds – Field A
11:15 – Cubs and Tigers – Field B
13:30 – Braves and A’s – Field A
13:30 – Brewers and Blue Jays – Field B
*Home field will be awarded per coin toss.
The ALLBB season will officially come to an end after the Little League games.
Circa 16:00 Junior fun game & end of the year volunteer party
The juniors will be playing the coaches, the board, the umpires etc,… in a fun game.
Das Island of Baseball – Summer Camp findet vom 25.07.16 – 28.07.16 in der ersten Ferienwoche statt. Präsentiert wird das Island of Baseball Camp von den Berlin Sluggers e.V.
Unsere Trainingsziele sind das Fordern und Fördern der physischen, psychischen und technisch- taktischen Bereiche des Baseball/Softball
Täglich von 9.30 Uhr bis 12.30 Uhr
Location: Paul-Rusch Stadion (Kölner Damm) Baseballplatz und Turnhalle bei Schlechtwetter
TeilnehmerInnen: Kinder und Jugendliche zwischen 6-16 Jahren mit viel oder wenig Erfahrung im Baseball/Softball
Unsere TrainerInnen sind alle langjährig aktiv im Baseball und Softball tätig. Alle Camp-Coaches haben eine Berufsausbildung mit pädagogischem Schwerpunkt.
Campinhalte: Hitting, Throwing, Running, Taktik und Spiele
Kosten: 99 € pro TeilnehmerIn (Geschwisterkinder 5% Rabatt)
Anmeldung: Registrierung erfolgt online: https://baseballschoolberlin.com/island-of-baseball-summer-camp/
Dear JFKS Community,
as many of you know, one of our students, Justin, recently passed away. It has been a very big shock to our tight-knit community and our thoughts and prayers go to him and his family. Many have approached me to ask how they can help the family in this time of need. Here is how you can help…
The Berlin Scouting community is organizing a memorial service, with the assistance of the JFKS, for Justin on Tuesday, June 14th, followed by a reception, which will be open to the JFKS community. We will need the support of your donations to make this possible. If you would like to help, please send your donation to the JFKS Verein and include (under Zweck): “For Justin”. More details about the memorial service will be announced next week.
Thank you so much for your support.
Vanessa Hansen
On Monday June 6th several of our Kids traveled to the home of the Flamingos in northern Berlin to Participate in the MLB-PAA clinic with MLB alumni Todd Haney and Desmond “Desi” Relaford.
Provided we have good weather our GOAL IS TO GET ALL OF OUR PHOTOGRAPHS DONE ON JUNE 11TH. Please work with your players to have everyone available. Makeup day is on June 18th but we will specify a time and any makeups will have to conform to our schedule regardless of when they are scheduled to play that day.
Here is the plan:
0800 – 0900
Photographer 1: ML teams – Cubs and Pirates (0900 game start Field A – Note: ML teams go directly from the photo shoot to the field for 0900 game)
Photographer 2: TB teams – Red Sox and Phillies (Field B – Note: TB starts later if necessary but this is normal)
0900 – 1000
Photographer 1: ML teams – Giants and Tigers (1115 start Field A – Note: Leaves one hour to warm up before game)
Photographer 2: ML teams – Reds and Mets (1115 start Field B – Note: Leaves one hour to warm up before game)
BREAK – Flex time to catch up on stragglers
1100 – 1200 UPDATE 1045 – 1115
Photographer 1: LL teams – Blue Jays and Brewers (1330 start Field A – Note: Photographer has to leave at 1120 – 1:45 min hour to warm up before game)
1100 – 1200
Photographer 2: LL teams – Braves and A’s (1330 start Field B – Note: Leaves 1 ½ hour to warm up before game)
LUNCH BREAK
1330 – 1430
Photographer 1: Junior teams – White Sox and Yankees (1600 start Field A)
June 18th is makeup/weather delay day but if we work things right we should be able to get this done on the 11th.
