Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza hosts third Steel Sports Family Day in Foggia on October 5, 2024
28/09/2024 2 Minute Read

Team Italy Manager Mike Piazza hosts third Steel Sports Family Day in Foggia on October 5, 2024

National Baseball Hall of Famer and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza joins the ambassadors from Steel Sports for a baseball and softball camp based on Tommy Lasorda's ‘Kids First’ philosophy for boys and girls and their families in Foggia on Saturday, October 5, 2024

After two successful Steel Sports Family Days in Florence and Potenza Picena, Mike Piazza and the Steel Sports coaching staff make their third appearance at the home of the Fovea Embers, Comunale di via Gramsci, on Saturday, October 5, 2024.

Participation, as always, is completely free and open to boys and girls, from any location, born in 2009 or later, in good standing with the 2024 membership, for whom the parents (or those exercising parental authority) have duly completed, signed electronically and sent, no later than 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the form available at the link below, accompanied by a valid medical certificate of competitive fitness which, alternatively, can be shown upon arrival at the field, during registration.

Coaches regularly registered for 2024 who wish to be present are also welcome.

Steel Sports, Team Partner of the FIBS National Teams, which aims to spread among coaches, players and their families, the philosophy of teaching the game of the great Tommy Lasorda: ‘Kids First’, the kids first of all, and all three components are fundamental for the growth of young athletes in a positive and stimulating environment.

Moms and dads are therefore invited to attend, participate and wear comfortable clothing, preparing for a fun day to spend with their kids and their coaches, between grass and red clay.

Together with Team Italy manager Mike Piazza, the Steel Sports ambassadors of the CNT Salvatore Strippoli and Graziano Primavera will be present, together with the coaches Alfredo Strippoli (Head of Under 12 Foggia), Valerio Iacovelli (Hitting Coach Foggia), Daniele Spinapolice (Active school and mini baseball), Franco Giangola (Head of youth activities Chieti), Freddy Pacheco (Pitching Coach Foggia), Massimo Portoghese (Manager Bari Warriors) and Maurizio Faini (Teramano Baseball Project) who will support them, for a program dedicated to the baseball/softball categories from U12 to U18 which includes:

10:00 am Registration

11:00 am Warm-up

11:30 am Field activity divided into stations

1:00 pm Lunch break

2:00 pm Steel Sports meets the families, the players meet Mike Piazza. Questions, answers, autographs

2:30 pm Muscle toning

3:00 pm Mini-matches with parent involvement

4:30 pm Final thoughts before departure!

ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION REQUEST FORM

With reference to the lunch break, those who wish to take advantage of the service provided by the Fovea Embers at the field, can take advantage of:

a hot first course

a cold second course

bread

water

a fruit

at a cost of 8 euros.

The service must be booked by writing to foveabaseball@gmail.com by 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

Marco Landi