The First Base Foundation makes playing baseball more affordable by providing Tuition Assistance Scholarships to student athletes who play for the California Warriors Baseball Program. 100% of money raised goes to California Warriors student athletes. With your support, we have created a high-caliber baseball program during Fall, Summer, and Winter that includes many high school student athletes from under-resourced and underrepresented backgrounds.
The Coach Development Program is a PAID opportunity with a proven track record. The goal of the Coach Development Program (CDP) is to train California Warriors alumni in the important leadership, interpersonal communication, and baseball skills that will help them get a coaching position at the high school and college level. We recognize the importance of training future community leaders. We accomplish this by:
California Warriors Alumni are well-represented as coaches and staff in baseball organizations across the country at the high school, college, and professional levels. Some of the programs that have or currently feature former California Warriors as coaches and staff include UC Berkeley, Santa Clara University, College of Marin, University of San Francisco, University of the Pacific, St. Edward’s University, Academy of Art University, to name a few. To see more, go to our alumni page.
If you are interested in coaching for us during the summer, fill out this form.
In partnership with the Giants Community Fund, the First Base Foundation – California Warriors has initiated a Guest Speaker Series with the goal of broadening our impact on and off the field. We carefully curate a lineup of California Warriors alumni, college baseball coaches, mental health experts, college baseball recruitment specialists, sports journalists, to name a few. The First Base Foundation invites the specialists to speak at California Warriors baseball games where they share their expertise with the student-athletes and families in attendance.
Not only do these top-tier experts speak to the California Warriors players, but all other teams, coaches, and families at the field are invited to participate in the presentations so that the broader baseball community can benefit from the powerful messages the speakers have to share.
The Summer Opportunity Program (SOP) is a paid, supervised training program where students can gain experience working in the front office of a professional sports organization. It runs during our baseball season (June, July and early August). Applicants must be entering their Junior or Senior year in High School or be attending college in order to qualify for the Summer Opportunity Program. This program provides meaningful work experience for anyone with talent and motivation. It is a supportive, flexible, comprehensive and exciting program. Since its inception, the First Base Foundation has given opportunities to dozens of SOP participants. Many have gone on to get jobs with professional sports organizations.
If you are interested in participating in the Summer Opportunity Program, fill out this form and we will be in touch.