Note: Please be sure to refer to the Fall Season webpage as well for additional information on the Fall Recreation Season.

What is the Select Program?

The Select Program was formed by USA Softball (our league's governing body) to provide a more competitive environment for highly skilled Recreation league players.

Note: This is not the same as the Spring Select program. Please see the Spring Ball Season page for details regarding the spring select program.

What is the extra time commitment?

SDYS Fall Select teams will primarily play double header games on Sundays from early September through Mid November.  SDYS Select teams will also have a minimum of 1-2 practices held during the week at Cardiff Sports Park.

Time and travel commitments on Sundays will vary from week to week, based on a variety of things. Some Sundays might be open, some might have a practice, but other Sundays might require a much longer time commitment due to a tournament-style game schedule and/or possible travel to other fields in San Diego County.

Who is eligible to participate in the Select Program?

The program is only available for girls in 10U, and 12U. All girls in these age groups are eligible for consideration, though not all players are guaranteed to be selected for a team. Players can't "play down" out of their age group in Select.

Girls that want to participate on a Select Team are only eligible to participate on a SDYS Select Team and may not play on a Fall Rec team at the same time. Players must participate fully with their SDYS SELECT Team.

How are teams selected for the Select Program?

The number of teams for each age group to be determined by number of players interested and coach commitment.

Players will be considered based on a combination of feedback from coaches from previous seasons and observations from the Select workouts. Players must attend at least one of the workouts. 2025 Select workout schedule is as follows:

Date: Sunday, August 24th

Location: Cardiff Sports Park, Field #1

Times: 12U at 9:00 am, 10U at 10:00 am

It is possible that not all interested players will be chosen for a Select Team.

Who will be coaching the 2025 Fall Select teams?

12u Gold: Brian Goodbody

12u Silver: TBD (if enough players are interested)

10u Gold: Amine Ale-Ali

10u Silver: Pat Dillon

How do I indicate interest in the Select Program?

If you have not registered for the Fall Season, a question has been added for you to indicate interest in Select. If you have already registered and forgot to indicate your interest, you can send an email to: playeragent@sdyssoftball.com expressing your interest.

Will there be additional costs?

For girls that are selected, registration fee is an additional $175. Additional fees will be assessed to cover Select tournament entry fees. The exact costs are not yet known as they will depend on how many games/tournaments each team plays, but are generally expected to run approximately $50-100 per player.

How does Select impact All-Stars?

Select participation has no bearing or weight on the all-star selection process. Girls that choose not to play or are not chosen for Select are still eligible and strongly encouraged to try out for All-Stars.

Other questions?

Please email info@sdyssoftball.com if you have any additional questions.

Congratulations to all the Fall Select athletes who have been chosen for the 2025 Season! With one of the largest number of participants at tryouts, so very difficult decisions were made.  Spring Select tryouts are just around the corner for those looking to next season for a spot on the team.

 

12U Gold - Goodbody

Ruby McNally

Ava Uruburu

Ava Goodbody

Cora Dirks

Ella Wund

Eden Blementhal

Emma Blake

Ava Walker

Sienna Duncan

Brooklyn Yon

Abigail Blazevich

 

12U Silver - Wund

Ada Seebrush
Adanlyn Nute
Charlotte Miller
Hayden Ward
Lola Calm
Marie Jackson
Kaelyn Winker
Savannah Egger
Alex Hendrickson
Brooklyn Oseguera
Ava Wund
Charlotte Herrick

 

10U Gold - Ale-Ali

Ayla Ale-Ali

Bella Suazo

Cora Wall

Cosette Quentin

Liv Engel

Noelle Franks

Piper Bailey

Poppy Brophy

Rosemary Messey

Scarlett Walter

Scarlett Wilke

Veronica Vasquez

 

10U Silver - Dillion

Clare Dillon

Roya Stone

Lennon Kelly

Isabella Corradini 

Avery Fargo

Emmy Bandy

Holland De Geus

Camryn Laake

Claire Dirks

Avery Cichocki

Ava Potenziani

Koura Wilson

Hadley Weckert

Josie Halling