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Junior Olympics Girls Programs

How to register

Junior Olympics fast pitch players are registered with USA Softball individually by their respective coaches and/or their local JO program through the RegisterUSASoftball.com web site. The coaches/JO programs will collect the appropriate fees and submit them directly to USA Softball of North Dakota. The registration fee will be $19/individual for the 2024 season (which began on September 1, 2023).

If you are unsure of whom to contact or have any other questions, please get in touch with JO Fast Pitch Commissioner Brian Neuhardt (see below).

Thor Nelson

Thor Nelson

Junior Olympics Fast Pitch Commissioner

Phone: 701-240-8467

Pat Johnson

Pat Johnson

Junior Olympics Fast Pitch Vice President (East)

Phone: 701-412-5209

JOFP Committee

Thor Nelson, Commissioner
Pat Johnson, VP -East  (West Fargo)
TBD, VP-West (Minot)
Kyle Christianson , Class B -West (Glen Ulin)
Cory Erickson, Class B-East (Hillsboro)
Matt Lindahl (Bismarck)
Justin Feist (Fargo)
Jeremy Jahner (Dickinson)
TBD (Grand Forks)

USA Softball All-American Games

Five 12U players & one coach from North Dakota will be selected to represent North Dakota in Oklahoma City for the USA Softball All-American Games August 13-16, 2020. Click on the image above for more details.

Junior Olympic Age Qualifications

For the 2024 Junior Olympic Playing Season, use the chart below to determine Junior Olympic Age Qualifications by matching the month (top line) and box with year of birth. The player’s age and division is indicated on the right.

Register USA Softball

USA Softball's RegisterUSASoftball.com web site provides a wide variety of features for everyone involved in USA Softball - players, coaches, managers, umpires, administrators:

  • Online registration
  • Coaching certifications
  • Background checks
  • Insurance certificates
  • ID cards
  • Tourney management
  • Online umpire exam

Northern Region (Region 8) Junior Olympics Fast Pitch Regional Qualifiers

A list of national qualifiers in our region for JO Fast Pitch classifications can be found about 2/3 of the way down the Region 8 page on MNSoftball.com.

USA Softball Amateur Resource Center

A great resource for both players & coaches provided in conjunction with Major League Baseball.


Click on the logo above for more information about the following insurance options:

  • Director & Officer Liability
  • Crime
  • Equipment
  • Field Owners
  • Individuals
  • Umpires
  • Teams
  • Tournaments & Clinics

USA Softball has teamed with RPS Bollinger Insurance to offer a variety of policies

RPS Bollinger Insurance's Liability Policy protects teams & individuals from lawsuits arising out of bodily injury or property damage to others as a result of your supervised USA Softball Team activities. The USA Softball Accident plan provides coverage for medical expenses that a a player may incur as a result of your participating in supervised USA Softball Team activities. This is a supplemental policy to help minimize your out of pocket expenses if you are injured playing softball. The coverage is subject to limits, conditions and exclusions of the policy and is not designed to cover "everything”.

For more details on team and individual insurance coverage, including policy limits, guidelines and exclusions, visit the RPS Bollinger Insurance web site and review their USA Softball Insurance Guide. Information regarding individual registration begins on page 26 of the USA Softball Insurance Guide, including Frequently Asked Questions on page 28.

To register, have a team or league manager contact USA Softball of North Dakota Commissioner Dick Gulmon at 701-490-0078 or dick.gulmon@gmail.com.

Registered adult teams receive liability insurance coverage

USA Softball and RPS Bollinger provides liability insurance coverage to all adult teams registered with USA Softball. Furthermore, all leagues, tournaments, and field owners will also receive liability insurance coverage so long as all participating teams are registered with our national association. For more details, including how to obtain proof of insurance, visit our Insurance page..