2026 WINDMILL LEAGUE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.

Here is the link to the "Registration" form*

Registration closes Sunday, March 29, any questions or comments, please contact Ken or Barb at windmill_softball@hotmail.com

 After completing the form, please click the "Register" button. You will receive an email that your registration was successfully received by the Windmill Softball Program. Once your application has been processed, we'll contact you with league information. 

Spring 2026
We are using the 8/31 cutoff date with all teams. Player’s age as of 8/31/2025 will determine the age group she may play in the summer of 2026.

• Levels of Competition

  D1 – Good fundamentals, faster pace, hitting, fielding, and game/play is competitive. 

  D2 – Upper Intermediate: Winning matters and the level of play is at a faster pace and somewhat competitive but may be inconsistent from game to game. 

  D3 – Intermediate: The level of play is middle-of-the-road, somewhat inconsistent from game to game. 

  D4 – Lower Intermediate is for teams with players who are new to the sport and a steppingstone to a higher level.  Players at this level may not have played for an organized team before or have played for a couple of seasons but at a lower age group. 

The Windmill League will be celebrating the 30th year of it's Annual Tournament in 2026. The tournament will be held on July 31 thru August 2 at the Brandt Quirk Park in Watertown, WI. 

Parents / Grandparents: 

The following are the designated game nights for each age group.

• U10 games are played on Monday
• U12 games are played on Tuesday
• U8 / HS are played on Wednesday
• U14 are played on Thursday

Please note the exact specs on all the Windmill league game balls.

·         Age 12U and Up - Dudley 12" ASA leather softball SB-12L #4A311Y

·         Age 10U Live - Dudley 11" ASA Fastpitch Softball SBC11Y #4Y611

·         Age 8U Live – Diamond 11” DRC-11RFPSC Reduced Compression Yellow FP softball

All of the above are stamped ASA

·         Age 8U Machine Pitch - Diamond DFPM 12 Diamond Dimple Green Foam Ball 12"

·         Age 10U Machine Pitch – B2020 JUGS Sting Free Yellow Dimpled 11 inch Softball

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SOFTBALL SLIDING DRILLS in RED

GETTING DIRTY WITH COACH DALTON

SLIDE AND NOT HURT YOURSELF

Sliding foot first into a base accounts for 23.3 percent of injuries among girls across all age ranges, but only 11.9 percent of injuries among boys. Not surprisingly, the body part among girls most frequently injured is the ankle, at 21.4 percent. Fingers and thumbs come a distant second at 11.4. percent.  It’s important that players are taught the basic or “Figure Four” method of sliding, where one leg is positioned straight ahead to reach the base, and the other leg is bent and foot tucked under runner so as not get in the way. The video below demonstrates the proper sliding technique.

GOING AROUND THE BASE

Pitching Mechanics in Slow Motion

Three Swing Whip Drill

Softball Pitching Tips

Former Texas A&M All-American softball pitcher Amanda Scarborough breaks down the fundamentals of several different softball pitches.

1. Fast ball
2. Rise ball
3. Change up
4. Drop ball
5. Screw ball

Softball Pitching Drills: Walk-throughs