Blog #3- Baseball Calgary

One community that I am involved in is with Baseball Calgary.  Last year I was brought into this community as an assistant coach to their bantam triple A team.  Baseball Calgary runs a very high competitive program.  Although Baseball Calgary does not seem like a typical community, it is built up of a variety of different members.  The first group of this community would be the team and the coaches.  New members are brought into this group every year and it is important that we as the coaches help with bringing all of the players together to create a successful team.  The next group in this community would be the Baseball Calgary Board of Directors.  Without the board, the teams would be without uniforms, equipment, there would be no fundraisers to help raise money for travel to tournaments.  Also part of this board, are members who spend time with marketing the organization, managing the facilities, etc.  Finally, the last group that is part of this community would be the parents and volunteers.  Personally I believe that this is the most important part because of all the work that they do behind the scenes.  If it were not for this group, it would not be possible for the organization to field a team.    

What brings this community together is the determination to produce a team that can generate wins and be one of the best teams in the league.  Winning would probably be the highest priority for this community but also the development of younger players entering the league and trying to make the top teams.  This community has had many successes with a few of its players being drafted by major league teams and many playing for Baseball Canada representing our country. 

                A way that this community can better itself is to try and setup a few more fundraisers during the off season.  If it is able to raise more money, it will be possible to continue development on their facility at Inland Park and potentially expand by building more facilities.  What makes this difficult is trying to get full commitment from volunteers.  If we can get volunteers helping in our community we will also be able to expand bringing in more players and coaches to develop making it even stronger.