We launched the Ooltewah Softball Club in the spring of 2025 to provide experienced OYA players and coaches the opportunity to explore a more competitive environment, while maintaining their ability to learn and grow in a traditional recreational (rec) sports outlet.

Here's how it works:

Teams hold tryouts in early February (for spring) and August (for fall) to field a tournament team roster. Think of it like a non-summer All-star team.

In order to be eligible for a club team, players must be currently enrolled in our rec program and/or have played at OYA within the last year. Players selected for club play will also be rostered on regular season rec teams and will play the Scenic City schedule with those teams, retaining their eligibility for summer All-stars.

Club teams will play in select tournaments between March and early-May in the fall and October/November in the fall. A handful of weekends each season will be blacked out, so regular season teams can play in Rec tournaments, if they choose. Blackout dates for spring include the Harrison (April 12-13), Ooltewah (April 26-27) and Scenic City End of Season (May 15-18) tournaments.

Each club team will be guaranteed practice time, scheduled by OYA, so as not to conflict with our Rec programs.

We offer club teams in 8u, 10u, and 12u. Age groups are based on USA Softball eligibility, which runs from September 1 to August 31. Coaches this fall are:

8u -TBA
10u - Dan Presbitero
12u - Joe Legge

If you are interested in assisting with one of the teams, send a message to [email protected] for more information. 

Since club play is in addition to Rec play, there is an additional registration fee to cover uniform expenses, team entry fees for up to five tournaments, field space for practice, and insurance. You only pay this fee if selected for the team.

We’re excited to offer this outlet for our players and coaches to continue to grow.