Dear Players and Parents,
We are happy to invite you to our Juvenile National Team Tryouts that
will take place during the month of February in Kibbutz Gezer and the
Baptist Village :
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|Place |Time |Day |Date |Session |
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|Baptist |5:30-7:15 |Sunday |Feb -26 |1 |
|Village |PM | | | |
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|Baptist |5:30-7:15 |Wednesday|Feb - 29|2 |
|Village |PM | | | |
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|Gezer |6:00-7:45 |Sunday |March 4 |3 |
| |PM | | | |
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|Gezer |6:00-7:45 |Sunday |March 11|4 |
| |PM | | | |
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|B.V.- Only If|5:30-7:15 |Wednesday|March 15|5 |
|Needed |PM | | | |
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In case of rain or wet field, we may cancel practice, extend practice or
add another practice in a different day, based on our coaches requests.
Please check our web site www.baseball.org.il for practice changes due to
wet field or stormy weather.
This year we will participate in the CEB (Confederation of European
Baseball)European Championship in Czech Republic during the month of
July, (July 8th- July15th). The highest level of baseball in Europe.
To this program we invite all players born after January 1st 2000 and
younger.
The tournament will take place from Sunday-Friday, and there is NO
SHABBAT GAME.
The tryouts are open to all players registered in the IAB in the country
that wants to play baseball with the best coaches and in the best fields
in the country
The best 25 players will be chosen to participate in the Domestic
National Team Program , and continue to practice once a week until the
trip in July.
The day of the practice will be Sunday and or Wednesday (to be
determiend), from 5:30-7:15 in Baptist Village and or Kibbutz Gezer.
The best 15 -16 players will be chosen to fly to the tournament
(traveling team).
The cost of the enrichment progam / try-outs is - NIS 200.
(please bring the payment -CASH, CHECK OR CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM
for the first try-out session) paid to the order of the IAB (Israel
Association of Baseball)
If you make it to the National Team Program, there will be additional
charges for the Domestic Program, as well as another cost for the
traveling players. Estimated cost for the domestic program (March-June)
will be around 650 NIS. Estimated cost for the trip to Prague will be
around 1700 US$ (including plane ticket, local transportation,
accomodation and Koser food). We will use ELAL to fly to Prague, so if
you have miles you can use it to reduce the total cost. If we find
sponsors to the team, we may be able to reduce the cost even more.
From past experience I can tell you that there is no better feeling in
the world for the child and for his parents (to see their child) standing
with the Israel National Team uniform singing Hatikva before the game and
playing his best representing our country.
If you want to be part of the fun, to represent our country in the
European Champions tournament, and play baseball with the best baseball
players in the country, coached by the best coaches in the country, we
will be happy to see you in our enrichment program / try-outs.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely Yours,
Yaron Erel
Israel Association of Baseball
054-5629457
Last Modified on 20/02/2012 07:50