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We have won the inter-district
Sydney competitions in all three age
groups (U/12, U/14 and U/16) more
often than any other Regional
Association, and we have seen many
of our Juniors go on to professional
baseball, with several involved in
the US Major Leagues over the last
20 years. However, we're not just
focused on the elite. We also run
holiday camps and in-season
development programmes for children
from 9 to 13: we're proud of our
Koala League (Sydney's only
dedicated baseball activity for
children and young people with
disabilities): and we send about 40
kids each year overseas on cultural
exchange tours via the
NSW Junior Baseball League.
So why should I care?
Hills Juniors provides an ideal
governing framework for MiniBall. We
are a non-profit Incorporated
Association, which means that every
dollar we make gets pumped back into
the sport. All officials are
volunteers, so there's no salary
overhead. Governance of the
organisation lies with its eleven
member clubs, who elect an Executive
Committee each year.
However, although we're a
volunteer group, the people on the
ground doing the work are
experienced, professional and
diligent. We bring the benefits of
countless decades of experience with
the sport itself, with managing
junior activities, and with
administration.
This means we have resources such
as this website {among others}: we
publish a written ChildSafe Policy:
we have an extensive library of
other documentation: Association
minutes are published each month:
newsletters are issued at least once
a month: and we generally pride
ourselves on transparency and
professionalism in everything we do.
Very, very few other baseball
organisations in this country
deliver services equal to those from
Hills, nor are there many who
function as efficiently and
effectively.
As MiniBall catches on, as we're
sure it is doing, everyone involved
can rest assured that the programme
is in good hands.
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