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Originally Posted by David Emerling
No, I'm not talking about church leagues and rec. ball. I'm talking about competitive, traveling teams.
ASA isn't the only show in town. There are pockets throughout the country where ASA is not all that popularity. There are areas where AFA, NSA, and USSSA are actually more prevalent. I'm not saying it is because they don't like ASA - it's just that some other sanctioning body has taken firmer root there, for one reason or another.
Those teams have little interest in registering with ASA. The alleged "enticement" to get the rulebook is moot. They could care less.
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So, recognizing that, how do you reconcile the church leagues and rec leagues that
DO register ASA? Something made them make that decision; what was it? Or, what combination of things?
No matter how you perceive it, no matter that other organizations do it differently. The ASA Commissioners believe their business model is best served by not making the rulebook a matter of public domain. That is their decision, and, so far, no one has (in their mind) proven that wrong.
You point out numerous organizations that make their rulebook public; yet, you note that people don't understand a universally fundamental rule, the infield fly. To my knowledge, there is absolutely nothing that any alphabet organization in baseball or softball does that makes it unique to their game. Yet, you point to that as being a reason why ASA or NFHS need to make their rulebooks publicly available? Hell, why didn't your coach read any of the other rulebooks? I submit that he (and the vast majority of individuals who don't know rules now) wouldn't read any other book, either; whether ASA or NFHS. That is his fault and problem; not the result of the business decisions of ASA and/or NFHS.