A 10 yr old's Field of Dreams: Youth Clinics

The Bourne Braves do a lot of community service, but the aspect of community involvement that separates the Braves from all the other teams around is their Youth Clinics. Every team does have a youth clinic program that they offer to the community but the Brave’s is at the head of the class.
    The program runs by the week for six weeks throughout the summer. Participants get to pick their week they wish to learn from the players and coaches who take the field every night for the Braves. The clinics are organized and run by an intern with the Braves in coordination with the pitching coach, Josh MacDonald. 
    Some weeks the turnout is reasonable with about 45 participants, but other weeks have seen upwards of 75 kids, all of whom are under the supervision of the five workers. Somehow they make it go off without a hitch.
    At the end of each week the kids get shirts for their participation and the players sign everything from hats and gloves to even an arm, which more often than not leads to the declaration “I’m never showering again!’ by the kids.
    The icing on the cake of the week is when the kids come to the game of the week and go on the field and stand next to their favorite players for the National Anthem. No other league offers this close of a connection between fans and players than the Cape League, and no other team does it better than the Braves.

  

For just $75.00, our clinics are Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am - 11:30 am at Doran Park with check-in and warm-up from 9:00 - 9:30 am. Rain or shine we will be playing baseball. Coach Josh MacDonald will be running the 2011 clinics with several Braves players.  Clinics are for boys and girls ages 5-12 and will take place during the following weeks the summer of 2011:

Week 1 – June 27 – June 30
Week 2 – July 5 – 8
Week 3 – July 11 - 14
Week 4 – July 18 – 21
Week 5 – July 25 – 28
Week 6 – Aug. 1 – 3 (This week the clinic will run M-W, 9-12:30)

NEW THIS YEAR
Week 4 – July 18 – 21
The Bourne Braves would like to offer an opportunity for the older baseball players that want to improve their level of play. This week only, we are offering a clinic for players 12 to 15 years old to work with the college level players and coaches  help them improve their skills. They will be playing on the Bourne Braves field.

Check out the Registration form here!