Girls club ready for spring season

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The club also provides its girls the option of trying out for its travel baseball team, The Lady Hawks.

“It basically (comprises girls who) play in the recreational league who want to play a little bit more softball and want a little bit more of competition,” Rossi said.

TEACHING VALUES

The West Orange Girls Club is a place where any girl in the Orange County community can find a place to develop into well-rounded softball players. And once they join, they are taught much more than just the sport.

Adrian Nelson, the 10U coach for the spring season, has been coaching at the club for about threeand-one-half years. He believes in teaching the fundamentals of the sport and the meaning behind the word “leadership.”

VOLUNTEERING?

Are you a high school student who is looking to accumulate community service hours? Are you a member of the community and are looking for a place to spend some time volunteering? Contact Michaal Rossi at michaalrossi@gmail.com.

“At our age group, we are just teaching the fundamentals: how to catch the ball, how to throw the ball, how to hit the ball, how to run, (while) putting the (girls) in the right positions to win the game,” he said. “At the end of the day, (the girls) learn how to be a leader, on and off the field.”

For Rossi, values stretch far beyond just knowing how to lead others and setting the example.

“(They learn) a sense of belong- ing and community, teamwork, (to have) pride in what they do, and (to have) confidence — that’s huge for girls,” she said.

Furthermore, volunteering and community service go hand-inhand with the West Orange Girls Club. It is run entirely by volunteers.

Welcoming Spring 2023

The West Orange Girls Club will celebrate its Opening Day Ceremony Saturday, March 4, at the facility located at 881 Ocoee-Apopka Road, Ocoee.

The opening ceremony will begin at 9 a.m., the first games will take place at 10 a.m., and a second round of games will start at noon.

This is the first year the West Orange Girls Club is part of the Babe Ruth League, so the girls will be playing teams from Tavares, Sorrento, Mount Dora and Leesburg, among other cities around the state.