Spring Tryouts 2026

March 7th (Tryouts)

All 8u, 10u, and 12u players must participate in skill evaluations every year.

• Before a player can try out, their registration and volunteer fees must be paid. (They will not be placed on a team until these are turned in.)
• Elk River Youth Softball strives to make the tryout process as impartial and fair as possible. All players will be given two days to do their best with the best score taken for team placement. 

March 8th (Callbacks)

By 8 pm on Saturday 8U, 10U, and 12U players should expect an E-MAIL if they are expected to attend Sunday call backs and at what time

Furniture and Things Community Event Center

1000 School Street

Elk River, MN 55330

8U 

• 9:00-9:30 - 8U Positional Warmup

• 9:30 -10:30 - 8U Positional evaluation 

• 10:30-11:00 - 8U uniform fitting & Q&A with the Prez

10U 

• 9:30-10:30 - 10U positional Sign-in and Registration 

• 10:30-11:00 - 10U positional warm ups

• 11:00-12:00 - 10U Positional evaluation

• 12:00 –12:30 – 10 U positional uniform fitting & Q&A with the Prez

• 12:00 – 12:30 – 10U pitchers and catchers Warmup

• 12:30 – 1:00 – 10U 10U pitchers and catchers evaluation

• 1:00pm - 1:30 - 10U pitchers and catchers uniform fitting & Q&A with the Prez

12U 

• 11:30 – 12:30 - 12U positional Sign-in and Registration 

• 12:30-1:00 - 12U positional warm ups

• 1:00-2:00 - 12U Positional evaluation

• 2:00 – 2:30 – 12 U positional uniform fitting & Q&A with the Prez

• 2:00 – 2:30 – 12U pitchers and catchers Warmup

• 2:30 – 3:00 – 12U 10U pitchers and catchers evaluation

• 3:00pm - 3:30 - 12U pitchers and catchers uniform fitting & Q&A with the Prez

8U

• 12:30 - 1:00 - 8u Hitting Drills 

• 1:00 - 1:30 - 8u Positional Drills 

10U

• 1:30 - 2:30 – 10U Positional Drills 

• 2:30 - 3:30 – 10U Hitting Drills 

• 3:30 - 4:00 – 10 Pitching/Catching Drills

12U

• 1:30 - 2:30 – 12U Hitting Drills 

• 2:30 - 3:30 – 12U Positional Drills 

• 3:30 - 4:00 – 10/12 Pitching/Catching Drills

4:00 - 5:00 - 8U & 10U/12U Finalize Team formation - Coach w/Travel Director & President

Players:

• Players must wear pants
• Tennis Shoes
• Batt
• Batting Helmet
• Fielding Mask (Highly recommended by ERYSA Board)
• Glove

Parents:

• Volunteer Check
• This must be provided day of or your child will not be placed on a team.

All families with multiple girls enrolled will have a max amount of volunteer hours of 16 hours per family.

- The Deposit check for families with multiple girls enrolled is $800.

• Fundraising Check
• This must be provided day of or your child will not be placed on a team.