January 2020

Hooksett Girls Softball League Newsletter

Greetings Hooksett Softball,

It is hard to believe that we are putting out our first newsletter of 2020!  With a new year comes another great season of Hooksett Softball!  Our board will continue to work diligently to put together a fun season for the girls in 2020! 

We are looking for coaches and assistant coaches and you can let us know if you are interested in volunteering by checking the box during the online registration.

We also have terrific sponsorship opportunities available and any businesses interested can reach out to us at hooksettsoftball@gmail.com. 

HGSL Board Meeting

The next meeting of the HGSL Board will be Wednesday January 22, 2020 7:00 – 8:00 pm in the Lilac Bridge Room at the Hooksett Library.  All are welcome to attend. 

Online Registrations

Thanks to HGSL Web Master Chad Alden, the first ever online registrations for HGSL are going extremely well!  If you have not already registered your daughter, please go to hooksettsoftball.com and click on the register icon in the upper right corner or with the register link on the orange list to the left of the page.  

FREE Indoor Winter Softball Clinics

The HGSL is offering FREE indoor softball clinics for anyone who is registered for the 2020 season by January 27^th.  The clinics being held inside the Town Hall Gym will start on January 28^th and currently, the breakdown is as follows:

T-Ball/AA – Tuesdays 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 and 2/25 from 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm

AAA - Tuesdays 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 and 3/3 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Majors/Seniors - Tuesdays 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 and 3/3 from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

* Space is limited so after you register your daughter(s) for the season, let us know if you want her to participate in the Free Clinics by e-mailing hooksettsoftball@gmail.com  

We may have to adjust clinic date/times dependent upon the response we get for the respective divisions.

The NH Lightning Softball Club is also offering a free softball clinic for girls 8-12 years of age on March 15^th 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Concord Sports Center.  We attached the NHL flyer to this e-mail should you be interested.

Upcoming HGSL Dates

Softball Evaluation Date:  Tuesday March 10^th at Town Hall Gym (rear door)

Divisions:

* All HGSL registered players need to attend evaluations…Uniform measurements and the distribution of the candy bars for the HGSL fundraiser will take place following your daughter’s evaluation. You will also receive your March/April indoor practice schedule. 

Additional Dates/ Tentative Times

Regards,

HGSL

Hooksett Girls Softball League

ONLINE REGISTRATIONS

 NOW OPEN FOR THE 2020 SEASON

                                                         Divisions                                          

• T-Ball 5-6 year olds (born 2013-2014 or before 5/1/15)      Cost: $50         
• AA Softball 6-8 year olds (born 2011-2012) -coach pitch    Cost: $85          
• AAA Softball 9-10 year olds (born 2009-2010)                    Cost: $95
• Major League Softball 10-12 year olds (born 2007-2008)   Cost: $95
• Senior League Softball 13-16 year olds (born 2003-2006)  Cost: $95

* $150 maximum cost for 2 or more players from one family

(A small online processing fee will be applied when registering)

* For AAA, Majors and Seniors, the first 13 players have a guaranteed spot. We will have a wait list for a second team so register your daughter(s) as soon as possible to reserve her spot. 

* Register by January 27^th to be eligible for FREE winter softball clinics starting 1/28.

* Our program caters to players of all skill levels and teams are made up of players with a mix of softball experience so all are welcome.

* Coaching Positions Available for parent volunteers of all experience levels.

*** Register online by clicking HERE

Please e-mail   with any questions.

The Hooksett Girls Softball League is a proud member of the Hooksett Youth Athletic Association and this is not a school sponsored athletic program.

Softball Evaluation Date:  Tuesday March 10^th at Town Hall Gym (rear door)

All HGSL registered Players need to attend evaluations…Uniform measurements and the distribution of the candy bars for the HGSL fundraiser will take place following your daughter’s evaluation.

Divisions:                                                                              

• T-Ball 5-6 year olds (born 2013-2014 or before 5/1/15)      5:00pm-5:45pm           
• AA Softball 6-8 year olds (born 2011-2012)                        5:45pm-6:30pm           
• AAA Softball 9-10 year olds (born 2009-2010)                    6:30 pm-7:15 pm           
• Major League Softball 10-12 year olds (born 2007-2008)    7:15 pm-8:00pm           
• Senior League Softball 13-16 year olds (born 2003-2006)   8:00: pm – 8:45 pm

Additional Dates

* Exact times will be emailed & will be posted on our website- www.hooksettsoftball.com

* The season runs from late April until early June.  Game and practice schedules have yet to be determined and you will be provided with a schedule(s) of same once they are established.  You can tentatively expect 1-2 games a week and a practice.  Scheduling of same is highly dependent on the availability of our volunteer coaches.  We will know more once our teams / coaches are set. 

* Indoor practices will begin in March to help the girls get ready for the season.  You will receive an indoor practice schedule. 

* We will be hosting FREE indoor softball clinics starting on January 28^th for anyone who registers by January 27^th.  Watch your e-mail for more information from HGSL on this and offer topics.

* Thank you for being part of the Hooksett Girls Softball League!

December 2019

Hooksett Girls Softball League Newsletter

Winter Clinics

Great news!!  Hooksett Girls Softball is announcing the winter town hall gym schedule for pitching, catching and hitting lessons!!!

The HGSL is also happy to announce that we are now setup for online registration for these clinics.  Payment is now made via online credit card transaction and there will be small processing fee assessed by League Athletics (3.29% + $0.3).    If you have any questions about registering, please let us know at . 

You can register right from the HGSL newsletter either here or at hooksettsoftball.com.  This is how it will work:

Pitching lesson time slots are on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm starting on January 14, 2020 for the first 6 PAID players.  We will add a 6:30 pm time slot ONLY if we get enough additional players to sign up. For more information and/or to register click on one of the below links based on the birth year of your daughter:

Pitching - Birth Year: 2003 – 2008 – Click HERE - Registration is Full

Pitching - Birth Year: 2009 – 2010 – Click HERE - Registration is Full

Hitting lesson time slots are on Sundays at 5:30 pm starting on January 12, 2020 for the first 6 PAID players. We will add a 6:30 pm time slot ONLY if we get enough additional players to sign up. For more information and/or to register click on one of the below links based on the birth year of your daughter:

Hitting - Birth Year: 2003 - 2010 – Click HERE - Registration is Full

Catching lessons will be on Sundays starting on January 12, 2020 at 4:30 pm. Only 1 time slot is available for this lesson and is open to the first 6 PAID players. We are once again offering a ½ price special for catching!  For more information and/or to register click on one of the below links based on the birth year of your daughter:

Catching - Birth Year: 2003 - 2008 – Click HERE

Catching - Birth Year: 2009 – 2010 – Click HERE

* Our hope is that we can accommodate all those that want to participate in the lessons, but gym space and other factors sometimes don’t allow us to do that.  These clinics are non-refundable, however, the HGSL will refund your registration fee if registrations exceed the prescribed player number limits so that your daughter can not participate.

Season Registrations Coming Soon

We will soon be registering online this year for the upcoming spring 2020 season and we are proud to let you know that our tuition prices will not change!  As indicated above, League Athletics does attach a small fee to cover the cost of online credit card registrations.  Our hope is that the online registrations will make signing up your daughter(s) or softball an easier and more convenient process.

Registrations will be opening early in January and there will be more information forthcoming.  As an incentive to register early in January, we will be offering FREE indoor winter softball clinics on Tuesdays to all those who register during the month of January so don’t miss out!!! The pitching, hitting and catching lessons are catered for AAA and older, but the FREE softball clinics will be open to all ages! The plan is to divide up the players based on age and we will finalize the FREE clinics once we have a better feel for gym availability.  Stay tuned for more to come…

Big thanks to our HGSL Web Master Chad Alden for all the time he has volunteered to get us up and running with online registrations! 

Best,

HGSL

HPA 2019 Towle Cup Champions

Congratulations to our Hooksett Police Association Majors team on winning the Towle Cup tonight!  They won 8-3 against the undefeated #1 seed from Hopkinton.  The Hooksett softball family congratulates the players and coaches for a job well done.

The Hooksett Police Association Majors Towle Cup Championship team joins The Pizza Man AAA Houston Cup championship team and Plastic Industries Seniors Martel Cup Championship Team as Capital Area Softball champions.  These three teams gave Hooksett Girls Softball for the first time, a Capital Area playoff championship sweep!

Plastic Industries 2019 Martel Cup Champions

Congratulations to our Plastic Industries Seniors Team for their dramatic 9th inning walk off win last night at Donati Field!   They won the Martel Cup Championship 2-1 against a very tough Newick’s Concord North East Team.  Great job by all the Seniors players and coaches!

The Seniors now join our Pizza Man AAA team as Capital Area Divisonal Champions!  Next up, our Hooksett Police Association Majors Team will be playing Hopkinton for the Capital Area Towle Cup Championship on Monday at 5:45 pm at Towle Field (Sanel Park). Good luck to our Majors team on Monday! 

Pizza Man 2019 Houston Cup Champions

Congratulations to the Pizza Man AAA team for winning the Houston Cup Championship today against Concord.  Awesome job!

  Hats off to Ward Law Group AAA team for advancing to the semifinals and getting to within one game of an all Hooksett AAA Houston Cup championship game!  

  We are very proud of all our AAA girls!