West Des Moines Girls Softball Tournament Coaches

If you're new to coaching, here are some resources that should be beneficial in managing your team, registering your team for USSSA tournament play.

How Does Coach & Player Selection Work?

Coach Selection 

  • Any individual that wishes to coach will be able to apply through a link (to be provided soon). There will be a basic questionnaire to fill out and send in. Deadline to apply is June 2nd.
  • There will be a survey sent out to current tournament player families to provide feedback on the past season. Those will be due by May 31st.
  • The Board will conduct interviews on June 9th starting at 6 pm.
  • The Board then will vote on coaches and announce the selected coaches at the tryouts each night.
  • The Coaches will be at the showcase on their division night to watch players and select their roster.

Tournament Team Selection

  • After the showcase is completed each evening, the selection process will begin.
  • There will be no rankings of players and lists of specific players to choose from given to coaches as has been done in the past.
  • Each coach will be able to select their roster from the full grouping of eligible players from that group.
  • Coaches will have been announced prior to the showcase and once complete, the first coach will be able to immediately submit her/his roster to the Executive Board for approval.
  • Once the roster is approved, coaches will have a 24-hours to reach out to players and players will have 24 hours to respond to the coach. It is our goal to move the selection process quickly to ensure that parties are not left unsure about what is happening.
  • We will continue to move through coaches and the eligible players until each division is completed.

Applying to be a Coach?

Step 1 - Apply Below

All parents (especially any who have played or coached softball or baseball competitively) are strongly encouraged to volunteer as coaches for WDMGS sponsored “tournament teams”.

APPLICATION LINK COMING SOON

Step 2 - Check Your Email for Confirmation

Some browsers, especially on mobile devices, may not submit the form correctly. We recommend using the Google Chrome browser. You should receive a confirmation email, after submitting, from Google Forms. You can also edit the form, after submitting.

Step 3 - Save the Date for In-Person Coaching Interviews

This year, our in-person coach interviews will be held on Sunday, June 9. Exact schedules will be made and sent out to all coaching applicants beforehand.

The Tiger Cage

West Des Moines Girls Softball's premium indoor facility available to all our tournament team players is located at 1650 Fuller Road in West Des Moines. The front 1/3 of the building is Mad Strength Lab, we are the back 2/3s of the building.

Stay tuned for more exciting information about our Tiger Cage!

Resources

Once teams have been formed, we will send you a document outlining exactly what you need to do as a head coach.

Rules:

http://www.iowausssafastpitch.com/ - Under the 'Rules Info' Menu Item

Certificate of Insurance:

Current Proof of Insurance (required by some tournaments) coming soon...

Tigers Team Logo:

For Coaches Shirts or Caps (Please, do not use for team apparel.)

Tournament Fees & Gate Fees:

Most USSSA tournaments will have an Entry Fee and a Gate Fee.  Depending on the size of the tournament, and your age division, these tournaments may run between $450 - $800.  To review the fees associated with a tournament, please check the “Event Home” section of the specific tournament on the USSSA website.

Some tournaments may not have a Gate Fee and will simply charge admission to spectators who attend the games.