Select Tryouts

Whitby Girls Softball Association has been fielding very competitive Select teams in all divisions for a number of years and the upcoming season will be no different.

Select softball is a program where teams representing their association play against teams from other towns. The games are on weekends with extra practices, travelling and expenses being involved.

All registered House League players from Mite to Midget are invited and urged to try out for a Select Team in their age group. It is a great way to play some competitive ball, meet teams from others areas surrounding the GTA and, most importantly, have FUN.

Tryout Schedule

• U9 (2016-2017)
• Saturday, April 26 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Rolling Acres
• Sunday, May 4 - Noon to 2:00pm, Rolling Acres
• TDB - Tuesday, May 6 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• U11 (2014-2015)
• Wednesday, April 16 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm, Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex
• Wednesday, April 30 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• Monday, May 5 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• U13 (2012-2013)
• Tuesday, April 15 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm, Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex
• Friday, April 25 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• Monday, April 28 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• U15 (2010-2011)
• Monday, April 14 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm, Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex
• Saturday, April 26 - Noon to 2:00pm, Rolling Acres
• Sunday, May 4 - 9:00am to 11:00am, Rolling Acres
• U17 (2008-2009)
• Monday, April 14 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm, Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex
• Saturday, April 26 - 9:00am to 11:00am, Rolling Acres
• TDB - Thursday, May 1 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• U21 (2004-2007)
• Tuesday, April 29 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• Friday, May 2 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres
• TDB - Wednesday, May 7 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Rolling Acres

The Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex is located at 99 Thornton Rd. S., Oshawa.

You must have checked off your interest to participate in the Select program when you registered for the season. If you did not, please contact Al Betts at YWwuYmV0dHNAd2hpdGJ5Z2lybHNzb2Z0YmFsbC5jb20= to have your name added to the list.

Please check this web site regularly for any changes and/or additional information.

For U11, U13 and U15 divisions: All players MUST ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE in at least TWO of the THREE tryouts.

For U9, U17 and U21 divisions: All players MUST ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE in at least ONE of the TWO scheduled tryouts.

Attendance at all tryouts is preferred.

Thank you to all who try out.

Coaching Clinic for U11, U13 and U15

Attention All Coaches, Prospective Coaches & Interested Parents!!!
Come to our Pre-Season Coaching Clinic

Sunday, April 27th from 9:00am to 3:30pm
Iroquois Park Sports Complex

The clinic will be a combination of both theory and practical, utilizing a classroom approach along with actual demonstrations of skills and drills on one of the pads at Iroquois.

The clinic is targeted to both new and returning coaches. We'll provide tips/suggestions for how to handle almost any situation you'll face. We strongly encourage all coaches to attend (even if you’ve attended in the past as we continue to refine the content of this clinic).

In addition to the instruction, the clinic will provide a great opportunity for you to ask questions as well as get to know some of the other coaches in your division.

Coffee/tea will be served on arrival, and we'll have a pizza lunch during the day.

Please confirm your attendance as soon as possible by contacting Stacy Novack at cHJlc2lkZW50QHdoaXRieWdpcmxzc29mdGJhbGwuY29t

Looking for Team Sponsors

For forty-nine years, the WGSA has provided softball for girls ages 5 to 24 through our House League and Select programs. Our goal is to teach our girls not only how to improve their softball skills, but also important life skills. Through our softball program, players not only learn the skills needed to become better ball players, but also learn the benefits of teamwork, sportsmanship, respect, and leadership through coaching. In this, our 50th Fabulous year, you can help.

Partnering with our local businesses and organizations helps us provide these character-building experiences for youth in our community while staying active in sports. In fact, we can't do it without you.

Sponsorship benefits include:

• Your company/organization name and/or logo emblazoned on team jerseys
• Your Company name and website link will be on the WGSA website
• Advertising on our social media channels
• You may request a sponsorship plaque with team picture or a jersey

Sponsors can take pride in knowing that your sponsorship dollars help the WGSA provide our players with:

• Team uniforms
• Up to 16 regular season games, practices and batting cages
• Special events such as Skills Day
• Trophies, medals, photographs
• End of season Banquet with prizes

If you are would like to sponsor the WGSA, please download and complete the 2025 Sponsorship Form (click here) and either return it by email along with your company logo in vector file format to our Sponsorship Committee, at c3BvbnNvcnNoaXBzQHdoaXRieWdpcmxzc29mdGJhbGwuY29t, or mail it along with your cheque made payable to Whitby Girls Softball Association. (E-transfers are also accepted.)

If any member is aware of any businesses or organizations who may be interested, please feel free to forward this form and this cover letter or have them contact our committee.

In addition members can help us out by linking the graphic above to their social media pages to get the message out about what a great organization is WGSA and how our community can help.

Thank you for your assistance and support in making our 50th year our best year!

Registering for 2025 Season

WGSA is a great place for girls to have fun and learn some valuable skills. Our season runs from mid-May to the beginning of August, during which time the players make new friendships and renew old ones. They look forward to this from year to year and can't wait to hit the diamond each season.

Register now to be elgible for our off-season clinics and to secure these prices in case they go up in the new year.

If the division in which you are interested is full and you would like to be placed on a waiting list, or if you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the WGSA Registrar at cmVnaXN0cmFyQHdoaXRieWdpcmxzc29mdGJhbGwuY29t.

Click here to register online for the upcoming season.

Happy Birthday WGSA

We are proud to announce that 2025 represents WGSA's 50th year serving the Whitby community.

To celebrate this milestone, WGSA has been giving away special 50th anniversary t-shirts to the first 300 people who registered for the 2025 season and then claimed their prize. This promotion is now over and people who have claimed the t-shirts will be notified about distribution soon.

Blue Jay Clinics for U9, U11 and U13

Whitby Lightning Clothing

Once again WGSA has partnered with Roy's Enterprise to offer our logo-emblazoned clothing online!

Does your child have a birthday coming up? Order some logowear. Would mom and dad like to show support for their daughter? Order some logowear. Click here to go to the clothing order form website.

If you would like to try on the clothing for sizing purposes please visit Roy's store at 1609 McEwen Dr in Whitby.

Code of Conduct

The WGSA has offered girls the opportunity to compete, improve skills, improve fitness and, most importantly, have fun, for over thirty years. In that time we have been proud of the skill level of our coaches and players evidenced by our consistently high results in Select Tournaments and by the level of play in our house league program.

As an organization we continually strive to offer our membership more value for their dollar and will continue to strive to improve ourselves. One step forward in this ongoing process may be found in this year's players packages, which will be distributed by coaches: a new Code of Conduct for players and parents. These go along with the Codes of Conduct that are being signed for the first time by coaches and umpires of WGSA. As you read these you will unlikely find anything new or revolutionary. They are simply a formal statement of everyone's commitment to the same ideals: fairness, tolerance, respect and fun. By stating everyone's intent up front, we will all maintain our commitment to these worthy goals.

Long Term Player Development

WGSA has long been concerned with the physical fitness of our community and has been committed to providing fitness opportunities for girls from ages 5 - 24. Within the last few years Canada, through its participation with sports organizations, has also become committed to formalizing this ideal. Click on the picture above to see what is happening in this area.