Start Up softball on the indoor turf and in the cages all winter, a Level Up waitlist for the next step, travel teams from 10U to 14U, and batting cages with softball machines you can book by the hour.
$279
$379
from $35Next Level runs Start Up softball for ages 5–9 ($279, Tue & Wed 6:30–7:30 PM) indoors at the Kalsee Dome this winter, keeps a Level Up waitlist for ages 9–13, fields travel softball teams 10U–14U, and rents batting cages with softball pitching machines by the hour.
| Start Up (ages 5–9) | $279 · Tue & Wed 6:30–7:30 PM · Nov 17 – Jan 27 · register by Dec 2 |
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| Level Up (next step) | Not scheduled this season (waitlist) |
| Season | Winter I · Nov 16 – Jan 29 · indoors at the Kalsee Dome |
| Travel | Next Level travel softball 10U–14U · ask about tryouts |
| Cages | $50 per hour with the softball machine · $35 cage or lane |
| Where | 12733 US-131, Schoolcraft, MI 49087 · 15 minutes from Portage and Vicksburg, 20 from Kalamazoo and Three Rivers |
| Register | Online through Dash by DaySmart; every Register button on this page goes straight to the session |
Prices and schedules as published in October 2026; the Register and Book buttons on this page always show the current session.
Pick the path that matches today. Each one has a clear next step, and coaches move athletes between them as they grow.
Learning the game the right way from the first throw, with a dedicated coach and small groups, in a fun, confidence-first setting. Throwing, catching, hitting and fielding in a confidence-first setting.
Level Up Softball (ages 9–13) is not scheduled this winter. Join the waitlist and we will reach out the moment a session is set; most Level Up seasons run in spring and summer.
Indoor cages with softball pitching machines, a pitching lane for bullpens, camps every school break and turf you can rent for team practice. Year-round, weather never cancels.
Pitching-machine cages for softball and baseball, booked online in a few taps.
Book a cage Book onlineTee work, soft toss, or the pitching lane for bullpen sessions with your own catcher.
Book a lane CampFull-day multi-sport camps, ages 4–12, with softball on the turf and in the cages.
Register RentTravel teams and rec leagues book the dome turf for winter practice. Call the desk with your dates.
Rental details SummerWeekly multi-sport camps all summer with a sibling discount. Softball every week.
See camps Multi-sportVolleyball, golf, baseball and football Start Up sessions run the same weeks. Every level, one Game Plan.
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Travel teams from 10U to 14U with a focus on skill development, game knowledge and preparing players for the next level, coached by the staff who run our training programs.
Softball Coach
Tell us your athlete's age and what they have played, and a coach will place them. Switching groups in the first week is routine.
Start Up (ages 5–9) if they are new to softball or have one rec season. Level Up (9–13) is for athletes who have played a season or two and are ready for structured practices and game play; it is on a waitlist this winter, so join it and we will reach out when a session is scheduled.
A glove, athletic clothes, turf shoes or sneakers (no metal cleats indoors) and a water bottle. Bats, helmets and balls are provided for Start Up.
Inside the Kalsee Dome at 12733 US-131, Schoolcraft, on the indoor turf and in the batting cages. No snow days.
Tryouts are required and announced each season for 10U to 14U. Ask us any time about the next tryout date or an open roster spot.
Yes. Machine cages are $50 an hour and cage-only or the pitching lane $35, booked online. Teams can rent the turf field for practices.
Coaches run a rolling curriculum, so a missed week is easy to pick back up. Extended absences: call us and we will work it out.
Indoor batting cagesBaseball and softball machines $50 an hour, cage or pitching lane $35, booked online.Indoor batting cages near KalamazooFive facilities, who has machines and HitTrax, and what an hour costs.
Youth baseball trainingStart Up, Level Up, travel teams and batting cages on the indoor turf.
Game Plan youth sports programsExplore, Start Up, Level Up and Compete: find your athlete's level in three questions.Indoor turf, real cages and a coach who knows your athlete's name by week two.
Serving families and players from Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo, Portage, Vicksburg, Three Rivers, Mattawan, Paw Paw, Plainwell, Richland, Galesburg, Marcellus, Centreville and across Southwest Michigan.
