General:  BRYC has select teams at the 18U, 16U, 14U, 12U and 10U levels, depending on the number of available players.  The player's age bracket is based on her age of January 1 of the calendar year.  All BRYC select teams use the name "Stingrays".  Where BRYC has enough players to field two teams at an age level, or is working to develop a select team, that team is the "Sharks."  For further information about select teams, please contact the coach for the specific team, or send an email to BRYCSoftballJim at aol.com.

Purpose:  The BRYC Select Program is designed to offer girls the opportunity to experience softball on a more competitive level against teams throughout the DC metropolitan area and mid-Atlantic region for the Spring, summer, and Fall seasons.  This select program does not lose sight of BRYC's commitment to provide young ladies with the opportunity to experience softball in an atmosphere that encourages and promotes teamwork, friendship, and good sportsmanship.

Commitment:  Participation in the Select program requires a commitment on the part of the coaches, players, and parents.  Time commitments are established by the individual coaches for both off-season and on-season practices.  A 16U or 18U Select team can play over 26 games during the summer season.  Younger Select teams participate in both the spring and summer seasons, and can play up to 52 games in the combined spring/summer season.  All teams generally play a fall season with limited tournaments and games.

Encouragement and support from parents is as critical as the financial requirements to play this level of softball.  The financial commitment is set as each team determines the number of tournaments in which they wish to participate.  Costs range from $100 to $300 per season depending of the number of tournaments (plus associated travel cost).  Teams may ask parents for more funds or may conduct fund raisers to help pay for uniform parts, equipment or tournaments.  Individual players are responsible for purchasing their own gloves and shoes.

Selection:  Participation on a select team is by invitation or select tryout only.  In some age categories, there may be more than one team.  At some levels, the select team plays "B" level softball in a developmental, yet competitive, environment.   If you have interest in trying out for a select team, please contact the coach of the team at your age level.

Stingrays 18U

We are fielding a 18U Stingrays team for the fall 2009 season of 16 to 18 year olds.   We're still looking for 3 to 4 more players. Please contact Mike Stegemiller at 703-941-4611 if you are interested in playing. 

Congratulations to the Stingrays 18u team for placing second at the USSSA Mid-Summer Challenge tournament in Glen Burnie, Maryland, in July 2008.

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Stingrays 94

We are fielding one 16U Stingray team for the 2009/2010 season. Any player born in 1994 or 1995 should try out for this team.  Please contact Dave Stapleton at dmlstapleton@verizon.net if you are interested in playing.  See the Stingrays 94 web site for more information. 

Congratulations to the Stingrays 94 for placing second at the PONY Battle of Charlotteville tournament and qualifying for the 2009 PONY National Tournament in Cary, NC.

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Sharks 16u

The 16U BRYC Sharks will be holding open tryouts for the fall season on August 8th from 10 am to 1 pm, in conjunction with tryouts for Stingrays 94 (16U). The tryouts are at Rutherford Park field # 2. The BRYC Sharks are a developmental B team. We will play in the Fairfax Country Girls Softball League in the fall on Sunday afternoons. The Sharks play in a competitive environment without the time commitment associated with select A teams.  Please contact Doug Heffner at 703-934-2989 for more information about this developmental team.

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Stingrays 96

We are fielding one 14U Stingray team for the  2009/2010 season.  Any player born in 1996 should try out for this team.  Please contact Jim Patterson at 703-906-7625 if you are interested in playing. See the Stingrays 96 website for more information.

Congratulations to the Stingrays 96 for placing second at the USSSA Spring Fling tournament and qualifying for the 2009 USSSA Softball World Series in Orlando, Florida.

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Stingrays 98

We are fielding one 12U Stingray team for the 2009/2010 season.  Any player born in 1997 and 1998 should try out for this teams.  Please contact Glenna Hahn at thahn1@aol.com f you are interested in playing.  See the Stingrays 98 website for more information.

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Stingrays 10U

We are fielding one 10U Stingray team for the 2009/2010 season.  Players born in 1999 or 2000 should tryout for this team. We are looking for 2 more players for our spring/summer team. Please contact Jim Pendergast at BRYCSoftballJim@aol.com if you are interested in playing.   The team is also looking for good coaches to assist in team training. See the Stingrays web site. for more information.

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