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Sellwood Softball
Program and Philosophy
Organized since 2006, Sellwood Junior Baseball has offered a recreational girls fastpitch softball program. SJBO objectives are to promote good sportsmanship, develop skills, encourage physical fitness and promote the sport of softball.
SJBO is different from other associations in that we encourage kids from the same school and neighborhoods to play on the same team. We find this benefits the children as well as the parents by fostering relationships, carpooling, etc. Financial scholarships are available.
Organization
SJBO is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors who work closely with our schools and business community to ensure that all girls who wish to play softball have the opportunity to do so. We are here to serve the kids of our community so please contact us with your concerns or suggestions...or become a coach or board member to really pitch in!
For more information you can contact John Reiersgaard or Steve Geiszler.
Participant Age Levels
Each girl can make the choice to join a team at or above their age and skill levels. At this time SJBO only offers:
10U ages 8-10
12U ages 8-12
Season
Practices typically start right around beginning of March. All teams are practicing during April. League games usually start in 1st part of May and run through the middle of June. Typically the team will go to at least 2 tournaments.
Practice Schedule
Practice schedules are set by the coaches and limited by field availability. Most teams practice 2 days per week during the March/April practice season. Practices are usually 2 weeknights and possibly a Saturday practice. Some coaches try to incorporate indoor gym time for practices during inclement weather. After the game season has started in April, many coaches will reduce practices to one or two days per week since there are frequently two league games during each week.
Practice Fields
Our practice fields are located in the Westmoreland/Eastmoreland area. Practices last season were at Berkeley Park or Duniway Elementary School. If inclement weather then Duniway Elementary School Gym is used.
Game Schedule
Last season we played on Thursday nights. Games started in May against teams from the Mt Hood ASA league (Barlow, Reynolds, Sandy, David Douglas). There is travel time involved. So it is a big commitment for some parents. We encourage carpooling whenever possible. Our home field is Westmoreland #4. Game start time is normally around 630p and can run for at least 2 hours.
Rainout re-schedules are the responsibility of the two coaches to find a mutually compatible re-schedule time and available field. If a coach fails to re-schedule a rainout game during the season, that team will forfeit the game.
Games rules stipulate that no new inning can be started after 1 hour 40 minutes from the referee's official start time. Consequently, most games conclude within 2 hours of their scheduled start time.
Game Fields
Game fields are located throughout the Portland Metro Area. Please refer to the Portland Metro Softball Association Website for field locations. www.Portlandsoftball.com.
League games may be in localities such as Welches, Sandy, Gresham, Boring and Estacada. Each season is slightly different and depends on the age group and composition of opposing teams throughout the Portland Metro Area.
Tournaments
The coach and the team decide if they want to play in tournaments. It is up to the coach, the team sponsors and the team parents to decide which tournaments they would like to participate in and to generate the funds to sign up for each tournament. There are numerous tournaments available all year long: the Portland Metro Softball Association web site lists where tournaments can be found. www.Portlandsoftball.com.
Referees
Referees are paid adults through the Portland Metro Softball Association. They are provided for all games and tournaments.