Sunday April 27, 2014
Kaieteur News
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Major League Baseball Coach to conduct final days of baseball camp in Georgetown
Youngsters participate in some of the recent Baseball camps that were held around the country. The Guyana Baseball League in association with E-Networks Inc., Sterling P roducts Limited, Fly Jamaica Airways and Nobel House Sea Foods has conducted successful Easter baseball camps in New Amsterdam Berbice, Cornelia Ida and Tuschen West Demerara, where over 200 children have participated thus far, with lessons and games for all ages. The development of
the game in Guyana has caught the attention of the baseball world and Mr. Elias Sosa a former major League Pitcher with a distinguished career, who is now Latin America Coordinator for Major League Baseball, will visit and conduct coaching sessions for camp participants at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Georgetown on the 2nd ,3rd and 4th May. MLBI works to develop baseball in Latin
America; they send coaches to work with Baseball Federations. They also conduct seminars for coaches covering topics including physical development, baseball instruction, player motivation, character development, teamwork and sports medicine. Their programme includes classroom instruction followed by practical application on the field.
Le Belle Hotel and Bar dominoes to start on Wednesday La Belle Hotel and bar dominoes tournament is set to commence on Wednesday at their venue in Norton Street. The competition will continue on Friday and Saturday and conclude on Sunday at the said location. It will be played on a two in one out 6-game basis. Entrance fee is $4,000, however the first 18 teams that enter before 19:30hrs on Wednesday will not be charged. Only one re-entry will be permitted. The winning team will take home a trophy and $80,000, the runner up $40,000 and third place $20,000. The player that shares the first love will collect $3,000 and the most valuable player in the finals will pocket a cell phone and $3,000. Prizes are subject to change. For more information teams can contact secretary
Secretary of La Belle Hotel and Bar Seizana Elliot (left) presents the cheque to Mark Wiltshire. of the Georgetown Dominoes Association Mark Wiltshire on 665-5855. Meanwhile, on Friday last at La Belle Hotel and bar, secretary of the entity Seizana Elliot presented the
sponsorship cheque to Wiltshire. She said that they are pleased to be associated with dominoes and wished the teams well while Wiltshire thanked her for the support.
Attendees can register by calling 657-STAR or o n F a c e b o o k : https://www.facebook.com /ENetworksbaseballstar and at the ground on camp mornings. All equipment will be provided by the GBL and participants are asked to dress appropriately for
sporting activity and in the interest of preserving the environment to bring reusable water bottles. Camp begins at 9:00AM and ends at 4:30PM. There are no fees. GBL programmes are designed to engage the imagination of the youth of today. Our energetic staff implements a unique camp
atmosphere, which allows for safety, fun, and skills development. All GBL camps will focus on helping the kids learn the rules of the game while working on sportsmanship. All of the E-Networks Baseball Star contenders will be attending the camps.