Fall Travel season follows the summer season and runs
from August to September. This is a
great opportunity for new and current players to grow and develop their fastpitch skills. Players will move
to the age level that they will play during the next summer (i.e. an 8U summer player could move up to
10U fall based on her birth year).
The goal of the program is to allow for as much participation as possible. We intend to build teams that
are appropriately sized (11-13 players) to allow for skill development while maintaining a competitive
level of play. If there are not a sufficient number of players, specifically pitchers and catchers, a team
may not be formed and player cuts might be necessary. For the fall season, players who successfully
completed the ACGFA summer season and are registered on time will have priority in team placement.
Teams have 1-2 practices per week starting in August and play games on Saturdays or Sundays (see Game Days
chart).
Games are double header, 65-minute games (no new inning will start after 65 minutes) although
teams will be allowed to complete their last inning. Typically games are at grouped for 12:00 & 1:30 PM and 3:00
& 4:30 PM.
Note: Travel to games may require 30-60 minutes of travel to the field.
Cost: 10U-18U = $160, 8U = $60 (includes shirt, practices, league fees and state tournament).
Required Equipment: Glove, bat, softball pants (preferably red), batting helmet with mask.
Age
Divisions:
USA Softball has changed the age eligibility rules for the 2024 season and
beyond. Age
divisions now use birthday ranges from 9/1 through 8/31. See the chart below as well as MN Softball's Age Calculator for more
information.
Start DOB |
|
End DOB |
Age |
Division |
9/1/2005 |
TO |
8/31/2006 |
18 |
HS (16U/18U) |
9/1/2006 |
TO |
8/31/2007 |
17 |
9/1/2007 |
TO |
8/31/2008 |
16 |
9/1/2008 |
TO |
8/31/2009 |
15 |
9/1/2009 |
TO |
8/31/2010 |
14 |
14U |
9/1/2010 |
TO |
8/31/2011 |
13 |
9/1/2011 |
TO |
8/31/2012 |
12 |
12U |
9/1/2012 |
TO |
8/31/2013 |
11 |
9/1/2013 |
TO |
8/31/2014 |
10 |
10U |
9/1/2014 |
TO |
8/31/2015 |
9 |
9/1/2015 |
TO |
8/31/2016 |
8 |
8U |
9/1/2016 |
TO |
8/31/2017 |
7 |
9/1/2017 |
TO |
8/31/2018 |
6 |
Players have the option to try out to
"play up" in the next age division. If interested, email [email protected] to let us know. Note: an
additional evaluation fee is required. See the Playing Up portion of our Policies and Procedures document for full information.
Pre-Season Evaluation Clinics
Players are highly encouraged to participate in the team formation clinics posted below.
We will leverage
results from these assessments along with summer Coaches Player Evaluations to form teams. See our
team formation policy for more information.
Player team formation clinics will take place at New Hope Learning Center #1 (where the Cooper
varsity team plays) on the following date(s) depending on age group:
August 4th
- 10U: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
- 12U: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
August 5th
- 8U: 5:30 - 6:30 PM (JV field)
- 14U: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
- HS: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Fundraising:
Each family
is expected to participate in a fundraising event. A $100 fundraising deposit check will be collected prior to
receiving your uniform. The check will be returned to you if the fundraising commitment is
met.