This page contains resources used for the BasebALZ reminiscence sessions. Our normal BasebALZ “season” consists of six “sessions”, usually held on a bi-weekly schedule. The resources listed here can be used by volunteers to preview upcoming sessions, by participants/caregivers to catch up on sessions they may have missed, or by other SABR chapters or volunteer groups as ideas for starting their own Alzheimer’s reminiscence programs.
Note: when you click on one of the links below, the selected file will download onto your device. Most of these files are either Word or PowerPoint documents. When you open some of the files, you will get messages asking if you want to edit them and whether or not you want to enable access to external files (links to youtube videos and other media). You should be safe in answering “yes” to both of these messages.
As some pages in many of the presentations contain links to external audio or video files, you will need to have internet access (WIFI or wired network) at run-time when you present them.
We’ve captured some thoughts about how to start a program in your community:
How to Start a Talking Baseball Program in Your Community
BasebALZ Case Study August2020
Prior to beginning a season, Alzheimer’s Texas conducts a training session for our volunteers. This training includes an overview of dementia and Alzheimer’s, as well as background and guidance on reminiscence therapy. The training presentations are here:
Alzheimer’s Texas Alzheimer’s 101
Baseball Reminiscence Volunteer Training
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DISCLAIMER: All BasebALZ materials (linked below) have been created by volunteers for the sole purpose of providing reminiscence programming for participants with dementia and their caregivers. As such, we make no representation as to the accuracy or ownership of any information used herein. The availability of these materials is intended for non-profit/charitable purposes and is not to be used commercially. All users are encouraged to exercise due diligence when using these materials.
An example schedule for an entire season is here: BasebALZ Season Schedule
Example session agendas from BasebALZ Texas follow.
BasebALZ Texas – Session One resources are here:
A Day at the Ballpark.Getting Ready
Session Two resources are here:
A Day at the Ballpark – Ballparks in Austin
Session Three resources are here:
A Day at the Ballpark – Pregame Activities
Session Four resources are here:
A Day at the Ballpark – Sights and Sounds
Major League Players from UT and A&M
Session Five resources are here:
A Day at the Ballpark – Food and Drink
Session Six resources are here:
A Summer Day in the Life of a Little Leaguer
A Day at the Ballpark Promotions
Additional presentations and other resources are here:
Link to Alzheimer Scotland Reminiscence Networks
Houston Ballparks Baseball Curses
Baseball Movies Memorabilia Baseball Favorites
Players Celebrate Christmas Never See Again in Baseball
Celebrities that played Baseball Off Season Jobs
Baseball Stars 1950s TV and supporting notes Notes Baseball Stars 1950s TV
Baseball Pranks and Stunts and notes Notes – Baseball Pranks and Stunts
Opening Day and notes Opening Day Notes
Baseball Oddities and notes Baseball Oddities Notes
Beer and Baseball and notes Beer and Baseball notes
Super Fans and notes Super Fans notes
Baseball Mascots and notes Baseball Mascots notes
Polish baseball players Irish Ballplayers
Cubaball a baseball trip to Cuba
Baseball Nicknames Cheating in Baseball
Baseball and Music and Baseball and Music lyrics
The National Anthem and Baseball
Founding Fathers Baseball Team and notes Founding Fathers Baseball Team notes
Presentations about individual ball players:
Ted Williams and notes Ted Williams Notes
Eddie Gaedel and notes Eddie Gaedel notes
We have some additional “Years in Baseball” that can be used as needed:
The Year in Baseball 1985 The Year in Baseball 1976
The Year in Baseball 1962 The Year in Baseball 1969
The following are some updated “Years in Baseball” from the programs at AGE of Central Texas. We started with the 1960s:
AGE 1960 Baseball Memories AGE 1962 Baseball Memories
AGE 1967 Baseball Memories AGE 1965 Baseball Memories
And continued into the 1970s:
We created a series of presentations to get participants to talk about their favorite players at different positions. Here they are:
We don’t talk just about baseball. Whatever topic might stir some pleasant memories among the participants is open for discussion.
Old Western Sidekicks Old Stuff
A popular recurring topic, that touches on past memories of baseball and other events, is “This Day in History”. Here are some examples:
This Day in History February 11
This Day in History February 25
“Playlists” of links to video and audio files that can supplement presentations: