President’s Report
Each year, the FFBS legally holds its Annual General Meeting. The quorum is quickly reached, and the video conference allows many clubs to be present without traveling.
The list of organizations and sporting results is presented in the President’s moral report. Many competitions have been organized and with success.
Internationally, around thirty athletes excel abroad. A figure never reached before, which is significant of the good shape of baseball development in France.
The FFBS has obtained the Calliope label, which gives stature to the training institute.
On the field, new in Béziers, renovation in Reims, playing surface in Valenciennes…
11 partners in the club around the federation
It is clearly asked of the club to position itself on the development of baseball towards populations with disabilities.
New competition: All-Star Game, Open 15U softball
2023, launch of My Coach for tutorials, club management.
DTN Report
Highlighting the Czech Republic. Notably, he emphasizes the complexes and infrastructures that have allowed development without their federation. Perhaps too many national teams that require a lot of investment with many constraints in management with the deputy DTN. A lot of humility towards the club that does the groundwork. Reminder of common objectives. Slow start on the MyCoach application. HR problem, not simple.
We can do better on women’s practice with as many offers as possible. The super league is an example.
The Financial Side and Various Topics
Explanation of the volunteer license at €10 for non-competitive events for 2024 due to necessary status modification.
The 2023 budget starts with the same figure, we have gone from 1 million ten years ago to 1.7 million today. Few ancillary revenues. Highlighting the impossibility of having a major private partnership to increase development possibilities, as the federation cannot keep up with 12,000 licensed players.
Range of legal, accounting, and management services offered by the federation that will increase in power.
Memory commission presents the Hall of Fame. Good idea that will be the big event of 2024 for the 100th anniversary of the FFBS
A few controversies in our more individualistic world, which clashes with the collective spirit of the clubs and our sports. Another one about the logo of the softball superleague with too much pink and too many clichés.
The President Raphet and his team are managing the federation’s ship. Little dreaming but a lot of reason, the federation’s rise is slow but sure.
The season is now launched, and the competitions will occupy the many volunteers of France because it is still and always on them that everything depends.
