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Participation 2 T-ball Little League Under 15 Under 17 ColtsSeniorWomenTotal 2009/ / / * / * / / > o Camps and Clinics – 760 participants o School Visits – 28 schools 11,000 kids o Winter Programs – 285 participants o Baseball Buddies – 750 participants o Retention from Tball to LL is at 10% (highest ever) o Lack of entry level participants in early 2000’s
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5 Baseball makes up 1.11% (18 th ) of Full Active Members across all ASC sports
Regional Participation Growth o School Visits – 1800 kids o Northwest Little League Championships o 4 Little League charters established including Goldfields, Port Hedland, Pilbara Coast and Batavia o Perth Heat Regional Game in Mandurah another success o Sign up for the Dingo World Series providing a pathway for Regional Baseball on a National front. 6
Pathway Development o Tee-ball to Baseball Transition Camps o Baseball Holiday Camps and Clinics o Little League – State Champs. Nationals. LLWS. Dubai. Hong Kong o Competition restructure with Junior League replacing Under 15’s o USA Perth Heat Colts – 47 Players – 7 Coaches o Winter Program o Diamond Academy o MLBAAP o Perth HEAT o College and Professional 7
Pathway Development o National and International Representation 8
Increase Baseball’s Profile – Perth Heat 2014/15 ABL Champions 6 th Claxton Shield Championship in past 8 years ABLCS live on ESPN across 50 countries. 40,000 attendance during the season Over 900 T-Ball players participated in T-Ball games at Baseball Park in pre-game Perth Heat Festivities 750 Junior participants in the Baseball Buddies Program 240 Junior Baseballers shagged fly balls with Perth HEAT players during batting practice. Congratulations to Joey Wong (ABL Gold Glove) Jon Byrne (Umpire of the Year Liam Hendricks (Men’s Player of the Year) 9
Increase Baseball’s Profile Perth Heat dedicated channel on iiNet Freezone and ABL TV 25% Increase across social media platforms 40,000 Unique Visitors on baseball websites Restructured database with 134,000 total reach Continued charity partnership with Team Spencer and Legacy WA and Adopt-A- Seat programs 210 Perth Heat Community Appearances Baseball WA continues to provide the infrastructure necessary for its events partners Perth Heat and Australian Baseball League 10
Facilities o Multi million dollar Ballpark Re-Development Master Plan Completed o Stage 1 funding received with construction pushed to 2016 o Stage 2 cost estimates and design work begins o Discussions with City of Swan and City of Canning regarding new sporting complex’s for expansion Club Development Goodsports Club program support IMG Sports Technology developments Planning Machine Pitch School competition Planning for re-launch of Pitch, Hit n Run 11
Major Revenue Streams o Members o Department of Sport and Recreation o Healthway – Smarter Than Smoking o Baseball Australia o Australian Baseball League Major Expenses o Administrative Operations o Competitions o Baseball Ballpark Operations o Development Programs o High Performance Programs 12
Sustainable ABL and Perth Heat for the future of the sport Re-structure international programs and pathways Maintaining an ageing facility Addressing a diminishing membership linked to diminishing Tee-ball membership Successful implementation of schools programs Identification of additional lit facilities for participation Building Regional Development networks in key areas. 13
Successfully implement 2 school based programs throughout WA linking direct to club participation Successfully leverage the Perth Heat brand and success to increase participation and growth of Baseball in WA Successfully implement High Performance Plan and Pathways Continue to build on relationships with Tee-ball and Softball Continue to manage repairs and maintenance at Baseball Ballpark Compete Stage 1 of the Ballpark Re-development Master Plan Complete WA Baseball State Facilities Strategic Plan 14
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