Our Community, our story - Taizhong Youth Baseball Alliance

With their heart and soul in the game, the players of Taizhong Youth Baseball Alliance congregate each weekend to share skills and baseball know-how. However, playing baseball gives these youngsters much more than merely improved baseball skills and fitness. “Of course the kid’s baseball skills will improve, but we focus more on them learning to act and behave with integrity. For example, how do they adjust their emotions and stay calm when a team member makes a mistake…this is really what they’re learning”, said coach and parent, Zhang Gui-hao.

The appeal of Taizhong Youth Baseball Alliance is that it improves parent-child relationships and gets people more involved in the community. The support and encouragement of the founder, parents and team members, helps youngsters strengthen mind and body, as well as building relationships in the community. “Players learn to appreciate and value things…for example, keeping the baseball grounds clean and tidy, and being courteous to other parents. By using baseball, something they all love, we are able to achieve much more…what a wonderful way to make a positive contribution to the community” said Taizhong Youth Baseball Alliance founder Jiang Zheng-quan.

What makes Taizhong Youth Baseball Alliance different from many of the traditionally elitist clubs is that it strongly encourages backing and participation from the local community, and gives equal importance to fostering moral integrity, improving schoolwork and baseball skills. The alliance believes that only in this way can the youngsters’ baseball have any kind of long-term development.

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Our Community, our story - Taizhong Youth Baseball Alliance
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