SRVGAL: San Ramon Valley Girls' Athletic League Softball

The 2013 Summer Blues Registration links (open until 5/24/2013) and the 2013 SRVGAL PCA Double Goal Coach of the Year Nomination link (open until 5/10/13) are available at the top of this page.

2013 Stompers Summer B/C Tryouts
San Ramon Valley High School Softball Complex

Sunday, May 5th, 2013
10B & 10C at 10:00am on the JV Field
12B & 12C at 10:00am on the Varsity Field
14B at 1:00pm on the Varsity Field
16B (both teams) at 3:00pm on the JV Field

The tryouts will be held at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville. The softball fields are located at the northern most part of the High School campus on Del Amigo Road. The best place to park is on Del Amigo Road adjacent to the fields.

Please arrive at least 15 minutes early so you can check-in and be ready to go on time. The length of the tryout depends on the number of players that attend each session but you should plan on being there at least 2 hours.

The Stompers program will be fielding two 16B teams and one "B" and one "C" in each of the 10U, 12U, & 14U age groups. Additionally, the Valley Stompers program fields very strong teams in the 16A, 14A, & 12A classifications.

These "B" and "C" tryouts in the 10U / 12U / 14U age groups are open only to SRVGAL league players. The 16B tryouts are open to all age appropriate high school players from our SRVGAL geographic area. Teams in the "A" program are open to any age appropriate player with the skills required to play at the highest level.

Age Eligibility
10U teams – players born on or after 01/01/2002
12U teams – players born in 2001 or 2000
14U teams – players born in 1999 or 1998
16U teams – players born in 1998, 1997, or 1996

It is never too early to dream of the summer and this year there is more to look forward to with the return of Summer Blues: SRVGAL's Summer Developmental League. Summer Blues is designed to provide a quality recreational and developmental softball program for girls during the summer that encourages continued participation in the sport through a semi-competitive environment focused on learning.

The league will consist of games/training two times a week during beginning June 24 and ending Juy 26. There will be NO weekend practices or games.

Girls of any skill level are encouraged to participate in this program. This year Summer Blues will consist of only two divisions: 3rd/4th and 5th/6th . (Girls currently enrolled in 2nd and 7th grade may be eligible to participate with coaches recommendation). Grades are determined by the girl's current grade during Spring Season

Registration will be open in mid-April. Contact Jeremy Grimes at jgrimes@srvgal.org for more information.

First let me take this opportunity to thank you for signing up to officiate our 2013 SRVGAL softball games. As a league, we recognize how important your role is to the game and we want to do all we can to help you be successful on the field, while having fun and making a lot of money!

So here is what you need to know moving forward.

SRVGAL Umpire Administrative Meeting will be held at Iron Horse Middle School on March 10th and 17th from 10am to 12pm and you only need to attend one session. At this meeting you will have accomplished the following:

Some future items that will follow in a separate email will include:

With respect to required equipment, SRVGAL expects the following:

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me directly at srenfro@srvgal.org.

Thank you, and have an excellent season!

Steve Renfro
SRVGAL President

Every SRVGAL team is required to have at least one Positive Coaching Alliance Parent. To qualify for this very important volunteer position the parent must attend one of this season's SRVGAL sponsored PCA Workshops. The PCA is working to replace the "win-at-all-costs" model of coaching with the "Double-Goal Coach" and the "Second-Goal Parent" who want to win but has a second, more important goal of using sports to teach life lessons. SRVGAL works with the PCA to provide all of our young athletes with a positive, character building experience. While this has always been the SRVGAL philosophy, the PCA workshops give the league a way to formally maintain this culture.

You must pre-register for the 30 minute workshop. Click the link below to access the online form.

2013 SRVGAL PCA Parent Workshop Signup Form

Here are the days the trainings will take place, only one session is required for each PCA parent:

The Second-Goal Parent: Tips and Tools to Develop Winners
in Life Through Sports (30 minutes)

Date/Time:
March 14th, 2013 6:00-6:30PM
March 14th, 2013 6:45-7:15PM
March 14th, 2013 7:30-8:00PM

March 16th, 2013 9:30-10:00AM
March 16th, 2013 10:15-10:45AM
March 16th, 2013 11:00-11:30 AM

For additonal information about the Positive Coaching Alliance and the role of the PCA Parent, click here.

Registration for white teams is still open until January 25. If your daughter attended tryouts for a red/blue team the teams are now being formed. The red drafts are occurring on the following dates at 7:00pm:

The girls that are drafted by a red teams will be called and notified by their coaches within 24 hours of the red draft night. If a player was not selected in the red draft she will automatically be placed in the pool for the blue draft. The blue drafts are occurring on the following dates at 7:00pm:

The girls that are drafted by a blue teams will be called and notified by their coaches within 24 hours of the blue draft night. If a player was not selected in the blue draft she will automatically be placed on a white team.

The 7/8 red division will have six red teams. There will be no 7/8 blue division this year because of the number of girls that attended tryouts was not high enough to have both divisions. The 7/8 red division typically has three or four teams so this year the 7/8 red division has been expanded to six teams. If a girl is not drafted by a 7/8 red team she will automatically be placed on a white team. Registration for white teams will remain open until January 25 (Click the link at the top of this page.)

If you are selected in to play for your high school's freshman team, JV team, or Varsity team in February, you will receive a full refund at that time, but, you must sign up now before the December 31 SRVGAL deadline.

Contact your friends and teammates from last year and remind/encourage them to register now for the SRVGAL High School Division so we can begin assembling the teams. As soon as each high school finalizes their freshman, JV, and Varsity rosters by middle to late February we will finalize the SRVGAL rosters, assign coaches, and distribute the schedules.

Steps to SRVGAL 2013 Registration:

Step 1: To register your daughter for 2013 Softball Season; click here. All Players must be Registered before signing up for any clinics or tryouts. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with clear instructions regarding the upcoming season, events, documentation, etc.

Step 2: Register to Coach your Daughter's Team by clicking here. Select the desired grade based division, then select the "Register a Coach" option.

Step 3: Become a Team Sponsor: Click here.

HELP WANTED: San Ramon Valley Girls Athletic League has immediate openings for individuals looking to serve our local softball community in the following capacities.

Open Board & League Positions:

Email your interest to the SRVGAL President, Steve Renfro at srenfro@srvgal.org

"We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give."
- Winston Churchill

The Winter Softball Camps will feature instruction for all levels of play. Softball skills will be taught through a variety of drills with emphasis on hitting and pitching.

Hitting Camps:
December 29th and 30th
Session A – 9am-11am
Session B – 12pm-2pm

January 3rd and 4th
Session A – 9am-11am
Session B – 12pm-2pm

(Player Fee - $50/Session or $95 for both Sessions A & B)

Pitching Camps:
December 10th and 17th
Session A – 4:30pm-5:30pm
Session B – 5:45pm-6:45pm

(Player Fee - $25/Session)

All camps to be held indoors at the SRVGAL Academy
at 32 Beta Court, San Ramon

For more information, click here to view the flyer.

The San Ramon Stompers won the Western National Championship by defeating a Hawaii team 8-7 in 9 innings. The girls swept through the winners bracket going undefeated.The team executed well on all aspects in the tournament with strong pitching, smart base running, timely hitting and supported by an outstanding defensive fielding performance. They finished their summer league season with a record of 27-5. The team is comprised of the following fine players: Carly Re, Danielle Re, Jessica Tallerico, Courtney Kezerian, Noelle Doran, Haley Anderson, Mack Martin, Rachel Lennon, Heather Rigby, Jazzy Graham-Davis, Sara Novell, Kelsey Williams and Kendall Storm. Michael Re, Jeff Tallerico, Bob Kezerian, Jim Martin, Dave Williams and Rick Doran coach the team.

Below is a link to the Danville Patch to view photos of the team.

http://danville.patch.com/announcements/stompers-16-u-win-wetsern-national-championship

2012 Fall Tryouts
San Ramon Valley High School Softball Complex

August 11th and 18th, 2012
Pitchers and Catchers at 10:00am
All Other Positions at 10:30am

Please arrive about 15 minutes early so you can check-in and be ready to go on time. The length of the tryout depends on the number of players that attend each session but you should plan on being there at least 2 hours.

The Valley Stompers will be fielding two 14U teams and one 12U team during the Fall of 2012 and the 2013 Spring / Summer season. Steve Renfro will return as the Head Coach of the 12U team. Joe Callaway will return as the Head Coach of the 14U team while Don Emerson will be transitioning his current role with the 12U team to be the Head Coach of the other 14U team.

This is an open tryout and all positions are open, so if you have a friend who is looking for a quality softball experience, feel free to forward this notice to them and bring them along.