baseball dans un environnement amusant et sécuritaire car le sport est plutôt masculin. On espère encourager les filles à voir le baseball pas seulement comme un sport masculin. Le nombre de filles qui jouent au baseball augmente chaque année. À BaseballNB, we are happy with this situation but we think we can do more”,”text”:”These sessions are there to introduce girls to baseball in a fun and safe environment because the sport is rather masculine. We hope to encourage girls to see baseball not just as a male sport. The number of girls playing baseball is increasing every year. At Baseball NB, we are happy with this situation but we believe that we can do more”}}”>These sessions are there to introduce girls to baseball in a fun and safe environment, because the sport is rather masculine. We hope to encourage girls to see baseball not just as a male sport. The number of girls playing baseball is increasing every year. At Baseball NB, we are happy with this situation, but we believe that more can be done.
says Meghan Béland, program coordinator at Baseball New Brunswick.
Currently, most of the girls who play baseball in the province do so on co-ed teams.
Aside from provincial teams in the under-14 and under-16 groups, there are very few opportunities for girls to play together, especially due to the number of players.
We have noticed that there are more mixed teams than women’s teams in the province. A few associations such as Moncton, Riverview and Salisbury have managed to establish all-girls teams. The players who evolve on the provincial competitive teams, they choose to continue to play with the boys
concedes Meghan Béland.
To introduce baseball, Meghan Béland says that going through the school system, as for hockey, is possible, but that it is not the best option.
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she admits.
Upcoming Learn to Baseball sessions for girls will be held in Miramichi, Saint John and Fredericton.
