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KAU Fast Pitch Softball
KAU offers Fast Pitch Softball
for girls ages 7 to 18 years old.
Age is determined by the age on 12/31 of the year
leading up to the Spring/Summer season.
There is the traditional Spring/Summer program as well
as a Fall program. There
is a Softball Board which operates under the KAU Board.
Softball specific needs and decisions are handled by the
Board so that the best possible decisions can be made.
The Board is made up of a variety of Managers and
Coaches as well as anybody who has a passion for providing the
best possible program for these wonderful players.
Spring/Summer
Registration is normally done
during the early winter so that things can get organized well
in advance of the game scheduling meetings.
Check the website during December for details. We
welcome new players at all divisions with all skill levels.
Practices begin in mid March, weather permitting, with a
regular season running from mid March to mid June.
We strive to book games with the toughest competition in
D28 that we can find and will play a few organizations in New
Castle, DE. There
are no regular season rankings kept so we strive to develop the
players through game experience, this is not about winning at
all cost.
Evaluations
We conduct a combine of sorts
for each division and rank the players on throwing, fielding,
running, hitting and if applicable, pitching accuracy.
All players make a team and the combine is conducted so
that sister teams can be well balanced.
KAU does not buy into the philosophy to have a stacked A
team and lesser sister teams.
Minors
(7& 8 years old)
This program is where it all
begins. It is very
instructional with more practices than games.
The games are against other Minor teams throughout
District 28.
Minors
(9 & 10 years old)
This program is still very
instructional. There are normally about 12-15 games during the
regular season.
The season ends around June 1 because we enter our Minor teams
into the D28 June Madness
Tournament.
This is single elimination tournament concluding with a
champion being crowned in mid June.
Majors
(11 & 12 years old)
There are normally about 15-18
games during the regular season.
The season ends around June 1 because we enter our Major
teams into the D28 June Madness
Tournament.
This is single elimination tournament concluding with a
champion being crowned in mid June.
Since many of the players are playing Middle School
ball, we are sensitive during game scheduling to work around
the school game schedule.
Translation, your player can play both KAU and school
ball during the Spring/Summer season.
Jr.
(13+ years old)
There are normally about 18-22
games during the regular season.
The season ends around June 15. We have the option to
add a Sr. division if we are heavily populated with 15+ girls.
This is normally the point where we have our real
players start to dedicate themselves to Soft Ball and just
can’t get enough.
We have lots of games and practices.
Since many of the players are playing Middle or High
School ball, we are sensitive during game scheduling to work
around the school game schedule.
Translation, your player can play both KAU and school
ball during the Spring/Summer season.
All
Stars
We field an All Star team for
Minors (9 & 10), Majors, Jr’s and Sr’s (if there are enough to
make a team). This
is the Little League International Tournament.
It is a double elimination tournament played “By the
Book”. Winners
move on to Sections, States, Regionals etc.
These teams are made up of the best of the best, and
players are selected by the Managers and Coaches.
The team is formed in mid June with practices almost
daily up until the tournament start, which is normally around
July 1. A
successful run at say a State title would have the team playing
through July.
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