Mission Statement

The Hopedale Youth Girls Softball Association is a program of service to the girls in the Hopedale community. The Association, first and foremost, exists to provide a healthful activity with quality leadership in an atmosphere of wholesome community participation. The Association strives to offer the opportunity to all interested children, regardless of ability, to participate in an organized softball experience in any season in which play is active.

Objectives

The physical and psychological growth and well being of the children participating in the program are paramount. Emphasis is placed on safety, sportsmanship, age appropriate competition and the maintenance of a child friendly environment. Coaches, players, parents, volunteers and all others involved in the Association’s programs are responsible for conducting themselves in a manner consistent with this philosophy.

Well-developed youth softball programs offer numerous benefits to their participants. These benefits include: improving physical fitness through exercise; stress release; developing citizenship; inspiring children with a goal; establishing rudiments of teamwork and fair play; developing leadership; development of the virtues of character, courage and loyalty; and exposing children to healthy levels of competition. Through its programs the Hopedale Youth Girls Softball Association aims to provide these benefits to the girls of the Hopedale community.

All programs will be committed to developing softball skills, teaching the fundamentals of softball and/or team play. Each program will have a defined set of goals and objectives that will include expectations related to age appropriate levels of competition. These goals and objectives will be annually reviewed by the board of directors.