General Info

- Focus on teaching core softball fundamentals, like throwing, fielding and batting techniques
- Typical skill level includes players who are:
       - New to softball or might have some experience
       - Developing the ability to throw and catch consistently 
       - Beginning to understand defensive situations 
- Teams are formed by WSLL with an emphasis on honoring coach and friend requests (no assessment or draft) 
- Individual game scores will be kept, but overall standings and records will not be maintained
- Roster size is 9-12 players, depending on available volunteer Managers/Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches

Equipment

- WSLL provides team hats, socks, and jersey shirts for players to keep
- Families provide baseball glove, cleats, bat, batting helmet, pants, and long-sleeve under shirt
- WSLL can loan pants and gloves if needed

Schedule

- Practice: one evening practice per week. Days and times are determined based on coach preference and will be communicated after teams are formed. 
- Games: one or two games per week, typically including a Saturday game
- Games and practice schedules will be communicated after teams are finalized. 

Batting/Pitching

- Pitching is hybrid player pitch
- 11” ball
- Pitching distance is 35 feet from home plate
- No walks, base stealing, or bunting are permitted
- If a pitch hits a batter, that batter may not take a base
- Each inning consists of three outs or a maximum of five runs

Batting Order

- The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
- Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order

Fielding

- No infield fly, obstruction, interference rule enforcement

Base Running

- Stealing bases is not permitted.
- Runners must stop advancing once the ball enters the infield AND comes under control of a defensive player. Any runner over halfway to the next base may continue to that base

Team Volunteer Roles

- Team Manager / Head Coach
- 1-2 Assistant Coaches 
- Field Prep (Home Team)
- Team Parent: coordinate team volunteers and facilitate communications
- Umpire: Home Team will provide field umpires to call basic safe/out and prevent excessive base running
- Game Day Team Snacks (optional, rotating)

General Info

- Minors softball is both instructional and competitive, with a greater emphasis on instruction
- Minors softball is a modified version of coach pitch, with players pitching at least a portion of every game, moving towards full player pitch only for the last third of the season
- Typical skill level includes players who:
       - Have increasing ability to throw and catch 
       - Can hit pitched balls some of the time
       - Have increased softball awareness of more complex situations
- Roster size is  9-12 players, depending on sufficient volunteer Managers/Head Coach and Assistant Coaches
- Team selection by draft after player assessment day
- All kids are drafted onto teams

Equipment

- WSLL provides team hats, socks & jersey shirts 
- Families provide softball glove, cleats, bat, batting helmet, pants & long sleeve under shirt
- WSLL can loan pants and gloves if needed

Schedule

- Typically have one or two evening practices during the week (days and times are determined based on coach preference and will be communicated after teams are formed)
- Typically have two games, typically including a Saturday game
- Individual game scores will be kept and standings are maintained
- Division tournament at the end of the season
- Players are eligible to be considered for All-Stars

Batting/Pitching

- Player pitch
- 11” ball
- There is no pitch count limit for pitchers 
- Strikeouts are outs
- No dropped 3rd strike

Batting Order

- The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
- Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order
- Both starters and substitutes may re-enter the game for anyone on defense but remain in the same batting position. 

Fielding

- Defensive positioning becomes more specialized; not all kids get to play all positions

Base Running

- Steals are allowed but no stealing home.
- No lead offs

Team Volunteer Roles

- Team Manager / Head Coach
- 1-2 Assistant Coaches 
- Field Prep (Home Team)
- Team Parent: coordinate team volunteers and facilitate communications
- Umpires: Home Team will provide one "Home Plate" Umpire to call balls/strikes. Visiting Team will provide one Field Umpire to call basic safe/out plays and prevent excessive base running. 
- Game Day Team Snacks (optional, rotating)

General Info

- Majors softball continues development of skills, pitching, and strategy
- Majors softball incorporates and encourages a higher skill level to develop a more competitive level of play
- Typical skill level includes players who:
       - Can make routine infield and outfield play
       - Can hit pitched balls much of the time
       - Understand softball situations without adult guidance
- Roster size is 9-12 players, depending on sufficient volunteer Managers/Head Coach and Assistant Coaches
- Team selection by draft after player assessment day
- All kids are drafted onto teams

Equipment

- WSLL provides team hats, socks & jersey shirts 
- Families provide softball glove, cleats, batting helmet, pants & long sleeve under shirt
- WSLL can loan pants and gloves if needed

Schedule

- Typically have one or two evening practices during the week (days and times are determined based on coach preference and will be communicated after teams are formed)
- Typically have two games including a Saturday (there may be some exceptions to this)
Individual game scores will be kept and standings are maintained
- Division tournament at the end of the season
- Players are eligible to be considered for All-Stars team that may compete for the Little League Softball World Series

Batting/Pitching

- Entirely player pitch
- 12” ball
- Pitching rubber is 40 feet from home plate
- All player pitch 
- There is no pitch count limit for pitchers 
- 3 outs/switch sides. Strikeouts are outs.
- Dropped third strike is in effect. 

Batting Order

- The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
- Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order

Fielding

 - Defensive positioning becomes more specialized; not all kids get to play all positions

Base Running

 - Stealing is allowed for any base

Team Volunteer Roles

- Team Manager / Head Coach
- 1-2 Assistant Coaches 
- Field Prep (Home Team)
- Team Parent: coordinate team volunteers and facilitate communications
- Umpires: Home Team will provide one "Home Plate" Umpire to call balls/strikes. Visiting Team will provide one Field Umpire to call basic safe/out plays and prevent excessive base running. 
- Game Day Team Snacks (optional, rotating)

General Info 

 - Juniors softball continues development of skills, pitching, and strategy
- Juniors softball incorporates and encourages a higher skill level to develop a more competitive level of play
- Typical skill level includes players who:
       - Can make routine infield and outfield plays 
       - Can hit consistently
       - Understand softball situations without adult guidance 
       - Are preparing to play at the high school level
- Roster size is 9-12 players, depending on sufficient volunteer Managers/Head Coach and Assistant Coaches
- Team selection by draft after player assessment day
- All kids are drafted onto teams

Equipment

- WSLL provides team hats, socks & jersey shirts 
- Families provide softball glove, cleats, bat, batting helmet, pants & long sleeve under shirt
- WSLL can loan pants and gloves if needed

Schedule

- Typically have one or two evening practices during the week (days and times are determined based on coach preference and will be communicated after teams are formed))
- Typically have two games including a Saturday (there may be some exceptions to this)
- Individual game scores will be kept and standings are maintained
- Division tournament at the end of the season
- Players are eligible to be considered for All-Stars team that may compete for the Junior Little League Softball World Series

Batting/Pitching

- Entirely player pitch
- 12” ball
- Pitching rubber is 43 feet from home plate
- 60 foot diamond

Batting Order

- The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
- Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order

Fielding

- Defensive positioning is more specialized; not all kids get to play all positions

Base Running

- Stealing is allowed

Team Volunteer Roles

- Team Manager / Head Coach
- 1-2 Assistant Coaches 
- Field Prep (Home Team)
- Team Parent: coordinate team volunteers and facilitate communications
- Umpires: Home Team will provide one "Home Plate" Umpire to call balls/strikes. Visiting Team will provide one Field Umpire to call basic safe/out plays and prevent excessive base running. 
- Game Day Team Snacks (optional, rotating)