The Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on Tsuut'ina Nation. Photo by: Benjamin Gerow
It is the best time to be a Tsuut’ina Youth right now. Through efforts from the Youth Advisory Council, Tsuut’ina is getting today’s youth out of the house, and back into physical play. The Youth team on Tsuut’ina has a wide collection of programs that are designed for all levels of skill. The main focus is just on getting todays youth out, active and potentially even competing in Nation-led sports.
The Tsuut’ina Youth Baseball Clinic met at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex on the 20th and 27th of May, where kids were given baseball equipment, and were taught the baseball basics by Tyler Cutknife, Youth Advisory Coordinator. He says, the motivation simply comes from the satisfaction of granting kids opportunities that Indigenous youth may not have had 10-15 years ago.
The Baseball Clinic offers transportation assistance, and provides all the equipment, meaning all the youth has to do to participate, is show up.
The original poster for the Baseball Clinic only had two dates listed, but with more than 35 kids attending, talks are taking place to install a multi-week baseball camp, in an effort to bring baseball on par with the other main sports on the Nation.
We got to speak with Tyler Cutknife about the Baseball Clinic, and asked about the choice to teach baseball.
Tyler talked to us about how the Baseball Clinic came to be.
We asked Tyler about the long term plan, and whether or not we could see a Tsuut’ina baseball team.
For more info on the Baseball Clinic or other sport programs with Tsuut’ina, reach out to Tyler Cutknife through the Tsuut’ina website.
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