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St. John the Baptist Jaguars Athletics

Softball

League: G.W.A.C.  (Girls Western Athletic Conference) 

Coordinator Contact Info:

OPEN POSITION - need someone to step up to have Softball.
StJB Athletic President:  [email protected]
 

Season Dates:
  • Sign-Ups → early December

  • Practices Start → April 1

  • Games Start/End → May 1 - June 30

  • Dates may vary from year to year - please watch your email for specific details


Grades Offered & Breakdown:
 
Instructional (learning the game) - Grades K-4
        Pre-School & Kindergarten - based on number of athletes registered; may be divided by grade or through a blind draw
        Grades 1 & 2 - based on number of athletes registered; may be divided by grade or through a blind draw
        Grades 3 & 4 - teams will be divided evenly by grade and ability through a modified blind draw
 
Competitive - Grades 5-8
        Grades 5 & 6 - divided by ability through an evaluation process 

Grades 7 & 8 - divided by ability through an evaluation process

How Teams Are Created:
  • Head Coaches will be selected by the coordinator.  The head coach will then select their assistant coaches after teams are divided. 
  • Blind Draw - each coach will receive their child.  All other players will be drawn randomly.  Siblings will be placed on the same team as the 1st one drawn.  If there are multiple grades at one level the grades will be split evenly.
  • Modified Blind Draw - all players will be given a ranking of A or B.  These rankings will be given by the previous years coaches, the current coaches & the coordinator.  The coach's child will be placed on their team.  The remaining players will be drawn randomly. The teams will be divided evenly by grade & ranking. Siblings will be placed together as the 1st one drawn.
  • Evaluations - evaluations will take place the 1st week of practice.  All players will be evaluated in hitting, fielding, & effort.  Pitching & catching evaluations will be done additionally for interested players.  In the case of an A & B league or a tiered league, the top 2 pitchers & top catcher will be placed on team A.  The remaining roster will be determined by the top 50% of the composite score from evaluations.  

** Athletes MUST be present at evaluations to be selected for the A team.  
** Special circumstances may arise & will be considered by the coordinator for an individual evaluation.
** We encourage athletes to play multiple sports & activities.  However, to be considered for the A team, you MUST BE 100% committed to StJB softball for 
practices & games (in the event of a scheduling conflict, attendance at StJB softball is expected to take precedence over conflicting activity).
** Evaluators will be selected by the coordinator.  The ideal evaluator will be knowledgeable about softball, 100% unbiased, & have no children being evaluated.
** The evaluations will be conducted by the coordinator or someone appointed by the coordinator.

All evaluations & team drawings will be open to all who would like to attend.


Other Information:
** The above information is to be used as a guide. Please understand that sometimes circumstances beyond our control need to be taken into consideration.