How to Start a Church Softball League

Softball is a sport you can play at a highly competitive level. However, it can also be a casual game to be enjoyed by people of both genders and people of all ages and skill levels simultaneously. This makes it the a good activity for church groups and a good way to reach out and create goodwill with other churches.

Instructions

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      Decide what type of league you would like to have. Decide whether you want to have a youth-centered league, an adult-centered league or whether you want to open up the league to players of all ages.

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      Discuss your idea with the leaders of your church to see what they think of a softball league and get any ideas they may have. Then, notify the congregation and form a committee to plan the league. If you plan to involve other churches, you may want to offer them an opportunity to have representatives on the planning committee.

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      Outline the rules with the committee. Determine how many players each team will have, how many games will be played and where the games will be held. Decide whether it will be slow-pitch or fast-pitch league. If players of all ages and skill sets will be involved, slow pitch is the better choice.

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      Determine your costs. Decide whether you'll provide equipment and if you'll need to pay for umpires. Consider any costs associated with trophies or prizes, too. Decide fees to charge in order to recover some cost.

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      Contact all churches in your area and invite them to join your league once you have all the details worked out. Plan a meeting for all parties involved in the league, once you receive an answer from all the churches. Go over rules and distribute a schedule of games.

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      Appoint a league commissioner at the meeting. Ask for nominations and take a vote to determine the commissioner and any other league offices.