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- EIN 37-0980742
- (336) 821-3142
- 4101 Piedmont Pkwy Ste C Greensboro NC 27410-8151 USA
- www.abca.org
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Causes: Amateur Sports, Sports
Mission: The purposes of the american baseball coaches association include:to promote excellence in the coaching of baseball. To promote all aspects of the game of amateur baseball. To promote the game of baseball, especially within the mission of educational institutions. To foster national and international amateur sports competition in the sport of baseball. To promote and develop leadership in baseball within educational institutions and in the various amateur baseball organizations. To assist in the educational development of amateur baseball coaches. To assist in the growth and development of baseball in cooperation with organizations with similar goals. To disseminate educational baseball information to members and allied groups as necessary. To engage in baseball-related activities as determined by the represented membership. To accomplish the foregoing for educational, non-profit purposes in accordance with the internal revenue code(s) 501(c)(3).
Programs: Annual convention, clinics & coaching development: the abca hosts more than 20 clinic events around the u. S. On an annual basis to teach coaching methods and techniques to coaches of youth, high school and college baseball teams. The abca convention is the world's largest baseball coaching clinic. The convention clinics promote education and training in coaching, leadership, sportsmanship, and ethics with 4,451 coaches attending in 2017, out of 7,895 active coaches for the fiscal year ending 4/30/17, during which 25 well-known clinic speakers provided presentations to the attendees for three days. The abca regional coaching clinics are one-day events are conducted around the country and average 40-50 coaches in attendance. The clinic presentations are similar to those conducted at the annual convention. The abca sponsors youth clinics at the naia and njcaa world series, involving over 500 young people each. The abca also provides a grant to international sports group, which conducts educational coaching clinics around the world, as well as turn two for youth, which provides baseball equipment to children in need.
awards to members: abca awards include the hall of fame; lefty gomez award; ethics in coaching award; honor awards; meritorious service awards; assistant baseball coach of the year award; field maintenance award and field scholarship award; technology award and scholarship; century club awards; 25-year coaching awards; and lifetime membership awards. Award programs to serve amateur baseball include selection of the national player of the year, all-america, all-region and gold glove teams from each divison: ncaa i, ii, and iii, naia, njcaa, pacific association division and high school, as well as regional and national coaches of the year and team academic excellence awards from each of the aforementioned divisions.
publications and websites: "covering all bases" is a tri-annual newsletter is mailed to members, keeping them informed of baseball news, association and membership updates, including ncaa, naia, junior college, and high school legislation; federal and state governmental issues; college/pro issues; conference, and school issues. "inside pitch magazine" is the official magazine of the abca published quarterly, featuring baseball coaching articles, and is mailed to all members. The abca primary website (www. Abca. Org) is a helpful, informative tool to coaches. From 5/1/16 to 4/30/17, the abca received 1,232,166 page views for an average of 102,680 page views per month. The website contains more than 250 educational videos, information about abca/human kinetics books, a weekly podcast, and other coaching resources.