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About Challenger Baseball

Program Overview

An adaptive baseball program, run in partnership with Little League Canada and Baseball Canada, where kids living with physical and/or cognitive disabilities find a place on a team where they belong. The program teaches athletes the core life skills inherent to baseball, including teamwork, communication, determination, resiliency, inclusion, support and courage. Challenger Baseball ensures athletes of all abilities have the opportunity to play in a fun and safe environment where they learn to become more independent, build confidence, and create lasting friendships with their peers.

Challenger Baseball Mission

Challenger Baseball works to create a level playing field where all children, youth, and adults living with cognitive and/or physical disabilities have access to transformative sport and recreation opportunities where they feel empowered to develop life skills, recognize their potential, and realize their dreams.

Mindset

Challenger Baseball programs are for POSSIBILITY THINKERS. Volunteers who believe that every person living with a disability should have the chance to participate in sport and play when given the right tools and opportunities.

Values

We see the opportunity and potential in every interaction, conversation, and radical idea to grow and develop as a team. The athlete always comes first, and we utilize experts in the field of disability, inclusion, adapted recreation, baseball and coaching to develop best practice opportunities and programs for the athletes and communities we serve.

What should every challenger baseball program include?

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

BASEBALL SKILLS AND DRILLS

A SPACE TO TAKE RISKS, TRY NEW THINGS AND BUILD CONFIDENCE

ATHLETE VOICE

A SPACE FOR POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

A DEDICATED, RELIABLE AND FEARLESS LEADER

HOW DO WE SUPPORT YOU?

Jays Care will help you feel prepared, supported, and excited to start a Challenger Baseball league in your community.

Here is what we will provide at zero cost:

SHIRTS + HATS FOR EVERY ATHLETE, COACH, AND VOLUNTEER

ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT KIT FROM RAWLINGS VALUED AT <$800

MANUALS, RESOURCES, AND TRAINING

$35 FOR EACH CHALLENGER ATHLETE

EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTS

Additional Financial Supports:

Once your new Challenger Baseball league has been organized and registered (chartered), you will receive a one-time $500 Start-Up Grant from Challenger Baseball Canada to help get your new program off the ground.

In addition, Challenger Baseball leagues can receive $35 per athlete through a Jays Care Sustainable Program Grant. Leagues may also apply for a Travel Grant to help offset the cost of program travel experiences.

For more information on how to receive your Sustainable Program Grant, click here.

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