Mission statement
The Summit City Select Softball Organization is a family of players, parents, teams, coaches, and alumni all working towards the goal of being the premier girls fastpitch organization in the state of Indiana and to compete each year at a national level with high level competition.
Summit City Select will be successful in fulfilling its mission by:
Summit City Select will be successful in fulfilling its mission by:
- Coaches and parents providing an environment that is positive and safe to learn the game of fastpitch softball. That environment will challenge our athletes both physically and mentally to go above what they thought possible.
- Applying a double-goal with everything they do…Have Fun, Win!
- Providing a coaching staff that creates opportunities for success within each athletes skill set and an appreciation for sportsmanship – win or lose
- Providing a training facility that offers both sport specific training and opportunity to develop sport specific skills
- Providing the girls with a clearly defined path to play at the collegiate level
- Providing a family atmosphere where all enjoy the game of softball, encourage players, both teams involved, and officials.
About
The Summit City Select Fastpitch Organization is located in Fort Wayne, IN. Since it's establishment, it has become one of Northern Indiana's elite softball organizations with several local, state, and world series titles. Notable championships: 2019 18U NSA Midwest World Series Champions, 2019 18U USFA State Champions, 2019 18U NSA State Champions, and 2016, 2018, and 2019 NSA team of the year.
Players Role
1. Be Coachable
2. Be a good teammate: play for the team’s goals, be accepting in playing multiple positions, be positive, be supportive of all team members, celebrate team/teammates accomplishments
3. HAVE FUN! You PLAY the game. And, playing means that you are enjoying the activity because it brings YOU (not your parent) enjoyment. The game of softball is meant to have fun, build relationships, develop discipline, and promote sportsmanship.
4. Respect Umpires, Directors, and opponents.
2. Be a good teammate: play for the team’s goals, be accepting in playing multiple positions, be positive, be supportive of all team members, celebrate team/teammates accomplishments
3. HAVE FUN! You PLAY the game. And, playing means that you are enjoying the activity because it brings YOU (not your parent) enjoyment. The game of softball is meant to have fun, build relationships, develop discipline, and promote sportsmanship.
4. Respect Umpires, Directors, and opponents.
Parents role
1. Let the coaches do the coaching for all team members.
2. Support the program by volunteering to assist the team in some way.
3. Be your daughter’s best fan; support her unconditionally.
4. Acknowledge your daughter’s effort, as well as her support of team members, adherence to player responsibilities, etc.
5. Support and root for all team members. That fosters teamwork.
6. Model good sportsmanship at all times during practices and competition.
7. Avoid bribing your child or offer incentives for good performance. Instead, orient her to the enjoyment of participating and her responsibility to the team.
8. Encourage direct communication. If your child is having difficulties in practice or games or can’t make a practice, encourage her to speak directly to the coaches.
9. Understand and display appropriate game behaviors (e.g., watch; make positive remarks; don’t berate players, officials or coaches). Remember, your daughter’s self esteem and game performance are at stake. Be supportive.
10. Monitor your child’s stress level at home. Ask questions to ascertain whether your child is having trouble balancing various activities in his or her life. Ask whether she or he is enjoying the sport experience. Help your child handle any stress effectively.
11. Monitor eating and sleeping habits. Ensure that your daughter is eating the proper foods and getting adequate rest.
12. Help your daughter keep her priorities straight, maintaining a balance among schoolwork, family responsibilities, chores, free time and organized-sport participation.
13. Keep sport in its proper perspective: Sport should be fun for you and your daughter. Highly skilled children and their parents must be especially careful to maintain a balanced view.
14. If your daughter’s performance produces strong emotions in you, maintain a calm demeanor. Your relationship with your daughter remains long after competitive sport days are over. Keep your goals and needs separate from your daughter’s experience.
15. Reality test: If your daughter’s team loses but has played its best, help your daughter see that as a “win.” Remind him or her to focus on “process” and not only “results.” Children should derive fun and satisfaction from “striving to win,” and playing well and hard.
16. Let other family members and friends who might attend your daughter’s games know what constitutes appropriate and supportive behavior.
17. Have fun.
Resource: https://cdn2.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0082/1676/Coach_s_Guide_to_Parental_Roles_in_Sports.pdf
2. Support the program by volunteering to assist the team in some way.
3. Be your daughter’s best fan; support her unconditionally.
4. Acknowledge your daughter’s effort, as well as her support of team members, adherence to player responsibilities, etc.
5. Support and root for all team members. That fosters teamwork.
6. Model good sportsmanship at all times during practices and competition.
7. Avoid bribing your child or offer incentives for good performance. Instead, orient her to the enjoyment of participating and her responsibility to the team.
8. Encourage direct communication. If your child is having difficulties in practice or games or can’t make a practice, encourage her to speak directly to the coaches.
9. Understand and display appropriate game behaviors (e.g., watch; make positive remarks; don’t berate players, officials or coaches). Remember, your daughter’s self esteem and game performance are at stake. Be supportive.
10. Monitor your child’s stress level at home. Ask questions to ascertain whether your child is having trouble balancing various activities in his or her life. Ask whether she or he is enjoying the sport experience. Help your child handle any stress effectively.
11. Monitor eating and sleeping habits. Ensure that your daughter is eating the proper foods and getting adequate rest.
12. Help your daughter keep her priorities straight, maintaining a balance among schoolwork, family responsibilities, chores, free time and organized-sport participation.
13. Keep sport in its proper perspective: Sport should be fun for you and your daughter. Highly skilled children and their parents must be especially careful to maintain a balanced view.
14. If your daughter’s performance produces strong emotions in you, maintain a calm demeanor. Your relationship with your daughter remains long after competitive sport days are over. Keep your goals and needs separate from your daughter’s experience.
15. Reality test: If your daughter’s team loses but has played its best, help your daughter see that as a “win.” Remind him or her to focus on “process” and not only “results.” Children should derive fun and satisfaction from “striving to win,” and playing well and hard.
16. Let other family members and friends who might attend your daughter’s games know what constitutes appropriate and supportive behavior.
17. Have fun.
Resource: https://cdn2.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0082/1676/Coach_s_Guide_to_Parental_Roles_in_Sports.pdf
