Ankeny Xtreme Softball

Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 Season

The Team Selection Tracker is available for you to see where each age level and team is at in the process.

 

LIVE - Team Selection Tracker

Registration Information

Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 registration is open from June 1 - June 15.   All new registrants must register in their appropriate birth year unless prior board approval was given.  New Ankeny Xtreme registrants must upload their birth certificates as part of the registration process.

  • 6U, 7U, 8U, and 13U will register and pay their annual fees and $25 administrative fee in full or via a payment plan.
    • There are no tryouts at these age levels.
    • For 13U, registrants that are not with a current team will be provided to coaches for individual tryouts to fill teams.
  • 9U - 12U will register and pay the $25 administrative fee.  Annual fee payment will be made during the team selection process.
    • For 9U, all players will tryout.  There is no pre-bid at that age level.

*Ankeny Xtreme expects to form a minimum of 3 teams per age division. The total number of teams formed in each age division will be determined based on the number of registrants and field space availability. Registrants are not guaranteed to make a competitive team. Those not making a team will have the option of playing in the recreational league.

Tryout Information

Tryout Dates

  • June 24                 9U / 10U Tryouts (5:30 Registration / Warm Up, 6:00 Tryout)
  • June 25                 11U / 12U Tryouts (5:30 Registration / Warm Up, 6:00 Tryout)
  • June 26                 RAIN DATE – 9U / 10U Tryouts
  • June 27                 RAIN DATE – 11U / 12U Tryouts

2024 - 2025 Coaches

Ankeny Xtreme competitive teams are selected by coaches and are named consistently in each age group as follows:

  • 1st Team = Black
  • 2nd Team = Blue
  • 3rd Team = White
  • 4th Team = Gray
  • 5th Team = Silver

All coaches are approved by the board based on desired coaching level, coaching ability and past team development and performance.  The coaches for each age division are as follows:

 

Approved Head Coaches

  • 14U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2010 - Josh Heidemann
  • 13U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2011 - Justin Cooper
    • Ankeny Xtreme Blue 2011 - Stephanie Sharp
    • Ankeny Xtreme White 2011 - Kathy Sitzmann
  • 12U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2012 - Stacey Munger
    • Ankeny Xtreme Blue 2012 - Joe Ford
    • Ankeny Xtreme White 2012 - Matt Riesberg
    • Ankeny Xtreme Gray 2012 - Seth Moulton
  • 11U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2013 - Ryan Finestead
    • Ankeny Xtreme Blue 2013 - Lindsey Fett
  • 10U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2014 - James Crosby
    • Ankeny Xtreme Blue 2014 - Justin Bogers
    • Ankeny Xtreme White 2014 - Andrew George
    • Ankeny Xtreme Gray 2014 - Jake Reichling
    • Ankeny Xtreme Silver 2014 - Jason Dietz
  • 9U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2015 - J Starr
    • Ankeny Xtreme Blue 2015 - Tyler Mosier
    • Ankeny Xtreme White 2015 - Adam Martinac
    • Ankeny Xtreme Gray 2015 - Joel Fox
    • Ankeny Xtreme Silver 2015 - Ash Nolte
  • 8U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2016 - Troy Keuning
    • Ankeny Xtreme Blue 2016 - Shannon Archer
    • Ankeny Xtreme White 2016 - Aubree Bethel
  • 7U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2017 - Riley Fazio
  • 6U
    • Ankeny Xtreme Black 2018 - Kelsey Ford

 

NOTE:  If an approved 2024/2025 head coach / player accepts a bid to play on another team, the AGSA board will assess the remaining approved head coaches and assistant coaches to determine coaching order going forward.  This information will be  communicated to the entire age division once it has been set.  Should we run out of approved head coaches, a parent will have to apply to coach in order for a team to be formed.

 

Approved Assistant Coaches (in alphabetical order):

  • 14U
    • Eric Hogan
    • Jeff Horner
  • 13U 
    • Chris Draper
    • Steve Sitzmann
  • 12U
    • Crystal Vitzthum
    • Dustin Weiner
    • Mike Moellers
    • Stephen Loeffelholz
  • 11U
    • No Applications Received
  • 10U
    • Brad Ott
    • Chance McEIhaney
    • Holly Bourne
    • Jared Smith
    • Jon Schmidt
    • Katy Schwering
    • Matt Fink
    • Rusty Van Andel
    • Stephen Loeffelholz
    • Tony Rabey
    • Troy Jepsen
  • 9U
    • Bay Cam
    • Brandon Lensmeyer
    • Kimber Barto
    • Kristen Clancy
    • Leah Lingren
    • Marcus Lunning
    • Sarah Pirolli
    • Todd Kroll
  • 8U
    • Jacob Fleckenstein
    • Jamie Seifert
    • Tanner Beavers
  • 7U
    • Kaley Hutto
  • 6U
    • Brett Cooper
    • Kimber Barto

registrations

6U

(2018 Birth Year)

Spring Season 2025

7U

(2017 Birth Year)

Full Season [Fall and Spring]

8U

(2016 Birth Year)

Full Season [Fall and Spring]

13U

(2011 Birth Year)

Full Season [Fall and Spring]

tryout registrations

9U

(2015 Birth Year)

Full Season [Fall and Spring]

10U

(2014 Birth Year)

Full Season [Fall and Spring]

11U

(2013 Birth Year)

Full Season [Fall and Spring]

12U

(2012 Birth Year)

Full Season [Fall and Spring]

Team Selection Process

9U – 12U

Ankeny Xtreme follows a competitive team selection process for players entering the 9U – 12U age divisions.  This process ensures to create like-skilled teams to put competitive teams on the field at all levels  


6U - 8U 

Ankeny Xtreme 6U – 8U age divisions do not participate in this team selection process.  Coaches may form their own team or players can be placed on rosters by the board at random.  There is no evaluation or tryout.

'24 timeline

May 1-15 – Coach Application Open

  • All coaches wishing to coach for the next season must fill out an application

May 16-31 – Coach Selection

  • Competitive Program Commissioner and Developmental League Coordinator review all applications and provide recommendations to the Executive Board for approval
  • The Executive Board receives recommendations, reviews, and approves coaches
  • AGSA board will determine which coach is “team 1” for a pre-bidding process
  • AGSA board will determine subsequent coaches in each age division for a pre-bidding process

June 1-June 15 - Registration Open

  • Registration for all age divisions (6U – 13U)
  • $25 administrative fee due at registration

June 1-21 - Pre-Bid Selection (10U - 12U Only)

  • Coaches will work with Competitive Program Commissioner to issue pre-bids to players prior to tryouts (coaches may choose not to pre-bid players, bid their whole team, or choose only a few players)
  • Parents/Players have 24 hours to review and accept or deny bids.
  • Once a pre-bid is accepted parents will then be able to go online and pay fees/set up fee payment
  • The bidding process will not move to the next team until the previous team’s roster is complete and bids accepted

June 24-27 - Tryouts

  • June 24th - 9u/10u (Rain date - June 26th )
  • June 25th - 11u/12u (Rain date - June 27th)

NOTE: Players who have received a pre-bid will not need to attend these tryouts

June 28 - Bid Selection Begins

  • Bidding will start where the pre-bid selection left off 
  • Parents will have 24 hours to accept and pay or set up payment for registration fees
  • Girls who don’t receive a bid will be notified via email and we will do our best to secure a spot in our Recreation Program