Softball began as a sponsored sport to NDHSAA the 2008/09 school year. NDHSAA administrates two divisions of softball, held in our spring season. Use the links above to navigate through the softball information.

For information on the Girls' State Softball tournament, click on the tournament information link above.

Important Softball Dates:

Opening Date March 18, 2013
First Contest March 29, 2013
Deadline Picture, Cutline, Roster, Schedule on MVP April 8, 2013
Deadline For Regionals May 25, 2013
State May 30-June 1, 2013

Softball Rules Clinic (Online ONLY)

March 11 - April 1, 2013

Rules clinics attendance/completion is mandatory each year for all football, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cross country, softball, swimming, hockey, gymnastics, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track & field officials and head coaches.

Officials and coaches may also fulfill attendance requirements by attending any official rules clinic conducted by any of the state associations and having their attendance card sent to the NDHSAA office for credit. There are no make-up rules clinics.

A coach/official must attend/complete one of the clinics or camps/workshops per sport listed in this schedule.

Penalty for failure to fulfill a mandatory clinic requirement shall result in a $50 fine to the school for the first offense and a $100 fine for each subsequent offense during same school year. Fines must be paid prior to being permitted to participate in NDHSAA post season activities to which the fine applies.

To complete the online rules clinic:
    •    Log in to MVP
    •    Click on My Profile on the bottom left side of the page
    •    Click on the Officials Registration tab that appears on the grey menu bar
    •    Click on the blue Baseball Rules Clinic link that appears above the rules clinic schedule
    •    You must complete the rules clinic including all quizzes to gain credit for the clinic
    •    After each quiz, you must click the SUBMIT button and the FINISH button before continuing
    •    Upon completion of the rules clinic for officials, credit will be automatically be given within their MVP account.  You will see verification of your completion on the screen. 
    •    Verification lists will be posted on Mondays during clinic windows on each main sport/activity page.  Coaches & officials are responsible for verifying their completion within the clinic window.

Online Exam Window

April 9 - April 15, 2013

Officials and head coaches of baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, volleyball and wrestling must take an open book test in the sport(s) in which he/she is a head coach/official.

The test will be available on-line only and must be completed and submitted within the applicable window.

There will not be a late testing window.

All coaches must have MVP approved roles as coach of their sport(s) before they will be able to access testing.  All officials must be registered through MVP to officiate and NDHSAA must have processed registration fees before any online exams may be taken. You must allow for mailing time.

CLICK HERE to access online testing

Workshops

The NDHSAA Board of Directors has approved the recommendation of the
Officials Committee to schedule workshops for NDOA registered fast pitch
umpires for girls' high school fast pitch softball.

Attendance at one of these workshops will be mandatory for umpires as well
as attending a rules clinic and taking the on-line rules test

For questions regarding softball, please contact Justin Fletschock, NDHSAA Assisstant to the Executive Secretary.

Page Updated 07/12/2012

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