OUR MISSION: Our goal is to implant firmly in the children of the community the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for authority, so that they may be well adjusted, stronger and happier children and will grow to be good, decent, healthy and trustworthy citizens.

Our League offers both Recreation and Travel Levels of play.  Both are offered in the Spring and just travel is additionally offered in the Fall.

Recreation Level is for girls of ages 5 to 15, that are looking to begin there journey in learning the game of softball through clinic style practices and less competitive games against surrounding towns recreational softball teams, through a recreational league play.

Travel Softball Level is also for girls ages 5 to 15 and is a program that allows all participating players to compete at an advanced level against players from other localities. The number of teams and player positions to be offered will be based on age group, skill level of players interested, the availability of coaching and other volunteers, as well as other factors as determined by the Board of Directors from season to season.  The use of competitive tryouts will be employed by the VGSL but shall not be the only factor in determining whether a player will be offered a roster position on one of our travel teams each season Spring & Fall.

VERNON TRAVEL SOFTBALL PHILOSOPHY
The Vernon Travel Softball league is committed to improving the skills of all players to their maximum capability.   Our philosophy is to build championship caliber players and competitive softball teams.  The league makes the commitment to the players that they will play on as long as the player/parent lives up to the rules set forth by the coaches at the beginning of the season (attending practices, proper attitude, hard work ethic, on time for games and practices). Throughout the season, every attempt will be made to develop players in multiple positions (infield and outfield).  Travel softball goals differ from goals at the recreation softball level.  Both levels of play focus on the development of players, however, travel softball players will compete at a higher level of play.   Because of the competitive nature of the travel softball program and the attempt to win games, all players are not guaranteed an equal amount of playing time in each game. Field positions, playing time, and the distribution of playing time, is decided by the coaching staff.  The coaching staff has the prerogative to play the players the number of innings they chose as well as in the position(s) best suited for the players and the team in an attempt to sustain a competitive level of play against the opposing team.