About This Activity
Description
Participants will increase social skills, develop healthy, active habits and learn the value of teamwork, sportsmanship, game structure and strategy all in a fun and safe environment. Skills such as base running, hitting, fielding, throwing and catching will be learned and practiced. Score will not be kept. Please check with your local park for practice and game times and locations. Since 1993, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has partnered with the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Twins Community Fund to bring youth baseball and softball to children who would otherwise not have the opportunity or funds to enjoy America's past-time. The support from the Twins Community Fund provides uniforms, gloves and equipment s as well as funding for baseball and softball field renovations. Each season, the Minnesota Twins RBI program involves more than 2,500 boys and girls. Upon registration for this program, participants agree to follow MPRB requirements related to face coverings and physical distancing. Face coverings are required indoors at all MPRB facilities, unless otherwise specified by MPRB as part of athletics protocol.
Gloves provided free of charge by MN. Twins Community Fund, once registrations is complete. Games are played on Saturdays at various parks in South Minneapolis. Weeknight practice is may change based on volunteer coach availability. We are looking for volunteer coaches. If you are interested in coaching please contact the park at longfellow@minneapolisparks.org.
Activity Category
Sports
Location
Longfellow #02 Baseball (60/46) at Longfellow Park
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