Upcoming Events
April 8
14U-18U
April 22-23
2023 High School Super Showcase
14U-18U
April 28-30
June 2-4
8U-14U
June 16-18
8U-14U
Rec Softball
The purpose of the league is to give young girls an opportunity to learn to play softball in a fun and local environment. We encourage young girls to participate in multiple activities, softball being one.
Competetive Softball
For players (ages 6-14) looking to further hone their skills and increase their level of commitment, our competitive program forms teams that compete in tournaments against other organizations.
Rec Volleyball
Whether you're a newcomer to the game or looking to develop your skills, our recreational volleyball leagues can help you reach your goals.
Volunteer
We are always looking for volunteers to help with everything from coaching to concessions.
Message From UGRA
Welcome to the website of the Urbandale Girls Recreation Association (UGRA). We hope you are able to find the information you need on the sports programs our organization offers to the girls of Urbandale.
UGRA provides recreational sports (Volleyball and Softball) to the girls of Urbandale. Our intent is to provide structured athletic participation and social interaction for girls that live in or attend school in Urbandale. Fundamentals of each individual sport is a focus of our programs, but our main objective is to provide a healthy, safe environment for our girls to have fun with sports.
UGRA Board of Directors is a wonderful place to volunteer your time back to our community. This board is run by volunteers that organize leagues and maintain facilities to give our girls the best opportunities to participate in sports and have fun. Although the board members provide many hours of work, there is always a need for more. We cannot be successful without all the volunteer coaches, scorekeepers, concession stand workers and parents that take their girl(s) to games and practices. Thanks to everyone that makes UGRA the great success it is.
If you would like to learn more about our board or volunteering with UGRA please contact me by sending an email to ugrasportsboard@gmail.com. Thank you for being a part of UGRA.
UGRA Board of Directors

URGA News
Registrations are now open for our 2022-23 competitive tryout season. You can select June 21st or June 28th as your tryout date. Pitchers and Catchers will tryout at 5:30 with the general player tryouts to begin immediately following at 6 PM. There will be a make up offered on June 30th.
Read MoreRegistration for the 2022 Recreation Softball Season is now open. Take advantage of the Early Bird rates thru April 17th. The season is set to open May 2nd. Keep up to date on new information via the following link
Read MoreThanks to everyone who responded to our survey. Coming off of a fantastic 2021 rec softball season, we are looking to continue to grow and improve. Based on the replies to date, we are currently looking at our dates holistically and the logistics of making some changes based on this feedback. Our registration will open…
Read MoreWe are looking forward to the warmer days ahead!!! Girls (currently in Grade Pre-K through 6th grade) are welcome to sign up for our 2021 Spring/Summer League. Registration for this exciting season starts February 1st. We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Read MoreUGRA will be holding a softball gear/equipment/apparel swap where families can donate and/or obtain needed softball related items on Monday June 28th from 5:00-7:00 PM at the complex. The goal of this event is take something/leave something with respect to softball gear, equipment or other softball related items that you no longer need or that…
Read MoreFour J-Hawk squads competed this last weekend and all four teams had a great showing. The 12U-Ladwig team competed up in a A level tourney and took home an impressive 2nd place in the WDM Invitational. The 10U-Romey team also brought home second place hardware with an impressive run in West Des Moines. The 10U…
Read MoreThe 8u- Moen and 10U – Froehle teams wrapped up an impressive weekend with a pair of titles. The 8u Team won the Johnston Dragons Spring Spectacular with an impressive 5-0 record and finals win over the ADM Tigers. Equally impressive were the 10U J-Hawks who ended up with a 6-0 record and a 9-3…
Read MoreThe J-Hawk 8U – Moen squad is kicking off the weekend early in a couple of Friday Night games at the CIS Midwest Showdown. They look to extend their streak of championship runs in this tourney. Games are at 5:30 pm and 6:40 pm against the Ankeny Xtreme Black and Central Iowa Barracudas respectively. Pool…
Read MoreThe J-Hawk 12U – Ladwig quad is Kansas City bound as they represent UGRA at the 12B Super Regional. The get the early bird special with their first game at 8:30 am vs. KS Eclipse. Three more Saturday games at 10:00 am (KC Phoenix) , 1:00 pm (SW OK Chaos) amd 2:30 pm (Nebraska Thunder)…
Read MoreCongratulations to the J-Hawk 8U – Moen team for bringing home the CIS Kick Off Classic Championship! What a great way to start off this season.
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