Youth Softball

Winter

Zeeland little league softball pitching clinic

7-13 YR OLDS

Zeeland Little League is hosting a Holiday Break softball pitching clinic for girls looking to improve their mechanics leading into the Spring Season. The clinic is designed to give players individual attention for ways to improve their pitching mechanics, and players are provided 2 opportunities to participate. Players are encouraged to attend both days if possible, but understand if you can only make one date work. Players will be given tips, pointers, and drills they can work on to improve their mechanics before the season starts!

  • Register Here 
  • Cost: $45r/$60nr
  • Coaches: Brandon LaRosa (ZLL President) & Dave Bandstra
  • Dates: Thur | Dec 26-Jan 2
  • Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm

  • Location: ZEHS - Main Gym

ZE SOFTBALL WINTER CLINIC

5 Yr Olds-6th Gr

Join the ZE Varsity Softball coaches to improve your hitting, catching and fielding skills in preparation for the upcoming Little League season! The first week will focus on defensive skills while also learning more about each defensive position. The second week will focus on hitting and learning proper swing mechanics. 

  • Register Here 
  • Cost: $40r/$55nr
  • Coach: TBD (ZE Varsity Coach)
  • Session 1: Sat | Jan 25 & Feb 1 | 3:30pm-5:00pm
  • Session 2: Sat | Feb 15 & 22 | 3:30pm-5:00pm

  • Location: ZEHS - Main Gym

ZE SOFTBALL PITCHING & CATCHING CLINIC

5 Yr Olds-6th Gr

Join ZE Varsity Softball coaches to improve your pitching and catching skills in preparation for the upcoming Little League season! Beginners to experienced players are welcome. Catchers: please bring your own catchers gear to participate in the catcher portion of the clinic. If you do not have gear, limited catching gear will be provided 

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $30r/$45nr
  • Coach: TBD (ZE Varsity Coach)
  • Session 1: Sat, Jan 25 | 5:15pm-6:45pm
  • Session 2: Sat | Feb 15 | 5:15pm-6:45pm

  • Location: ZEHS - Main Gym

zW softball winter clinic

5 Yr Olds-6th Gr

Join the ZW Varsity Softball coaches to improve your hitting, catching and fielding skills in preparation for the upcoming Little League season! The first week will focus on defensive skills while also learning more about each defensive position. The second week will focus on hitting and learning proper swing mechanics. 

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $35r/$50nr
  • Coach: Kayla Smart (ZW Varsity Coach) 
  • Session 1: Sat | Jan 25 & Feb 1 | 3:30pm-4:45pm
  • Session 2: Sat | Feb 15 & 22 | 3:30pm-4:45pm

  • Location: ZWHS - Aux Gym & Multipurpose Room

ZW SOFTBALL PITCHING & CATCHING CLINIC

5 Yr Olds-6th Gr

Join ZW Varsity Softball coaches to improve your pitching and catching skills in preparation for the upcoming Little League season! Beginners to experienced players are welcome. Catchers: please bring your own catchers gear to participate in the catcher portion of the clinic. If you do not have gear, limited catching gear will be provided 

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $40r/$55nr
  • Coach: Kayla Smart (ZW Varsity Coach)
  • Session 1: Sat | Jan 25 & Feb 1 | 4:45pm-5:30pm
  • Session 2: Sat | Feb 15 & 22 | 4:45pm-5:30pm

  • Location: ZWHS - Aux Gym


Spring & Summer

Rookie Ball

4-5 Yr Olds

This coed program serves as the perfect intro to baseball and softball! It consists of one day a week of skill development for four weeks (Tue or Thur - select your date during the registration process). Each week will consist of skill development stations that parents and children rotate through together, with parents teaching the skills at each station along with guidance from Zeeland Rec staff on site. There will also be modified games played to build an understanding of the sport.

  • Register Here
  • Cost: $39r/$54nr
  • Session 1: Tue | July 8-29 | 6pm-7pm
  • Session 2: Thur | July 10-31 | 6pm-7pm
  • Location: Jim Kaat Baseball Park

Zeeland Little League softball

Zeeland Little League is designed to teach the skills and concepts of softball at a high level, while also emphasizing having fun and building character. Join us to make lifelong memories this Spring & Summer!

 League 

 Age 

 Dates Team Formation
Practice? 		 Cost  Register
 Rookie Ball (Coed) 4-5 July 8-29 (Tue) No $39r/$54nrRegister Here
 Rookie Ball (Coed) 4-5 Jul 10-31 (Th)  No $39r/$54nrRegister Here
 Tee Ball 4-6  Mar 31-Jun 7  No $59r/$74nrRegister Here
 Coach Pitch 6-8 Mar 31-Jun 7  No $59r/$74nrRegister Here
 Minors 8-10 Mar 24-Jun 21 Sat, Mar 8 $89r/$104nrRegister Here
 Majors 10-12  Mar 24-Jun 21 Sat, Mar 8 $89r/$104nrRegister Here


Rookie Ball (Born between 1/1/19-12/31/20): This coed program serves as the perfect intro to baseball and softball! It consists of one day a week of skill development for four weeks. Each week will consist of skill development stations that parents and children rotate through together, with parents teaching the skills at each station along with guidance from Zeeland Rec staff on site. There will also be modified games played to build an understanding of the sport.

Tee-Ball League (Born between 1/1/18-12/31/20): This is our Tee-Ball League! All balls are hit off tees. Live pitching from coaches is allowed to be introduced midseason for those who are comfortable. This program includes one practice and one game per week.

Coach Pitch (Born between 1/1/16-12/31/18): This is our Coach-Pitch League! Coaches pitch to players, with no live pitching from players. This program includes one practice and one game per week, with 2 weeks that have 2 games and no practices.

Minors Softball (Born between 1/1/14-12/31/16): This is our Kid Pitch/Coach Pitch League. It’s designed to teach participants how to pitch and how to hit against live pitching from other participants. Batters will begin by facing an opposing pitcher, but coaches will step in to pitch if the batter is walked to ensure all hitters get the chance to improve their hitting skills. Stealing is not allowed. The regular season ends with a tournament amongst all other Minors teams.

Majors Softball (Born between 1/1/12-12/31/14): This league is for 12 year olds and younger and is the division that the Little League World Series is associated with. This is a Kid Pitch League designed for those with more experience in pitching and hitting live pitching. Coaches do not assist in pitching. The regular season ends with a tournament amongst all other Majors teams.


Tee-Ball and Coach Pitch LEAGUES

Team Placements by ZLL Board

  • Tee-Ball and Coach Pitch teams are put together by the ZLL Board
  • We try to make the teams as evenly skilled as possible based on the ratings parents give their child during the registration process
  • We allow players to “Sign-Up with a Friend”. At registration, if two players have each others’ names in the “Sign-Up with a Friend” area, we will place them on the same team.
  • We attempt to put players from the same school on the same teams to increase the likelihood they are on a team with someone they know
  • All players will know their teams by March 24.

MINORS & MAJORS LEAGUES

Team Formation Practices

This is designed to evaluate current skill levels of participants in kid-pitch leagues in order to help form evenly skilled teams. Players will participate in a series of drills while being evaluated by coaches and ZLL board members.

  • Date: Sat, Mar 8
  • Location: SportsQuest (3325 100th Ave, Zeeland)
  • Times: Will be communicated in mid-Feb
  • Team Selections: Will be released by Mar 17

  • Process:Teams are put together by the ZLL Board and League Coaches. We try to make the teams as evenly skilled as possible based on evaluations from previous seasons (for those that played last season) and the ratings parents give their child during the registration process. This season, we are allowing players to “Sign-Up with a Friend”. At registration, if two players have each others’ names in the “Sign-Up with a Friend” area, we will place them on the same team. We also attempt to put players from the same school on the same teams to increase the likelihood they are on a team with someone they know! All players will know their teams by March 17.

Tee Ball

  • Practices: Mar 31-June 6 | 2 practices (Mon-Fri) per week or 1 practice (Mon-Fri) and 1 game (Saturday) per week
  • Team Placements: Released by Mar 24
  • Games: Saturdays | Apr 26-June 7

Coach Pitch

  • Practices: Mar 31-June 7 | 2 practices (Mon-Fri) per week or 1 practice (Mon-Fri) and 1 game (Saturday) per week or 2 games (Mon-Sat) per week. 
  • Team Placements: Released by Mar 24
  • Games: Saturdays | Apr 26-June 7

minors & majors

  • Practices: Mar 24-June 21 | 2-3 total events per week including practices and games. Most practices and games are Monday-Friday, however some Saturday games are scheduled for all teams.
  • Team Placements: Released by Mar 17
  • Games: Mon-Sat | Apr 19-June 21


Zeeland Little League relies on volunteers to coach each team. As a coach, your child (or multiple children if they are playing in the same division) will be placed on your team. Our goal is to have at least two coaches per team. We provide training and resources to help, and experience is not required. 

  • COMPLETE THIS FORM to sign up to coach in the 2025 season,
  • Want to Coach More Than One (1) Team? Complete a separate form for each team you want to coach.


Little League Baseball & Softball Umpires

12 Yr Olds-Adults

A vital part of the playing experience in Little League is the officiating. We are always looking for umpires to help work games in the Spring, and our umps are paid appropriately. Umpires are able to sign up for games and manage their own schedules.

  • Sign Up to Ump: If you did not ump for ZLL in the 2024 season and wish to ump in the 2025 season, COMPLETE THIS FORM
  • Dates: April-July
  • Game Days: Monday-Saturday
  • Times: Mon-Fri games range from 5pm-8pm | Sat games range from 9am-1pm (games last around 2 hrs each)
  • Qualifications: Knowledge of the game of baseball/softball (training will be provided upon hiring) | Love for kids | Dependable
  • Training: In-person training is required in April | Details TBD
  • Questions? Email our Little League President, Brandon LaRosa @ zllpresident@gmail.com


Kaat Kids Day and the Gentex Games: ZLL wants to recognize players that have had outstanding seasons. Every ZLL team will select players to take part in an exhibition All-Star Game in June consisting of only ZLL players within their same division. Baseball players play on Kaat Kids Day (May 31) and Softball players play in the Gentex Games (Weeknight, early June - TBD). More details will be shared in the Spring after teams are formed.

Postseason Opportunities: After the regular season ends in mid-late June, some leagues play in postseason tournaments that vary based on division. These tournaments involve playing additional games, in some cases against other local leagues, and can last up until the end of June. More details on postseason tournaments are determined after team selections. The divisions that play in Postseason Tournaments are AA, AAA, and Majors Baseball, and Minors and Majors Softball.

All-Star Tournament Teams: After the completion of the regular season and postseason tournaments, an All-Star tournament takes place from the end of June-mid July. If a player is interested in playing on an All-Star team, families must complete an All-Star Commitment Form for the player to be eligible for selection. Anyone who submits the commitment form can try-out for an All-Star team. All-Star teams are then selected by appointed committees in early June. Team selections are based on multiple factors (try-out performance, regular season performance, team needs, etc.) as decided by the committee. More information on All-Stars will be released in the Spring.