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Job Description - Baseball Player

Baseball is enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. The exact origins of baseball are unknown although it is thought that baseball originates from the British game of Rounders. Baseball had become very popular in the United States by the early 19th Century and many towns and cities had their own teams and clubs. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright had created the rules of baseball, which are the base of the rules used today. In 1846 the first recorded game of baseball took place in New Jersey between Cartwright's Knickerbockers and the New York Baseball Club, Cartwright’s team lost. 

Training & Qualifications  

Listed below are training centres and clubs offering Baseball training in the UK, USA and Australia.

Personal Qualities

To become a professional Baseball player you must love baseball, be very determined, have a high standard of physical fitness and stamina and be a team player.
 

Telephone Number Dialling Information

All telephone numbers quoted in this section are expressed in local dialling format.  If dialling from overseas the country access codes to be used in conjunction with your international prefixes are:-

UK   44
USA  1
Australia 61
Canada 1
In some cases the first zero of the telephone number will be need to be omitted if dialling from overseas, if in doubt please check with your local operator. 

Useful Contacts & Addresses

UK

Great British Baseball

Email:       Info@gbbaseball.com

Website:  http://www.gbbaseball.com

The official site of the Great Britain baseball teams.

Baseball Softball UK, c/o Major League Baseball, Ariel House, 74a Charlotte Street, London W1P 1LR

Tel:  020 7453 7055



Email:  info@baseballsoftballuk.com

Website:  http://www.baseballsoftballuk.com

Informative website with lots of baseball information including junior and youth leagues, national teams and major league baseball.

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USA

Society for American Baseball Research, 812 Huron Road, Suite 719, Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Tel:  800 969 7227    Fax:  216 575 0502

Email:       info@sabr.org

Website:  http://www.sabr.org

The Society for American Baseball Research mission is to foster the study of baseball, to assist in developing and maintaining the history of the game.

NewYorks Womens’ Baseball Association

Tel:  212 539 8800

Website:  http://www.nywomensbaseball.com

The New York Women's Baseball Association (NYWBA) was developed for women and girls to appreciate our nation's pastime first hand.

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Australia

Australian Baseball Federation, PO Box 10468, Southport Business Centre, Queensland 4215

Tel: 07 5564 0144   Fax: 07 5564 0155



Email:       ausbaseball@baseball.org.au

Website:  http://www.isport.com.au/baseball

Australian Baseball Federations goal is to create better resources to nurture baseball in Australia.

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Canada

Baseball Canada, 2212 Gladwin Cres, Suite A7, Ottawa, Ontario K1B 5N1

Tel:  613 748 5606   Fax:  613 748 5767 



Email:       info@baseball.ca

Website:  http://www.baseball.ca



Baseball Canada is dedicated to the development and advancement of baseball in Canada, representing baseball players, coaches and umpires across Canada.



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Training - UK

Manchester Baseball Club

Email:       bin@lards.net (Ages 16 plus)

Email:       christopher@woodall64.freeserve.co.uk (ages 7-15)

Website:  http://www.manchesterbaseballclub.co.uk

Manchester Baseball Club competes in the British Baseball Federation Northern Conference, an amateur league for teams in the North of England. They have teams to suit all ages and all skill levels.

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Training - USA

Frozen Ropes, 55 South Broadway, White Plains, New York 10601
Tel: 914 993 6355

Email:       whiteplains@frozenropes.com
Website:  http://www.frozenropeswestchester.com  

Frozen ropes have another 14 baseball training centres around US and Canada. Frozen Ropes is one of the most recognised names in baseball and softball instruction at the amateur and professional level.

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Training - Australia

Westfield Sports, Hamilton Rd, Fairfield West  N S W 2165
Tel: 9604 3333

Website: http://www.westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au

Australia’s first sports high school offer a Baseball program which aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and values of the game of baseball. Students will also be able to coach, umpire and score at the conclusion of the course.

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Training - Canada


Frozen Ropes Baseball Training Center, 100 Crimea St., Guelph, Ontario N1H 2Y6

Tel:  519 826 5799  Fax:  519 826 9962


Email:       info@frozenropes.on.ca 

Website:  http://www.frozenropes.on.ca


Frozen Ropes training centre has been running since 1988 and offers baseball and softball training to players aged 8 to18.

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