Softball League for Girls
Coaches: We are always looking for coaches, so if you would like to coach your daughter’s team, please complete a coaches application (located in the Handouts & Forms Section of this web site) and email it to [email protected].
New Player Birth Certificates: If you are new to the league and have not provided a copy of your child's birth certificate, please provide one at walk-up registration or try-outs.
Tryouts: Tryouts are a day set aside so that players can demonstrate their athletic abilities and softball skills to the coaches for the season. For tryouts, each player should have a fielding glove and wear cleats (if outdoors) or sneakers (if at Extra Innings, an indoor facility). Optional equipment includes a bat, batting helmet and catcher’s gear, if applicable. If a player does not have a batting helmet or bat, there will be some available to use, but each player should have their own fielding glove. For this day, you will need to dress your daughter appropriately for the weather if outdoors and in Softball attire (t-shirt and shorts or sweats). She will be participating in fielding, running and batting activities. Depending on the number of registrants, she may be in line waiting her turn so she will need to bring something to drink. When tryouts are held at the Extra Innings indoor training facility, please wear tennis shoes and not cleats.
Tryouts are not required (but are certainly encouraged) to be placed onto a team. All girls who register will be placed onto a team. Those that do not attend try-outs will be placed in the blind draft and are randomly placed onto a team after the regular draft process is completed.
Fundraisers: Each player is required to participate in the league fundraiser. You must turn in money to your coach/team mom who will turn it in on the due date. There will be prizes for various levels of participation for those players who sell over and above the required amounts. Fundraisers will be given to coaches at Draft to distribute to their team.
Equipment: Each team is supplied with catcher's gear, batting helmets, bats and balls for team use. It is up to each player whether to purchase their own individual batting helmet or personal bat. Each player is required to furnish their own fielding glove and to wear cleats or tennis shoes as appropriate.
Softball specifics used by each age division are as follows:
6U: 11"; 44 safety core; AD Starr DX-11-S0, synthetic cover, yellow
8U: 11"; 44 safety core; AD Starr DX-11-S0, synthetic cover, yellow
10U: 11"; 47 cork core; 375 lb max compression; leather cover, yellow
12U: 12"; 47 cork core; 375 lb max compression; leather cover, yellow
14U/16U: 12"; 47 cork core; 375 lb max compression; leather cover, yellow
Practices: Each team will be given one practice time during the week (M, T, Th or F) and then one time slot on Saturday (9:00 - tbd based on # of teams). It is up to each coach whether to utilize the practice time assigned at the HGSL fields or whether to practice at a different facility on a different day/time. The older age divisions (10U +) will also be allowed at least one time slot each week to utilize the batting cages.
Games: For Fall Seasons, there are 10 games, and for Spring Seasons there are 12 games, plus an end of season tournament each season. Games are played on Mon, Tue, Thurs and some Sat. HGSL has a no-game policy on evenings prior to Humble ISD School Testing Dates or school district holidays. Games for the 6U, 8U and some of 10U Divisions will start at 6:00 on weekdays (M, T, Th). Games for some of 10U, 12U and 14U/16U Divisions will be the second time slot of 7:30.
End of Season Tournament: The end of season tournament is a separate event from regular league games. All teams standings start over and a true tournament style bracket will be developed. All teams participate. Typically, this is a double elimination tournament.
