THE ASA ADVANTAGE

To: All ASA Players, Parents, Coaches and Staff
From: Greg Lovette, Arizona ASA State JO Commissioner

As your newly appointed State Commissioner I wanted to give you an update regarding your association:

FEES-  After holding our fees for several years, in spite of continual increases in insurance and operating expenses, we’ve had to finally pass some of those expenses on and increase our registration fees.  At $30 each for travel team Players, Coaches and Staff;  registered Players, Coaches and Staff still receive Medical and Dental coverage with a ZERO DEDUCTIBLE for a FULL YEAR, picture IDs and $5 million liability coverage;  and we still do a thorough background check on all coaches (to help protect all of our kids).  ASA also has the ONLY RECOGNIZED SPORT SPECIFIC Coach Training and Certification program (ACE).  Coaches, once registered AND Ace Certified, your liability coverage is increased to $10 million.  At $10 and $15, Recreational Players and Coaches receive annual Medical/Dental coverage with a $250 deductible. 

While we hope that you play only ASA events, I remind you this covers you at ANY event and again for a FULL YEAR.

REGISTRATION SYSTEM- We appreciate your patience, our new registration system is live.  While we believe our online system is new and improved, as with any new systems, there are bound to be some minor issues.  Please let us now if you encounter any.

Registration System User Guide

http://www.registerasa.com

I also want to remind you that after 70 years, ASA continues to be "THE USA Governing Body of Softball". By supporting ASA, you are helping us in our efforts to promote softball, not only in our country but throughout the world, increase opportunities for all or our young ladies, as well as our quest to make softball a permanent Olympic sport. I encourage you to let us know how we can do things better.  This is YOUR association and we want your experience to be the best possible. You may email me at:

greg_lovette@hotmail.com

2009 ASA NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING

At the 2009 ASA National Council Meetings, conducted this past November in Oklahoma City, Arizona ASA was awarded a record "5 National Championships" for 2011.

These championships are as follows:

1. Girls Gold Fastpitch Western National Championship to be held in Phoenix, Arizona

2. Mens Class E Slowpitch Western Nationals to be held at Sportpark, Tucson, Arizona

3. Mens 16" Class A Slowpitch Western Nationals to be held in Prescott, Arizona

4. Mens Class C Fastpitch Nationals to be held in Tucson, Arizona

5. Girls 16U & 18U Class B Western Nationals to be held in Prescott, Arizona

ARIZONA ASA – 16U NATIONALS

For 2009, State Commissioner Don Fishel wishes to congratulate, the 3 ELITE teams that qualified for the USA/ASA 16U National Championship. This tourney was conducted in Sioux Falls South Dakota. A tremendous amount of 164-teams participated.

USA/ASA 16U National Championship

1. Arizona Killer Bees from Tempe Arizona finished Runners-Up, 2nd Place, record 7-2

2. AZ Hot Shots-Householder from Tempe Arizona finished 3RD Place, record 6-2

3. Desert Thunder of Tucson Arizona finished 13th Place, record 7-2

To qualify for the USA/ASA Nationals:

1. Desert Thunder finished Champions for the 16U National Qualifier

2. Arizona Killer Bees finished Runners-Up in the 16U National Qualifier

3. AZ Hot Shots-Householder crowned the Champions of the Arizona ASA 16U State Championships.

Any of these 3 teams were CHAMPIONS!!!

Also for 2009, State Commissioner wishes to congratulate the 16U Class A Western National Champions, AZ Hotshots-Creed, from Phoenix. The AZ Hotshots-Creed defeated 62 other team competitors. What a tremendous CHAMPIONSHIP.

Arizona ASA 16U teams to be congratulated are:

1. AZ Hotshots-Creed, from Phoenix (1st Place)

2. Team Velocity from Tucson (5th Place)

3. Thunderhawks from Mesa (9th Place)

4. Scorpio-93 from Peoria (9th Place)

5. E.V. Pride-Hudson from Mesa (13th Place)

These teams were very competitive in the 16U Class A Western Nationals.

For the 16U Class B Western Nationals, congratulates to:

1. Havasu Thunder from Lake Havasu (9^th Place)

2. Scorchers from Lake Havasu (9^th Place)

3. Prescott Lady Hawks from Prescott (13^th Place)

4. Kingman Sidewinders from Kingman (17^th Place)

The Arizona ASA 16U Teams are perhaps the greatest ever!!!
The 12 teams recognized and congratulated will continue being AWESOME.

ARIZONA ASA STATE JUNIOR OLYMPIC COMMISSIONER

Arizona ASA State Commissioner, Don Fishel, appointed Mr. Greg Lovette as the new Arizona ASA State Junior Olympic Commissioner, on Friday, October 30, 2009.

Mr. Lovette’s  leadership began on Monday, November 2, 2009.

Currently the (3) three JO District Commissioners will be supervised by our State JO Commissioner; 

• Southern District JO Commissioner -  Tom Tengler

• Central District JO Commissioner – Joe Lane

• Northern District JO Commissioner – Rick Hormann

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