History of excellence-Athlete Development

Dates

Location

Reporting Date: June 11

Testing and Training June 12-13

Draft- June 14

Team Practice: June 15-16

Regular Season- June 18- July 20

All-Star Game- July 22

Playoffs- July 23-24

Location

Columbia, South Carolina

Home of the South Carolina Gamecocks and the capital of South Carolina. Over 640 miles of shore line on Lake Murray to enjoy on the off days.

Teams

Location

Teams

10 Teams will have 15 players per roster made up of 4 pitchers and 11 position players. Ideal team makeup will have 4 pitchers, 2 catchers, 2 middle infielders, 2 corner players, 3 outfielders and 2 utility players. Reserve players will register and be "called up" in case of an injury.

More on What to Expect when playing in the ccsl

Jade Soto - From Injury to Oregon State

Jade Soto made a great comeback from injury and the staff of this program lead by Tina Whitlock made a call and hooked her up to play at Oregon State. The CCSL is designed to revive careers and help athletes return to play!

Jamie Tino- Return To Play!

Jamie Tino, Stetson University, will be participating in the CCSL working with the staff that helped her recover from shoulder surgery. Jamie was able to modify her approach with some professional guidance and return to form by the end of the season, reporting the best she has felt since High Schools in our last conversation. Looking for a big year out of Jamie at Stetson.

Savannah Henley- High School Player Preparing for Purdue University

Savannah Henley had a great summer playing against top college competition which helped her prepare for transition from HS to College. The experience is extremely valuable for commitments that are about to go away from home for the first time and who are going to experience the stress and pressure of college softball.

Games

Testing and Training

24 Game regular season plus single elimination season ending playoff tournament. 7 inning games . Extra innings will start inning with the bases loaded. There must be a winner.

Testing and Training

All players in the league will be tested and will be able to train utilizing Apex Athletic Performance facilities. Players will be tested upon arrival and again before they leave.

Player Selection

Testing and Training

Player Selection

LivePlaySportsTV will provide coverage to the Player Selection. Every athlete will be tested and will have two days of workouts in order to prepare for the season. Coaches will select players on June 14 live at Apex-Lexington.

Housing

Professional Coaches

Player Selection

Players will have options with housing while staying with league players in condo's and houses secured by the league. Multiple players will live together to learn the importance of being a good teammate while learning how to reach optimal team dynamics in a short period of time.

Professional Coaches

Each team will have a Head Coach and an Assistant Coach who have experience suitable to directing a team with college softball players. Current college coaches can coach but per NCAA rules can not coach a committed player or existing player in their program. Prospective coaches need to complete an account set up and contact KellyAhrens@StarsandStripesSports.com to be considered as a coach.

All-Star Game

Professional Coaches

A festive All-Star Game with skill competition and Home Run Derby will provide recognition and excitement for league players. Players will vote on who makes the team and who enters the Home Run Derby. Every league participant will be able to enter one of the competitions.

Pitching Rules

USSSA Youth League

Pitching Rules

Pitchers will pitch a maximum of 4 innings in a game and must have one day off after pitching 4 innings only being allowed 2 innings on the next day. i.e. if a pitchers throws 4 innings on Monday they could only pitch 2 innings on Tuesday. This league will not over use pitchers and will require a "staff" to compete.

Umpires

USSSA Youth League

Pitching Rules

CCSL will have the best umpire situation possible. Umpires will be paid a bonus based upon performance. The players will vote on umpire performance after each game with an ongoing ranking of the top 5 umpires being published. The top umpire as voted by the player will receive a $500 bonus and the second and third place finisher will receive a $250 bonus.

USSSA Youth League

CCSL will be partnering with Gameday USSSA to host a CCSL Summer Youth League for players ages 10U to 14U. The teams will be coached by the CCSL players. There will be a 10 game season played during the week between June 18 to July 20. An Youth All-Star game will be played before the CCSL All-Star game on July 22. Players will vote the All-Star team in for the youth team.

More Info Here

Trainers

Physical Therapy

USSSA Youth League

Prisma Health will provide athletic trainer services for the CCSL. Trainers will be on site during games and will be available daily at the Prisma/Apex locations for players to get daily treatment.

Return To Play

Physical Therapy

Prisma Health will provide return to play services for any athlete rehabbing from previous injury that will be looking to get back in game shape.

*Subject to players insurance coverage

Physical Therapy

Prisma Health/Apex will provide Physical Therapy services to any league player in need

*Subject to players insurance coverage

TV Quality coverage- Pay Per View

Affordable Coverage and Documentary Filmed

Live Play Sports TV will be producing coverage all summer of the Player Draft, League Games, All-Star Game and Playoffs. We are excited to capture video to produce a Documentary centered around College Softball Players. This coverage will give great insight to the day of a college softball player and the dynamics of players coming together from all over the country trying to compete while making new friends. Coverage of players training, playing and having fun will provide a look into the demands of playing a 24 game regular season plus playoffs. We will cover most all of the regular season games, the live player draft on June 11, the All-Star game , the playoffs and the championship game.

Advertising and Sponsors

The Carolina Collegiate Softball League will provide advertising and sponsorship opportunities which will provide great value to the exposure of the game in addition to lowering the costs for players to participate in the league.

Contact: KellyAhrens@StarsandStripesSports.com

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League Rules

Player Benefits

League will play NCAA rules. In addition to the rules provided by the NCAA, the following league rules will be added.

*No player can switch teams under any circumstances

*A player can not play for their college coach

*No more than 3 players from the same college team can play on a CCSL team

*Pitcher can only pitch 4 innings in an outing and no more than a total of 6 innings in back to back days.

Player Benefits

Each player will receive a digital athletic profile where their activity will be tracked while in the league and made available throughout their career capturing an abundance of information. Each player will be tested and then re-tested at the end of the season to measure their progression. Players will complete a daily athletic performance survey and will be provided professional neuromuscular training programs to enhance their mobility, sequencing and training. Players will have access to training facilities to workout and train during the season.

Reserve Players

Player Benefits

Reserve Players

The league will carry 25 reserve players who can be called upon and approved by a team if a player is unable to play for any reason. There will be no refunds for any reason if a player gets hurt or injured. Reserve players will be called upon to replace an injured player or a player that leaves their team for any reason. Reserve players can come and participate in all league activities and train with league players until such time they are called upon. Attendance as a reserve player is based on the willingness of the player to wait for an open spot that may not come. An order will be established based timeliness of reserve player's commitment.

Internships

Host Families

Reserve Players

Players have to complete an internship and need to take care of this during the summer? We can help. Internship opportunities for those in need that we can work out around your softball schedule. Contact KellyAhrens@StarsandStripesSports.com for more information on this.

Host Families

The CCSL will be trying to secure some Host Families to provide support and resources to the players . There are no guarantees to any player that a host family will be available . For players that need special accommodations or have specific needs, we may have some options that can assist your efforts. Contact KellyAhrens@StarsandStripesSports.com for more info. More to come as we secure some host families.

Fundraising

Host Families

The CCSL has secured a great fundraising partner Chip-In who can help the athletes off set or completely pay for expense of the league. This innovative fundraising platform will create excitement and will provide opportunity for the player to gain support from their family, friends and community.

https://chip-in.co/pot/53

1. Click on the link and go in the top right corner and click the grey icon

2. Create your user profile

3. Share with your friends and family with your own narrative why you need their support to help you

4. When they click on your link from your social media, text messages etc, all money raised will be tracked in your user profile in real time