AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
4101 PIEDMONT PARKWAY, GREENSBORO, NC 27410 www.abca.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PURPOSES OF THE AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION INCLUDE:TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THE COACHING OF BASEBALL.TO PROMOTE ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME OF AMATEUR BASEBALL.TO PROMOTE THE GAME OF BASEBALL, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE MISSION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.TO FOSTER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION IN THE SPORT OF BASEBALL.TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP IN BASEBALL WITHIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND IN THE VARIOUS AMATEUR BASEBALL ORGANIZATIONS.TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMATEUR BASEBALL COACHES.TO ASSIST IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BASEBALL IN COOPERATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS.TO DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL BASEBALL INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND ALLIED GROUPS AS NECESSARY.TO ENGAGE IN BASEBALL-RELATED ACTIVITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE REPRESENTED MEMBERSHIP.TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOREGOING FOR EDUCATIONAL, NON-PROFIT PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE(S) 501(C)(3).

TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF COACHING IN AMATEUR BASEBALL

CLINIC EVENTS: THE ABCA HOSTS 20 CLINIC EVENTS AROUND THE U.S. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO TEACH COACHING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO COACHES OF YOUTH, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAMS. THE ABCA CONVENTION IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST BASEBALL COACHING CLINIC. THE CONVENTION CLINICS PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COACHING, LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND ETHICS WITH 7,167 COACHES ATTENDING IN 2020, OUT OF 13,038 ACTIVE MEMBER COACHES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 4/30/20, DURING WHICH 25 WELL-KNOWN CLINIC SPEAKERS PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS TO THE ATTENDEES IN THE GENERAL SESSION FOR THREE DAYS. THE ABCA ALSO RAN A YOUTH COACHES CLINIC DURING THE CONVENTION WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 500 COACHES FOR 12 SESSIONS DURING TWO DAYS, AND THE ABCA EXPO THEATER INCLUDED 18 ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS DURING THE CONVENTION. THE ABCA REGIONAL COACHING CLINICS ARE ONE-DAY EVENTS ARE CONDUCTED AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AVERAGE 30-50 COACHES IN ATTENDANCE. THE CLINIC PRESENTATIONS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE ABCA SPONSORS YOUTH CLINICS AT THE NCAA DIV. I, NAIA AND NJCAA WORLD SERIES, INVOLVING OVER 500 YOUNG PEOPLE EACH. THE ABCA ALSO PROVIDES A GRANT TO INTERNATIONAL SPORTS GROUP, WHICH CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL COACHING CLINICS AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS TURN TWO FOR YOUTH, WHICH PROVIDES USED BASEBALL EQUIPMENT TO CHILDREN IN NEED.

AWARDS TO MEMBERS: ABCA AWARDS INCLUDE THE HALL OF FAME; LEFTY GOMEZ AWARD; ETHICS IN COACHING AWARD; HEAD COACHES OF THE YEAR, ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE YEAR AWARD; FIELD MAINTENANCE AWARD AND FIELD SCHOLARSHIP AWARD; TECHNOLOGY AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP; CENTURY CLUB AWARDS; 25-YEAR COACHING AWARDS; AND LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP AWARDS. AWARD PROGRAMS TO SERVE AMATEUR BASEBALL INCLUDE SELECTION OF THE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL-AMERICA, ALL-REGION AND GOLD GLOVE TEAMS FROM EACH DIVISION: NCAA I, II, AND III, NAIA, NJCAA, PACIFIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION AND HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS, AS WELL AS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COACHES OF THE YEAR AND TEAM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM EACH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DIVISIONS.

PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITES: "INSIDE PITCH MAGAZINE" IS THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ABCA, CONTINUED WITH SIX ISSUES IN 2020. IT IS MAILED TO ALL CURRENT ABCA MEMBER COACHES FEATURING BASEBALL COACHING ARTICLES AND ARTICLES ABOUT THE GAME IN GENERAL. THE "COVERING ALL BASES" NEWSLETTER CONTENT IS NOW INCLUDED IN INSIDE PITCH MAGAZINE, INCLUDING ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERSHIP UPDATES, LEGISLATION; ISSUES INVOLVING THE GAME OF BASEBALL. THE ABCA PRIMARY WEBSITE (WWW.ABCA.ORG) IS A HELPFUL, INFORMATIVE TOOL TO COACHES. FROM 5/1/19 TO 4/30/20, THE ABCA RECEIVED 2,066,767 PAGE VIEWS FOR AN AVERAGE OF 172,231 PAGE VIEWS PER MONTH. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS MORE THAN 400 EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, INFORMATION ABOUT ABCA/HUMAN KINETICS BOOKS, A PODCAST, AND OTHER COACHING RESOURCES. IN 2019 THE ABCA LAUNCHED THE "MY ABCA" MOBILE APP WHICH HAS SINCE HAD MORE THAN 7,000 INDIVIDUAL ABCA MEMBERS DOWNLOAD AND LOG IN, OUT OF THE POSSIBLE 13,038.

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