Buffalo Girls Fastpitch Association

Batting Cage:  Starting in November and continuing through February 2025, BGFA has reserved the middle school batting cage from 6-9PM.  Space is very limited so we will be limiting it to a max of 10 girls per time slot.  6U/8U/10U players may sign up for slots from 6-7:30pm and 12U/14U players may sign up from 7:30-9pm.  Please make sure to cancel out if you do not plan on attending in order to allow room for others to participate.  If able, please volunteer to help as it is volunteer based and help is always needed.  Know that the small space and bat/balls is not a good location for younger siblings so please plan accordingly if possible for safety reasons.  Here is the link through SignUpGenius to sign up for batting cages - BATTING CAGE SIGN UP

January/February 2025 Clinics:  We have been able to secure gym space on Sunday evenings in the months of January and February at the Buffalo High School from 6-8pm. This is an added opportunity for 2025.

• When:  Sunday evenings (January 5, 12, 19 & 26; February 2, 16 & 23) (no clinic on February 9)
• Where:   Buffalo High School (January will be in the west gym; February will be in the Activity Center, courts 1 & 2), enter through the activity center doors
• Time:  6U/8U/10U 6:00pm - 6:50pm and 12U/14U 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Sign up using this link (sign up is not required but will help us to prepare/plan for each evening):  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49AFAE2CA7FCC16-54137353-sunday#/

MARCH SKILLS CLINICS

Clinics are open and free to all players registered for the 2025 season.  Sessions will be run by the Buffalo High School softball players.  This is not a required clinic but it gives the girls another opportunity to get some work in before the season starts.  Please have the players bring a glove, bat, helmet, defensive mask and water bottle.

• When:  Tuesday and Thursday evenings throughout March
• Where: Buffalo High School Activity Center
• Times:  6U/8U/10U will be from 6:00-6:50 and 12U/14U will be from 8:00-9:00
• Signup:  Signing up is not required but will help us gauge how many girls will be at each session, here is the link to sign up MARCH CLINICS.

MARCH PITCHING AND CATCHING

Girls that are interested in pitching and/or catching will have an opportunity to start doing some pitching and catching during the March Skills Clinics.  These sessions will also be run by Buffalo High School players and potentially a few other instructors.  If catchers have their own gear, please bring that with.

• When:  Tuesday and Thursday evenings throughout March during the March Skills Clinics
• Where:  Buffalo High School Activity Center
• Times:  10U will be from 7:00-7:30 and 12U/14U will be from 7:30-8:00
• Signup:   Signing up is not required but will help us gauge how many girls will be at each session, here is the link to sign up PITCHING & CATCHING.

PLAYER EVALUATIONS

This will be for 10U and 12U players only!  Evaluations will be held on Tuesday, March 4 and on Thursday, March 6.  All girls signed up to play 10U and 12U this season are required to be evaluated!  Girls will attend only one of the nights.  When they are done being evaluated they will return to the March Skills Clinics.

Evaluations will be used to help form the 10U and 12U teams.  Some of you may have done evaluations last summer, those evaluations will also be used to help form the teams but to keep things fair, we need everyone to be evaluated this spring.

For those that have not been through evaluations before, this does not need to be a stressful time for the girls.  We will be evaluating typical softball skills, batting, throwing, fielding and running.  Pitchers and catchers will also be evaluated during this time.

• When:  Tuesday, March 4 and/or Thursday, March 6
• Where:  Buffalo High School, wood gym
• Times:  10U from 6:00-7:30 and 12U from 7:30-9:00
• Signup:  Signup is required for the evaluation nights.  Please sign your girl up for only one night, there are over 70 girls that we are hoping to get through evaluations in two nights, here is the link to sign up 10U/12U EVALUATIONS.