Barracuda Aces Youth Program

The Barracuda Aces Youth Program is designed for softball players aged 11U-13U who want to play at the highest level. We strive to develop confident athletes on and off the field through focused instruction and a positive team culture. The Barracuda Aces Youth Program aims to compete with the best, both locally and regionally in tournaments. Barracuda Aces coaches are a combination of non-parent or parent coaches. The Barracuda Aces places strong emphasis on assigning coaches that have appropriate experience playing softball and/or strong experience to coach at the competitive level/age division.  

What We Offer

The Barracuda Aces Youth Program is a year-long program (August - June) and divided into two different seasons, Fall and Spring.  We offer year-round training, development and playing opportunities, including:

Fall Season (August-October)  

• 2 practices per week at various locations including Sportsplex West in Waukee, Fareway Fields in Norwalk, Hit Shed in Waukee, Holiday Park in WDM and other local indoor and outdoor facilities. 
• Athletes Go Live Player Profiles 
• Media Day 
• 4-6 local and regional tournaments 

Spring Season (February-June)  

• 2 practices per week at various locations including Sportsplex West in Waukee, Fareway Fields in Norwalk, Hit Shed in Waukee, Holiday Park in WDM, Norwalk Central and other local indoor and outdoor facilities. 
• Athletes Go Live Player Profiles 
• 8-10 local and regional tournaments 

Additional Training Opportunities also Included: 

• Development Nights-(8 off season Devo Nights + Team Devo nights) 
• 16 total D1 Training sessions to be used throughout the Fall and Spring seasons 
• Barracuda Pitching Academy x4 (during off season) 
• Free access to Sportsplex West when space is available 
• Discounts to off-season winter enhancements and camps 

Program Fees

Fees will be broken into two separate fees; training fees and tournament fees. Training fees. Training fees cover the expense of facility rentals, softballs and various training equipment, coaches pay, practices, facility maintenance, insurance, indoor facility, and director pay.

Tournament fees will be billed separately depending on how many tournaments the team decides to participate in. When the team is formed the coach/players/parents will come to a decision of how many tournaments and how much travel they would like to do and that will determine the cost.

The Barracuda Aces do offer optional team fundraising opportunities and scholarship opportunities.

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