10U

Congratulations to the 10U Tournament Champs - the Dynamites!

The 10U  softball league is the first league that the players themselves will pitch and learn to steal the bases. Progressing from the 8U coach pitch league to the 10U league is a natural and exciting step for our players. Though many girls have been playing for a number of seasons at this point, the 10U recreational league is designed to accommodate both new and experienced players.  We strive to continue teaching the fundamentals of catching, throwing, and batting, and to begin teaching the basics of pitching and stealing.

We have found that most new players in this league will quickly and efficiently catch on (no pun intended) to the fundamental skills. Parent participation in this category is a must—the more practice the girls have, the better they will become.

Those girls that are interested in pitching are offered some beginning clinics to help learn fastpitch fundamentals. Learning the proper form for pitching is a must and it’s learned over many repetitions and practices. The pitchers will practice the new skills on the opposing team batters. They can strike the batters out, but will not walk the batters. At the 4th ball, a coach will come in to finish the count by taking up the strike count and pitching to the batter themselves. This helps “save” the pitcher as well as helps the batter.

This league is a lot of fun for the girls as they will make new friends, learn the game, play competitively, and hone the skills that will enable them to play at higher skill levels.

  • WHO: 10U is for 9 & 10 year old girls (as of 12/31/2009).
  • WHEN: We practice once a week in the evening and have one game during the week and one on Saturday
  • EQUIPMENT NEEDED: A glove the comfortably accommodates a 10 inch softball. We strongly suggest a personal batting helmet with chin strap and cleats. The league can provide a helmet if necessary and will have everything else the girls need. Pitchers are required to wear protective facemasks - the league will provide one per team.
10U Local Rules - revised January, 2010