Competitive Softball
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2021 ERAA Traveling Softball Key Dates
Here are the key dates for the upcoming 2021 travel softball season:
- March 18, 19, 25 and 26: Player Showcases at HESC and GL
- May 1-2, 2021: Raptors Heading to the Dells!
- May 5, 2021: League play starts for 12U (Mon-Wed)
- May 6, 2021: League play starts for 10U (Tues-Thurs)
- June 1, 2021: League play starts for 14U (Tues-Thurs)
- June 25-27, 2021: Tri-County State Qualifiers (10U/12U)
- July 10-11, 2021: 10U/12U State Tournament
- July 17-18, 2021: 14U State Qualifiers
- July 22-25, 2021: NAFA Nationals for 10U (Cottage Grove), 12U (Eagan)
- July 24-25: 14U State Tournament
- July 29-Aug 1, 2021: NAFA Nationals for 14U (Lakeville)
- August 5-8, 2021: Monsta Nationals (all ages)
- August 14-15, 2021: All-Star Weekend
- August 21-22, 2021 (likely): Start of Fall Ball
- September 25-26, 2021 (likely): Fall Ball State
Superstars!
Offseason Training Opportunities
The fall/winter months provide a great opportunity for the girls to tweak their skills without the game to game pressure to produce results. To facilitate this, we have compiled a list of coaches and trainers that are available for private lessons, particularly for pitching and/or hitting. Please contact Shane Seif (saseif@gmail.com) or Hank Spuhler (eraatravelsoftball@gmail.com) with any questions.
In addition, ERAA will again host a series of off-season training opportunities to improve your skills starting in January - every Thursday (HealthEast), Friday (Great Lakes -- hitting) and Sunday (Great Lakes -- pitching) through April.
Thank you again for support ERAA Softball,
Patrick Schei, Darren Schwankl and Travis Swanson
ERAA Coach/Player Development Directors
Hank Spuhler
ERAA Softball Travel Director
TRAVEL COACH CERTIFICATION
The East Ridge Athletic Association- Softball program is utilizing the Trusted Coaches Membership Program. The Trusted Coaches program is a comprehensive membership program that offers essential training, education and screening necessary for a youth coach via a nationwide criminal background check‚ first-aid training, concussion instruction and Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal Coach® character education course.
Hank Spuhler
ERAA Softball Director
Craig Sondag
ERAA Travel Softball Director
Traveling/Competitive Program
Below is information regarding our Traveling/Competitive Softball program.
- Teams play in the Tri-County Fastpitch League
- League games are played twice a week
- Teams play other teams from metro area communities
- Teams play at the A, B, or C level
- Teams are formed based upon results of fall tryouts
- Teams have many practices throughout the season
- Teams play three association tournaments as well as the Tri-County tournament during the season
- Some teams move on to play in the state tournament and possibly the mid-west Nationals tournament
- Level of play is far more competitive than that of the Rec program
- Growth, development, and opportunity are the focus of the program