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Since its inception in 1994, the American Baseball Foundation Inc. has been successful in its role of an instructional center for both under-served youth in United States communities, (through the ABF Baseball & Academic Skills Instructional Course (BASIC); and also for youth from diverse communities on a worldwide basis.

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AMERICAN Baseball Foundation -
Lead Off Dinner 2012 (Printable Brochure)

    Featuring Hall of Fame great Andre Dawson
    Friday, February 3, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
    At THE CLUB, 1 Robert S. Smith Drive,
    Homewood, Alabama

    Information:

    Andre Dawson, Hall of Fame inductee in 2010, will be the featured speaker at the February 3rd, 2012 ABF Lead Off Dinner to be held at The Club in Birmingham, AL.

    Dawson whose five baseball tools propelled him to stardom both with the Montreal Expos and with the Chicago Cubs was an eight-time Gold Glove outfielder who stole 253 bases during his career. He overcame injuries at all levels of baseball.

For information contact:
David Osinski, American Baseball Foundation, at
205-558-4235 or email: abf@asmi.org

(Printable Brochure)

The American Baseball Foundation would like to thank the following Baseball Lead Off Dinner Sponsors:

American Baseball Foundation principal programs include:

BASIC 2011

American Baseball Foundation BASIC 2011

Pitching instruction is provided in these forms:

  • Individual lessons for pitchers/hitters at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Parent/player clinics in which instruction is given to the youth player and parent providing an opportunity for family education
  • Pitcher development courses for volunteer coaches who desire to assist their players in prolonging their careers. The international version of the ABF pitcher development courses runs for three days
  • Research related to pitching and the causal factors in youth pitching injury

Reading, math and sports programs for underserved children in the USA-

  • Baseball & Academic Skills Instructional Course (B.A.S.I.C.) combines reading and math related to baseball along with sport skill instruction that has encompassed baseball, softball, soccer, tennis
  • BASIC summer lasts for one or two weeks, offering elementary school children a full range of activities that relate to character development, healthy lifestyles and love of reading
  • BASIC after school that reorganizes BASIC summer curriculum into two-hour blocks for children who yearn to broaden their school experience
  • BASIC in school that delights children during the school day with a combination of reading and safe baseball/softball activities in a fun environment.

International Baseball Development

 

  • ABF educational programs for developing baseball countries include coach education courses, equipment donation and specialized schools related to pitching with the objective of partnering to provide a higher technical level to the youth playing baseball in the hosts countries.
  • International competition in the form of taking youth teams to underdeveloped countries to promote international exchange both culturally and in the sport setting.