NWS Elite is a Non Profit 501C Corporation registered in with the State of Massachusetts under ID # 043559924.

NWS Elite has been existence since 1999 and has run the most successful 18U and 23U programs in Western Massachusetts, as well as supporting Girls Fastpitch programs at the Westfield Boys & Girls Club (in Westfield Mass), in such areas as Fall / Winter Fastpitch Training Programs and Softball Skills Clinics. in 2009, NWS Elite added a 16U team, and in late 2009, the Berkshire Blaze 18U organization, in existence for more that 12 years, joined forces with NWS Elite. In 2010 and 2011, NWS ELite added 12U and 14U teams to complete or goal of having a complete suite of teams from 12U through College level.

NWS Elite's purpose is to provide an organization that promotes and utilizes the game of Fastpitch Softball for the development of well rounded young women, who will then be able to meet life's challenges. And to use our organization, as well as it's past and present members, to assist these young ladies as they begin their adult lives. In particular, our organization tries to focus and assist girls at risk.

• What are NWS Elite's Short term plans?

NWS Elite's plan is to run our 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U and 23U Tournament Teams, and compete in the best tournaments we can find in the New England area, each year.

In addition, working with the Westfield Boys & Girls Club, it is NWS Elite's intention to run a "Fastpitch Pitching Training Program", and "Fastpitch Hitting Training Program"each year from September - April, for the purpose of developing pitchers, catchers and hitters (in the age groups on 8-23 years old), who can then compete on local and tournament level teams each year with a high degree of success.

NWS Elite now has a complete "staircase" of Tournament Travel Level teams, from 12U - 23U, which allows fastpitch players from Western Mass and surrounding areas to advance through the age groups without having to change organizations.

NWS Elite also hopes to help the Westfield Boys & Girls Club field a team (or possibly two teams), in a local Girls Fastpitch Softball League (Age Groups of 12U, 14U or 16U), to grow local participation in the lower age groups, in the hopes of attracting girls at risk to participate and grow as players and individuals.

• What are NWS Elite's Long term plans?

NWS Elite's Long Term Plan is to continue to solidify the NWS Elite organization into a self sustaining league with teams in 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U and 23U, and a self sustaining Softball Organization, run by former players and coaches, who's purpose is focused on the betterment of the game of Fastpitch Softball, and on all the individuals involved in our organization, past and present.

It is our intention to utilize the talent and experience of the personnel in our organization to help the "up and coming" coaches and players to experience similar life learning events and challenges as those that came before them, to grow to love and respect the game, and to then....pass it on again.

It should be noted that donations made to NWS Elite to support our programs, may be tax deductible.

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Frequently Asked Questions Section (FAQ's).