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Coaches Clinic Attached to USA Baseball Game

June 6, 2006 - Appalachian League (ApL)
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BURLINGTON, NC - USA Baseball and the Burlington Indians announced today a Coaches Clinic and Kids Autograph Session to precede the 7 PM USA Baseball vs. Taiwan game on July 12 at Burlington Athletic Stadium in Burlington, North Carolina. Coaches from the USA Baseball staff as well as representatives from Elon University's baseball program will team up to offer instruction in drills, practice management, motivation, and game stategy. The clinic is being sponsored NCSTEP, an anti-spit tobacco education group.

The Coaches Clinic will begin at 1:30 PM, with registration and a free lunch, followed by approximately two hours of instruction. Coaching tools for a variety of age groups will be offered, and coaches of all levels, from T-ball to high school and college are welcome. Call the Indians at 222-0223 or e-mail us at info@burlingtonindians.net to reserve your spot today.

In addition to lunch, coaches attending the clinic will receive two free tickets for the USA vs. Taiwan game that night.

At the conclusion of the Coaches Clinic at 4:00 PM, a special short instruction session will be offered for kids aged 5-16, with autographs from members of Team USA also available for the participant. Youth participants would also receive a free ticket to that night's game.

NCSTEP Executive Director Paul Turner will make a presentation to both the coaches and the youth participants regarding the dangers of spit tobacco. "The Minor Leagues and college baseball banned spit tobacco years ago," said Turner, "and we want to help young people and their coaches understand that smokeless does not mean harmless."

Tickets are currently on sale through the Burlington Indians ticket office as part of the full 37-game season ticket package or the 6-game mini-season ticket. Individual game tickets, including tickets for this game, will be made available for sale in the spring. For more information, please call (336) 222-0223 or log on to www.burlingtonindians.net.

"We are thrilled to bring Team USA to another great baseball market here in the heart of North Carolina - our new home state," said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO. "We're happy to be able to showcase the best players in America to our fans here in Burlington."

The USA Baseball National Team is comprised primarily of the nation's top freshman and sophomore collegiate players. For more information about Team USA, log on to www.usabaseball.com.

"This should be one of the finest collections of talent ever seen on this field," said Indians General Manager Mark Cryan. "We are proud to bring our fans this opportunity to see world-class international baseball right here in Burlington."

USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The organization selects and trains the USA Baseball Olympic Team, the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate), the USA Baseball Junior National Team (18-under), and the USA Baseball Youth National Team (16-under) which participate in various international competitions each year.

The Team USA game is another addition to the Burlington Indians home schedule, which has expanded over the last several years from 34 games in 2002 to 37 games this year, including 34 regular season games, two pre-season exhibitions and Team USA vs. Chinese Taipei. The Indians offer fans exciting minor league baseball action, great ballpark food, and lots of fun activities for kids of all ages.

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