Sunday

Hard to believe but we are about to enjoy our last day in China.  Currently we are in Guangzhou after stops in Beijing and Shanghai. 

The trip has been fulfilling and I believe that we have accomplished what we wanted to accomplish.  We reached hundreds of children and introduced them to the game for the first time and have enhanced the game of hundreds of kids who already were enjoying the game here in China.  We also met some key people over here with the government, the Chinese Baseball Association and the business community.  It is through these relationships that we will be able to continue to help the Chinese people in their effort to grow the game.

I believe that baseball has a great future in China but clearly it is not something that will happen overnight.  If we were able to hook a few kids on baseball and introduce it to a few more those kids might grow up to play or just enjoy the game.  It is through that spirit of fun that the game will grow and prosper.

In each city we had at least one coaching clinic.  By teaching the teachers and providing them with a few tools and tips they can follow their passion to teach the game at the grassroots level and impact many more young ballplayers.

This afternoon we hosted a wonderful coaching clinic and tomorrow we host a QuickBall Clinic in the morning and a more advanced baseball clinic in the afternoon.  For those of you who don’t know what QuickBall is, it is a very unique and fun game that makes baseball fun and fast moving for young ballplayers.  It has been very well received over here and I believe it will continue to grow in popularity and will serve China and other countries well in their efforts to grow the game.

On Tuesday morning we begin our journey home (It will be Monday night back home).  We had an amazing trip and we fell in love with China and the Chinese people.  I am sure we will return in the near future and see what we can do to keep helping the people of China grow the game that I love so much.

Thanks to all of you who have followed our trip on the internet.  I hope that I was able to paint a picture of our efforts over here with my words and my photos.

Cal