ASTON AA SOFTBALL EVENTS

BBQ FUND RAISER

WHEN: Sunday, May 6, 2012 1:00 p.m. till 4:00p.m. (or Sold Out)

WHERE: Aston Community Center

3270 Concord Road, Aston, PA

WHAT: Half Chicken or Baby Back Rib Value Meal

(includes soda, side dish and roll)

COST: $8.00 1/2 Chicken Meal

$13.00 1/2 Rack Rib Meal

Contact Charlene Vickers at “charlenevickers@rocketmail.com”
for info or to order your meals
ORDER FORM

OTHER 2012 DATES:
FIELD MAINTENANCE DAY - March 24th and/or March 25th
PICTURE DAY / FUN DAY - Sunday May 6th
Intramural games begin week of April 23rd
Travel games begin week of April 16th

FUND RAISING - We strive to keep cost as low as possible. Fund raising makes this possible.
Please participate when asked.

ASTON AA SPIRIT WEAR - Order forms available at registration, try outs and HERE.
ORDERS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY APRIL 6, 2012.

ASTON AA SOFTBALL STRUCTURE

Travel
1 Pee Wee (10U (10 & Under)) Team (B Division)
1 Midget (12U (12 & Under)) Team (B Division)
1 Midget (12U (12 & Under)) Team (C Division)
Intermediate (14U (14 & Under)) & Junior (16U) structures remain unchanged
NOTE: Your age group is determined using your age ON January 1st 2011.
Examples: If you are 12 on January 1st and turn 13 on January 2nd, you are considered "12U".
Conversely, if you are 12 on December 31st and turn 13 on January 1st, you are considered "14U".

Intramural
K/1 & 2/3 - no changes - cut offs for teams will continue to be based upon school grade level
4/5 – CHANGING- this group is being changed from a school grade grouping to an age grouping
This will now be known as "12U Intramural" and will be adopting more of the travel rules to better prepare girls for the future - essentially raising the bar for the players, as well as the overall program.
Note: Eligibility for this level will follow the date cutoffs described above.

Tryouts
It is imperative that you attend tryouts this year. Start throwing a ball and even get to the batting cages ahead of time so that you come as prepared as you can.
Tryouts are scheduled for Saturday, March XX at the following times as noted on the website:
1:00 – 1:45 2nd / 3rd grade - new players only
2:00 – 2:45 14U Travel
3:00 - 4:30 10U & 12U Travel
4:31 – 6:00 12U Intramural

Aside from drills geared toward basic skills assessment, there will be specific pitcher & catcher stations. Those of you interested in those positions, come prepared to show your stuff! Trying out for these positions does not limit you to what you'll play on your respective teams, but rather gives the evaluators a good sense of whether or not these critical roles on the teams can be filled.

Team Selections
For the Pee Wee and Midget Teams there will be a "Selection Committee" made up of the Sun Valley Softball Coaches as well as a seasoned Tournament Softball Coaches. This committee will serve as independent, unbiased and objective evaluators that will rank all of the players based upon what they see at try outs.

Girls that aren't selected for one of the travel teams will go into the intramural pool and be drafted by one of the teams to play there. Given the changes planned for this program as well, this division will be more competitive as we align it more closely with the travel program.

The "Selection Committee" will be picking the Pee Wee and Midget travel teams.

Sincerely,
Aston AA Softball 2011
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