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"New York State Softball" News and notes from the New York State ASA Office. Robert P. Farrell, Commissioner nysasa@twcny.rr.com http://www.newyorkasa.org By Subscription Only! You are receiving this newsletter because you requested a subscription, registered with New York State ASA, purchased a rule book or sent an e-mail of inquiry. Unsubscribe instructions are at the end of this newsletter. ----------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE ----------------------------------------------- => Hazen’s Athletic => Commissioner’s Workshop => ASA Baseball Insurance => Promotional Banners => National Umpire School => Junior Olympic Invitational => Web Site Information => Softball Today Magazine => Classified Ads => In the Next Issue => Subscribe/Unsubscribe information ----------------------------------------------- HAZEN’S ATHLETIC ----------------------------------------------- http://www.hazensathletic.com ----------------------------------------------- Commissioner Workshop Paying Dividends ----------------------------------------------- Bill Plummer OKLAHOMA CITY -- Although only held once a year, the ASA Commissioner Workshop is fast becoming one of the most important meetings on the ASA calendar. It’s because of the turnover in commissioners. Eight new commissioners have been named in the past two years with seven this year. The commissioner workshop couldn’t have come at a better time for the new commissioners with the opening of the season only a couple of months away. The workshop is also valuable for the veteran commissioners who can exchange their ideas and thoughts with fellow commissioners and find out what is working or not working in those parts of the country. Each commissioner received a commissioner workshop binder that was filled with invaluable information that was put together by members of the national office staff, and heard various presentations from members of the national office staff (Craig Cress, Kelly McKeown, Megian Douglas and Ron Radigonda) as well as the ASA president, E.T. Colvin, ASA President- Elect, D. Stephen Monson, and John Spiotta of Bollinger Insurance, which has been involved with the ASA 42 years. Spiotta, who has been involved with ASA since 1982, told the commissioners that they can now register baseball teams, which will have the same insurance benefits as ASA softball teams. He also stressed the importance and benefits of individual registration. ASA went to JO individual registration in 1997 (73,000) and the total continues to increase. In 2003 it topped 100,000 and in 2004, 138,018 individuals were registered in the JO program. Forty-nine of the 88 local associations utilized JO individual registration in 2004 with Texas (13,713), Central California (11,889), Northern California (10,778) and Southern California (8,713) the top four local associations. It is projected that in 2005 JO individual registrations will top the 180,000 total. The workshop concluded before noon on Sunday, with a question and answer session and closing remarks by ASA President E.T. Colvin. Following the workshop, the national office received e-mail and phone calls from those attending praising the workshop. ‘‘I felt that the workshop was very educational, especially for the new commissioners,” said James Ellis of Tennessee, a new commissioner. ‘‘It gave us more of an insight to items in the Code as well as additional in-depth information pertaining to other items such as insurance, individual registration and other programs. It also was a valuable time for networking with other commissioners.” Joe Sproul, Kansas commissioner and Mid America vice president, said all of the commissioners in the region agreed the workshop was the best one “they had been to.” Sixty-seven commissioners attended the workshop with nine others sending proxies. “I think this was one of the best commissioner workshops,” said ASA President E.T. Colvin. ‘‘The interaction between the commissioners was good. Anytime we have the benefit to exchange ideas open dialog to discuss softball it’s benefit to ASA. Over a third of our commissioners have 10 years or less experience. Meetings like this are very important in the education process of our people.” ----------------------------------------------- NEWS AND TRENDS – baseball insurance ----------------------------------------------- At our state meeting we discussed the availability of team insurance for baseball teams. The question arose regarding adult teams as well as youth baseball teams. The response for Bollinger Insurance is: Both adults and JO can purchase the coverage for their baseball teams as long as they are ASA registered. -----------------CHECK THIS OUT---------------- http://www.softballoutlet.com/shop.asp?t=c&id=9&pid=C1287 ************* Banners are available for purchase through New York State ASA. Banners are 8’ X 10’ w/grommets. Contact New York State ASA at PO Box 3134, Oswego, New York 13126 or nysasa@twcny.rr.com for prices ----------------------------------------------- National Umpires School ----------------------------------------------- National Umpire School – March 19, 20 2005 – Syracuse, NY The ASA National Umpire School has 113 registrants to date. Our staff was hoping to have 75 for the school. With the increased number, another clinician has been added. Initially, Jim Craig, Region 2 (Mid Atlantic) Umpire-in-Chief, Norm Davis, Region 1 (New England) Umpire-in-Chief, Dave Maudsley, Region 14 (Pacific Coast) Umpire-in-Chief were the scheduled staff. ----------------------------------------------- Junior Olympic Invitational Tournament Updates ----------------------------------------------- Our Junior Olympic Invitational Tournaments continue to be updated. To get the listing, go to: http://www.newyorkasa.org/2005JOSanctionedInvitationals.html ----------------------------------------------- Web Site Information ----------------------------------------------- Please submit information for our web site. As with any site, keeping the information updated and varying on a regular basis; will get more traffic to the site. For us, it would mean the potential for more teams registering ASA, teams entering our tournaments, coaches and parents becoming informed and new umpire registrations – to name a few. ----------------------------------------------- Softball Today Magazine partners with ASA ----------------------------------------------- Oklahoma City, OK — The Amateur Softball Association of America, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today that Softball Today Magazine, the nation’s leading softball publication, has become a new marketing partner for the 2005 softball season. Softball Today Magazine and ASA have teamed up to offer ASA members discounted subscriptions that can be purchased at www.softballtoday.com/asa for just $15.00. Don’t miss all the great ASA coverage in Softball Today! “This is indeed a great opportunity for Softball Today Magazine; we see this agreement as an additional way to further promote the sport of softball. Coverage of the Amateur Softball Association’s Fast and Slow Pitch programs will continue to be a priority of our publication,” said Robert Campbell, Publisher, Softball Today Magazine. “We are extremely excited about introducing Softball Today Magazine as a partner with the ASA,” said Kelly McKeown, Director of Marketing for ASA. “The partnership insures our Fast and Slow Pitch players and coaches will have exceptional year-round tournament coverage as well as access to the magazine’s action photography, feature stories, columns written by Olympic stars and Bat Reviews in every issue of Softball Today Magazine and on their websites at www.softballtoday.com and www.batreviews.com. About Softball Today Founded in 1997, Softball Today Magazine is the nation’s leading softball publication. Softball Today Magazine provides coverage of Slow and Fast Pitch and Senior Softball as well as feature stories involving the major softball companies and columns from some of the biggest names in the industry. Softball Today Magazine also includes a Bat Reviews feature in each edition where the latest bats to hit the market are evaluated. To learn more, visit the magazine’s web site at www.softballtoday.com. ----------------------------------------------- CLASSIFIED ADS ----------------------------------------------- http://www.softballoutlet.com/ ********* http://www.officialgear.com/ ********* http://www.hooterscs.com/index.asp ********* http://www.mwtrophy.com/asa ********* http://www.bollingerasa.com/softball/2005/index.asp ----------------------------------------------- IN THE NEXT ISSUE ----------------------------------------------- ·New and notes from the Commissioner’s Meeting in Binghamton ·Invitational Tournament Updates ·Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Highlights Subscriber Management / Contact Information ----------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 – New York State ASA. All Rights reserved http://www.newyorkasa.org List Maintenance: To Subscribe: Send an e-mail from the account you want the newsletter sent with the words “NYSASA Newsletter” in the heading. If you want it sent via postal service mail, include your address. To Unsubscribe: Send an e-mail from the account you receive the newsletter with the words “Newsletter Unsubscribe” in the heading. Archived issues of this newsletter can be found at http://www.newyorkasa.org/archives Robert P. Farrell, Commissioner New York State ASA nysasa@twcny.rr.com PO Box 3134, Oswego, NY 13126 315-343-6096 ----------------------------------------------- NOTE: If you use this template, please include a link to HomeBizTools using the following linking text... ----------------------------------------------- Template by http://www.HomeBizTools.com | March 2005 Newsletter | May 2005 Newsletter | June 2005 Newsletter | October 2005 Newsletter | November 2005 Newsletter | December 2005 | August 2006 Newsletter | September 2007 Newsletter | | Scholarship Recipient | Press Release | Archived Newsletters | Newsletters | Kristen Costello | Jenna Hubbard | ASA National Council News | Press Release Clintons ASA | Umpire Doxsey Retires | 2008 NYSASA Handbook | NYS ASA In Rwanda | 2007 New York State ASA Championship Results | 2008 NYS ASA State Tournament Requests | 'Grandfathered' Bats No Longer Authorized | 2008 ASA Code Changes and Comments | ASA News | Mandatory Rejection | | Return Home | Commissoner's Desk | Officers & Commissioners | Umpires | Awards & Hall of Fame | Tournament Information | Great Links | Photos | Contact Us | |
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