The summer of 2010 marks the 50th year the Minnesota Twins and the Twins Community Fund have offered free youth baseball/softball clinics. Created in 1961 by longtime Twins scout Angelo Giuliani, the clinic program serves as a way for the ball club to promote the games of baseball and softball to boys and girls throughout the region. Since the program's inception, more than 800,000 youth have take part in Twins clinics in the Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida.
The current clinic format, which focuses on throwing, hitting and fielding, was developed by Twins Senior Advisor to the General Manager, Terry Ryan and former Twins executive, Bob Gebhard
The Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics have always been, and will continue to be, available to participants and communities free of charge. Funding for the Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics is provided by the Twins Community Fund. Applications for 2010 host communities are being accepted until February 12 - click here to download a fact sheet and host community application!
CLINIC FORMAT
Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics are designed to teach basic fundamentals including hitting, fielding and throwing, while also providing participants with positive messages about staying in school and away from drugs and alcohol. Clinics are for boys and girls ages 6-16 and divided into two 1.5 hour sessions; session one is for youth ages 6-9 years old and session two is for youth ages 10-16 years old. No registration is required to participate in a clinic.
All questions, concerns or information regarding the clinics should be directed to the Twins Community Fund staff:
Josh Ortiz
Twins Community Fund
Target Field
1 Twins Way
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-659-3506 Fax: 612-659-4031
joshortiz@twinsbaseball.com
