This has all come about thanks to the hard work of Justin Drew the ABF National Participation Manager.
Justin was here to view the 2012 State Champs and has flown in on two separate occasions just to talk to the TBAWA.
Whilst we have not always seen eye to eye with some of the Baseball folk from the eastern seaboard, Justin has been a total breath of fresh air. Support and guidance has also come from our Patron Geoff Hooker and Baseball WA General Manager Lachlan Dale.
The ABF have agreed that the TBAWA shall be the sole deliverer of tee-ball in WA and in turn the primary deliverer of the Aussie T-Ball program in this State. Thankfully we will no longer be butting heads, each promoting a version of Tee-Ball. I know the skeptics among you may well be saying
"what's in it for them or what's the catch". Well (take this from a past skeptic) I can say in all honesty they simply want to see our sport grow, so in turn baseball will grow. Over the next year or so we will start to see many advantages develop. There will be co-branding on Aussie T-Ball promotional gear which will now be available to TBAWA. Co-branding on the website and many other advantages that are still being examined.
The ABF have already presented TBAWA with $2000 worth of equipment for promotional purposes.
We have been lucky over the last few years to have had some great support from Baseball WA. It can only be an improvement to now have that support at a national level.
Well done ABF.
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Well done TBAWA and executive, it's great to see some positive steps forward in fostering real co-operation within diamond sport. Will the M.O.U be made available to read on the website so everyone can understand the direction of TBAWA, BWA and the ABF.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome to see but in saying that on the Perth heat website where u go into look at when the super squad children are playing at Perth heat games I thought there would be a tbawa logo at the bottom not just the Aussie Teeball logo! It would be good if both logos were there along with the other 5 (baseball fielders choice ect)
ReplyDeleteTBAWA logo is on the Perth heat website in the promotions link under play ball.
ReplyDeleteCan I assume now that TBAWA is the only body to deliver teeball in WA under the MOU that it will also begin to actively promote and encourage the development pathway of the sport?