About SAU 16 Softball

Hello SAU16 families,

For those of you who may be new to, or may just need a reminder, here are some important points about our league

 

– The U6, U8 and U10 teams will be formed with zip codes as the top priority. At these levels, we feel it is important for the girls to play on teams with friends and classmates. At U10 we do factor in the individual abilities as well, but our goal is to have each team with large groups of girls from the same town.  

 

– U12 teams are formed by drafting, but after the draft we also have conversations with the coaches to ensure that girls are still with some familiar faces. At this level, the girls are either at, or close too, entering CMS, so it is a good age for them to start branching out and meeting new friends.

 

– Clinics are offered throughout the season and include pitching, catching, hitting and general skills. Some of these are offered for free, some at discounted rates for our league. For 2021, these may look different, depending where we are at as a community. We will do what we can in a safe enviroment for our girls.

 

– Season runs from Mid April into June.

 

– U6 5-6 game schedule

 

– U8 8 game schedule

 

– U10-U12-U14 10-12 game schedules with an end of season playoff.

 

– U6 and U8 will have two fun jamborees during the season as well.

 

– Players can expect 2-3 events per week, wether they are practices or games. 

 

– League-wide Spring Training Day in March at EHS. This is a fun indoor event for the younger groups. For the U12 and U14 groups this serves as Evaluation Day. This may also be different for 2021 based on the guidelines we are following. More on that as it comes closer.

 

– For those interested in the next level of competition, we also offer the more competitive Riptide Program. These are teams that operate at a tournament level and are formed through a tryout process and play beyond the recreation schedule.

 

– The goals of the league are to provide the girls with a place to learn and fall in love with softball. Over the last 5 years, we have improved every season as a league, and we feel strongly that we have the perfect mix of learning, fun and competition. We are a recreational league, so we strive to have the girls learning the game at a fun and easy pace so that they can have fun, try new positions, and just enjoy being on a field with friends and classmates. At the same time, we do try to have fun competition, so the do learn that aspect as well. Part of that is also to help keep the game moving. Traditionally baseball and softball were long events, and honestly at this age, that can work against the girls loving the sport. So we have a structure that we feel keeps the game moving, makes it exciting and is alot more fun. 

 

– We are excited for the 2021 season. We have added teams from Rye, Portsmouth and Hampton onto the league and look to get more involvement from the towns of Kensington, Brentwood and Stratham as well.  We are very of how far we have come in the last few years, and are excited to sign up as many families as we can into our league. We feel that we are providing the best softball teaching in the are, at the most affordable rate. In fact, we feel that SAU16 softball provides more instruction than other programs at a much smaller price tag. Make 2021 be the year that you see what we are all about.