A Dominican’s initiative to promote youth baseball

Raleigh—Dominican Carlos Liriano has promoted baseball in North Carolina with the creation of the NC Royals team.

This team provides 21 young people with the opportunity to play, make friends and compete in sports at a very affordable cost.

Liriano has invested his own resources and has found sponsors to cover almost all of the expenses associated with baseball, thus alleviating the financial burden on families.

The passion of baseball

Liriano studied business administration and has lived in the United States for more than 20 years. He works as director of the Latino program at the Carolina Small Business organization. However, he says he is passionate about baseball.

Their initiative seeks to offer young people aged between 14 and 15 a valuable opportunity to develop their sport and compete.

“This started because, based on my experience, I know that playing baseball can be very expensive. I wanted to create a team where children could play without pressure and enjoy the sport.“e,” Liriano said during an interview with Qué Pasa.

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His career in baseball is lifelong, including his experience as a coach at the middle and high school levels and the fact that his son also plays the sport. This is how Liriano had the opportunity to get to know the skills of many young people up close. This experience led him to start the project a year ago.

Different approach and results

“I gathered some parents and proposed to them to take advantage of this talent, but with a different approach. I don’t want baseball to be stressful; I want kids to play freely, have fun, compete, and for the cost to be low.“, explained the coach.

The team, which competes in division 1, has won five of the six championships in which he has participated in North Carolinawhich has generated great satisfaction among parents and players.

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Carlos Ibarra, one of the parents, commented: “We like playing for the Royals because they are a very competitive team.”

Aaram Garcia also said: “I really like playing with the Royals because we are a competitive team and we are with our friends. We have fun on and off the field.”

Liriano clarifies that the The goal is to maximize children’s free time and make competitions a learning field for everyone..

“For example, in months like August and October, when they are out of school season, we participate in competitions so they can play and enjoy baseball, as these competitions also serve as valuable practice for their development.”

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The cost for parents is very low, except for the registration fee for the championship in which the team participates. Sponsors cover most of the expenses, while Liriano contributes with other personal resources.

“The most important thing is that they have fun. I love this; I’m always thinking about how to renew, where to participate and how to improve. We have the help of coach Jaures García, who also contributes his knowledge during training and matches,” said Liriano.

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