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We are delighted to announce that the Essex Redbacks have now been awarded Clubmark status.

The Redbacks have become one of only a small handful of Baseball Clubs here in the UK accredited with this status.

Clubmark is the Sport England mark of a high quality club. It is this quality standard that the Essex Redbacks have and will continue to achieve to ensure that the club offers a safe, welcoming and best possible environment for anyone joining the club. More details can be found on the Clubmark website - www.clubmark.org.uk

Having Clubmark status will provide a number of key benefits for the club.

• Assurance both to prospective players and parents/carers of younger players that the club is well organized and run, which will help to drive our recruitment of players
• Assurance to prospective players and parents/carers of younger players, local authorities, our local Sports Partnership and schools that the club has reached a national standard in offering sport to the local community. This again we hope will help drive our recruitment of players from the local area.
• That our links with local schools and youth organizations will be enhanced and help in our ability to offer Baseball as an alternative summer sport to local children
• That additional avenues of funding may become available to us as a result of Clubmark status
• Our profile as a sports club in the local area is raised and that the local authorities recognize that Essex Redbacks is a sports club offering the local community a quality experience.
• To help us build a strong foundation for the future in terms of player numbers, development of the club and facilities for baseball in Essex.

Essex Redbacks Youth Baseball Academy is located at Forest Glade Youth Football Club at Barleylands Road, Billericay Essex and features the only purpose built diamond for U13 baseball in East London, Essex and East Anglia.

For more information please contact either Sean Briscomb on 07877 580474 or by email to sean@essexredbacks.com or Youth Officer - Bill Sedgwick on 07759 544940 or by email to bill@essexredbacks.com