We are excited to have teamed up with Pilates For Sports to offer all players, families and friends, the chance to stay involved with the club, to keep fit and be part of a free 28 day Core Strength Challenge.
Pilates For Sports delivers online customised Pilates programs for athletes of all levels, which you can do from home or any location with an internet connection. The program you receive will help strengthen your core, develop strong muscles around the joints, reduce pain and improve your posture, so that you can be your best in sport and in life. With a choice of Baseball, 15 other sports and Pilates For Life, there is something for everyone.
Each person who joins the challenge, automatically goes into the draw to win a $50 gift voucher from Rebel Sport.
The Essendon Baseball Club Challenge starts on Monday 11th October, so make sure you sign up via the QR code, or use the link below. There is no cost for this challenge.
Over the coming weeks and leading up to the season we will be posting a number of videos to get you ready and excited to get back on the field.
The first video is a message from our Mens Head Coach – Peter Giles.
Essendon Baseball Club members & supporters, we have exciting news!
The time has finally come to announce our new Essendon Baseball Club uniforms, and players and supporters clothing merchandise, just in time for the Summer season!
Please take a moment to browse the new items in our shop.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved in this sizeable project – I hope you’ll agree that the result has been worth all the effort put into the process. It’s all coming together! #ebclove
The following is the high level Men’s senior training plan through August and September:
(Please be advised that these dates may change if Covid-19 restrictions deem otherwise)
Please remember that you will need to sign-in via the club QR code which are located around the club at every training session. Also masks need to be carried and worn in situations when training stops and also masks must be worn to enter any part of the clubrooms, be it social area or toilets.
AUGUST (For players not involved with Winter Baseball)
More community sporting organisations will be able to level the playing field for women and girls, through a Victorian Government initiative backing dozens of projects across Victoria.
I’m happy to announce that EBC has been successful in gaining a $5,000 “Change Our Game” Community grant.
The grant will go to initiatives in promoting and developing our Women’s baseball program.
You can view all details about the grant at this link :
My name is Jo and I’m the Sporting Schools Coordinator for Melbourne Sports Institute.
If you aren’t familiar with Sporting Schools, it’s a $280 million Australian Government initiative designed to help schools increase children’s participation in sport and connect them with community sport opportunities. Sporting Schools programs are provided free to children and their families to help students build the confidence and capability to be active for life.
Melbourne Sports Institute provides coaches for a range of sports including Baseball (T-ball in Primary Schools and Baseball5 in Secondary), Gymnastics, Volleyball, Badminton to name a few.
I have personally been part of the Baseball community in the South Eastern Melbourne suburbs for quite some time now as a player, parent and coach, I was the Sporting Schools Coordinator for Baseball Victoria prior to this role and am very passionate about helping increase participation in the sport through the Sporting Schools program. I have this program below that I am seeking a coach for, but I am also looking to build up the quantity of high quality baseball coaches to make it easier to fill these requests.
How it works:
· The school selects the sport they wish to run and contact MSI to provide the coaches
· The government provides the school with grant funding to pay for the program
· Coaches signs up as an employee (or contractor) with Melbourne Sports Institute and I email opportunities to the database as they arise (such as the one below)
Coaches must have:
· WWCC (Employee preferred)
· Relevant certificates (e.g. community coaching principals, infection control, child safe certificate – all free and online)
· Experience coaching kids – program outline provided to assist in session planning
· Availability during school hours (some programs are run before or after school but not many)
The benefits:
· Coaches get paid $30 – $40 per session. There might be one session or six within a day (example below)
· Coaches have the ability to connect potential new players with opportunities to play Baseball at surrounding clubs
I am currently emailing the closest clubs to Brunswick East Primary School as this is one I have not yet filled for Term 1. The pay rate is $30 per session and there are 36 sessions in total.
School
Address
State
Sport
Day
Dates
Start Time
Finish Time
COACH
Brunswick East Primary School
195a Stewart Street, Brunswick East 3060
Vic
Baseball
Monday
March 15, 22.
9.10am 10:00am 11.10am 1.15pm 2:00pm 2.45pm
10:00am 10:50am 12:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:30pm
Brunswick East Primary School
195a Stewart Street, Brunswick East 3058
Vic
Baseball
Tuesday
March 16, 23.
9.10am 10:00am 11.10am
10:00am 10:50am 12:00pm
Brunswick East Primary School
195a Stewart Street, Brunswick East 3059
Vic
Baseball
Wednesday
March 17, 24.
9.10am 10:00am 11.10am
10:00am 10:50am 12:00pm
Brunswick East Primary School
195a Stewart Street, Brunswick East 3060
Vic
Baseball
Thursday
March 18, 25.
9.10am 10:00am 11.10am 1.15pm 2:00pm 2.45pm
10:00am 10:50am 12:00pm 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:30pm
If you know of any coaches from your club who are interested in being involved I would greatly appreciate it if you would be able to forward this email onto them and ask them to get in touch with me J
Dear EBC members, Food for those in need this Xmas delivered, I am told by Erin that due to Corona, this year is different with more people in urgent need for food this Xmas than ever before with many coming from middle class families who have struggled.
This is an amazing initiative by the club of which we should all be proud, if you haven’t returned your bags of food please do tonight or as soon as possible
Last year’s Senior Summer Presentation has finally been rescheduled for Saturday, 30th January 2021 at the EBC Clubrooms, which will commence after the Women’s game.
Save this date and watch this space for more details.
Salvation Army Christmas Bags are now available at the club for people to collect. If you are in a position to help out please fill one out and return by this Sunday (13th).
Below is a document listing all Junior Umpiring Appointments as of this moment (please be aware that changes may occur due to teams adding and withdrawing teams)
Please check the list to see if and when you are rostered to Umpire. It is envisaged at this stage that you will only be rostered once during the season. Players who find their name not on the list, at this stage, may be called upon to umpire once finals come around.
And a reminder to all, especially new players, that this is not optional.
If for ANY reason you believe you will not be able to cover your rostered spot, it is then your responsibility to arrange a swap or replacement.
A reminder text will be sent each Monday morning at 10am reminding that you are rostered to umpire on the coming Sunday.
