we finally got the green light and the softball program is getting the independence it deserves. it took a long time to get here but i am so proud of everyone who pushed for this. stay tuned because we will be watching closely to make sure the transition goes exactly …
October 27, 2016
Final supporters
I am the parent of a daughter who has played Recreational Fastpitch Softball in Weston with the Weston Softball Association.
I believe that:
- Fastptich Softball is a sport completely separate from baseball with its own rules, history and culture.
- Recreational Fastptich Softball, and sports in general, are a great avenue for girls to have fun, make friends and learn important life lessons.
- The Weston Softball Association has done an outstanding job creating a fun, competitive, inclusive and educational Recreational Fastptich Softball program for the girls of Weston and surrounding communities.
- The parents, coaches and volunteers associated with the Weston Softball Association are what make the program great.
- The Weston Softball Association, operating in association with the Weston Athletic League, has been starved of the resources, funds, support and field space that my daughter and her teammates are entitled to receive.
- The organizers, parents, coaches and volunteers of the Weston Softball Association have tried, unsuccessfully for years, to receive equal treatment operating in association with the Weston Athletic League (and their predecessor, the Weston Area Little League).
- Without support, funds, resources and adequate field space, Recreational Fastptich Softball in Weston will no longer be a viable sporting option for the girls of Weston and surrounding communities.
- It is in the best interest of my daughter, her teammates and every daughter of Weston and the surrounding communities to support the Weston Softball Association in its essential quest to separate itself from the Weston Athletic League and obtain an official seat on the Weston Sports Alliance allowing the girls of Weston to finally receive the equal treatment to which they are entitled.
Given all the above, I completely support the Weston Softball Association in its mission to (i) separate from the Weston Athletic League, (ii) receive a seat on the Weston Sports Alliance and (iii) obtain the equal treatment my daughter is entitled to receive.
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Reached 100 supporters
September 9, 2016
52 Comments
Weston has the potential of become a Fastpitch Softball super power. But because of the lack of the support from our own city and all the bureaucracy all the talent leaves and plays elsewhere.
Girls softball should stand on its own, rather than exist as a neglected appendage of boys baseball. Too often, what is best for the girls is neglected and ignored while the politics of boys baseball takes center stage.
As a parent of a daughter who has played in this league for many years and as a coach who has volunteered many hours instructing these wonderful athletes this separation would be in the best interest of the girls and future of softball in the City of Weston. It is time the ladies were given full and equal opportunities.
Baseball and Softball are two very different sports. They should not be combined as one with the leadership mentality focusing on baseball alone. The girls, coaches, and parents deserve a more fair and consistent program independent of baseball. It's not now and will never be the same sport.
These girls have reaped the benefits of the very best coaches and volunteers. Now it is time for them to get adequate field space, proper uniforms, and professional support when needed. I completely support this much needed transition.
This program has been great for our daughter
Keep our girls in Weston, please.
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we finally got the green light and the softball program is getting the independence it deserves. it took a long time to get here but i am so proud of everyone who pushed for this. stay tuned because we will be watching closely to make sure the transition goes exactly …
October 27, 2016
Final supporters
I am the parent of a daughter who has played Recreational Fastpitch Softball in Weston with the Weston Softball Association.
I believe that:
- Fastptich Softball is a sport completely separate from baseball with its own rules, history and culture.
- Recreational Fastptich Softball, and sports in general, are a great avenue for girls to have fun, make friends and learn important life lessons.
- The Weston Softball Association has done an outstanding job creating a fun, competitive, inclusive and educational Recreational Fastptich Softball program for the girls of Weston and surrounding communities.
- The parents, coaches and volunteers associated with the Weston Softball Association are what make the program great.
- The Weston Softball Association, operating in association with the Weston Athletic League, has been starved of the resources, funds, support and field space that my daughter and her teammates are entitled to receive.
- The organizers, parents, coaches and volunteers of the Weston Softball Association have tried, unsuccessfully for years, to receive equal treatment operating in association with the Weston Athletic League (and their predecessor, the Weston Area Little League).
- Without support, funds, resources and adequate field space, Recreational Fastptich Softball in Weston will no longer be a viable sporting option for the girls of Weston and surrounding communities.
- It is in the best interest of my daughter, her teammates and every daughter of Weston and the surrounding communities to support the Weston Softball Association in its essential quest to separate itself from the Weston Athletic League and obtain an official seat on the Weston Sports Alliance allowing the girls of Weston to finally receive the equal treatment to which they are entitled.
Given all the above, I completely support the Weston Softball Association in its mission to (i) separate from the Weston Athletic League, (ii) receive a seat on the Weston Sports Alliance and (iii) obtain the equal treatment my daughter is entitled to receive.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
September 9, 2016
52 Comments
There should be no question that our girls deserve equal treatment to our boys. As a parent supporting both local baseball with my son and softball with my daughter for several years I can witness that the resources are not equal. If we can't get equivalent consideration and field time for our girls, maybe they should give the boys a run for their money and start playing baseball!
Weston has the potential of become a Fastpitch Softball super power. But because of the lack of the support from our own city and all the bureaucracy all the talent leaves and plays elsewhere.
Girls softball should stand on its own, rather than exist as a neglected appendage of boys baseball. Too often, what is best for the girls is neglected and ignored while the politics of boys baseball takes center stage.
As a parent of a daughter who has played in this league for many years and as a coach who has volunteered many hours instructing these wonderful athletes this separation would be in the best interest of the girls and future of softball in the City of Weston. It is time the ladies were given full and equal opportunities.
Baseball and Softball are two very different sports. They should not be combined as one with the leadership mentality focusing on baseball alone. The girls, coaches, and parents deserve a more fair and consistent program independent of baseball. It's not now and will never be the same sport.
These girls have reaped the benefits of the very best coaches and volunteers. Now it is time for them to get adequate field space, proper uniforms, and professional support when needed. I completely support this much needed transition.
This program has been great for our daughter
Keep our girls in Weston, please.
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There should be no question that our girls deserve equal treatment to our boys. As a parent supporting both local baseball with my son and softball with my daughter for several years I can witness that the resources are not equal. If we can't get equivalent consideration and field time for our girls, maybe they should give the boys a run for their money and start playing baseball!