2009 Spring Season: Important Dates!

Let's get ready for spring softball?

2009 Player registration forms went out in the mail this week to all of our returning players. Downloadable Registration forms are also available by clicking on the link on the right hand side of the page (--->>).

And, we'll be registering players in person at the Arcata Community Center on Saturday, February 21st and Saturday, February 28th between 9:00 and 2:00 (during Arcata youth basketball games). Register early...and invite your friends to join in the fun!

Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

Monday, February 16th: College of the Redwoods Softball Clinic, 9am-1pm at the CR Field House

Saturday, March 14th: Player Assessments at the HSU Field House: use your child's age as of 12/31/2008 to determine your child's assessment time:

7 & 8 year olds: 12:00 - 1:00

9 & 10 year olds: 1:00 - 2:00

11 & 12 year olds: 2:00 - 3:00

13 to 16 year olds: 3:00 - 4:00

Monday, March 16th: Team practices begin.

Saturday, April 4th: Opening Day Jamboree and team pictures.

Monday, April 6th: Let the games begin. (No games are scheduled during Spring Break, 4/13-17)

June 1-5: End of season tournament week.

Saturday, June 13th: All-Star games (tentative)

If you have any questions, check this site regularly. And, don't hesitate to contact us via email at madrivergirlssoftball@gmail.com

College of the Redwoods Softball Clinic, Monday, February 16th, 9am to 1pm

The College of the Redwoods is hosting a softball clinic on Monday, February 16th at the CR Field House. That's President's Day folks, so our players and at least a few of us parents and coaches have the day off to participate in this great clinic. The clinic is open to all players from grades 3 to 12.

$30 if you register by February 12th; $40 to register at the door. Doors open at 8:30 for early registration.

Check out the CR Softball website for more information. We'd love to see a great turn-out of Mad River players at the clinic.

It's 2009! Spring Softball is just around the corner!

Has it really been this long?

By mid-June last summer, our seasoned players had drifted off to summer camps and family vacations. The Mad River 12 & Under travel team played on a while longer, competing in tournaments across northern California in July.

By August our softball players had become soccer players. Older coaches took their kids to college while our older players headed off to high school. October slid into November which eased into December. Soccer goalies became basketball point guards.

And now, finally, it's a new year. Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball Association's spring season is barely a month away. We're pulling our gloves out of the closets or breaking in the new ones we got for Christmas. When the sun shines (which it's doing quite frequently these days), you'll even hear the sharp pop of ball on leather. Muddy cleats, still stinky from last season, begin to scratch the edges of the community center grass.

Spring Softball. You can feel it. It's almost here.

Your Mad River Girls Fastpitch Softball coaches and board members are already hard at work getting ready for the coming season. Registrations for returning players are stamped and on their way to your mailbox.

Stay tuned to these pages in the coming days for important dates, updates, registration forms, schedules, and all the info you'll need for the coming season.

Let's play some softball!