Joining the League

Registration Process for 2025

Information on our 3 divisons for 2025 can be found on our Season Orientation page.  To register, please click here or go to WESA.net > League > Registration.  Then follow these steps:

1. Go to "Select a Group" on the Registration landing page and choose "Regular Member".
2. Returning members should log in with the email and password you used last year.
3. If you are a new member you will need to create an account.
4. When asked "who do you want to register" / "if you are registering yourself or a family member", always choose "myself".
5. DO NOT USE "add a family member" or tap the "a family member button" or your registration may be cancelled.
6. Be sure to read the Member Agreement and check the "I Agree" box.
7. WESA accepts credit card payment only for registration fees.
8. Select "no" to the banner offer regarding purchasing a subscription to TeamLinkt.
9. Complete your registration!

All members who have not been rostered on a team in WESA in the past 3 years must attend one of our Field Days on February 23 or March 1. Field Days are an opportunity for our coaches to assess your skill level (we are a draft league), or if you've never played before, learn some of the basics of the game.

WESA offers the free-to-members "Softball Essentials program" for rookies and novice players. This four-week program runs in the pre-season and focuses on teaching the basic skills (i.e., throwing & catching, infield & outfield, running bases, and batting) as well as providing an introduction to, and practical knowledge of, the game of slo-pitch softball. Mark your calendar now for this and other upcoming WESA events. Visit our Events page here.

For more information about registration please contact Membership (at) WESA.net.

WEST END SLO-PITCH ASSOCIATION
Since 1978, WESA has been a home for sports-minded, fun-loving folks in the LGBT+ community in Greater Vancouver.

JOINING THE LEAGUE 
To learn more about WESA history please visit this link.

WESA is a 'Draft' league
One of the things that we love about WESA is that when registering to play every year, you will sign up as an individual, rather than a team.  Players register in one of our tiered divisions from which teams are drafted.  This means that every year you will make new friends and play with new teammates.  A member stays on the same team for the entire season.

It is not possible to register a team or partial team to play in WESA. All players are pooled together within the tiered division. Team Managers, assigned by the WESA Commission, draft their teams for the season from the list of available players.  

This universal draft process promotes the social and participation values that are such an important part of WESA culture.  The draft process helps ensure that new and returning players, of all abilities, have an opportunity to play.

Remember - WESA is not a beer league!   Use of any intoxicating substances during the course of the game, or appearing to be in an intoxicated condition while participating in a game is prohibited. (See the SPN Code of Conduct and the WESA Code of Conduct)

Updated 08-Feb-25