Club Softball is an extracurricular activity here at Bowling Green State University. The club is comprised of sixteen women, and one academic advisor. The club is ran by an elected set of leaders: the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, trip leader, and safety officer.
Each year this team participates as a National Club Softball Association (NCSA) member. BG competes within the league, as well as non-league teams in both the Fall and Spring. Each game day consists of triple or double-header games. Travel is a big part of the league. Within our division teams from Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana-South Bend, University of Michigan, and also BG compete for a bid to Nationals. Some non-league teams are also year to year competition including Ohio State, Miami University, Eastern Kentucky University, and more. These non-league games are double-headers.
Nationals are held each Spring, around mid-March in either Florida or Georgia. National tournaments such as this are all ran by a bid process. A season win (in league comp.) denotes a point value, which stems to a ranking within the NCSA. This ranking is used to determine competition levels at national tournaments.
BGSU women's club has not been to Nationals in about 3 years. Nor a national tournament. Unfortunately, the club does not have the full backing of the University when it come to financing a season. It is very tough in this economy to make ends meet, and especially for voluntary endeavors. We are currently fund raising as much as possible. If anyone has any fundraising suggestions, or questions about BG Club Softball, feel free to leave a comment!
BG kicks off their Fall season Sunday, Sept. 18th vs. Grand Valley State.
'Home' games are held at Fostoria High School, 1001 Park Avenue, Fostoria OH.
Game time is 11am, 1 & 3pm.
Each year this team participates as a National Club Softball Association (NCSA) member. BG competes within the league, as well as non-league teams in both the Fall and Spring. Each game day consists of triple or double-header games. Travel is a big part of the league. Within our division teams from Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana-South Bend, University of Michigan, and also BG compete for a bid to Nationals. Some non-league teams are also year to year competition including Ohio State, Miami University, Eastern Kentucky University, and more. These non-league games are double-headers.
Nationals are held each Spring, around mid-March in either Florida or Georgia. National tournaments such as this are all ran by a bid process. A season win (in league comp.) denotes a point value, which stems to a ranking within the NCSA. This ranking is used to determine competition levels at national tournaments.
BGSU women's club has not been to Nationals in about 3 years. Nor a national tournament. Unfortunately, the club does not have the full backing of the University when it come to financing a season. It is very tough in this economy to make ends meet, and especially for voluntary endeavors. We are currently fund raising as much as possible. If anyone has any fundraising suggestions, or questions about BG Club Softball, feel free to leave a comment!
BG kicks off their Fall season Sunday, Sept. 18th vs. Grand Valley State.
'Home' games are held at Fostoria High School, 1001 Park Avenue, Fostoria OH.
Game time is 11am, 1 & 3pm.
Thanks for sharing this information about the Softball Club Team. I wondered if the academic advisor also serves as a coach, or if there is a coach of your team. I was surprised that you do not get much support from the University. Do you know if that is true of men's club teams as well as women's club teams? I am curious to know how Title IX addresses club sports, but I would imagine that there would need to be equal allocation of resources.
ReplyDeleteThe academic advisor serves only as the signature on some paperwork. Unfortunately. For our club anyway, I'm sure if we found a faculty member that would dedicate a little more attention to the program it would be much different. A coach can be utilized, but we don't have one. I serve as player/coach, which let me tell you is extremely challenging. As far as allocations of the resource, that is a fiasco in itself. Speaking on behalf of my club team though I am willing to discuss this at a more personal setting, if you are interested.
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