2025 12U & 15U National Team Tryout Flyer
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SLBBA has been participating in the International Games exchange since 1983. Each year the SLBBA hosts international baseball teams from Europe, Japan and Korea to play against our hand-selected St. Louis teams, which represent St. Louis as the ?U.S.A Teams." This year we are very excited to be sending a 12U and 15U team to Tokyo, Japan to play in the Nankyu World Championship Baseball Tournament
against 16 other countries! The approximate cost per player or coach to make this trip is $3,000! Our goal is to raise $90,000.00, so that player participation is not restricted by financial circumstances.
National Team - Parent Information - Outline for Print
Since 1983, the mission of St. Louis Boys Baseball Association (SLBBA), a Missouri not-for-profit organization, is to provide unique and extraordinary athletic and cultural experiences for 12- to 15-year-old baseball players in the greater St. Louis area.
National Team - Parent Presentation - What to Expect
Since 1983, the mission of St. Louis Boys Baseball Association (SLBBA), a Missouri not-for-profit organization, is to provide unique and extraordinary athletic and cultural experiences for 12- to 15-year-old baseball players in the greater St. Louis area.
About SLBBA - USA National Team
The International Boys Baseball Nayuka Association (IBA) and the St. Louis Boys Baseball Association (SLBBA), the American Baseball Organization, have been doing the International Games exchange since 1983.
St. Louis Boys Baseball Association (SLBBA) Mission
The mission of St. Louis Boys Baseball Association (SLBBA), a Missouri not-for-profit organization, is to provide unique and extraordinary athletic and cultural experiences for 12 to 15 year old baseball players in the greater St. Louis area. Participants are chosen based on their superior baseball skill as well as exhibit qualities of sportsmanship, character, and maturity.
International Baseball Association - (IBA-Boys)
IBA-Boys Inc. is the Association approved by the Educational & Scientific Department of Japan, with the main objective being to promote Nanshiki baseball throughout the world. The organization has the nationwide network from Hokkaido to Okinawa with over 3,000 registered teams in the under 12 divisions, and 500 registered teams in the under 16 divisions.
National Team - Player Checklist
Packing list for traveling to Japan
National Team - Player Code of Conduct
Be ready to compete. Represent the USA, yourselves, your teammates and coaches in the best possible way. Be ready to have fun and open up to a new culture - take what it has to offer and share what you have to offer!
Parent Travel Information
Parents may travel to Japan with the team, but they will have separate accommodations and should not expect to see their players except at the ball fields.
Useful Phrases in Japanese
Useful Phrases in Japanese
OMIYAGE
O-MI-YA-GE gifts are souvenirs that you bring from America to share with the people you will meet in Japan. These people should include: your host family, and friends you?ll make during the trip.
Eating Etiquette in Japan
Basic table manners in Japan are important for visitors to know.
Japanese-style Bath Etiquette
The bathroom in a typical Japanese home consists of two rooms, an entrance room where you undress and which is equipped with a sink, and the actual bathroom which is equipped with a shower and a deep bath tub. The toilet is usually located in an entirely separate room.
