NYSA Softball hosts 2 seasons per year: Spring and Fall
Registration Dates: 2025 Fall registration will open June 1st.
Registration fee:
Spring: $150 (plus the $55 Annual NYSA Family Membership Dues, when applicable)
Fall: $150 (plus the $55 Annual NYSA Family Membership Dues, when applicable)
*** $25 Late Registration Fee for all late sign-ups, no exceptions.
Ages: 5-16*
Age Divisions: 8u, 10u, 12u, 16u
*5-6-year-old players can roster under 6u but will be put in the 8u age group. This is due to the fact that all the local parks don't have a 6u Softball age group.
But we still want to allow equal opportunity to all ages from 5-17 to play Softball.
*17-year-old players can roster as 16u per GCGSA rules. 17-year-old cannot pitch or catch and become ineligible on their 18th birthday.
What is included with my registration fee? (not including NYSA Membership dues)
Your player's registration fee covers:
-$45 per player goes to NYSA to cover insurance, utilities, and office expenses.
-Uniform-(Jersey, socks, belt)/ All Star jersey if player is selected in spring/ Halloween jersey if team goes to Halloween bash in Fall.
-Umpire fees
-Field maintenance and upkeep (including field chalk, marker paint)
-Practice and game gear (practice balls, game balls, nets, tees, screens, scorers' books, etc)
-(Spring only) Entry into our annual GCGSA Mid-Season Tournament ($150 per team)
What other expenses may I incur?
-Parents/Guardians are responsible for providing their player's glove, bat, batting helmet, facemask, cleats, and bat-bags.
-Any additional items or events will be determined by, and funded by, each team. Examples include bows/headbands, snacks, names on jerseys, team banners, end of season party, rings/trophies, etc.
- Tournament fees outside of team registration fee.
What forms of payment do you accept for the registration fee?
Credit/Debit cards when registering online. In an effort to move to fully digital, we do not accept checks and no longer accept cash for softball registration.
Registration dues are to be paid at the time of registration.
How are team rosters constructed?
All players will be placed on a team. Evaluations are scheduled within 1 week after registration closing and are a necessary step to give coaches an opportunity to evaluate strengths and weakness before drafting their teams.
Spring and Fall: Each Coach is allowed to "freeze" up to 6 players after player evaluations. Parents must sign a permission form verifying that they agree to their child being frozen by that Coach. Coach's children are automatic freezes and will count as 1 freeze each. After freeze forms are submitted and players have gone through evaluation drills, each Coach will take turns choosing players until their roster is complete. There will be NO additional freezes, beyond 6, regardless of special circumstances.
We have opted to move the freeze limit to 6 to get on track with the the other parks that we play against. This also mirrors the freeze rule of GCGSA which is the sanction all the parks including NYSA Softball plays under.
*Subject to change at Commissioners discretion. Advanced notice will be given if freeze limits are changed.
Can my athlete play up to a higher age bracket?
Yes! You know your player better than anyone and if you feel like she would benefit more by playing with an older age group, then contact the commissioner prior to evaluations to discuss. All division eligible players will be given priority when being placed on a team before a player is allowed to move up to a higher age division. For example: your child is 8 years old and is 8u eligible, but you feel like 10u would be a better fit. If 10u is at max compacity then your player may not be allowed to move up that season.
Players may only play for one team and in one division. Only exception is if they guest play for another NYSA team when that team is short players.
How many games are there?
-Spring: Each team will play 12-15 regular season games, 1 Mid-Season Tournament, and, if selected, 1 All-Stars Tournament. -Fall: Each team will play 8-10 regular season games and, if the Coach decides to participate, tournament at end of season.
When are games played?
The majority of games will be played on Tuesday's and Thursday's. Additional games on other days of the week may be scheduled between parks.
Game times are typically 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM.
Where are the games played?
NYSA Softball is a member of the Gulf Coast Girls Softball Alliance and will play fellow members of the alliance. Member parks are located in south Santa Rosa Co (Tiger Point, Gulf Breeze), central Santa Rosa Co (Milton, Pace, Jay, Gospel Projects) , Pensacola (NEP, NWE, Perdido) and Okaloosa Co (Baker). There will be traveling involved but Commissioners primarily schedule games with the parks closest to Navarre.
What if a game is cancelled?
It is very common to have cancellations due to weather. Commissioners will make every effort to re-schedule games but there are no guarantees.