Welcome to the Sioux Empire Fastpitch Softball Association!

The Sioux Empire Fastpitch Softball Association has moved! 

SEFSA has closed their indoor training facility, The Champions Training Center, and has moved into an office space with storage.  Effective November 1, 2018, our new  address is 605 S. Watson Avenue, Suite 100,  Sioux Falls, SD 57106.  

Our phone number is 605-553-4513 and our email address is sefsareg@gmail.com.

• December 1 - Coaches registration opens
• December 16 - Player registration opens
• March 24th- Umpire registration
• March 24th - Late registration begins with $25 late fee
• March 31 - Player registration is closed for the season
• April 1-21 - Roster teams and lineup coaches
• April 22 – May 10 - Create league schedules
• April 22 – 4/5, 5/6 and 8U divisions coaches meeting at 6:30 p.m.
• April 23 – 10U and 12U divisions coaches meeting at 6:30 p.m.
• April 25 – 14U, 16U, and 18U divisions coaches meeting at 6:30 p.m.
• April 27-28  SEFSA Spring Scramble
• May 1- Coaches pre-season clinic
• May 10 - League Schedules are final and posted
• May 13- 10U and older divisions begin league games
• May 20 - 4/5 Co-ed through 8U begin league games
• May 31-June 2 Denny Redmond Memorial Tournament
• June 28 - June 30 SEFSA League Tournament
• July 20-21 Women's State Tournament

SEFSA requires that every person who intends to work directly with our players complete a background check PRIOR to league practices or games.  All coaches, assistant coaches, team managers, and book keepers must submit a background check.  A good "rule of thumb" is if you plan on being in the dugout with the team, we need a background check. 

USA National Softball has changed its protocol to ensure the protection and safety of our youth.  Background checks are now completed and paid for on-line through a provider sanctioned by USA Softball.  The cost is $10 per back ground check - SEFSA does not cover this charge. 

All SEFSA coaches are encouraged to complete the ACE certification but coaches 10U through the Women's division are highly encouraged to complete the on-line ACE training.  The cost is $25 for "first time users" and $20 for all others.  The ACE certification includes a background check.   ACE certification has a  "Safe Sport" component that you have to complete so please allow a few hours to complete this training.  SEFSA does not cover the cost of the ACE certification.

Please use the link below to set up your USA account which will allow you to complete your ACE certification and/or complete the mandatory background check.  Have your credit/debit handy as you will need to pay online to complete the process.  After you have completed the ACE certification or background check, you must print off the receipt/confirmation page and bring it to the coaches meeting in April or email it to Sefsareg@gmail.com.  You will not be allowed to have  contact with your team/players until this documentation is received.

Please review the SEFSA "Team Classification Rules" to learn how to accurately classifying  your team as A, B, or Rec division. It is important that each coach register his/her team in the most appropriate division so players can get the best experience possible. This will help make our teams and league stronger if everyone has a positive and fun season.Please review the SEFSA "Team Classification Rules" to learn how to accurately classifying  your team as A, B, or Recreation division. It is important that each coach register his/her team in the most appropriate division so players can get the best experience possible. This will help make our teams and league stronger if everyone has a positive and fun season.

Looking for a part-time job with great pay?  Are you between the ages of 12 and 70?  Then we want you!    Click on the link below for more information!

SEFSA 2019 Team Pictures

2019 SEFSA team pictures will be taken on Tuesday, May 7th and Thursday May 9th from 5pm - 9pm both evenings.   Pictures will be taken at the new SEFSA office located at 605 S. Watson Avenue, Suite 100, Sioux Falls, SD, 57106.

More Information to come!

All picture questions should be directed to Chris Jeffries at "Define Who You are Photography". 

• Each night that games are scheduled to be played, the SEFSA Executive board member(s) will check the weather forecast for impending weather conditions that could affect games being played that evening. When possible, SEFSA will cancel games by 4pm.  Please keep in mind that weather is unpredictable and that we will do our best to make decisions in a timely manner to keep all our members safe.  SEFSA would like to remind all parents/guardians that they can exercise discretion to determine if the weather is unsafe for their child to play.

• Games may be cancelled by field/ location.  There are situations where it may not be     raining at Dunham Park (westside) but down pouring at Frank Olson Park (eastside).

• SEFSA will post the status of league games on our website, Twitter (@1SEFSA), and Facebook. Please follow/friend us!

• If your coach uses the Sports Engine team page to communicate, he/she can send an email and a text message to team members regarding the status of games in the event of inclement weather.  You must have "enabled text messaging" in your Sports Engine account profile for your child/family to receive this type of communication.

• In case of inclement weather during warm-ups or during the games, a horn blast means that play is temporarily halted. If the games are halted due to lightening, there will be a mandatory 30-minute game delay. All players and fans should take cover in their vehicles until weather permits restarting the games or until the games are cancelled. Games will re-start exactly where they left off. If there is a delay beyond the first 30 minutes of play, all of the games will be cancelled.

• If the first game is delayed due to weather, the second game that night is automatically cancelled.  The reason for the cancellation of the second games, is due to the safety issue posed because there are not lights at the fields to extend play that late in the evening.

* Please refer to SEFSA’s game reschedule policy as it is the  head coaches’ responsibility to reschedule cancelled games.

Sandy Delker-Holbert

Director of Operations

605-553-4513

Angie Warren

Administrative Assistant

If your call is not answered, please leave a voicemail message and your call will be returned within 24 hours. If it is a weekend or a holiday,  your call will be returned on the next business day.

Email Address:  sefsareg@gmail.com

Congratulations to the following umpires for receiving Umpire of the Year Awards for 2018!

Sammy Hulme - Dunham Park
Emma Bauman - Frank Olson Park

If your team needs to re-schedule a league game, the two coaches need to contact each other and choose 2 potential make-up dates that work for both teams.  Email those dates to sefsareg@gmail.com and SEFSA will line up a field and umpires for one of the dates.  Dates must be submitted and finalized within 72 hours of the requested make-up dates.  

Having trouble finding the softball complex for your favorite player's SEFSA games?  Click on the link below for maps/directions to all of the fields where SEFSA league games are played!

Field Locations

 

PEOPLE FOR YOUTH PITCHING CLINICS

SOFTBALL PITCHING CLINIC

FOR ALL LEVELS OF FASTPITCH PLAYERS

LEARN FROM EXPERIENCED COACHES

The 2019 Pitching Clinic sponsored by Sioux Falls People for Youth will be held again this year at:

 The Legends Indoor Training Facility,   1321 N. Cleveland Ave.

The dates/times are listed below:

Monday February 4th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Monday February 11th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Monday February 18th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Monday February 25th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Monday March 4th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Monday March 11th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Monday March 18th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Monday March 25th 7:00-9:30 P.M.

Age group times are:

10/under   7:00 – 7:50pm

14/under   7:50-8:40pm

18/under  8:40-9:30pm

Cost is: $1.00 per pitcher

Each pitcher must bring their own catcher. All youth catchers must wear a catcher’s helmet.  NO hard balls allowed.  Safety balls will be provided

No preregistration required!

For information contact: Dan Roskup……605-338-6986