This weekend 27-30 March, MABS will be hosting the 2007 Annual Congress at the Maritim Antonin Hotel in Mellieha.

This is the first time the official event is being held in Malta where delegates from countries all over Europe will be taking part.

CEB, the Confederation of European Baseball is the governing body for European Baseball and will be discussing important issues on the agenda. One of the topics will be the organisation of the 2009 Baseball World Cup, which will be held in Europe.

Maltese Baseball coaches will also benefit from this event as a coaching clinic will be held by Pat Doyle, from Major League Baseball, while he is here for the congress.

The Tee Ball sessions are going to start in April.

What is ‘Tee ball’?

Tee Ball is a game for boys and girls, based on Baseball and is intended as an introduction for young players to develop baseball or softball skills and have FUN.

In Tee Ball, there is usually no pitcher, except perhaps for defensive purposes.

The ball is placed on an adjustable tee on top of the home plate at a suitable height for the batter to hit the ball. Most of the other rules are similar or identical to those of baseball, though the game is played on a smaller field.

Tee ball is all about having FUN while learning the basics without the competitiveness.

MAB’s qualified coaches will be organising ten Tee Ball Spring sessions for children 5yrs to 9yrs old.

It will start on Saturday 12 April from 11am to 12.30pm at the Marsa Baseball field. For more information one may contact Patrick Pace on 79708951 or visit www.baseballsoftballmalta.org. Sessions will also be organized at Mellieha and in Gozo.