2012 Annual Report - Softball Australia

Softball Batter Up
Softball Batter Up
Softball Batter Up introduces participants to the fundamental skills of softball through a variety of activities and games
designed to developed physical fitness, social skills and an understanding of the game.
Softball Batter Up (SBU) is a Softball Australia national
junior participation program designed to introduce girls
and boys aged 4 to 12, to the game of Softball. SBU
encourages fun and social interaction, where everyone
and anyone can participate. The program offers
participants a variety of modified games and activities,
with the focus on fun and enjoyment, skill
development and continued participation.
A number of successful programs were conducted
throughout the year, particularly in Victoria. During
2011-12, Softball Victoria successfully piloted SBU in a
number of metropolitan and rural associations with 717
participants attending. The programs were delivered in
various flexible formats to ensure the needs of the
participants and the providers were met.
• pre-season training as an introduction to SBU
• Saturday mornings ‘in season’ as an introduction to
Tee Ball
• Holiday Programs
• Come ‘n’ Try Days
• clinic or tabloid activities
• Kids Zone – an event-based program
Softball NT also commenced their roll out in the form
of clinics, with a total of 690 participants from remote
communities attending. Softball Australia has been
running the SBU program as a core component of the
Indigenous Softball Program this year, increasing the
number of SBU participants.
These formats included:
In total the breakdown of participants (by state) through the various forms of SBU was:
State
Numbers
ACT 50
New South Wales 50
Northern Territory 690
Victoria 717
Western Australia 70
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