General Information

• Helmets: Each girl will be required to provide their own helmet this year. Girls that are age 11 and older will be required to have a face mask on their helmet. All helmets need to be NOCSAE approved. I have not seen any helmets that are being sold that do not have this approval on them. We will be selling our used helmets for $3 to $5 dollars.
  The reasons we decided to require each girl to have her own helmets were; Problems with storage, they take up a lot of room and do not have a good place to store them; Sanitary reasons, helmets generally get dirty and do not get cleaned from year to year.


• Girls in the 13-17 year old division: For the past 10-15 years we have been playing in the DeMcKane League, we are looking into forming a new league, which will be much smaller and a league that fits more into our style of play. Currently we are working with Belvidere and Genoa. Keep in mind that this age division does not begin play until the first week of June and are the last teams drafted and will probably not be drafted until the month of April.


• Potential Coaches: If you are interested in coaching, we are always looking for good coaches. Please contact any of our officers if interested. We do background check on all of our coaches.


• Sponsors: If you would like to sponsor a team, or know of someone who is interested, please contact us.

Facts to know:

• Over 1.2 Million girls play softball on community teams
• Women have been playing competitive Softball for over 70 years
• Studies demonstrate that girls who play sports are 80% less likely to experience unwanted pregnancy, 92% less likely to use drugs, more likely to get better grades, more likely to graduate high school
• 80% of female executives surveyed in Fortune 500 companies identified themselves as having played sports in school
• Girls who are physically active experience reduced risk of breast cancer and osteoporosis.
• They are less likely to start smoking, to have high blood pressure and to be overweight.
• Girls and boys are equally as interested in sports participation between the ages of 6 and 9. By age 14 girls drop out of sports at a significantly higher rate than boys. Moreover, if a girl does not participate in sports by age 10, there is only a 10% chance she will participate in ANY athletics by age 25.

Our Mission

The goal of the program is to provide young girls the opportunity to develop as athletes as well as promote self-esteem, self-confidence, a sense of accomplishment, and teamwork.  Sportsmanship and fair play are also key to our mission.  Our goals and mission are achieved through the dedicated efforts of the athletes, coaches, and their families.

Monthly Meeting: On the first Monday of each month the Officers and Board of Directors host a meeting. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and give their input.

Teams and Drafting: Teams in the age divisions 6-12 will be drafted the end of March or 1^st week of April. Practice will depend on the age level and coach, but can start by 2^nd week of April. Regular scheduled games will begin around mid May and will end by June 30.

Age Divisions

Pee Wee Division:  Age 6-8

This is the first year that we have opened up this division to 6 year old girls. They will play with a JUGS Softie 11 ball. The coaches will pitch to the girls. Coaches will be placed on the field to instruct defensive plays.

Pixie Division:  Age 9-10

Girls will begin to pitch in this division, with assistance from their coaches

Pigtail Division: Age 11-12

Girls use a 12 softball and all pitching is done by the girls.  They will steal all bases except home.

Age division: 13-17.

The girls in this division will be drafter much later than the younger girls. They play in a league with towns located south of Marengo. Their games will not begin until the 1^st week of June. Their season will end mid July. They will also have two Saturday double headers. They will play high school rules, only less competitive.

Coaches

We are always looking for coaches.  If you are interested in coaching, please contact any of the officers or directors. All coaches, assistant coaches, officers and directors must submit to a background check.  We offer coaches the opportunity to attend coachs clinics as well as providing written literature and video tapes.  We do our best to select and educate our coaches. 

Sponsors & Donations

If anyone is interested in sponsoring or making a donation to our organization, please contact any of the officers or directors.  We are a non profit organization with a 501C status.