The Minors division gives players their first exposure to players pitching. Teams travel 50% of the time to other towns to play games. Weekly practices/clinics will start before the season. Expect to meet 3 times/week (2-3 games and 0-1 practices) when the season gets going.
Most games are played with full softball rules (outs, strikes, etc.)... However, fastpitch softball is a different skillset and difficult to pitch accurately at this age, so most towns will have “local rules” that will help move the game along (ex. - by having coaches pitch after a walk) and make sure players are still engaged while allowing pitchers to gain experience.
This division uses 11" balls and pitches from 35 ft.
Note, use your discretion with where your player should be for now. If they were born in 2016, but this is their first year playing, then they probably should start with Rookies. We will be assessing players and will arrange divisions/teams based on skill and safety.