Developed in partnership with Major League Baseball and Youth Sport Trust.
Our MLB First Pitch Festival Toolkit has been developed to help you organise a First Pitch Festival that is fun, safe, and engaging for participants, staff, and volunteers. It will guide you on organising your Festival, from venue considerations to volunteer recruitment to running it on the day.
The following guidance and templates can be adapted as needed to best fit the needs of your participants, your organisation, and your MLB First Pitch Festival!
MLB First Pitch Festival Toolkit
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MLB First Pitch Festivals Pack - The First Pitch Festival activity pack has been updated with additional guidance to support the delivery of your Festival, including delivery options, suggested activity stations and layouts, amongst other tips.
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MLB First Pitch Festivals Toolkit - This Toolkit contains further guidance to help with organising your event. It goes into detail regarding venue selection, support staff roles and responsibilities and example event timetables and comms.
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Youth Sport Trust – Positive Experiences of Competition - First Pitch Festivals or Competitions should aim to provide every child with a positive experience in an environment where the young person’s motivation, competence and confidence are at the centre. This toolkit from YST is designed to support young people to have a positive experience of competition.
Festival Toolkit Templates
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Activity Station A1 Signage (Digital) / Activity Station A1 Signage (Print Ready) - Your Festival stations should feature the five main skills taught in the First Pitch programme: Hitting, Pitching, Fielding, Running and Gameplay. You can use these A1 sign templates to signpost your stations at the event
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Final Event Information - Template - This document is an example of the final event information you may wish to provide to your participating schools.
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Save the Date / Invite - Template - This template is MLB First Pitch branded and can be used to send a save the date and invitation for your event.
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Event Timetables - Examples - Your Festival’s timetable is up to you, depending on what works best for your participants and your event staff, but here are some examples you can adapt to fit your event.
We wish you the best for a successful MLB First Pitch Festival! Good luck, and make sure you use the tag #MLBFirstPitch in any social media posts.
BaseballSoftballUK Youth Leadership Guide
Our Youth Leadership Guide provides an opportunity for schools, clubs or organisations to develop leadership skills with young people through delivering baseball and softball-inspired activities.
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BaseballSoftballUK Youth Leadership Resource - This guide has been developed in partnership with Youth Sport Trust and contains activities to empower young leaders to support others, working together to create a positive sense of belonging through sport.
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BaseballSoftballUK Youth Leadership Guide – Orientation Video - This 10-minute orientation video provides a walkthrough of the Youth Leadership Guide.
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BaseballSoftballUK Youth Leadership Guide – MLB First Pitch Activity Cards - This guide uses activities from the MLB First Pitch programme to help develop leadership skills. This pack contains all the activities included in the resource.
