Birmingham – BaseballSoftballUK Activator

Introduction
This award will enable you to engage players of all abilities, keeping sessions fun and focusing on participation through challenges and mini-games as well as skill development and playing baseball and softball. The Activator may have a coaching background but the role is to facilitate activity, not to ‘coach’.
Who is it suitable for?
•Those on PGCE pathways.
•Qualified teachers who would like to deliver fun and engaging baseball and softball participation sessions.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
•Introduce the basic rules and skills.
•Facilitate and lead a softball activity.
•Enthuse and engage people by building their confidence in playing.
•Understand the next steps to progress participants towards the game.

Why do the course?
•If you would like to learn the rules and skills needed to introduce baseball and softball as a game to new participants, this is the course for you!
•By attending and completing the course, you can gain a one-year membership of BSUK’s Activator Licence Scheme.