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Monday, June 29
Important Dates
Fall 2009 Calendar
  • July 13 - August 4, Registration
  • First weeks of August, teams formed
  • Last weeks of August, pre-season practices
  • September 9, Season Starts
  • September 27, Team Pictures (at Wilton Woods)
  • October 31, Season Ends


Dates subject to change

Spring 2009 Calendar
  • March (2nd week), teams formed
  • March 15, pre-season practices start
  • April 18 Saturday, Opening Day
  • April 26 Sunday, Picture Day
  • May 25-29, Regular Season ends
  • May 30 Saturday, Post-Season Tournaments begin
  • June 13 Saturday, NVGSA All-Star Game
  • June 20-21 Sat/Sun, FCGSL County All-Star Tournament


Dates subject to change



Monday, June 29
News Flash
Fall registration begins in mid-July.

Monday, March 9
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Saturday, June 6
Field Status

In season, remember to check the website for field status updates.



Tuesday, June 16
Fairfax County All-Star Tournament - June 20/21

NVGSA has four teams competing in the Fairfax County All-Star Tournament.  
 
The 18U and 12U games are being held at Wakefield Park.
The 10U games are at Falls Church HS.
Come out and show your support for our girls!

 18U All-Stars  12U All-Stars    10U Mertz   10U Taylor
Amie Johnson
Azjha Thomas
Jackie Dehnert
Lauren Charapich
Lauren Schwartz
Mandi Erickson
Megan Baker
Mindy Johnson
Rachael Morgan
Rachel Wimer
Sam Harrison
Sarah Conner
Sarah Evans		 Allison Genung Bell
Amelia Carr
Autumn Dawson
Carolyn Jones
Clara Peterson
Haley Clements
Isabella Valdes
Jessica Laiti
Jessica Parks
Maddie Rodrigeuz
Melissa Haberle
Mollie Maglich
Nicole Verdin
Sydney Cordoba
Sydney Graf		 Alicia Wilson
Avery Neuhart
Brittany Wieland
Camren Griffith
Carlie Mertz
Emma Yates
Kayla Turner
Meghan Farkas
Ryann Crennan
Sarah Flint
Sarah Cox
Sienna Williams
Victoria Capllonch		 Allison Ribble
Angela Click
Ashley Montgomery
Austin Moran
Emily Conner
Emma Pascal
Gabrielle Soutuyo
Grace Wilsey
Isabella Taylor
Kaitlin Roseman
Katelyn Dempsey
Katharine Whitlock
Katie Harold
Madison Sterner
Mia Tangco
Sarah Vistica
Shelby Rogers
Coaches  Coaches  Coaches  Coaches
Floyd Baker
Bob Johnson
Sheila Conner
Michael Harrison		 John Parks
John Cooley
Jeff Carr		 Mike Mertz
Dave Neuhart
Val Neuhart
Randy Yates		 Thomas Taylor
Gary Rose
David Wilsey
Sonny Soutuyo
Schedule  Schedule  Schedule  Schedule

Saturday June 20

10:00 am WP #?
11:45 am WP #?

Sunday June 21

11:00a and/or 12:45p
tbd

Saturday June 20

10:00 am WP #?
11:45 am WP #?

Sunday June 21

11:00a and/or 12:45p
tbd

Saturday June 20

1:30 pm FC #2
3:15 pm FC #?

Sunday June 21

11:00a and/or 12:45p
tbd

Saturday June 20

10:00 am FC #4
11:45 am FC #?

Sunday June 21

11:00a and/or 12:45p
tbd


Monday, June 15
12U All-Star Game

On Saturday June 13, players from the six 12U teams were combined into two All-Star teams. 
Each girl received a Got Softball? shirt for being selected to the team.  Congratulations ladies! 
Thank you to coaches Jeff Carr, John Ajello, John Cooley, Glen Petitt, Tim Risigner and John Parks for coaching the teams.

12U All-Stars
12U All-Star Got Softball?


Tuesday, June 9
12U Championship
On Monday June 8, the 12U Orange Crush, coached by John Parks,
defeated coach John Cooley's Eagles to win the 12u Championship. Congratulations!

 

 12U Orange Crush 12U Eagles 


Tuesday, June 2
12U Orange Crush Mother-Daughter Game
On Monday June 1, the 12U Orange Crush held their annual Mother-Daughter game.  The mothers, The Black Clouds, put up a valiant fight, but the daughters pulled out the victory!
12U Orange Crush Mom-Dauther

Friday, June 5
Coach Yates' Teams Night 2009
On May 8, 2009, South County Secondary School (SCSS) held their 4th annual "Coach Yates' Teams Night" at SCSS in a game that featured the SCSS Stallions against the Hayfield Hawks.  Coach Yates is an Assistant Coach for the SCSS Stallions Varsity Softball Team and a long time NVGSA Coach in both the House and Travel/Select Leagues.  On this special night any girl who plays for Coach Yates gets into the SCSS game for free.  The picture shows representatives from the 5 teams he coaches this year: The SCSS Stallions, the NVGSA 12U Firebirds, the NVGSA 10U Firebirds, the NVGSA 10U Silver Storm and the MVYAA 12U Devil Dogs.  What a night it was!! !!

 
Coach Yates & girls from NVGSA & MVYAA with the South County Stallions Softball Team & Coaches
   
 
NVGSA Girls & Coach Yates players under the score board (showing another SCSS win)
 


Friday, March 20
Highlights from the Annual General Membership Meeting

The NVGSA 2009 Annual General Meeting, held Mon. March 16, was a huge success.  Almost 90 people attended the event!  Thank you for coming out to learn about the league and meet the Board of Directors members.  Below are links to the slides presented at the meeting:

Presentation in PowerPoint format (2.4 MB)

Presentation in PDF format  (1 MB)

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The Northern Virginia Girls' Softball Association (NVGSA) will hold its Annual General Membership meeting on Monday, March 16, 2009, at 7:00 PM at the Pohick Regional Library (6450 Sydenstricker Rd. Burke, VA 22015).

The league considers this a MANDATORY event for new parents and encourages returning parents to attend each year.

During the meeting, we will conduct a brief discussion concerning the League's organization, goals and expectations for coaches, players and parents, general information regarding upcoming season, and results of our spring survey.  This is your opportunity as parents to find out how NVGSA "works" and to raise any questions you may have.

The meeting will last about 45 minutes. After a five minute break, our plan is to hold our monthly Board of Directors meeting.  This meeting is open to the public and you are welcome to stick around and observe/participant.

Send an email to NVGSAsoftball@yahoo.com if you have questions.

Thursday, February 19
Why NVGSA? - What to look for in a softball organization.

  • Where is the organization's main focus?

  • Do they have enough players to have multiple teams at each age level?

  • What are their age groupings?

  • Do they offer developmental and select play?

  • What developmental offerings are there after the spring season?

  • Are there any hidden costs?

  • Do they have family discounts?

  • Are their fields close by?

  • What memories do they offer?

  • What other things do they do for the community?


    • NVGSA Answers Those Questions as follows:
    NVGSA focuses 100% on girls' softball
  • NVGSA does not divert fees to prop up other boys and girls sports. 100% of our effort and your fees are dedicated to softball. Thus, your daughter learns and progresses at the fastest rate possible, while having the maximum amount of fun :)

    • NVGSA has over 275 girls
  • While other leagues struggle to put together 2 teams in each of their age groups, NVGSA averages over 5 teams in each age group.

    • House development age groups 5-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-18
  • Why is age grouping important? Because not all children develop physically and emotionally at the same pace. By keeping the age groupings small. it allows girls of the same age and skill level to compete on a more even scale. This allows them to develop athletically and emotionally at a faster rate than organizations that throw 8 year olds in with 13 year olds. Our 5-8 year olds (8u) hit coach pitch. This allows the hitters to develop hand eye coordination at a faster pace than tee-ball leagues. Our 9-10 (10u) year olds begin to pitch. This allows the hitters to get accustom to a player pitching at an earlier age, while our pitchers begin to develop at an earlier age. Our 11-12 (12u) year old girls play 100% fast pitch softball. We even offer competitive fast pitch softball for girls 13-18 (18u), which many leagues do not offer! Although we recommend the girls playing in their own age level in the spring (age level based on age as of Jan. 1st), we do permit the more experienced girls to play up at the next level.

    • Developmental house and Select (tournament) teams
  • NVGSA offers two levels of play. The house development league teaches softball skills and provides a field of play for girls from novice to intermediate softball skills. Our select teams offer a forum for girls with a more competitive drive. Our select teams are a separately run organization and do not draw funds from the house development league. We have 2 levels of select teams with teams in the 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, and 18u age groups. Our 'A' level 'Firebirds' are nationally competative and travel out of state. Our 'B' level Dimensions offer a competative level of play while playing in local tournaments.
    Softball offerings all year long
  • NVGSA does not shut down after the spring! In the fall, when other softball organizations are dormant, NVGSA gears up again for a full fall season, with emphasis on developing skills. During the spring and fall seasons we have batting cage facilities in both our east and west divisions to enhance their batting skills. All year long our resident pitching coach, Don Maley, offers FREE pitching clinics, including indoors during the winter. During the winter, NVGSA's select Firebirds' organization sponsors hitting, fielding, catching, and pitching clinics. And, if you thought we left out the summer, we did not. There are hearty soles in our organization who put together ad-hoc teams and join the summer FCGSL 12 game/ 6 week program.

    • NO FUND RAISERS!
  • NVGSA's registration fee covers your whole house league obligations! There are no fund raisers to supplement the fees. There are no administrative fees tacked on to your registration fee. There are no participation fees to force parents to participate. None of your fees go to other sports or other organizations. Our select teams are completely autonomous from the house league and their fees.

    • Price breaks to families - Family Discounts
  • For families with more than one girl playing softball, we reduce the registration fee for the second child to $50 and $20 for three and more.

    • Field Locations Near You!
  • Fairfax County Rec Dept. controls the allocation of fields and does not guarantee any organization a field from season to season. But, with hundreds girls stretching over several zip codes, we play on a field near you. Because of our large size, we have two divisions, east and west. In the past, our West Division has played at Wakefield Forest Elementary School (Braddock Road / Route 236 area) while our East Division has played at Clermont Park and Wilton Woods Administrative Center (Franconia Road / Telegraph Road area). Our girls in both divisions get the thrill of playing under the lights at Wakefield Park.

    • Trophies, Pictures, Playoffs, and All Star Memories
  • The girls in the coach pitch (8u) division all receive memorabilia in the spring season. We also offer every parent an opportunity to have their child's picture taken in uniform. Each of the non coach pitch divisions participate in playoffs and all star games.

    • College Scolarships
  • To encourage scholastics in our girls and to give back to the community, NVGSA offers three $500 scholarships annually.


    • In conclusion, why choose NVGSA? Because we care as much about your daughter as you do. If you have any questions regarding registration or NVGSA in general, please contact us at NVGSAsoftball@yahoo.com.

    Sunday, August 10
    Frequently Asked Questions about NVGSA
    During spring and fall registrations, we frequently get asked many questions regarding girls' fast pitch softball and NVGSA specifically. Below is a list of Frequently Asked Questions and our answers to them.

    Q: When does registration begin and end?
    A: Our spring registration begins during January and ends around the last Day of February. Our fall registration begins in June and ends in the last week of July

    Q: Is there late registration after the deadline?
    A: Yes, we will take late registration requests up until the beginning of the season. In the spring that is around the last week in March. In the fall, that will be around the 1st - 2nd week in September. Although we will accept late registrations, team placement is always based on space availability.

    Q: Do I have to mail in the registration form?
    A: During regular registration, you should mail your form into the address at the top of the registration form.

    Q: Once I send in my form, when can I expect to be contacted?
    A: Our coaches will receive their team list and equipment for the spring season around the 2nd weekend in March. For the fall season, they receive their rosters on the 2nd weekend in August. You should be contacted shortly after that.

    Q: What are your age levels?
    A: We group the girls as follows: Coach Pitch (8u) 5-8 yrs old, Pigtails (10u) 9-10 yrs old, Ponytails (12u) 11-12 yrs old, Seniors (18u) 13-18 yrs old.

    Q: If my daughter is more experienced, does she have to play at her age level?
    A: NVGSA is a developmental league. Girls who play many seasons will be more advanced than those who just start. With such tight age groups, we recognize that more experienced girls should play up the next level, with approval of the parent and the league.

    Q: When will the season start?
    A: In the spring, practice begin in mid March and games begin mid April. In the fall, practice begin mid August and the games start around the 2nd weekend in September.

    Q: How many practices a week will we have?
    A: Before the season begins, each team will be assigned up to 2 practice days and 1 batting cage time a week. It is up to the coach to decide how many of those to use. Although most coaches in the 10u, 12u, and 18u level hold as many practices as they can. Many of the coach pitch managers opt to have fewer practices during the pre and regular season.

    Q: How many games will we play?
    A: In the spring season, we play 12 games with a single or double elimination playoff at the end of the season for all but the coach pitch level. Post season games will vary based on the number of rain-outs we incur. In the fall, we will play between 8 - 12 games. As we emphasize development even more in the fall, we do not have fall playoffs or all-star games.

    Q: When does the season end?
    A: The spring season should end on or near the last weekend in May. The playoffs will end before the end of school. An all-star game will be played sometime near the end of the season. The fall softball season will end by the last weekend in October.

    Q: What days do you play your games on and at what times?
    A: We try to split the number of games in half and play half or more of of the games on Saturday and the remaining games on a weekday. Our weekday games typically start at 6pm. Weekday games which are scheduled for a field with lights will begin around 6:30pm. There may be an occasional Sunday game. When the county assigns field space, they consider Sunday as a playing day and use that in their formula for assigning fields.

    Q: Will you practice during the season too?
    A: Yes, besides the 1-2 games a week, each coach will be assigned 1 practice day and 1 batting cage day (if he/she chooses to use it). Some coach pitch managers choose not to practice during weeks with weekday games.

    Q: Where do you play your games?
    A: Fairfax County Rec Dept. determines the fields for all sports organizations, and no team is guaranteed a field from season to season. In the past seasons, our main fields have been at Wakefield Forest Elementary School (Route 236/Braddock Road area near NVCC Annandale campus), Wakefield Park Rec Center (Braddock road), South Run Park (Ffx. Cnty Prkwy), Clermont Park and Wilton Woods Administrative Center (Franconia / Lee District).

    Q: With so many fields, where can I expect to play?
    A: We separated our teams into 2 divisions (areas), east and west. The eastern division practices/plays at Clermont Park and Wilton Woods Administrative Center (Franconia / Lee District / Telegraph Road). The western division practices/plays at Wakefield Forest Elementary School (near Annandale NVCC). Both divisions will have games under the lights at Wakefield Park Rec Center (Braddock Rd & 495) and South Run Park Rec Center (Ffx Co Pkwy & Reservation Dr). Choose the division to play in based on which field is easiest for you to get on week nights and weekends.

    Q: If my daughter plays for the High School JV team, can she play NVGSA?
    A: Yes! High School varsity and A level select team players are permitted to play only with special permission from the league.

    Q: Does the house league conflict with High School JV softball?
    A: Yes, for a few weeks their seasons will overlap in the spring.

    Q: If my daughter plays JV, should we sign her up to play in the house league too?
    A: Yes! All the area High School coaches recommend to continue playing softball after the school season ends. They encourage the girls to play on select teams or local house league teams. NVGSA coaches understand that there will be a conflict or 2 in the beginning of the season, but that occurs with Girl Scouts, Band, Drama, and other school activities. Ultimately, you need to decide if you want to play softball into mid June or not.

    Q: Should JV players wait to sign up until the end of the JV season?
    A: No! Do NOT wait to sign up. Our teams may be filled and space may not be available. So, sign up early.

    If you have any questions regarding NVGSA, please send an email to NVGSAsoftball@yahoo.com .

    Friday, January 2
    Registration Refunds
    If you withdraw your daughter prior to team formation, refunds will be returned minus a $15.00 administrative fee.  After teams have been formed, partial refunds may be issued, but only in extreme circumstances.

    Wednesday, May 3
    Inclement Weather Policy
    In case of inclement weather please follow the steps below:
    1: It is the home team coach's responsibility to call the game due to weather. This should be done in time for notification to be made AT LEAST 1 HOUR prior to game time.
    2:    Check the county hotline for fields other than WFES. The # is 703-324-5264.You may have to physically check the fields at WFES unless it is obvious that play is not possible. Every field drains differently and even with light rain is still playable.
    3:    Notify Michael Wagner (or his alternate) so that the umpires can be cancelled. DO NOT call the umpires directly unless asked to do so by Michael.
    4:    Notify the opposing teams coach.
    5:    Notify your team.

    Friday, August 24
    Coaches Corner
    Here are links to some of the documents that you may find useful.


    2009 Board Members
  • President - Gary Rose 
  • VP-House - Michael Wagner
  • VP-Select - Dave Neuhart
  • Secretary - John Sommer
  • Treasurer - Tom Boynton
  • Registrar - Sara Clements
  • Fields - Don Maley
  • 8U commissioner - Gary Rose
  • 10U commissioner - Val Neuhart
  • 12U commissioner - John Parks
  • 18U commissioner - Margie Urano

    • Also, congratulations and thanks to our committee chairperson volunteers:

  • Equipment -Thomas Taylor
  • Uniforms - vacant
  • Web Master - Michael Wagner
  • Scheduler - Michael Wagner
  • Training - vacant
  • Volunteer Coordinator - vacant
  • 10U Umpire Scheduler - vacant
  • Publicity & Media Liason - vacant
  • Pictures & Trophies - vacant


    • Now, the only way these fine parents are going to be successful at their job is to have lots of volunteers to assist them. If you volunteer an hour a month, you will save them hours a week. Pleae contact us to volunteer on any of the following committees and tasks:

     Registration Fliers, Registration Poster & Signs, Registration Table Sitting, Newsletter, Trophies, Pictures, Field Maintenance, Scheduling, Training, Equipment, Uniforms and probably a hand full of other tasks that I have not listed.




    		 
     
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