Davis Youth Softball Association

OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE ALL GIRLS WHO WISH TO PLAY SOFTBALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY SOFTBALL! WE EMPOWER OUR YOUNG ATHLETES TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, TO HAVE FUN, TO DEVELOP MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS, CONNECTIONS AND HEALTHY HABITS THAT LAST A LIFETIME. THIS IS ALL ENABLED THROUGH THE POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. DYSA IS A NORCAL AFFILIATED RECREATIONAL FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE FOR YOUTHS AGE 4 1/2 TO 16. DYSA ENJOYS THE PARTICIPATION OF NEARLY 300 GIRLS AT ALL SKILL LEVELS WITH A SPRING SEASON, AN ALL-STAR SEASON IN EARLY SUMMER, AND A FALL SEASON. LOCATED IN DAVIS, CA, WE ARE A RECREATIONAL LEAGUE THAT IS RUN BY ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS, PROMOTING DYSA VALUES...1. SAFETY FIRST! ALL DYSA VALUES ARE INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PLAYERS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. 2. EVERYONE PLAYSOUR PROGRAM'S GOAL IS FOR KIDS TO PLAY SOFTBALL SO WE MANDATE THAT DURING THE SPRING SEASON EVERY PLAYER ON EVERY TEAM MUST PLAY AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF EVERY GAME WHEN POSSIBLE. IT'S NO FUN TO SPEND THE GAME ON THE BENCH...AND THAT'S NO WAY TO LEARN SOFTBALL! 3. BALANCED TEAMSFOR THE SPRING SEASON WE FORM NEW TEAMS THAT ARE AS EVENLY BALANCED AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S MORE FUN AND A BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHEN TEAMS OF SIMILAR ABILITY PLAY. IT ALLOWS FOR EACH PLAYER TO GAIN THE EXPERIENCE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF TEAMMATES OF DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS.4. OPEN REGISTRATIONOUR PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL YOUTHS BETWEEN 4 1/2 AND 16 YEARS OF AGE WHO WANT TO REGISTER AND PLAY SOFTBALL. INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM ARE THE ONLY CRITERIA FOR PLAYING. THERE ARE NO ELIMINATION TRY-OUTS* AND NOBODY GETS CUT. 5. POSITIVE COACHINGENCOURAGEMENT OF PLAYER EFFORT PROVIDES FOR GREATER ENJOYMENT FOR THE PLAYERS AND LEADS TO BETTER-SKILLED AND BETTER-MOTIVATED PLAYERS. A COACH CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN A CHILD'S LIFE, SO DYSA REQUIRES COACHES TO CREATE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY GIRL. 6. GOOD SPORTS(WO)MANSHIPWE STRIVE TO CREATE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT RATHER THAN A WIN-AT-ALL-COSTS ATTITUDE, AND OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INSTILL GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP IN EVERY FACET OF DYSA. 7. PLAYER DEVELOPMENTWE BELIEVE THAT ALL PLAYERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SOFTBALL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS MEMBERS OF A TEAM, IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THEIR ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME.