Baseball

Baseball is played by two teams of nine players each. The teams take turns batting and fielding. The batting team is called the offensive team and the fielding team is called the defensive team.

See Also:: Softball

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An Overview of Baseball

BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK) is the development agency for baseball and softball in the United Kingdom. Whether you're a beginner, a relative novice or an experienced player, you'll find more information on Baseball and Softball on the Baseball Softball UK website.

Benefits

Running, batting and throwing provide similar exercise to that you'd expect from a cricket game.
Batting will build upper-body strength
Sprint around the bases, coupled with some fielding, will take care of around 400 calories in a game.

Costs

To join a baseball/softball team will require a membership from that team which can be around £100 a year.

Involvement

BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK) works to increase participation in the UK and is a great place to start their diamond finder provides a handy club and facilities guide to anyone looking for their nearest club.

Adaptations and Equipment

Baseball, bat, fielding glove, shoes, batting helmet and a batting glove

Facts

The modern form of baseball began to take shape when, in 1871, the first professional league was formed.

Local Programmes

Contact your local Physical Activity, Health & Wellbeing Team

Across Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland the Physical Activity, Health & Wellbeing Teams are providing opportunities to support you to become more active.

Daily Boost

The Daily Boost aims to encourage children and young people to do 15 minutes of organised activity at school every day, benefiting their long-term physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Leicester Learning Disabilities Sports Club

multi sports learning disabilities sports club where we deliver multiple different sports sessions weekly with sessions aim at being active, fun, engaging and friendly

We are looking to gain new members to join our membership core we already have this

Leicester Blue Sox Baseball Club

Leicester Blue Sox is amongst the fastest-growing baseball and softball clubs in the UK.

Leicester Bluesox

The Leicester Diamonds Baseball Club

The Diamonds are a new baseball club for all women and non binary people in Leicestershire, looking to play a new sport, meet new people, stay active and have fun doing it.

Metcalf Multisports

Metcalf Multisports is a sports company with over 15 years experience in primary schools, coaching a variety of sports. We have an approachable and punctual manner and are able to adapt to any environment.

The Richard Moore Sports CIC

CEL SPORTS

professional yet affordable for all offering our multi sports coaching working in the city & county, based Leicestershire and across the Midlands. We aim to offer a variety of sports coaching sessions for schools, clubs, holiday camps, birthday party’s,

Step Out Youth Group

STEP OUT is South Wigston Youth Club offers children different activities in a safe area. Ages 8 till 16.

Meets Tuesday 6-730 pm
Thursday 6-7.30 pm

Active Blaby

Active Blaby is your local service to help people become more active. We work hard to give people the capability, opportunity and/or motivation to add a bit more movement into their daily lives.

AMBITION Sports Coaching Ltd

AMBITION stands for Achieving More By Identifying Talent In Ourselves Now and we are a Sports Coaching and Academic Support company that specialises in but is not limited to working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Social,