On the 10th, Nippon-Ham announced that The Fighters Baseball Academy will open a school called "FIRST STEP supported by Kokajigumi" aimed at players with no baseball experience or beginners.

The program is for children from kindergarten to second grade of elementary school who have no prior baseball experience or are beginners. It will consist of one parent-teacher meeting and three school sessions. The fee is 2,000 yen (tax included), and upon completion of the school, participants will receive a Nippon-Ham cap and a glove engraved with the team's 2014 slogan, "DOMI!". Applications can be made through the team's website, and the school will begin in April 2014.

Kensuke Tanaka (44), special advisor to the team, who sent a video message to the press conference online, said, "We want to create an environment where someone can give solid advice to parents, rather than parents proceeding without understanding," and will place importance on supporting not only the children but also their parents.

Academy coach Kazuya Murata (40), who played for Nippon-Ham until 2015, expressed his hope for an increase in the number of baseball players, which has been declining since around 2010, saying, "I just want kids who love baseball to participate. So that everyone can be a main character. We don't want to limit the potential of children."