If there are any baseball fanatics in your home (big or little), here’s an opportunity to have some fun before the start of the season this April.
Youth baseball program Diamonds in the Rough is sponsoring a contest for kids (7-14) to share what baseball means to them. More than just “fun with my friends,” the contest’s aim is to get kids thinking and talking about how the game helps them both on the field and off (confidence, health, teamwork, entertainment, etc).
With some of baseball’s “greats” making headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, the contest provides a great opportunity to think about the kind of character traits the game can build.
Kids can enter in a variety of fun ways, too, via video, essay or photos at www.briggsdiamondsintherough.com. The best part? Twenty winners from around the country will win $5,000 for their teams and compete for the grand prize—$10,000 for their home field and team and a trip to a New York Yankees game.
(PS—a look at our upcoming story on concussions might give you a few ideas for what your child’s team could do with $5,000. Namely: high-tech helmets. Don’t miss this feature in our March issue of DallasChild!)
Get your players thinking now, and enter by March 23.
-liz
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