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Reds Rookie Success League

Kids enjoying the RRSLThe Reds Rookie Success League (RRSL), a free, coed, character-building summer baseball program, enters its ninth summer in Cincinnati and throughout Reds Country in June. The Reds Rookie Success League is an introductory baseball program for school age boys and girls. It features baseball and girls' softball components while focusing on a character-based curriculum and the "Six Stars of Success" - Cooperation, Integrity, Respect, Education, Determination and Spirit (CI REDS). Programs will run twice a week during the four weeks in Cincinnati, Fairfield, Mason and Dayton, and for six weeks in Louisville. Each program features visits from Reds players and coaches, or from Dayton Dragons or Louisville Bats personnel.

Jay Bruce throws a pitchThe original Cincinnati league will return to Schmidt Fields, located in Cincinnati's East End neighborhood. In Fairfield, the Reds Rookie Success League of Butler County, sponsored by Bob Evans Restaurants and co-hosted by the Joe Nuxhall Character Education Fund, begins its fifth season at Waterworks Park. The Reds Rookie Success League of Warren County kicks off its fourth season at the Mason Sports Park. In Louisville, two programs will be featured in June and July - a daytime program at Wyandotte Park which returns for its fourth year and the second evening Reds Rookie Success League program which takes place at Petersburg Park at Newburg Community Center. 2011 also marks the third year of the Reds Rookie Success League of Dayton which returns to Kettering Fields.

Space is limited with each program capped at roughly 250 participants. Volunteers, coaches and mentors are also needed to operate each program. To find out how you can get involved, contact Jason Maidenberg at (513) 765-7020 or jmaidenberg@reds.com. All applications for Volunteers/Coaches and participants will begin in the first week of May 2011.

2011 Program dates:
Cincinnati
Schmidt Fields
Monday and Tuesdays, June 13th through July 5th
10 a.m. until 1 p.m. (YMCA and Boys and Girls Clubs)
Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 15th through July 7th
10 a.m. until 1 p.m. (Cincinnati Recreation Commission)
Butler County (Fairfield)
Water Works Park
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, June 14th through July 6th
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Warren County (Mason)
Mason Sports Park
Thursdays and Fridays, June 9th through July 1st
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Louisville
Wyandotte Park
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, June 14th through July 20th
9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Newburg (Petersburg Park)
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, June 14th through July 20th
5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Dayton
Kettering Field
Mondays and Tuesdays, June 13th through July 6th
9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Benefits:
  • Free transportation from designated site pick-ups
  • Free daily lunches/snacks
  • Introductory baseball instruction with children of the same age
  • All equipment is provided, just wear your gym shoes!
  • Learn character messages through team building group activities and play.
Campers posing
Dusty Baker talks to the kids
Posing with Paul Janish