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 " For The love       of Baseball"    

GIRL'S FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

Director of Softball: 

Michelle Schleich

H-727-522-2455
C-727-385-4897

michelles17@tampabay.rr.com 

Northwest Youth Softball (NWYSB) is a division of Northwest Youth Baseball currently registering for its fourth spring season.  We are a fastpitch youth softball program for girls 7 to 16 years old. League Age is determined by the age of the player on December 31 of the preceding year.  All divisions are considered competitive.   Therefore, all new players to NWYSB and players moving into a new division are required to try-out.  Also, all players are eligible to be chosen for the All-Star team in their division.

       We are busy planning for the Spring 2010 Season. We have grown this spring to 11 teams: We have two Farm teams (ages 7-8), three Mini-Minor teams (ages 9-10), three Minor teams (ages 11-12) and three Major teams (ages 13-16).  Our spring season will include interlocking games against other local youth softball leagues, including Miss Pinellas Park Fastpitch, Fossil Park, Seminole and Davis Field in Pinellas Park. 

Advantages of Playing for Northwest Youth Softball

• No league boundaries or residency requirements

• Positive and safe atmosphere for youth – established and enforced Code of Conduct

• Excellent playing fields and facilities maintained by the City of St. Petersburg

• Instructional Winter League Program and Regular Spring Season

• Committed to promoting the development of a strong character, sense of responsibility, and good citizenship in our players.

Divisions

Farm  (girls ages 7 – 8 years old)

• Batting - correct stance and base running

• Fielding – proper throwing techniques, identifying field positions, responsibilities of each position

• Team work

• Coach pitch

• Optional 10 players on the field

• Players use an 11” softball

• Teams participate in the Miss Florida Fastpitch Mid-Season and All Star Tournaments

Mini-Minor – (girls ages 9 – 10 years old)

• Fielding - identifying positions and responsibilities, fly balls and grounders, throwing techniques

• Hitting – proper stance, swing, bunting, signals

• Stealing – taking a base, pass balls, signals, sliding

• Pitching – windmill & sling shot wind ups, defense, covering home

• Situational – getting the advancing out, team defensive plays, using the cut off player

• Player Pitch (11” ball from 35 feet)

• Optional 10 players on the field and Extra player (EP)

•  Base Distance 60 feet

• Rules of Dizzy Dean and Miss Florida Softball

• Teams participate in the Miss Florida Fastpitch Mid-Season and All Star Tournaments

Minor -  (girls ages 11 – 12 years old)

• Fielding - identifying position responsibilities, fly balls, throwing techniques

• Hitting – proper stance, swing, bunting, signals

• Stealing – taking a base, pass balls, signals, sliding,

• Pitching – windmill & sling shot wind ups, defense, covering home

• Situational – getting the advancing out, team defensive plays, using the cut off player

• Optional 10 players on the field and Extra player (EP)

• Player Pitch (12” ball from 40 feet)

• Base Distance 60 feet

•  Rules of Dizzy Dean and Miss Florida Softball

• Teams participate in the Miss Florida Fastpitch Mid-Season and All Star Tournaments

Major  - (girls ages 13 – 16 years old)

• Fielding - identifying position responsibilities, fly balls, throwing techniques

• Hitting – proper stance, swing, bunting, signals

• Stealing – taking a base, passed balls, signals, sliding

• Pitching – windmill & sling shot wind ups, defense, covering home

• Situational – getting the advancing out, team defensive plays, using the cut off player

• 9 players on the field and Extra player (EP)

• Player Pitch (12” ball from 40 feet)

• Base Distance 60 feet

• Rules of Dizzy Dean and Miss Florida Softball

• Teams participate in the Miss Florida Fastpitch Mid-Season Tournament and Dizzy Dean All Star Tournaments 

We hope you can join us for a fun and exciting season!!!

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Special thanks to Wild Bill and Rick Lovejoy for technical assistance.

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