Central Ohio I270 - 8U Division?

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I am interested to see if central ohio (I270) community softball programs would be interested in putting together teams to play in an 8U community select pitching machine league as part of the I270 League.

As Director of Select Softball for Olentangy Youth Athletic Association, we have had at least one (often times 2) 8U select teams in the Worthington Sunday Machine Pitch League since it was founded 4 years ago.

However, the limitation of the Worthington league is it only plays on Sundays which causes two things: 1) not enough games 2) conflicts with older sibblings who play tournament softball.

What I would like to start is an 8U division in the I270 league (either M/W and T/TH). The league could either be pitching machine-based or tournament-style coach pitch. Either way, it would allow communities to give the players that want better instruction and to play more competitively the opportunity to do so. It also prepares players to move into the 10u Select programs that almost every community has.

What does everyone think? Anyone interested?

Mike Wilson
I270 Co-Commissioner

 

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NAFA Ohio plans on running 8u tournaments this coming year. I have three from the INdy area that is interested in coming this way to play tournament ball.

 

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Dude, play up to 10u.

Rules like 6 runs per inning and hour and 20 min (or close to that) per game with double headers will make it somewhat even for you so long as you have one or two who can pitch near strike zone.

Talent was very diverse in that some kids right from machine pitch (Worthington) and some from coach pitch, so makes for some pretty long games. Not sure there are many "old" 10u teams in the league. May take lumps, but will be worth it in the end.

Good luck Laser dude!

 

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Ohioquakerman:

Thanks for the update.

JC70:

If we don't get any interest in the 8U division we probably will play up at 10U. The Olentangy program has benefited greatly from having focused 8U teams. They get all the same benefits as the 10U, 12U and 14U community select programs and they are noticablly further along when they hit 10U.

Mike

 

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Mike, will the 1-night 14-u division be on Wednesdays again this year ? If so mark us down for a team !

 

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I think you will get a lot of intrest in the Canal Winchester area I have had several parents ask if we have an 8u team that is part of our travel team 10u and 12u I think we can put a team together