The U6/Beginner division of the Timbits Softball is for all players who will be turning 5 or 6 years old in 2020. The program has several unique rules that are in place to help create a fun and active environment for skill development.
The
U6 program runs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. Your team will
play on one of these nights per week! Each U6 team will have their one
hour session on the same day every week. The hour is based on Softball Canada
Lesson Plans and is split into 40 minutes of skill development and 20 minutes
of a lead up game. Lead up games take an aspect of softball and turn it into a
game amongst team members. U6 uses the same honking 1st base as Blast Ball.
Equipment
needed: Glove and batting helmet
The U8
division of the Timbits Softball program
is for all players who
will be turning 7 and 8 years old in 2019.
U8
teams will have two sessions each week. Sessions are not on fixed nights and
may take place on a weekend, depending on the number of teams and the schedule
for the season. These will take place at the RMSL ball diamonds at 9th Av. and
Broad St North. Sessions are 1.5 hours long and consist of 45 minutes of
practice and 45 minutes of modified game play. U8 will use the same honking 1st
base as Blastball.
Equipment
needed - Glove and batting helmet
The U10
division of the Timbits Softball program
is for all players who will be
turning 9 and 10 in the upcoming season.
U10
teams will have two sessions each week. Sessions are not on fixed nights and
may take place on a weekend, depending on the number of teams and the schedule
for the season. Sessions are 1.5 hours long and consist of 30 minutes of
practice and 1 hour of modified game play.
All
players are given uniform tops. Uniforms must be returned at the end of
the season.
Equipment
required - Glove and batting helmet.
U10 players MUST have a cage on
their batting helmet.