Fairfield County Fastpitch Softball League: Welcome

Upcoming Games
Date Event Time Location
Sat 5/26 Softball-Fastpitch New Milford Pride @ Monroe TBA Monroe - Masuk High School
Sat 5/26 Softball-Fastpitch Stamford & Norwalk TBD TBA TBA
Sun 5/27 Softball-Fastpitch Norwalk @ Bethel 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Bethel - Softball Complex at Educational Park
Sun 5/27 Softball-Fastpitch CT Seahawks 10U @ Bethel Blast 10U 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Bethel - Softball Complex at Educational Park
Tue 5/29 Softball-Fastpitch New Milford @ Newtown Hawks 6:30 AM - 8:30 PM Newtown - Newtown Middle School
Recent Games
Date Event Time Location
Wed 5/16 Softball-Fastpitch Newtown Hawks 12u: 13 - Pomperaug (Southbury) Heat 12u: 12 6:00 PM Newtown - Newtown Middle School
Thu 5/17 Softball-Fastpitch Burn VS New Fairfield 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Brookfield - PTAK Field (Town Hall)
Thu 5/17 Softball-Fastpitch Stamford Stars @ Danbury Crush 6:00 PM Danbury - Hatters Park
Fri 5/18 Softball-Fastpitch Burn @ Cheshire Flames 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Cheshire High School
Sat 5/19 Softball-Fastpitch Danbury Crush @ Ridgefield Rockers TBA
Sat 5/19 Softball-Fastpitch Fairfield Light @ Stamford Storm Pro Swing 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Hartford P&W Field #5
Sat 5/19 Softball-Fastpitch Xtreme Chaos 10u vs Ridgefield Rebels 10u 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Ridgefield - Farmingville Elementary School
Sat 5/19 Softball-Fastpitch Fairfield Fury @ Ridgefield Rebels (DH1) 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Ridgefield - Ridgefield High School
Sat 5/19 Softball-Fastpitch Game Cancelled!! 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM TBA
Sat 5/19 Softball-Fastpitch Ridgefield Rebels Rockers 12u: 1 - Pomperaug (Southbury) Heat 12u: 5 2:00 PM Ridgefield - Veterans Park
Sat 5/19 Softball-Fastpitch Fairfield Fury @ Ridgefield Rebels (DH2) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ridgefield - Ridgefield High School
Sun 5/20 Softball-Fastpitch Xtreme Chaos 10u @ Monroe Mustangs 10u 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monroe - Masuk High School
Sun 5/20 Softball-Fastpitch Ridgefield Rebels @ Milford Madness (DH1) 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Milford - Wasson Field
Sun 5/20 Softball-Fastpitch Norwalk @ Ridgefield Rockers 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ridgefield - Ridgefield High School
Sun 5/20 Softball-Fastpitch Ridgefield Rebels @ Milford Madness (DH2) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Milford - Wasson Field
Sun 5/20 Softball-Fastpitch Scrimmage Bethel Blast @ Brookfield Burn 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Brookfield - PTAK Field (Town Hall)
Sun 5/20 Softball-Fastpitch Scrimmage Bethel 10U @ New Milford 10U 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM New Milford Farms
Tue 5/22 Softball-Fastpitch Fairfield Fury @ Danbury Crush 6:00 PM Danbury - Hatters Park
Tue 5/22 Softball-Fastpitch CT Seahawks v. Newtown Hawks 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wolf Park
Fairfield County Fastpitch Softball League (FCFSL)

Since 2003, the FCFSL is the home for travel softball teams from town leagues and elite programs throughout Fairfield County. About 750 girls from approximately 60 teams take part in FCFSL competition. Our season begins in April for 10u and 12u teams, June for 14u and 16u teams, and concludes with a season-ending tournament at at the end of July.



Monday, May 21
Check the REVISED contact information!

Please open the attached excel file and review the contact info for your team. Make sure all information (phone number and email address) is correct. Remove any names no longer involved with your team and send this information back to me so that I can update it!
Handout: FCFSL Contact List

Monday, May 21
Cheshire Flames Invitational 10U Level

Dear commisioner:
 
My name is Bob Vignola and I am runing this years Cheshire Flames Invitational. This is currently our 3rd year and we have decided to try and expand our small invitational to three divisions. Our 14 and 12u Divisions are currently full, and we are trying to have four teams compete at the 10U level. Right now we have two teams locked in, the Cheshire Flames 10U and the Cheshire Wildcats Futures team (mostly 8 and 9 yr olds). 
 
Our Tournament runs June 29, 30 and July 1. It is located at Cheshire High School and Bartlem Park which is across the street from the High School. I am asking if you could forward my message to teams in your league at the 10U level that might have an interest in playing that weekend. With distance a problem, any team that travels far can have three games of pool play on Saturday, and we start single elimination on Sunday. The cost is $425
 
Our philosophy is to have teams be able to compete with each other and have the opportunity to win games and enjoy themselves. We find that the Babe Ruth Teams also are able to gain games and expereince before the State Tournament by playing is ours.
 
Thank you very much
 
Bob Vignola
Cheshire Flames
203-699-9685 or cell 203-537-7528


Thursday, May 10
Attention 10u Teams!

FCFSL U10 teams -   Pomperaug softball is at an odd number of teams for its U-10 PONY National qualifier tournament in Southbury on Sat and Sun of Memorial Day weekend. 

At a special rate to even out pool play, an FCFSL team can enter the tournament for $400.00 to cover the costs of the umpire.   

Please call John Stanko 203-264-5290 if you have any questions,

Thanks, Mike Paul
Pomperaug Youth Softball
Southburysoftball@gmail.com
www.PompYouthSoftball.com
Pomperaug Youth Softball
PO Box 162
Southbury, CT  06488


Thursday, April 5
CT USSSA Registration Status

Remember, you have to register your team to play. Here are the teams registered in the CT USSSA as of this Monday:

Bethel 10u
CT Seahawks 10u
Fairfield Fury 10u
Monroe Mustangs 10u
Newtown Hawks 10u
Ridgefield Rebels 10u
Stamford Stars 10u
Westport 10u
Wilton 10u
Xtreme Chaos 10u
Bethel 12u
Brewster Rockets 12u
CT Seahawks '12s 12u
CT Seahawks '11s 12u
Danbury Crush 12u
Darien Tidal Wave 00'S 12u
Darien Tidal Wave 99'S 12u
Fairfield Fury 99s 12u
Fairfield Fury White 00's 12u
New Milford 12u
Newtown Hawks 12u
Norwalk 12u
Pomperaug (Southbury) Heat 12u
Ridgefield Rebels - Rampage 12u
Ridgefield Rebels - Rockers 12u
Stamford Stars '11s 12u
Wilton 12u
Xplosion Softball 12u
Bethel 14u
CT Angels 14u
Fairfield Light 97s 14u
Monroe Mustangs 14u
Newtown Hawks 14u
Ridgefield Rebels 14u
Stamford Storm Pro Swing 14u
Trumbull Seahawks 14u
Danbury Adrenaline 16u
Norwalk 16u
Pomperaug  (Southbury) Heat 16u
Ridgefield Rebels 16u
Xplosion Softball Blue 16u
Xplosion Softball Red 16u

 



Tuesday, April 3
Next Steps

1. Register your team with the CT USSSA. Contact David (see the news story further down the front page). Insure your team/players and have proof of insurance with you at all games.

2. Pay your $100 deposit to the host tournament town for your age group (again, read more below).The names of paid teams will be posted to this webpage.

3. Enter your scheduled games into this website (see how to schedule games by reading the news story below). Failure to do so means your are not playing in the year-end tournament.

4. Create/update your team page. You must have an ID/password to do so. This info has been sent to you. If you have forgotten it, contact me and I will re-send.

5. On the front page of your eteamz team website, list your roster (first names and uniform number only!)

6. In order for your players to be eligible for the FCFSL tournament, they must appear on your website, have played regular season FCFSL games (as evidenced by your scorebook), and be listed as a registered CT USSSA player. 



Tuesday, April 3
How to Schedule a Game Using Eteamz?

1. Login with your ID for first time users (or email addresses for old pros) and password.

2. Click "calendar" in the left-hand menu.

3. Click "games."

4. Find and click on your age group (10u, 12u, 14u, 16u)

5. Once inside your age group site, make sure you see a red tab that says "FCFSL (e.g., 10u) 2011." Right underneath this tab, click "add game."

6. Here are the items you must enter after clicking "add game:" a) select home and away teams; b) game date; c) game time; d) game location; e) under display options at the bottom, make sure that all options are clicked "yes," including "display on home page;" f) at the very bottom of the page, click "add game" when you have entered all of the above info.

7. Repeat ad infinitum...

 



Monday, April 16
Tournament Deposits

Listed below are the teams that paid their deposit to the host towns. By making the deposit, these teams have solidifed their intent to commit to, and play the games they have scheduled. Teams that have not made this deposit have not made this commitiment to their schedule. This site will be updated as host towns receive deposit checks and report them to the FCFSL.

10u: CT Seahawks, Westport, Xtreme Chaos, Newtown, Monroe (Host town: Wilton)

12u: Brewster Rockets, Wilton, Newtown, Fairfield Fury White (Host town: Southbury)

14u: Newtown, New Milford, Fairfield Light, Trumbull Seahawks, Stamford Storm (Host town: Bethel)

16u: Norwalk (Host town: Ridgefield Rebels)



Monday, March 5
New Scheduling and Cancellation Policy

Based on your feedback from the survey, here is what the FCFSL has out in place for 2012:

 

1) Each team pays $100 to the host tournament town in their age group before the scheduling meeting (April 2).

10u Host (Wilton): "WBSA" or "Wilton Baseball Softball Association." Mail checks to: Pam Nessel, 3 Cora Lane, Wilton, CT 06897

12u Host (Southbury): “SGS.” Mail checks to Southbury Girls Softball, PO Box 162, Southbury, CT 06488.

14u Host (Bethel): “BSA” or Bethel Softball Association. Mail checks to: Mike Garcia, 24 Green Pasture Rd., Bethel, CT 06801

16u Host (Ridgefield): “Ridgefield Rebels Softball.” Mail checks to Cary J. Nadel, 524 Bennetts Farm Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877


2) The host tournament town alerts the FCFSL that the fee has been paid.

3) The FCFSL posts “paid” team names to the website.

4) Teams can schedule both “paid” and “non-paid” (at their own risk) teams/games. No new teams will be allowed to join and schedule games in the FCFSL after June 1st.

5) The season starts and all teams are required to re-confirm games prior to 72 hours before game time. At this time, teams must provide advance warning of any “dire situation” that they know of or anticipate (e.g., fields are not draining water well, several players injured/ill). There is a grace period if this dire situation gets worse and the game must be canceled – in other words, you can cancel 24 hours before a game, but not any less warning than that.

6) If a team is a no-show, or cancels the day of the game (for reasons other than active weather), the penalty kicks in following this step: The team who was “canceled on” sends an email to the FCFSL, the host tournament town, and the canceling team, notifying the request for compensation. All details are provided.

7) Once approved by the FCFSL, the host tournament town credits the “canceled on” team by $50, taking the money from the “canceling” team. This reduces the “canceled on” team’s year-end tournament payment by $50. A second instance by the same canceling team results in an additional transfer by the host tournament town for the remaining $50.

8) A notice is posted to the FCFSL website that this transfer has taken place. Serial offenders will be noted as such. The FCFSL will contact the serial offender about further action.

9) The “canceled on” team gains a win by forfeit. However, in the spirit of sportsmanship and what is good for the girls, the FCFSL strongly encourages teams to replay the game. If the game is replayed, the outcome on the field takes precedent over the forfeit result.



Tuesday, March 13
CT USSSA Registration!

Dear FCFSL Coaches,
I want to first express my sincere appreciation on behalf of USSSA for putting your confidence in us. We will work hard to provide your league and teams the best possible service and offer your players the most opportunities possible.  So here is the information all teams need to know. First everything you will need to know about USSSA Fastpitch in CT is found at our website at http://www.ctusssafastpitch.com/

Team Registration
The online process to register is very easy. We are offering all teams a discount on team registration. However this only applies if we register your teams for you. USSSA does not allow us to discount the national process which is online and credit card only. That process is only $30. To create and ID and a team go to this link: http://www.usssa.com/sports/ISTSLogin.asp?Sport=16. If you want us to register your team we can do this for $20 per team. I am attaching a spreadsheet. Just fill in the mandatory fields, email me the file and mail a check to CT USSSA to the address below by name at the bottom of this email. I will also be at Scheduling Day, April 2, and you can register your team with me and pay there as well.

Once your team is registered you will get an automated email from USSSA with your ID. Then you can log-in and enter your roster into the system. There you can also enter any  tournaments as well.

Tournaments
As I explained to all teams when I met with you, the majority of your teams would be considered "C" teams in USSSA. Some of your teams may be considered B teams. One thing to know is if you classify yourself as a B you cannot play in a C tournament. However, is you classify yourself as C you can play in C, B, A or Open tournaments. You can see the definitions of A, B and C at  http://www.ctusssafastpitch.com/teams/team-classification/  If you have registered as a B team and want to change your classification please email me. C teams are classified as follows.

Class C: Any team that typically only plays in a local league, a town league, an all star team from a local league or a team that might only play in one or two tournaments a year.  A "C" team is also any team considered to be an entry level or new travel team and lacks the experience and number of skilled players and pitchers to compete on a National or State levels with the higher skilled Class “A and B” teams. If you're a newly formed team that plans on playing in a number of competitive tournaments or an existing team that consistently finishes in the middle or at the bottom of the pack in most tournaments, then you are a "C" team.

State Championships - USSSA has CT State Championships for all levels this summer.  Open (A, B, C (not suggested for C) and C Championships. Here is what is available still for the state championships. To see a full list of tournaments, Click Here. <http://www.usssa.com/sports/FindTourn2.asp?optSelection=2&WTD=Tournament&ParkID=0&ClassID=1000&ClassID=1081&ClassID=1015&ClassID=1016&ClassID=1051&ClassID=1058&ClassID=1083&ClassID=1020&ClassID=1021&ClassID=1052&ClassID=1059&ClassID=1084&ClassID=1085&ClassID=1060&ClassID=1093&ClassID=1025&ClassID=1026&ClassID=1054&ClassID=1061&ClassID=1086&ClassID=1087&ClassID=1062&ClassID=1094&ClassID=1030&ClassID=1031&ClassID=1056&ClassID=1063&ClassID=1088&ClassID=1092&ClassID=1064&ClassID=1082&ClassID=1089&ClassID=1096&State=6&StatureID=0&TypeID=0&SeasonID=16&BeginDate=9/24/2011&EndDate=>

6/16-17 - 12U Open Championships - full availability -  cost is $550
6/16-17 -  C Championships for 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U -  full availability - cost is $395
6/23-24 - 14U Open Championships - 8 slots available - cost is $550

"C" Summer Ender Tournament
CT USSSA is offering a season ending C tournament  Aug 4-5. Cost is $395.

OPEN Tournaments
There is still availability in many OPEN class tournaments between April and August .

Insurance
USSSA has a variety of insurance options for your teams. You are not obligated to buy USSSA insurance to play in a USSSA tournament. However USSSA insurance offers better coverage. They also offer lower costs. USSSA offers half year policies which save you significant money. This insurance can be used for your league play, and USSSA, PONY, ASA or other tournaments. You can buy your insurance online at http://www.usssa.com/sports/insurance.asp

FCFSL Scheduling Day
I will be on hand at your April 2 scheduling day to answer any questions, sign you up for any tournaments or register your teams.

USSSA World Series
USSSA offers a variety of national tournaments called USSSA World Series. There are a multiple World Series in Ocean City/Salisbury Maryland.

10U -18U "C" World Series July 18-22
10U-12U Open World Series July 18-22
14U-18U Open July 23-29
http://www.usssa1.com/

There are also A and B World Series at  ESPN Wide World of Sports in Disney World.
10UA, 10UB, 11U Open, 12UA, 12UB, 13U Open, 14UA, 14UB, World Series July 28 - Aug. 4
16UA, 16UB, 18UA, 18UB, World Series July 21-28
http://usssaroadtoorlando.com/

You can see all the world series locations at http://www.ctusssafastpitch.com/tournaments/

Once again welcome to USSSA and please contact me with any question.

rgds,

David Rocha
CT State Director USSSA Fastpitch
david.rocha@usssa.com
www.ctusssafastpitch.com <http://www.ctusssafastpitch.com>
PO Box 1192
Simsbury, CT 06070
860-658-6329 Office
860-883-3729 Cell

Handout: Team Registration

Wednesday, November 23
FCFSL 2012 Year-End Tournament

The FCFSL 2012 Tournament will take place during the weekend of July 27-29.