GIRLS AT BAT
COMMUNITY APPLICATION
Girls at Bat is Jays Care’s girls-only baseball program designed by and for girls and women. The program
is specially designed to make both playing and coaching feel fun and safe that girls and young women who
would normally sit on the side-lines or not even go near the field, have the courage to try. Once on the field,
the program weaves fun and challenging baseball drills and skills with vital self-esteem, team-building and
personal health activities to ensure that all participants gain far more than baseball skills.
The program is designed to be delivered over the course of four days as listed below:
 Day 1 and 2: Workshop: Coaching and empowerment workshop for women in the community (frontline workers, coaches and volunteers) who want to run reliable programming for girls. (8-12 hours
in total).
 Day 3 and 4: Clinic: Girls-only baseball and female empowerment clinic for girls age 6 to 16 years
old. The clinic is facilitated by Jays Care baseball clinicians and the newly trained female community
coaches (8-16 hours in total).
Communities and organizations are welcome to apply to host a Girls at Bat clinic in their community. Before
applying, review the eligibility requirements below:
Eligibility requirements: (Please check all that apply)
 There is a lack of female specific programming in your community
 There are at least 5 female role models who are motivated and committed to running reliable
programming for girls
 There are available indoor and outdoor spaces where the training (3-5 days for coaches and frontline workers) and clinic (3-5 days for girls) can be hosted and where programming after the clinic can
be hosted (please note that the training/clinic will happen at the same time)
 There is a reliable process/plan in place for raising awareness about the clinic for coaches and girls
that will ensure maximum participation
 There is an interest among girls to participate in baseball
 There is safe and affordable space for Jays Care staff to stay during the clinic
 There is a local champion who can reliably liaise with Jays Care leading up to the clinic, during the
clinic and after the clinic is over and regular programming has launched
If you checked all of them, then please continue to complete the application below.
For more information please contact:
Lauren Simeson, Senior Manager, Programs—Jays Care Foundation
[email protected] or 416-341-1128
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Name of applicant city, town and/or community:
Name of organization or community group:
Name of local champion (key contact person for
this initiative) and position:
Email Address of contact person:
Phone number of contact person:
Tell us how you heard about this program.
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PROGRAM VISION
1. Why do you want to host and deliver a Girls at Bat program? Why is the program needed in your
community?
2. What would a successful Girls at Bat training and clinic look like to you?
3. What would a successful long-term Girls at Bat program look like to you?
For more information please contact:
Lauren Simeson, Senior Manager, Programs—Jays Care Foundation
[email protected] or 416-341-1128
4. What does baseball programming currently look like for girls in your community?
a. Do you have any current programming that exists? If yes, describe.
b. How many girls are actively engaged? _____________________________________________
c. When is the season and how long does it run? _______________________________________
d. Are the leagues competitive and/or recreational? _____________________________________
Please list anything else we should know about current female baseball programming in your
community.
5. Research indicates that programs that are regular, consistent and reliable experience higher
rates of success.
a. Where do you plan to host the training (3-5 days for adults)?
b. Where do you plan to host the clinic (3-5 days for girls)? (i.e. a school gym, a rec center, a local
youth center, outside etc.)
c. When is the ideal time for the training/clinic to be hosted (NOTE: they are both led at the same
time) – please rank from 1-6 in order of preference – 1 means most preferred, 6 means least
preferred.
___ early December
____ late January
____ mid-February
___ late March
____ early April
____ late April
For more information please contact:
Lauren Simeson, Senior Manager, Programs—Jays Care Foundation
[email protected] or 416-341-1128
d. How will you secure this space and time in your community?
e. Once the training and clinic are over, coaches are expected to continue running regular
programming. Are there spaces where they can host these programs? Please describe.
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How often will they be able to run the program? (i.e. once/week, twice/week etc.)
g. What kind of support will you be able to provide coaches as they work to launch and run their
programs?
LONG TERM VISION
6. List 3 ways that you will ensure this program is fun and impactful beyond the clinic?
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Lauren Simeson, Senior Manager, Programs—Jays Care Foundation
[email protected] or 416-341-1128
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7. How would you recruit the right female role models to be involved in this program in your
community?
8. Can you name 5-10 female leaders in your community that would be interested in the coaching
clinic and subsequent support for program delivery?
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9. List some strategies for recruiting girls from your community to participate in the clinic?
For more information please contact:
Lauren Simeson, Senior Manager, Programs—Jays Care Foundation
[email protected] or 416-341-1128
10. How will you engage girls in this program beyond the clinic? (i.e. how will you ensure female role
models and kids/youth are excited about being a part of Girls at Bat)?
PARTNERSHIP VISION
11. Research indicates that programs are most successful when organizations, programs and/or
teams work together.
a. Can you speak to some local organizations that would be excited about supporting this program
in your community?
b. How would you work with these local partners and organizations to design meaningful and
lasting partnerships?
c. How would you ensure that this program is not competing with local organizations, local
associations and/or local teams/leagues in your community?
IDEAS, THOUGHTS & CONSIDERATIONS
12. Do you foresee any challenges with this program? If yes, please share some challenges.
For more information please contact:
Lauren Simeson, Senior Manager, Programs—Jays Care Foundation
[email protected] or 416-341-1128
13. Do you have any questions for us?
For more information please contact:
Lauren Simeson, Senior Manager, Programs—Jays Care Foundation
[email protected] or 416-341-1128