Pie Plate Order Deadlines: 4/27 & 5/17
We will have two deadlines to order for pie plates wishing your player good luck for the season. An example can be found on Field 1 and Field A. These will be hung along the fences in the park. You can put your team name below your child or can have it say “Mom and Dad”, “Grandma”, etc… You will be able to keep these at the end of the season. The cost is $20 and forms are found here and can be turned into the GRD. If you are wishing to order please order by April 27th or May 17th (we will not be accepting any orders after May 17th).
Ballpark League City BBQ Fundraiser: 4/26
Friday, April, 26, 2013 eat at or pick-up your meal and raise money for our group! Flyer must be presented at time of order to receive credit for the sale. Download a flyer or stop by the GRD office for a copy.
Opening Day Ceremonies/Picture Day: 4/27 @ 10:30AM, click here for Picture Schedule
Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League Rules: 8U | 10U | 12U | 14U
2013 BALLPARK LEAGUE PARENT INFORMATION
The GRD Ballpark League offers baseball and softball playing experiences for the children who live within the Granville Recreation District. We strive to teach the importance of teamwork, sporting behavior, and fundamental skill development. We hope your child experiences the joys of playing ball within the league.
We believe that team parity is important to an enjoyable playing experience. Team parity depends on an equitable distribution of participants among the teams, we therefore distribute participants to team using a draft. Before an effective draft process can take place it is important to develop a reasonable familiarity with each participant’s emotional, physical, and skill development. To gauge each child on these factors we conduct a participant skill evaluation (baseball March 2nd & March 10th; softball March 10th & March 16th). If your child is new to our league, entering a new age division of play, or has opted to be redrafted to a new team, they will be scheduled to participate in one of these evaluation dates.
A player may opt out of returning to his or her prior team and re-enter the draft process. Parents must submit a written request to the League Commissioner explaining why they desire their child be returned to the draft pool prior to the sport’s first skill evaluation date. The League Commissioner, Coach Coordinator, and GRD Youth Sports Director will be evaluating and selecting head coaches prior to March 2nd. Parents will be notified through the www.granvillerec.org as to the head coaches at the 8U, 10U, and 12U levels.
We segment the playing development process by age groups, we recognize that children have unique emotional and physical developmental rates. Therefore our league does offer parents of children who are both emotionally and physically capable to request permission to play up one level (6U to 8U; 8U to 10U; 10U to 12U). A request of this nature must be offered to the League Commissioner prior to the first skill evaluation date (baseball-March 2, 2012; softball-March 10th). The child will be granted a spot within the skill evaluation process and graded by the attendant Ballpark League personnel. The League Commissioner, Chair, and Player Agent will examine the resulting grades and determine if the child qualifies for participation within the requested age division.
This league is comprised of volunteer coaches, concession stand workers, and ball-field maintainers. We encourage you to take an interest in the Ballpark League and your child’s playing experience by offering the gift of your time and talent.
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6U (T-BALL/SOFTBALL):
The 2013 season will be the first year in which we expand our 6U level to include a T-Ball/softball experience. At this level (4-6 years) our goal is to help your child begin to develop an awareness of the game structure and fundamental skills of softball. We will also strive to facilitate the children as they begin to form a Granville playing group that will progress within the sport of softball together. Teams will be formed predominately by girls (boys may register).
Practices for T-Ball/softball will be one day each week for 1-hour between 6-7pm. Practices will be held on one of the following days each week (Tu, W, Th) at either RVP or GES. A specific practice day and practice location will be assigned to each team. Players will be assigned to a team according to parent schedule whenever possible.
T-Ball/softball games will be played in the morning of each Saturday (May 18 – June 22) at RVP. Games will be for 1-hour. T-Ball/softball teams may play Granville T-Ball/Baseball teams however the number of such games will depend on the number of teams within the T-Ball/softball program. If you prefer that your daughter play within the 6U T-Ball/baseball program, you are free to register her within our 6U T-Ball/baseball program.
6U T-Ball/softball players will receive a team shirt and hat (No Fitting Required).
8U (Machine Pitch/Softball):
At this level we will strive to facilitate your child as they begin to gain greater capacity in the fundamental skills of softball, throwing, catching, batting, and running the bases. It is important to note that within this level of play additional rules are incorporated and team play is introduced.
Our 8U softball teams participate within the Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League (COGFP), which includes many of our surrounding communities. Some incorporated rules from this organization include strike-out (3-strikes OR 4 machine pitch maximum) and 3-out rule. Games are 7-innings in length (2-hour maximum). Game score is recorded. All team members will appear in the batting order without regard to participation on defense. All participants will play defense for a minimum of 6-outs.
Team play includes defensive positioning with on-field coaching assistance. Coaches will strive to play each participant at a variety of positions, but your child will be assigned a “base position” according to team need.
Games will be held according to the assigned COGFP schedule. Regular season will begin on April 27th and continue to late June. Once teams are drafted, coaches will communicate their team’s practice and game schedule. Teams are expected to participate in a post-season tournament that may extend into July.
10U (Softball):
At this level we will strive to facilitate your child as they continue to gain greater capacity in the fundamental skills of softball: throwing, catching, batting, and running the bases. It is important to note that within this level of play additional rules are incorporated and team play is further emphasized.
Our 10U softball teams participate within the Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League (COGFP), which includes our many of our surrounding communities. Some incorporated rules from this organization include opponent player as pitcher, the strike-out (3 strikes or 7-pitches), limited base stealing. Games are 7-innings in length (2-hour maximum). Game score is recorded. All team members will appear in the batting order without regard to participation on defense. All participants will play defense for a minimum of 6-outs.
Team play includes defensive positioning without coaching assistance. Coaches will strive to play each participant at a variety of positions, but your child will be assigned a “base position” according to team need.
Games will be held according to the assigned COGFP schedule. Regular season will begin on April 27th and continue to late June. Once teams are drafted, coaches will communicate their team’s practice and game schedule. Teams are expected to participate in a post-season tournament that may extend into July.
12U (Softball):
At this level we will strive to facilitate your child as they mature within the game of softball. Fundamental skills continue to be refined and concepts of game strategy are discussed. Our 12U softball teams participate within the Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League (COGFP), which includes our many of our surrounding communities.
Games will be held according to the assigned COGFP schedule. Regular season will begin on April 27th and continue to late June. Once teams are drafted, coaches will communicate their team’s practice and game schedule. Teams are expected to participate in a post-season tournament that may extend into July.
14U (Softball):
At this level we will strive to facilitate your child as they mature within the game of softball. Fundamental skills continue to be refined and concepts of game strategy are refined. Our 14U softball teams participate within the Central Ohio Girls Fast Pitch League (COGFP), which includes our many of our surrounding communities.
Games will be held according to the assigned COGFP schedule. Regular season will begin on April 27th and continue to late June. Once teams are drafted, coaches will communicate their team’s practice and game schedule. Teams are expected to participate in a post-season tournament that may extend into July.
