THE VALLEY STORM WAS STARTED IN 2005 WITH ONE 15U TEAM. SINCE THEN WE HAVE GROWN INTO 5 TEAMS, FROM 10U TO 18U, WITH PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER OHIO, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, AND INDIANA.
WE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR PLAYERS BECOME THE BEST THEY CAN BE, ON AND OFF THE FIELD. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE ELITE ATHLETE TO HELP OUT OUR TEAMS. WE ARE IN IT TO WIN IT. PERIOD!
WE ARE FOLLOWED BY SOME OF THE BEST COLLEGE'S IN OHIO AND THE MIDWEST. WE PLAY A TOP COLLEGE EXPOSURE SCHEDULE. OUR PLAYERS GO ON TO PLAY IN COLLEGE, MANY AT THE D1 LEVEL.
WE ARE A 501-C3 FEDERAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND WE ARE ALSO LISTED AS A FEDERAL PUBLIC CHARITY.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR ONE OF OUR TEAMS CAN CONTACT ANY OF THE COACHES LISTED ON THE WEBSITE OR KEEP AN EYE ON THIS WEBSITE AS IT IS UPDATED OFTEN. YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW US ON THE OHIO FASTPITCH CONNECTION.
ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER VALLEY STORM PLAYER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO PLAY IN THE 2014 EUROPE CUP.
MIRANDA HUDDLE - VALLEY STORM 16U
16U VALLEY STORM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO PLAY IN THE "LASER NATION BY INVITATION" TOURNAMENT FOR 2012.
GET READY TO ROLL STORM, GET READY TO ROLL !!
A TRADITION...................OF WINNING !
We are in it to win it! Must be 100% commited
COLLEGE PLAYERS PAST/PRESENT
COLLEEN SCHNEIDER - WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
TAYLOR VAN WINKLE - WRIGHT STATE
MIRANDA BAKER - HEIDELBERG COLLEGE
ALLISON MILLS - RIO GRANDE UNIVERSITY
JESSICA WILHELM - BLUFFTON
DANIELLE MONNIER - WILMINGTON
BETHANY FISHER - CAPITAL
AMANDA WOOLLEY - BLUFFTON
CHLOE SHELL - BLUFFTON
ASHLEE WRIGHT - WITTENBERG
JESSICA CLUTTER - WILMINGTON
JENNIFER GEORGE - ST. ANDREWS (North Carolina)
KAYLA WOODARD - OTTERBEIN
LAUREN DICKE - DEFIANCE
SHELBY KNAPP - WITTENBERG RACHEL YODER - BALL STATE MORGAN HAER - URBANA UNIVERSITY
GOOD, BETTER, BEST ......
NEVER LET IT REST
UNTIL YOUR GOOD IS BETTER,
AND YOUR BETTER IS BEST.
TO GIVE ANYTHING LESS THAN YOUR BEST
IS TO SACRIFICE THE GIFT....
Steve Prefontaine
MARKETING OUR PLAYERS TO COLLEGES ........
We have contacted many College Coaches and Recruiting agencies directly, in order to promote our Organization and our Players.
We have a proven track record in college recruitment with many of our players going on to play at the next level and this updated information will really help our players get maximum college exposure.
While we will NOT actively recruit any player whom we know to be on a roster, we WILL give any player a tryout if THEY contact US.
What's the difference between Divisions I, II and III?
Division I
Division I member institutions have to sponsor at least seven sports for men and seven for women (or six for men and eight for women) with two team sports for each gender. Each playing season has to be represented by each gender as well. There are contest and participant minimums for each sport, as well as scheduling criteria. For sports other than football and basketball, Div. I schools must play 100% of the minimum number of contests against Div. I opponents -- anything over the minimum number of games has to be 50% Div. I. Men's and women's basketball teams have to play all but two games against Div. I teams, for men, they must play 1/3 of all their contests in the home arena. Schools that have football are classified as Div. I-A or I-AA. I-A football schools are usually fairly elaborate programs. Div. I-A teams have to meet minimum attendance requirements (17,000 people in attendance per home game, OR 20,000 average of all football games in the last four years or, 30,000 permanent seats in their stadium and average 17,000 per home game or 20,000 average of all football games in the last four years OR, be in a member conference in which at least six conference members sponsor football or more than half of football schools meet attendance criterion. Div. I-AA teams do not need to meet minimum attendance requirements. Div. I schools must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletics program, and there are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Div. I school cannot exceed.
Division II
Division II institutions have to sponsor at least four sports for men and four for women, with two team sports for each gender, and each playing season represented by each gender. There are contest and participant minimums for each sport, as well as scheduling criteria -- football and men's and women's basketball teams must play at least 50% of their games against Div. II or I-A or I-AA opponents. For sports other than football and basketball there are no scheduling requirements. There are not attendance requirements for football, or arena game requirements for basketball. There are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Div. II school must not exceed. Division II teams usually feature a number of local or in-state student-athletes. Many Division II student-athletes pay for school through a combination of scholarship money, grants, student loans and employment earnings. Division II athletics programs are financed in the institution's budget like other academic departments on campus. Traditional rivalries with regional institutions dominate schedules of many Division II athletics programs.
Division III
Division III institutions have to sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women, with two team sports for each gender, and each playing season represented by each gender. There are minimum contest and participant minimums for each sport. Division III athletics features student-athletes who receive no financial aid related to their athletic ability and athletic departments are staffed and funded like any other department in the university. Division III athletics departments place special importance on the impact of athletics on the participants rather than on the spectators. The student-athlete's experience is of paramount concern. Division III athletics encourages participation by maximizing the number and variety of athletics opportunities available to students, placing primary emphasis on regional in-season and conference competition.
GET THE BUNT DOWN........EVERYTIME !
- START AT THE CHIN
- SHORTEN THE BAT
- HOLD THE BAT LOOSELY
A LITTLE ABOUT US !!
We would like to explain our mission to anyone who is not familiar with The Valley Storm Girls Fastpitch Organization.
We are a 501-(c)3 federal and state Non-Profit Organizatiion that is dedicated to teaching the game of fastpitch softball to the ladies of Tipp City as well as other areas. State OHSAA regulations will not allow us play only Tipp City players on the teams.
We provide many hours of field prep time to Kyle Park in Tipp City in conjunction with Tipp City Junior Baseball. Our coaches have worked closely with many college field maintenance groups in order to learn the proper way to keep softball / baseball fields in elite condition.
THE VALLEY STORM FASTPITCH ORGANIZATION HAS A GREAT OUTLOOK GOING FORWARD.
OUR PLAN IS FOCUSED ON COLLEGE EXPOSURE FOR OUR PLAYERS AND TAKING THEIR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE AND GET MAXIMUM COLLEGE EXPOSURE AT THE SAME TIME, THE VALLEY STORM ORGANIZATION IS FOR YOU.
WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST FOCUSED AND FASTEST GROWING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST / CENTRAL OHIO AREA.
OUR GOAL IS TO PLAY COLLEGE SHOWCASE AND COLLEGE EXPOSURE TOURNAMENTS ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND AND TO NOT ONLY QUALIFY FOR BUT ALSO COMPETE IN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT.
OUR # 1 FOCUS IS PRACTICING AND PLAYING FASTPITCH SOFTBALL.
WE WILL ONLY ROSTER THE ELITE PLAYERS AND PLAYERS WITH RAW TALENT. WE HAVE PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF OHIO, INDIANA, AND KENTUCKY. WE WANT TO WIN, AND BUILDING TEAMS THAT CAN COMPETE WITH ANYONE IS OUR FOCUS.
IF YOU WANT TO PLAY UPPER LEVEL FASTPITCH SOFTBALL WITH A FOCUS ON COLLEGE EXPOSURE, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT OUR TRYOUTS IN AUGUST 2011. TRYOUT DATES WILL BE POSTED IN MID-JULY.
