Coach Pitch:

Elkhorn Girls Softball Association offers a coach pitch recreational softball league for girls ranging in age from six to eight years of age. 

Six is a border-line age.  If your six year old has played one or two years of T-Ball, then it is strongly recommended that she move up to coach pitch. 

Eight is another border-line age.  If your daughter has played two years of coach pitch and is eight or is ready for the next step up the softball ladder, it is recommended that she move up to the ten and under kid pitch league. 

If your daughter has played one year of organized softball and is not ready for the ten and under kid pitch league, please register her for the coach pitch league.

Team roster sizes vary depending on the number of girls registered and the number of volunteer coaches.  The last couple of years roster sizes ranged from 10 to 12 girls per team.

Upon return of equipment at the end of the season, each head coach is refunded the amount of the registration fee for one child on the team they coached.

All practices and games are held at Skyline Elementary School.  A first aide kit is available in one of the lock boxes.

Registration fee includes:  Practice time, Game time, T-Shirt, Participation Medal, Insurance coverage.

Available for an additional cost: Pictures, T-Shirt for assistant coaches, Visor (the visors are one size fits all with a script Eklhorn across the front and can be used up through the age of fourteen on EGSA affiliated teams.

Participants are asked to provide: Glove, Shoes, Drink, Appropriate practice and game apparel.

Rules:

1. Base Length is 40 feet.      

2. Pitching Distance is 27 feet.   

3. Each half inning consist of either 3 outs, 5 runs or 10 batters, whichever comes first.  Coaches may agree before the game to allow each team to bat all players each inning.     

4. One of the coaches will pitch to their own team, after 3 swings the ball is to be placed on a tee.  (Coached can determine if they want more than 3 swings).  After 6 swings, the tee must be used.  

5. In front of home plate there is a half circle that the ball must pass to be fair (the ball must go 3 feet).                                                                                                                                       

6. There is a 10 foot circle around the pitchers mound where the defensive team's pitcher stands to receive the ball to stop the players from advancing.  If a runner is more than half way when the ball is controlled in the circle the runner can advance to the next base, if the runner is less than half way they must return to the previous base.       

7. Over throws or missed throws at 1st base can either be awarded 1 base or the coaches can decide not to advance any bases.                

8. There will be continuous batting.  (All players will bat in designated order determined at the beginning of the game)                                                                                                                                     

9. Catchers must wear all catchers gear.          

10. Batters, base runners, and on deck batters need to wear batting helmets with face mask.

11. Infield positions consist of, Pitcher, Catcher, First Base, Second Base, Shortstop, and Third Base.  One player per positions only, please.  Fill the outfield with your remaining players.      

12. One hour time limit.  If less than 5 minutes remain DO NOT start another inning.                                                                                                                                            

13. NO intentional bunting.   

14. Any other questions/rules coaches can decide