There is always some confusion on how winter ball works. Winter ball teams are formed and run independently and not through SVGS. Teams register through
Thousand Oaks Girls Softball Association and pay a fee per team. There is NO draft process. Teams play two games on Sundays at different locations depending on their age. There is a rec division and an all star division in 8U, 10U, 12U and 14U. The winter ball season runs from the first Sunday after Labor Day in September to the last Sunday in October.
If you are interested in playing winter ball, you need to find a manager that is taking a team and get on their team. We recommend you start asking your managers, assistant coaches, etc. as soon as possible to get a spot. Our league also has a sign up sheet at closing ceremonies where you can put down your name if you have not found a team. We provide this list to managers who are looking for players. Putting your name on this list does not guaranteed a spot on a team. Unfortunately, there are usually girls that do not get on a team. We make every attempt to find a team for everyone.
We will actively try to find managers to take teams to place all the girls on the list on a team. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee everyone will get a spot as it depends on the number of managers we have volunteer to take a team. When you sign up at closing ceremonies, please make sure to include your email address and phone number. We will be communicating with you over the summer.
The best way to ensure your daughter plays winterball is to manage a team. If you ever thought about managing or coaching a team, winter ball is the perfect opportunity to start. Managing a winterball team places less requirements of the manager. Winterball is meant to have less focus on competition, more focus on fundamentals and provides the ability to managers to create opportunities for players to try new things.
Please understand it requires a tremendous amount of time, work and money to run a full Spring Season. Winterball was designed in such a way to enable girls to play during the winter season but to minimize the requirements of the volunteers during the off season.
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and hope you enjoy your winterball season!