Note: 2019 Traveling tryouts are scheduled for Sunday, March 10
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Traveling Philosophy For those girls interested in a more competitive level of play, a traveling league is offered. It requires a greater commitment, in that each participant is expected to attend all practices, league games and weekend tournaments during the summer season. Emphasis is on skill development, teamwork, cooperation, sportsmanship and respect for others. |
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Age Divisions
Teams are formed at the 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, and 16U levels
Player division is based on the player's age as of 12/31/2018 CYSA Fastpitch - 8U – girls ages 8 and under on 12/31/2018 & born 2010, 2011 or 2012
- 10U – girls ages 10 and under on 12/31/2018 & born 2008 or 2009 - 12U – girls ages 12 and under on 12/31/2018 & born 2006 or 2007 Fees:
-8U $130 + $100 uniform + $50 (BBQ Tickets) + $150 Volunteer Fee (see above)
-10U $305 + $100 uniform + $50 (BBQ Tickets) + $150 Volunteer Fee (see above) -12U $320 + $100 uniform + $50 (BBQ Tickets) + $150 Volunteer Fee (see above)
Teams are formed according to age guidelines set by the American Softball Association (ASA) and American Fastpitch Association (AFA), availability of coaches and by tryouts, if necessary.
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Fundraising Fundraising may be used to help raise additional funds that benefit either the competitive program only or both the recreational and competitive program.. One or more fundraisers may be conducted during the year which will involve the participation of all members. In addition, businesses may be solicited for contributions. |
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Program Goals The following are the program goals for competitive softball:
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Eligibility Players are eligible to participate subject to the following criteria:
See also the Team Selection criteria under the Summer Season and Fall Season information. . |
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Playing Up All players interested in playing up must submit a request to CYSA prior to registration. |
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Playing Time There is no requirement that equal playing time occur. Over the course of the season, coaches will assure that each player gets an ample amount of playing time, but not necessarily at the player's or parent's desired position. As the season progresses, players will "settle into" playing positions so that the team is competitive.
Playing time can also be limited due to one or more of the following:
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Player Development Player development, depth of talent and skills at each position is extremely important. As a result, every player needs to receive numerous opportunities during games to learn to perform in all game situations. However, not all players have the attributes or training required to play certain positions (for example, pitcher, catcher or shortstop). Therefore, not all players will be given the opportunity to play at her "favorite" position. Player development shall be encouraged at every age group. Coaches must continue to develop the skills of every player on the team. |
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Registration Registration for summer traveling softball is will be in January and should be completed online at www.cysafastpitch.com. It is the players and parents responsibility to seek out registration information – watch for announcements and/or forms through district 112 schools, posted in the local newspaper, online at www.cysafastpitch.com, or available at the Chaska Community Center. |
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Season The summer traveling season is for those individuals who desire a competitive softball experience in the main part of the season. Teams participate in a league and play a number of tournaments on the weekends (see Tournament section).
Post-season play includes a State Qualifying tournament. Based on the results, a team may qualify for an A, B or C-level State Tournament in mid-July. Based on the results at the State Tournament, a team could potentially extend their season into mid-August by qualifying for the Regional or National Tournament. Memorial Weekend and 4th of July Weekend are generally not scheduled for tournaments unless with the agreement of the parents. However, while not generally the rule, the State Qualifier has been known to be scheduled for the 4th of July weekend. The CYSA has no control over the dates scheduled for state qualifier, state, regional, or national tournaments. |
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Practices Practice begins in April with a goal of at least 8-12 full practices before the first game. (Pitchers and Catchers will be expected to put in more time!). Exception: teams with a significant number of their players on high school teams usually will not practice much prior to their first games. |
Fees and Expenses The registration fee covers the following expenses:
Additional expenses may include:
Scholarships are available. |
Tournament Funding The fees collected by the Association usually include the ASA State Tournament and any related State Qualifiers. In addition, for the summer season, each team is allocated a certain amount (currently, $ 600 but subject to change) for tournament fees on additional weekends. This money may be spent on as many tournaments as team members are willing to play in (generally this will fund about 3 tournaments in addition to State and the State Qualifier). Additional tournaments may be played in at the players’ expense – if desired by the head coach and majority of player’s parents. Unspent tournament monies are the property of the CYSA.Tournaments played outside the metro area may require overnight stay at the player’s expense. Any team which qualifies for a National tournament and elects to participate will incur additional expenses, including travel for up to a week. Teams usually do their own fund-raising to offset the costs of a National tournament. |
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Team Determination If numbers permit, there shall be one or more teams at each age group. If there is only one team, it will generally be placed at the “gold” level.
Selection of players for the “Gold” team, if applicable, will be determined by the criteria established under the Team Selection and Tryout sections. In some cases, the “Gold” team may not represent the 12 “best” players as there may be a need to distribute pitching and catching to all teams to ensure competitiveness of the teams. While not restricted to Gold teams, the Gold teams are more likely to play a heavier schedule of tournaments, play tougher competition, practice more often, attend out of town tournaments and potentially require a higher commitment of time and cost. Players can elect on the registration/commitment form to play Silver regardless of standing from the tryout if they prefer not to have the higher commitment level that may be required on a Gold team. |
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Team Selection Teams are created using the following guidelines:
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Alternate Player An alternate player is a player who:
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General This policy establishes guidelines for conducting tryouts within CYSA traveling softball. Tryouts may be needed to select members of a single team at an age group, or to select a “Gold” team when multiple teams are offered at a particular age group and the format chosen is Gold/Silver….or in the case of 10U, to evaluate players to aid in the distribution of talent equally among teams. |
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Eligibility Players are eligible to participate in CYSA traveling softball team tryouts provided they meet the eligibility guidelines of the program – see Eligibility section. |
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Participation The desire is for two tryout sessions for each age group, however this is dependent on access to facilities and independent evaluators. Players must participate in all scheduled tryout sessions, unless an excused absence is granted by the CYSA. An excused absence from any of the scheduled sessions must be granted prior to the start of that session. Excused absences will include illness or injury, school functions, family vacations, and games for in-season sports. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each tryout session. Players who are absent from all tryouts without being excused will not be eligible for gold teams |
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Makeup Tryouts Players who miss the scheduled tryout sessions due to an excused absence, may be granted an alternate tryout session (if available) or will be placed on a team based on other available information from prior periods and at the discretion of the board and/or player selection committee.. |
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Player Evaluations Players will be evaluated on the skills of pitching, catching, fielding, throwing, hitting and bunting. In addition, game situations may be created and players will be evaluated on their game sense. |
Tryout and Team Selection Committees The tryout and team selection committees will be comprised of individuals who are known by the CYSA to possess the knowledge necessary to evaluate a player's skill at a particular level. Committee members will not be related to any of the tryout participants involved in their assigned age level. The tryouts will be facilitated by members of the CYSA. The evaluation scores and prior playing history will be the basis used by the team selection committee to select players for a traveling team. |
Tryout Philosophy There is no perfect method of determining teams. The CYSA has studied the team selection process of a number of similar associations and has come up with a tryout methodology that –in the Board’s opinion – offers all players a chance to make the team of their choice and to be fairly evaluated. The team selection attempts to find a balance between:
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Tryout Methodology Seven players will be chosen from the tryout process exclusively:
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Written Application There is a place on the registration forms to indicate a willingness to serve as coach for the upcoming season. anyone who has not coached previously through the CYSA and is interested in coaching a traveling team is encouraged to contact the CYSA in advance of this to share their background with the selection committee to ensure full consideration. |
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Selection Criteria Selection criteria may include the following items:
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