The Netherlands had not yet become world champions in baseball and we did not know that there was a Dutch team that could really play baseball, but the sport was already popular at Projekt Duga. It is a game that we have been playing for several years now during the youth weekend programs. It is a fun game with a combination of sportsmanship, hilarity and cleverness. Both small children (from 6 years) to tall youngsters (up to 25 years and above) participate. We choose all kinds of alternatives as a club. A shovel, skillet, shelf, beam and so on. That's why our baseball has been given the name - farmer's baseball.
Game rules have been adjusted in such a way that for some it may no longer be a baseball but more a kind of school bat. We have a pitcher, but that is someone from the group who is hitting. The intention is to throw as beautifully as possible. When using a baseball bat and tennis ball and a good throw, more than 50 meters are hit. Grass must therefore be kept short all over the site, otherwise we will lose too many tennis balls. The small children may only hit two meters, but even then it is possible to reach first base because the catcher is 20 meters from the start. It helps to hit from small to large. Try to get all the small children in the field, possibly all of them at first base. Then, have someone hit hard so that the children all reach last base.

What we need: some real baseball bats