The League provides parent volunteers with coaching practice plans, team gear, and coaches will receive training prior to the start of the season.  Players will need to purchase a glove, bat, and batting helmet.

INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTBALL - QUICKBALL (Formerly T-BALL)
Introduces 5 and 6 year old girls to the fundamental rules and skills of softball.  Starting in 2023, we will be replacing our traditional T-Ball with a new program called Quickball.  Quickball is a fast pace game where kids learn the basic fundamentals of baseball.  Players will be introduced to hitting, throwing, catching, fielding and base running in a safe and fun environment.   Quickball is a structured system which introduces baseball concepts on a weekly escalation. It will keep kids more engaged and limits the time they stand in the field waiting for a ball or their turn to hit. The game itself is similar to whiffle ball using a soft, squeezable ball.  

eams will meet twice a week with each event being about an hour.  The meetings will be a combined practice and game format for about 9 weeks.  The season will run from late-March through early-June. 

We will provide parent volunteers with coaching practice plans, team baseball gear and team uniforms.   The volunteer coaches receive training prior to the start of the season.  Baseball cleats (rubber) are recommended, but running shoes will suffice.  The League provides all players and 3 coaches with a team hat and jersey. 

Team parents are expected to help the coaches with other important team volunteer duties like snack coordinator, bench coach, field prep, photo coordinator, and more.

Teams are generally organized by school, neighborhood and coach or buddy requests, all of which is indicated during online registration process.   Coach and Buddy requests are based on a first come first serve basis.  Make sure to register early to get on the team you want!

AA SOFTBALL
AA continues the skill building that starts in T-Ball.  Players will continue to develop hitting, throwing and catching mechanics in a safe and fun environment.  In addition, they'll start to learn more rules of the game, and base running and team fielding mechanics.

Teams will meet twice per week, either for two practices, or one practice and one game on Saturday.  All games will be played at Everest Park or Taylor Field.  Games are 3 innings long and every player bats every inning.

Teams will be formed by schools and practices will be held at or near their local elementary school. Players can request to be placed on a team with a "buddy".

Practice times and locations will be determined by team coaches and communicated after teams are formed.

No score is kept during games, and coaches pitch a reduced impact force softball to the players.

MAJORS/MINORS SOFTBALL
AAA is the first level of Minors Softball and is appropriate for most 9 year olds and some 10 year olds and 8 year olds depending on experience.  Players do the pitching, with a modified "coach pitch" rule that allows coaches to step in and pitch in lieu of batters reaching base via a "base on balls" (walk).   For many players, AAA is a very fun playing environment, with lots of offense and action in the field!  Pitchers, hitters, and fielders develop at different rates, but the goal of AAA is to prepare players to play in the more competitive Minor division of Coast, and eventually for the Majors Division by the time they are 11 or 12.  AAA schedule includes games with 2 or 3 other softball leagues.

Coast division is the more advanced Minors division, the last stop before Majors.  Most 10 year olds and roughly half of registered 11 year olds are assigned to Coast division, and occasionally some 9 year olds who have significant playing experience and have played AAA in a prior spring season.   Coast teams participate in the District 9 mid-season tournament.  The Coast schedule includes games with 2 or 3 other softball leagues.

Majors Softball is where all 12 year olds and roughly half the 11 year olds play.  Occasionally a 10 year old will be assigned to Majors, but this is very much the exception - in some years, no 10 year olds are assigned to Majors, while in others, one or two are assigned there.  Majors is the pinnacle of Little League Softball, with increased pitching distance, more competitive rules, and a faster game than the Minors divisions.  Majors teams participate in the District 9 mid-season tournament.  The Majors schedule includes inter-league play.

Divisional alignment may change from year to year based on number and strength of players at each age, and taking into account our competition in other leagues, against whom we play "Interlock" (interleague) schedules. 

JUNIORS SOFTBALL
Juniors teams typically have 12-14 players, and may include players from other area Little Leagues. Juniors Softball is for 13 and 14-year-olds.  Teams meet two to four times per week (a meeting is a practice or a game).

Games are played against team from all over district 9.  There are approximately 18 games in a season.  Practice starts in early March and games start in late March or early April. Games are 6 innings in length.

This is players first opportunity to play on full size fields with more traditional baseball rules.  Scores are kept and players have the opportunity to possibly continue playing as all stars in post season tournaments. 

Juniors Softball schedule includes teams from across District 9.  Juniors World Series is held in Kirkland, Washington.

SENIORS SOFTBALL
Seniors, for 15 and 16-year-olds, typically have 13-15 players.  Teams meet two to four times per week (a meeting is a practice or a game).

There are around 16-20 games in a season. Practice starts in early March and games start in late March or early April. Games are 6 innings in length. Scores are kept and players have the opportunity to possibly continue playing as all stars in post season tournaments. 

PLAYER EVALUATIONS
Evaluations are held to assist us in putting together balanced teams, and placing players in the most appropriate division for them to learn and succeed in.  8 year olds are welcome to try out for Coast but must attend the player evaluation and have one year of prior softball experience.

*** All Softball players age 9 and older are required to participate in a player evaluation in February.***