South Charlotte Recreation Association

South Charlotte 8U Modified Coach Pitch Softball

Program Description

South Charlotte Recreation Association provides 8U Modified Coach Pitch as an introductory-level program for our younger players. Players should be 7 or 8 years old as of December 31, 2024.

Registration Fee: $275

Equipment

Uniforms: SCRA provides jersey, socks and belt. Pants are be purchased on your own your coach will tell you what color your team has selected.

Required equipment: Softball glove, softball bat, batting helmet (with cage), and fielding face-mask.

Recommended equipment: Rubber cleats. Metal cleats are not allowed.

8u Overview

Primary Ages	7-8 Years Old
Goals/Rules	Introduction to fastpitch softball. All girls begin to hit off girl pitchers. There will be 3 kid-pitch innings. Batters will begin with a 1-0 count (1 ball) in all kid-pitch innings. Coach pitches when four balls have been pitched to batter. No batters walk. Coaches pitch to all girls beginning in inning 4. 2 game 2 inning limit per pitcher
Base Distance	60 Feet
Pitching Distance	28 Feet
Ball Size	11 inch softball
Game Time Limits	1 Hour 15 Minutes
Home/Practice Field	Olde Providence Elementary School

Season

If there are enough players to form more than one team, teams will be formed following player evaluations. Spring practices begin in mid February with the Spring season ending tournament finishing in early June. Fall practices begin mid-August with the Fall season ending tournament finishing in early November. 8U weekday games begin at 6pm, usually finishing by 7:30. Weekend games are all played during the day mostly on Saturdays. All teams have 10 regular season games and participate in a post-season tournament.

Contact

South Charlotte Recreation Association
7845 Colony Rd, STE C4-213
Charlotte, North Carolina 28226

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