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PlayBall! Minnesota Youth Clinics
The summer of 2009 marks the 49th year the Twins and the Twins Community Fund will offer free youth baseball and softball clinics. 2009 PlayBall! Minnesota Clinics are sponsored by Great River Energy. This year, the program will serve more than 3,000 kids in 35 communities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota.
Created in 1961 by Twins scout Angelo Giuliani, the program serves as a way for the ball club to promote the games of baseball and softball to boys and girls throughout the region. Since the program's inception, more than 800,000 youth have taken part in Twins clinics in the Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida.
The Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics are available to participants and communities free of charge and require no pre-registration. Participants should just show up on the day of the clinic to receive instruction. The Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics format, which focuses on throwing, hitting and base running, was developed by Twins Senior Advisor to the General Manager Terry Ryan and former Twins executive and current Arizona Diamondbacks Special Assistant to the General Manager Bob Gebhard.
The clinics provide quality hands-on instruction for boys and girls ages 6-16. The format is broken down into two 1 1/2 hour sessions. The first session is for youth ages 6-9 years old and the second session is for youth ages 10-16. Participants are divided into three groups and rotated between hitting, fielding and throwing stations.
'09 PlayBall! Minnesota Youth Clinics Schedule
| Date |
6-9 Yr. Olds |
10-16 Yr. Olds |
Location |
Outdoor Location |
Indoor Location |
| 4/25 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Mendota Heights, MN |
Sibley High School |
Sibley High School |
| 5/9 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Stillwater, MN |
Lucy Winton Bell Athletic Fields |
St. Croix Valley Recreation Center |
| 5/9 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
New Brighton, MN |
Family Service Center |
Family Service Center |
| 5/16 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
South St. Paul, MN |
Vet's Field |
The SSP H.S. Pac |
| 5/16 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Mound, MN |
Wolner Field |
Mound Westonka H.S. |
| 5/23 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Blaine, MN |
Blaine Baseball Complex |
Blaine H.S. |
| 5/23 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
White Bear Lake, MN |
Central Middle School |
Central Middle School |
| 5/30 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Rogers, MN |
North Community Park |
Rogers M.S. |
| 5/30 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Shoreview, MN |
Chippewa M.S. |
Chippewa M.S. |
| 5/30 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Rogers, MN |
North Community Park |
Rogers M.S. |
| 6/5 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Cromwell, MN |
Cromwell H.S. |
Cromwell H.S. Gymnasium |
| 6/6 |
9 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
Duluth, MN |
Wade Stadium |
Heritage Center |
| 6/6 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
St. Anthony, MN |
Central Park |
St. Anthony H.S. |
| 6/12 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Hamel, MN |
Hamel Community Park |
Wayzata Central Dome |
| 6/13 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Waconia, MN |
Brook Peterson |
Waconia H.S. |
| 6/13 |
11 a.m. |
12:30 a.m. |
Lewiston, MN |
Lewiston Altura Athletic Field |
Lewiston Altura Public School |
| 6/13 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Waconia, MN |
Brook Peterson |
Waconia H.S. |
| 6/18 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Chaska, MN |
Community Youth Baseball Park |
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| 6/18 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Minneapolis, MN |
Powderhorn Park |
Powderhorn Park |
| 6/19 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Long Prairie, MN |
Long Prairie H.S. |
Long Prairie H.S. |
| 6/19 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
St. Cloud, MN |
Whitney Park Field C-2 |
Whitney Recreation Center |
| 6/20 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Upsala, MN |
Upsala H.S. Baseball Field |
Upsala H.S. Gym |
| 6/20 |
9 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
Pierz, MN |
Pierz School District Softball Fields |
Pierz Healy H.S. Gym |
| 6/26 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Karlstad, MN |
John Oistad Field |
Karlstad Gym |
| 6/26 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
St. Benedict, MN |
St. Benedict Field |
New Prague High School |
| 6/27 |
9 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
Grand Forks, ND |
Apollo Complex |
Blue Line Club |
| 6/27 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Mayer, MN |
Old Schoolhouse Park |
Mayer Community Center |
| 7/10 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Clear Lake, WI |
Clear Lake Baseball Field |
H.S. Gymnasium |
| 7/11 |
9 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
Kasson, MN |
Northfield at Kasson Memorial Park |
K-M High School North Gym |
| 7/11 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Somerset, WI |
Larry Forrest Memorial Fields |
Somerset H.S. |
| 7/17 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Waseca, MN |
Tink Larson Field |
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| 7/18 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Mason City, IA |
North Youth Softball Complex |
North Iowa Area Community College |
| 7/24 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Lake Crystal, MN |
JC Park Field |
Lake Crystal Rec Center Gymnasium |
| 7/24 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Milbank, SD |
Legion Field |
Koch School Gym |
| 7/25 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Graceville, MN |
Clinton Baseball Field |
CGM Elem School in Clinton |
| 7/31 |
2 p.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Springfield, MN |
Riverside Park |
Springfield Public School Gym |
| 8/1 |
9 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. |
New Ulm, MN |
North Park |
New Ulm Recreation Center |
| 8/16 |
10 a.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
Fargo, ND |
Newman Outdoor Park |
Metro Rec Center |
| PLAY BALL MINNESOTA! MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS |
| ORGANIZATION |
CONTACT |
PHONE |
| American Legion Baseball | Darwin Berg | 952-448-2584 |
| Amateur Softball Association/MSF | Ryan Gunderson | 763-241-1789 |
| Babe Ruth | Arnie Johnson | 763-263-6401 |
| Gopher State Baseball/MYAS | Dawson Blanck | 763-781-2220 |
| Little League International | Daniel Velte | 570-326-1921x223 |
| Metro Baseball League | Kim Eul | 952-882-1212 |
| Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board | Kent Brevik | 612-230-6495 |
| Minnesota Baseball Tournaments | Jeff Eul | 952-882-1213 |
| Minnesota Baseball Alliance | Reid Drogemueller | 763-441-4410 |
| Minnesota State High School Coaches Assoc. | John Wilkens | 763-497-3072 |
| Minnesota Twins Community Fund | Kevin Smith | 612-375-7497 |
| Miracle League of Minnesota | Karen Kelly/
Kevin Thoreson | 952-851-7133 |
| MN Youth Athletic Services/USSSA Baseball & Blizzard Baseball | Dan Klinkhammer | 763-781-2220 |
| North Star Rec League/Rec State Baseball Championships | Tony Groff | 763-781-2220 |
| St. Paul Parks & Recreation Dept. | Bob Smith | 651-558-2255 |
| Twins Rookie League and R.B.I. Leagues | Frank White | 612-282-3018 |
| University of MN Men's Baseball | Scott Howard | 612-625-0869 |
| University of MN Women's Softball | Lisa Bernstein | 612-624-8080 |
| USSSA Softball/MN Recreation & Park Assoc. | Deb Weinreis | 763-571-1305 |
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