Baseball Australia will be sending a team to the 2017 Cal Ripken World Series in Branson Missouri, with the team competing from the 3 August to 10 August 2017.
The Cal Ripken World Series is a user pays program for all participants and forms part of the Baseball Australia A-Roo National Development Program.
A team of 15 players, aged 12 or younger, will be selected to participate. Players must not have reached age 13 prior to May 1 2017.
Player must hold a current Australian passport to be eligible for selection. Players who are members of the 2017 Australian Little League Champions are ineligible for selection to the Cal Ripken program.
Player selections will be made between the appointed team coaching staff and the Baseball Australia Head of High Performance in conjunction with State High Performance Managers. Selections will take into consideration player history and performances at the State Little League and Australian Little League Championships.
Dean Marnell has been appointed the head coach for the 2017 program and Baseball Australia would now like to call for Expressions of Interest for team staff roles. Appointments will be made in consultation with Baseball Australia National Program Staff and state HPM’s.
· Assistant Coach (x2)
· Executive Officer
Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:
· Minimum Level 2 Coaching Accreditation (Assistant Coach)
· Demonstrate extensive coaching experience
· Current Working with Children Clearance
· Willingness to work within the National Player Development Philosophies
· Have a strong work ethic
**Note: Executive Officer role does not require a coaching accreditation.
Please send expressions of interest outlining experience and resume (no longer than 5 pages) via email to simone.wearne@baseball.org.au with the subject “2017 Cal Ripken World Series EOI” in the subject line. Applications close Wednesday 14th June 2017.