You should have the following items with you at every practice:
Glove
Helmet
Cleats
Tennis shoes
Pants (for sliding)
Water/hydration.
The school/booster club will provide the following items, but you're welcome to have your own:
Uniform* (jersey & pant)
Maroon underarmour* (long sleeve, warmth layer under jersey)
Helmet (white)
Visor* or Hat*
Belts (maroon & white)
Stirrup socks
Maroon Socks
White Socks
Custom socks
Irondale Softball bag
*denotes an item that must be school provided or coach approved if you're bringing your own
The school will NOT provide the following items:
Glove
Bat (but we have some extra's as team equipment)
White underarmour (long sleeve, warmth layer under jersey)
Sliding shorts
At each practice, everyone needs to be prepared to slide & dive - not wearing (softball) pants will lead to injury. Here are some options for where to find practice pants. Any apparel worn at practice must be neutral or of school colors: Black, White, Grey, Maroon, Gold.
Tryouts for IHS Softball are structed like a standard practice. The coaches will be paying close attention to each player to determine what team they will fit best on.
They are looking at mechanics, strength, leadership, coachability, talent, and more. Show us who you are and what kind of athlete and teammate you want to be.
Practice for all teams will be 2.5 hours M-F, with some weightlifting included in that time. Saturday morning practices are required for the Varsity level, and optional for other levels to attend. They will be 2 hours, and will be a relaxed atmosphere to go over things from the past week, tweak things, and get some feel good reps.
Each team will be scheduled for up to 20 games. With the Minnesota weather, if a game is postponed or cancelled, we will try to replace it but that is not always a guarantee. Varsity will have at minimum two section games following the regular season schedule.