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Junior League - 10 & U
Girls ages 9-10
The 10-U JR. Division is for girls ages 9 and 10 years old as of 8/31. This is a FUN division, geared to younger players with an emphasis on working on the players skills, and to introduce competition. The 10-U JR. Division meets 2 evenings a week beginning in April. The season will be one game and one practice a week for the first half, and two games a week the second half. All teams in this division make the playoffs. The season ends in mid June. 10-U JR. league coaches use innovative drills to help the girls learn the skills of softball.
Skills that will be reintroduced and enforced
How to hold the ball
How to throw the ball
How to catch the ball
Fielding Stance
fielding of the ball
base running
Proper batting stance
Proper swing
Sportsmanship and social skills associated with Softball.
Batting a pitched ball from girls of the same age.
There are tryouts and drafts in the 10-U JR. Division. Every girl that tries out will make a team. If she can not make it to tryouts we will still place her on a team through random hat picks.
Junior 8 & U
Girls ages 7-8
The 8-U JR. Division is for girls ages 7and 8 years old as of 8/31. This is a FUN division, geared to younger players with an emphasis on working on the players skills, not on competition. This league meets 2 evenings a week beginning in April. The season will be one game and one practice a week, ending in mid June. 8-U JR. league coaches use innovative drills to help the girls learn the basics skills of softball.
Skills that will be reintroduced and enforced
How to hold the ball
How to throw the ball
How to catch the ball
Fielding Stance
fielding of the ball
base running
Proper batting stance
Proper swing
Sportsmanship and social skills associated with Softball.
Batting a pitched ball, from a coach
There are no tryouts in the 8-U JR. Division. Every girl that registers to play will be placed on a team by random hat picks
Intermediate League
Girls ages 11-12
The Intermediate Division is very similar to the 10-U JR. Division, meeting 2 evenings a week beginning in April until mid-June.
There are tryouts and a draft in this division. Every girl that tries out will make a team. If she can not make it to tryouts we will still place her on a team through random hat picks. All teams in this division make the playoffs.
Senior League
Any 16 year old who is not on either a High School team or a Travel/Tournament Team is eligible to play in the Senior League. Please note that this doesn't include MiddleEssex teams. If you are 16 and only playing on a MiddleEssex team you are eligible to play during the in-town Sr. league season.
The Senior League is the perfect place for girls 13 16 years old to spend their spring evenings. We stress fun, learning, sportsmanship & teamwork. Teams are structured emphasizing parity. Practices begin in early April, the season begins in May & playoffs run until late June, coinciding with the end of the school calendar.
Clinic
Please consider signing up as a coach. Any parent coaching will ALWAYS have his/her daughter on their team. Coaches Clinic is held in March to assist coaches with coaching techniques.
Registration forms for all divisions can be downloaded by visiting our Handouts page
Select and download the appropriate application.
Fee information is included on the application form.
Forms can be mailed, along with a copy of the childs birth certificate and a check payable to TGSL to:
Tewksbury Girls' Softball Division
PO Box 341
Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876
Practices begin in April so dont wait!
CLINIC Division
Girls ages 5-6
The Clinic Division is for girls ages 5 and 6 years old as of 8/31. This is a FUN division, geared to very young players with an emphasis on working on the players skills, not on competition. The Clinic meets 2 evenings a week, beginning in April and ending in mid June. Clinic coaches use innovative drills to help the girls learn the basics skills of softball
Skills that will be introduced:
How to hold the ball
How to throw the ball
How to catch the ball
Fielding Stance
Basic fielding of the ball
Basic base running
Proper batting stance
Proper swing
Sportsmanship and social skills associated with Softball.
There are no tryouts or drafts in the Clinic Division. Every effort is made to place players on teams with classmates according to the school information provided on the application. If there is a particular friend a parent would like to see a child placed with, we will make every effort to accommodate requests as players are being assigned to teams.
MiddleEssex
Summer league for girls of all ages to play other towns local teams on weeknights. There are no weekend commitments with this league. There are about 2 games per week, with the season running from late June until early August.
TGSL End of Year Tournament Information
Summer tournament league for girls to play other teams on the weekends.
Tewksbury Girls Softball Travel Teams
A more competitive league running throughout the summer. Games are with other town's travel squads. Tryouts are required and weekend commitments are required. There are travel teams created for various age groups.
Tournament Information
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