JUNIOR GIANTS BASEBALL
Who are the Junior Giants?
Junior Giants, the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, is a free, non-competitive and innovative baseball program for boys and girls ages 5-18 years old.
In 1994, the Fund sought a program that would give at-risk kids a meaningful partnership with community-based organizations and provide an alternative to drugs, gangs and crime. The Junior Giants program now reaches over 22,000 children in 90 leagues across California and into Nevada and Oregon. The Community Fund provides all of the uniforms, equipment, and training necessary to run a league as well as tickets to select Giants games so the youth can experience a Major League Baseball game.
But more important than the fundamentals of baseball, Junior Giants focuses on the four bases of character development - Confidence, Integrity, Leadership and Teamwork - and offers programs in Education, Health and Violence Prevention. This framework is integrated into the Junior Giants handbook distributed to all of the kids and parents.
This program, presented by Bank of America, welcomes kids from all backgrounds and encourages them to live healthy and productive lives by getting outside and playing baseball!
In 1994, the Fund sought a program that would give at-risk kids a meaningful partnership with community-based organizations and provide an alternative to drugs, gangs and crime. The Junior Giants program now reaches over 22,000 children in 90 leagues across California and into Nevada and Oregon. The Community Fund provides all of the uniforms, equipment, and training necessary to run a league as well as tickets to select Giants games so the youth can experience a Major League Baseball game.
But more important than the fundamentals of baseball, Junior Giants focuses on the four bases of character development - Confidence, Integrity, Leadership and Teamwork - and offers programs in Education, Health and Violence Prevention. This framework is integrated into the Junior Giants handbook distributed to all of the kids and parents.
This program, presented by Bank of America, welcomes kids from all backgrounds and encourages them to live healthy and productive lives by getting outside and playing baseball!
What makes Junior Giants Baseball unique?
- It's a free program!
- The league is non-competitive
- It's a program for girls and boys
- Higher value placed on character than on wins and losses
- Programs in education, health, and violence prevention
- Pitching machines are used
- Professional training by the Giants is provided to the coaches
| Player/Parent Handbook |
| Coaches Handbook |
For more information or to sign up, please contact:
Lieutenant Heath Parsons
Woodland Police Department
Phone: 530-661-7845
Email: Heath.Parsons@cityofwoodland.org
Lieutenant Heath Parsons
Woodland Police Department
Phone: 530-661-7845
Email: Heath.Parsons@cityofwoodland.org
For More information regarding the Junior Giants Baseball Program please visit: The Junior Giants Webpage