Softball On The Red Sea PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 06 September 2009 15:32

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 Local youth, boys and girls ages 10 to 18, are invited to participate in the exciting Eilat Softball League. ESL is starting its sixteenth season in October, 2009. The Youth Division, ages 10-18, play modified and fast pitch. 


Rookies (beginners) play slow pitch. The rookies enthusiastically come in not knowing much about the sport but, one day a week is set aside for them to learn the rules and the basics of how the game is played. All equipment is supplied by the league but, players are recommended to buy their own gloves which the league orders. The season lasts from October to May.Youth games are played every Friday on the grass at the Municipal Stadium, Rehov Kampen, Eilat, Israel, on the Red Sea.
 League playoffs are in April and May.  There is a Softball Awards outing yearly on the Red Sea in May/June to give trophies to the winning team members. They are not the only players to receive recognition. There are other awards given for Most Valuable Player, Best Stats, Most Walks, Home Runs and more. Newcomers and visitors are invited to watch, cheer or register.

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The Adult Division has played in the Israel Softball Assn. National League and the Gillet Fall Tournament. Currently, adults play in our Saturday open games and all are welcome to play.
The ESL was founded in 1995, by Jack Kurtz, a Sabra from Tel-Aviv, who spent many years in the United States. A non-profit, registered association was established in 1999. ESL is a member of the Israel Softball Association and Otzma-Israel Center of Sport Clubs. 
 ESL is a proud participant in the annual Hanukah Invitational Tournament (HIT) in Rehovot in December and the Israel Junior Men's National Championship in Petah-Tikva during the Passover holiday.
 Past champions of the Eilat Noar League:

1995 Defus Yotam Cubs
1996 Merkaz HaZilum Dodgers
1997 Defus Yotam Cubs
1998 Defus Yotam Cubs
1999 Defus Yotam Cubs
2000 Dodgers
2001 Dodgers
2002 White Sox
2003 Indians
2004 Indians
2005 Otzma Cubs
2006 Otzma Cubs
2007 Otzma Cubs
2008 Cubs
2009 Cubs