Central Girls Softball has been around at the Mill Pond since April 2017.
Central Girls Softball
Is a youth league that offers a fantastic opportunity for young girls to develop physically, mentally, and socially. The sport provides a platform for girls to build teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship while staying active and healthy. Through regular practices and games, they learn the value of hard work, perseverance, and determination, which are essential life skills.
Moreover, youth league softball fosters a sense of community and friendship as girls work together towards common goals. The sport promotes inclusivity and diversity, allowing girls from all backgrounds to come together in a supportive and empowering environment.
Overall, youth league softball is an excellent avenue for girls to stay engaged, active, and learn valuable life lessons that extend far beyond the playing field.
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"Enjoy the game, play with heart, and always remember to have fun."
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Goals
● To teach the fundamentals of the game. ● To encouragedevelopment and good sportsmanship of all players through participation in a team environment. ● To have fun, make new friends, and grow as a member of a team. ● To win enough games to feel good about the team and the season. The league makes every effort to create balanced teams allowing for the highest level of fair competition within each level and ensuring that players feel good about their team and the season.
Guidelines for Parents
● Be positive toward your daughter with respect to her performance, her teammates, and girls on other teams! Positive cheering only. ● Let the coach do the coaching. ● Do not question the umpire about his/her decisions directly or indirectly.
Player’s Rights and Responsibilities
● Develop your softball skills. Have fun! Winning is better than losing, but you can have just as much fun in a losing season as in a winning one. Remember that you are doing this to have fun.
● Develop skills to play 2 primary positions. The 2 positions should be a collaborative effort of girl’s choice, performance, and coach’s input. ● Attend practices regularly. ● Be at games on time, or inform your coach in advance if you have a schedule conflict. ● Pay attention to your coaches and hustle at all times. Softball requires focus and teamwork. ● Cheer on your team and say only positive things about your teammates, opponents, umpires, and coaches. Avoid negative commentary on social media about teammates, opponents, umpires, or coaches.
Zero-Tolerance Rules
● Taunting of players by anyone will not be tolerated. ● Poor sportsmanship will not be tolerated. No throwing bats or helmets. No cursing. ● Players, coaches and fans must treat the umpire with respect. ● Protests of an umpire’s judgment calls including balls and strikes, arguing, baiting, yelling nice pitch before the umpire calls the pitch, etc. are all considered heckling. ● Umpires will report un-sportsmanlike heckling or conduct by players, coaches or spectators to the head coach of the offending team. If a warning goes unheeded, the offender will be ejected from the field. If the heckling or conduct persists, the game may be suspended by the umpire.