The Israel Association of Baseball was founded in 1986 to promote baseball in Israel.
The Israel Association of Baseball (IAB) is a non-profit organization, duly registered in Israel, and dedicated to promoting and developing baseball in Israel. The IAB is a member of The Israel Olympic Committee, The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) and The International Baseball Federation (IBAF), Postitive Coaching Alliance (PCA), Major League Baseball International (MLBI) and Little League. The Israel Sports Authority as well as the above-mentioned organizations, recognize the IAB as the governing body for baseball in Israel. Since its inception, in December 1986, the IAB has attempted to create an infrastructure for baseball in Israel by teaching youth baseball. The main activities of the IAB are:
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Promoting the game of baseball throughout Israel, to all areas of the country and all cultural and socio-economic sections of the population
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Teaching the fundamentals of baseball to youth
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Creating teams and leagues
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Organizing and running clinics for coaches, umpires, scorekeepers and players
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Creating, organizing and running national and international tournaments
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Organizing national teams to represent Israel in international tournaments.
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Improve baseball infrastructure
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Build bridges between the youth of Israel and the North American Jewish youth