Marin Girls Softball: Welcome
Current News: (Nov 2009)
It's that time again: Leaves are falling, the air is a bit crisper and MGS announces fall/winter indoor pitching clinics! Erin Downey will once again be our pitching coach, along with Bill Gaito and high school assistants. The clinics will be on Sundays, from Nov 8 - through March. For Nov and Dec, we will be using the Redwood HS gym, with sessions at 11a and 12n. Lessons are $20 per player. For a reservation, please email mgspitching@yahoo.com
You can check the schedule on the CLINICS link to the left.
You can also send me any questions at that email. Start practicing now!
Summer 2010 tryouts:
The 14U and 16U Blue Angels have announced their tryouts for Dec 6 at Hall Middle School in Larkspur. Tryouts will be from 2-5pm, rain date Dec 13. The tryouts for 10s and 12s will be in January - stay tuned.
The NorCal Smackers summer tryouts will be on Nov 22 at Bernard Hoffman field in San Rafael.
The 14s / 16s will try out from 10a- 12n. 10s / 12s will be 1- 3pm.
Pitchers and catchers should plan to stay for 30 minutes after the scheduled times. For more details, see www.norcalsmackers.com
**Attn Coaches: This season ASA has mandated that ANY persons in the dugout must be ACE certified. To this end, MGS will require that each team have 3 coaches complete the online ACE certification. Here is the link: http://ace.usasoftball.com/ace/home.asp. Once you have completed the training, please email lynettamatteo@comcast.net with your name, district, division and team name. Please check with your district on reimbursement. Thank You!
Rules Committee Info - We have set up a new email address for any and all rules questions. rules_committee@yahoo.com, that is "rules_committee." Your question will be answered by a member of the MGS rules committee.
RAINOUT HOTLINE: 257-0986 Please call the hotline after 230p on weekdays or after 7a on Sat to check field conditions. If the fields are open, go to the game, even if it is sprinkling, to avoid a forfeit. Pray for sun!
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Marin Girls Softball (MGS):
Marin Girls Softball is a volunteer-driven recreational league for youth fast pitch softball in Southern Marin County. We are a recreational program - any age-eligible child can register and all registered kids play. For complete information about MGS please go to the About Us Page.
This website is the central location for all League and District news. At this site, players, parents, family and friends can get updated information about the MGS League and local Districts. Bookmark this site and come back often and regularly to stay current with all of the news related to players, teams, schedules, standings, clinics and other relevant information. We will update this page regularly to keep all MGS participants and interested people up to date on our softball league.
Contact Information:
Feel free to contact Bill Gaito, MGS President (billgaito@yahoo.com) with suggestions, complaints, and/or information. We look forward to hearing from you.
For questions related to our individual Districts, please contact our 2009 season presidents at:
Mill Valley - Lisa Scarsella: scarsella@comcast.net
Ross Valley - Gary Weinstein: gary@wsccltd.com
San Anselmo - Chris Thoennes: cthoennes@ci.san-anselmo.ca.us
San Francisco (Seniors) - John Rinn: john.rinn@comcast.net
San Rafael - Renee Gamble: 4gambles@sbcglobal.net
Tiburon - Pam Hamamoto: pkhamamoto@aol.com
Twin Cities - Jim Gardner: jgardner@bizjournals.com
RAINOUT HOTLINE: 257-0986