Juniors

We currently have 13 Junior Clubs playing a range of age grades throught out the Wellington Region.

  • Under 7 Tee Sox 
  • Under 9 Rookie Sox - Tee Ball
  • Under 9 Rookie Sox - Mini Pitch
  • Under 11 Rookie Sox (UPM and softball)
  • Under 13 Developing Sox (softball)
  • Under 15 Developing Sox (softball)

If you are looking for a junior team to play for please click on the Junior Club Contacts to find the club that is in your area.

    ​​​​​​​Cancellations

    In the event of bad weather the cancellation process is as follows:

    • 9am and 10.30am games will be cancelled at 7am.
    • Cancellations will also be posted on the WSA facebook page.
    • All Junior Convenors will be notified by text at 7am if there are cancellations.
    • If there are no cancellations and the weather is still grim at game time,  games will be called at the diamond by the allocated umpire.  
    • Please sign up to the free sporty app (see the home page) to receive all notifications direct to your phone.


    Key Dates

    Junior Start Date

    • 29th October 2022

    Pre-Christmas Last playing date

    • 17th December 2022

    Post-Christmas Start

    • 28th January 2023

    U13 Rookie Sox Tournament

    • 11 December 2022

    Colin Ward Tournament

    • 26 February 2023

        Junior Season Finish

        • 18th March 2023

        U13 and U15 Wellington Rookie Sox Tournament

        • 25 and 26 March 2023


        2022/23 Grade Formats

        U11 Mixed

        • Draws have been done until the last round before Christmas to give the JMC a chance to evaluate how this grade is going and if there need to be any changes made.


        U13 Girls

        • 2 round robins playing through to 11th March 2023
        • Finals 18th March 2023

        Final Format

        1v2, 3v4, and 5v6.


        U13 Boys

        • Split into 2 sections
        • Sections will be regraded after 1 full round robin. Grade split into 3 pools. Top 6, middle 4, bottom 4.
        • 5 week pool round robin. 
        • FInals 18th March 2023

        Finals Format 

        Top Pool

        18/03/23 - 1v2, 3v4, and 5v6.


        Middle Pool/Bottom Pool

        Week 1

        4/03/23

        Game 1 - 1 v 2 (Winner to Final, Loser G1 v Winner G2)

        Game 2 - 3 v 4 (Winner G2 v Loser G1)

        Week 2

        11/03/23

        Game 3 - Loser G1 v Winner G2 (Winner to Final)

        Game 4 - Winner G1 v Loser G2 (Friendly Game)

        Week 3

        18/03/23

        Grand Final - Winner G1 v Winner G3 (Winner 1st - Loser 2nd)



        U15 Boys

        • 2 round robins playing through to 25th February

        Finals series split into Premiership (teams ranked 1-3) and Championship (teams ranked 4-6)

        Week 1

        4/03/23 – 1v2 (3 bye) and 4v5 (6 bye) – Winner straight to final


        Week 2

        11/03/23 – Loser Week 1 vs Week 1 Bye team – Winner to final


        Week 3

        18/03/23 – Grand Final – Week 1 Winner vs Week 2 Winner