softball all - stars

Not ready for the season to end? Neither are we.

Apply to be an FMYSA All-Star Coach and help lead our players through an exciting summer of competition and development. All-Star coaches play a key role in creating memorable experiences while representing FMYSA on and off the field.

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Team Quantities & Formation

The number of teams will vary based upon Age Group and may change from year-to-year. FMYSA only attempts to provide the All-Star experience for age groups 6U through 12U. FMYSA will not be able to provide an All-Star Team for any age group where no coach volunteers to coach an All-Star team.

FMYSA's objective is to provide the All-Star experience to as many kids as possible while trying to ensure it to be a positive experience. One of the primary components of a positive experience will be that each team be competitive.

Each team's coach shall determine tournament participation.

Teams shall be formed in the following manner:

• Each team will have a Coach (see Coach Selection process below) and between one to four Assistant Coaches.

• The V.P. of Softball has the responsibility for selecting player evaluators for the tryouts. The evaluators will mainly consist of coaches from FMYSA's Sanctioned Select Teams.

• Only players participating in the FMYSA recreation leagues can participate in All Star experience.

• All recreational softball players are eligible to try out for all-stars.

• All players will be evaluated via a tryout process and players selected based on scores during the try-out.

• Players must tryout for All-Star teams in the same age group they participated in that qualifying Spring season.

• An All-Star team roster shall consist of 11 to 12 players unless modified by the V.P. of Recreation Softball.

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Coach Selection

The Coach Selection process is intended to ensure fairness and maintain the goal of providing a quality All-Star experience for all players involved. The coach selection process will consist of the following:

• Interested Coaches must fill out an online All-Star coach's application.

• Any selected Coach's daughter must be able to make the applicable All-Star team.

• The Applicant Coach must be listed as a Head coach in the FMYSA recreational league age group and season applying to coach said All-Star team.

• A Head Coach cannot be the Head Coach for multiple All-Star, Select, or other tournament teams during the same tournament season.

• Each age group director shall evaluate and submit final recommendations from qualified applicants for final approval to FMYSA V.P. of Softball for approval.

Tryout Dates & Times

See Facebook and Instagram for updates on tryouts.

Additional Information

Under no circumstance can ALL Star activities interfere with any FMYSA recreational game, City Championship tournament game or scheduled FMYSA events.

Only players who played recreational softballl with FMYSA in the previous season are eligible to play all-starsoftball representing FMYSA. If a substitute/guest player is needed, that player can be used from the pool of available players from FMYSA's previous season at the discretion of the head coach.

The All-Star Season

First and foremost, all-star teams are chosen prior to completion of the regular season and Town Championship Tournament. No all-star activities can interfere with any regular season activities including the tournament.

Every year, representatives from the area softball associations meet to create an all-star tournament schedule such that tournements being hosted by the various associations do not conflict. Once this schedule is finalized, the FMYSA VP of Recreational Softball will send out an email to all-star coaches with the dates of the various tournaments. If you did not get this email you can request the information from the VP of Recreational Softball at vp.sb@fmysa.com

Tournaments will normally begin the last week in May and go through most of June.

The tournaments that are held in this area are normally:

It is best not to wait too late to register for these tournaments. When the division fills up they will not accept additional registrations and if you wait too long you could miss the opportunity to play in that tournament.

To register for these tournaments, you will need to find the hosting association's registration page. In this area, google is your friend. Most times, you can find information about the all-star tournemants from the association's main web site.

The All-Star season is self-funded by the team. Players are responsible for purchasing their own uniforms as well as paying for any tournaments in which the team plays. The cost for the tournament is determined by the hosting association and at the time of this writing are normally $400. Most associations will provide a discount or teams within their own association.

Financial Obligation

With a 12 player roster playing 5 tournaments and uniforms, a family can expect to pay around $240 to participate. This could be higher if you choose to purchase additional uniform equipment (like a helmet, etc.) and could be lower if the team chooses to participate in fewer tournaments (or fewer tournaments are available).

Coaches may choose to participate in other tournements outside the area which could also affect the cost.

Practices

All-Star practices normally begin the week after the Town Championship game and will continue through the all-star season.

Tips for Getting Through Tournament Season

All-Star games are played in the middle of the summer and can be extremely hot. It is a good idea to bring a canopy with coolers and healthy snacks for between game times so the kids can get out of the heat, rest, and tank up on some carbs. Fresh fruit is a great between-game snack, but not high sugar content snacks which can cause a crash after a rapid energy boost. More information about diet before and during sports competitions can be found at https://www.cwu.edu/sports-nutrition/eating-competition. In addition to eating, it takes about 30 minutes for water you drink to be available to your body. It is a good idea on very hot days to start sipping water 30 - 60 minutes before your game starts so that you are tanked up for the start of the game then continuing to sip throughout competition. If you wait until you get thirsty you are already behind and if you drink too much to start you will have to leave the game to visit the facilities.

All-Star games are a higher level of play than standard recreational baseball. Players, parents and coaches may be more intense that you are used to. It is best not to engage these individuals unless they are causing a danger because most will not back down and things are likely go escalate. The umpire has the option to eject a fan for unruly behavior. In some tournaments, the umpire can eject the head coach for not controlling their players' fans as well as the fan and, if it is deemed necessary, the player. It is best to let the umpires deal with it. If you are a coach, you can call a timeout and call a meeting of the umpires to ask them to deal with the situation. If the fan continues to refuse to comply the tournament director can call the police and have the fan removed from the premises. If you engage that individual you can also be subject to this penalty. Most of the time, it is best to just let the umpires handle it: "Keep Calm and Baseball On".