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March 23, 2022

Erasmus+Sport: WBSC endorses European Union development programme to further grow the sport

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has endorsed the European Union development programme Erasmus+Sport to help grow the sport of baseball and softball across Europe.

11/03/2022

The EU Erasmus+Sports programme is an opportunity for funding National Federations and strengthening their policies.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has endorsed the European Union development programme Erasmus+Sport to help grow the sport of baseball and softball across Europe.
Erasmus+Sport, which has an available budget exceeding €51 million, allows for the funding of cooperation partnerships in the field of sports focused on transnational projects, not for profit sports events and the building of sports fields.
The programme has amongst its priorities the encouragement of participation in sport and physical activity, the promotion of integrity and values in sport, the promotion of education in and through sport and combating violence, racism, discrimination and intolerance in sport.
Plan A - invite representatives from Erasmus countries to Vienna around April 6th White Card Day to participate in a baseball5 extravaganza
Plan B - run summer camp program of baseball5 along with CoLearning and CoWorking and CoCreching at Summer Swimming Pools and JugendSportPlatz across Vienna, with staff from local and Erasmus countries, with view to rolling same program out 2023 across other Erasmus countries.
Plan C - implement kids and business leagues in Vienna to get teams playing together, mixed teams to blend gender, the competition keeps interest and motivation . National and International Tournaments flow on from this... All Erasmus countries to have a team in the Senegal Youth Olympics 2026