brief version of ASA rules

steveshane67

does anyone know of any place to find a concise version of SP ASA rules?

NCASAUmp

steveshane67 wrote
does anyone know of any place to find a concise version of SP ASA rules?

Sure, I've got 'em...

"Hit the damn ball." 😀

Skahtboi

In the rule book.

wadeintothem

Cliff's Notes?

greymule

Maybe somebody publishes them in the "Classics on CD" series, with some famous actor doing the reading. You could listen while you sleep.

What is odd about the term Sierra Nevada Mountains?

wadeintothem

greymule wrote
What is odd about the term Sierra Nevada Mountains?

There are so many ways to interpret that, I'm not sure what you mean exactly...

I use that location so that people know I'm not some flatlander ca city boy. 😀

Umpteenth

ASA Slowpitch Rules for Dummies (and Coaches) 😛

SC Ump

greymule wrote
What is odd about the term Sierra Nevada Mountains?

Okay, I'll bite, with apologizes that we are hijacking the thread. Could it be...

Sierra is "mountain range" in Italian and nevada is "snowy" in Spanish, so I guess we have Snowy Mountain Range Mountains.

Building on that, many will 'pluralize' it in the American way, calling them the Sierra Nevadas, which gives us Mountain Range Snowies.

SC Ump

steveshane67 wrote
does anyone know of any place to find a concise version of SP ASA rules?

I do not believe there is any abbreviated version of the rule books for any organization. You can probably purchase an ASA Rule Book from Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA).

JEL

steveshane67 wrote
does anyone know of any place to find a concise version of SP ASA rules?

Just ask any coach or player. They can probably tell you.

wadeintothem

SC Ump wrote
Okay, I'll bite, with apologizes that we are hijacking the thread. Could it be...

Sierra is "mountain range" in Italian and nevada is "snowy" in Spanish, so I guess we have Snowy Mountain Range Mountains.

Building on that, many will 'pluralize' it in the American way, calling them the Sierra Nevadas, which gives us Mountain Range Snowies.

Sounds about right.... although we try not to use the "S" word in a sentence.

Skahtboi

wadeintothem wrote
Sounds about right.... although we try not to use the "S" word in a sentence.

Spanish, snowy, or Sierra?

steveshane67

SC Ump wrote
I do not believe there is any abbreviated version of the rule books for any organization. You can probably purchase an ASA Rule Book from Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA).

i already have a copy of the full rule book. and why ASA feels the need to charge ~$20 for its rules is beyond me, i found a pdf online.

what i was asking for is if anyone knew of any league websites that may have went through the rule book and wrote a cliffs notes version of just the SP appropriate rules.

Andy

steveshane67 wrote
....and why ASA feels the need to charge ~$20 for its rules is beyond me...

Mike R...you want to take this? 😀

wadeintothem

HAHAHA

You paid $20.00 for a rule book clearly marked $9.95 and can be found at ebay for $3.00 and youre complaining?

OK, I have cliff's notes.

They are $140.00.

yes, I accept paypal.

greymule

Sierra means mountains. Just as Sahara means desert, so Sierra Mountains and Sahara Desert are redundant. I didn't know that Nevada meant snowy. I assumed it was the name of an Indian tribe.

OK, what's odd about the song title Down in the Boondocks?

IRISHMAFIA

Andy wrote
Mike R...you want to take this? 😃

Yeah, Momma Gump was right.

When someone registers a team or as an umpire a rule book is included for less than $20 (to ASA).

wadeintothem

greymule wrote
Sierra means mountains. Just as Sahara means desert, so Sierra Mountains and Sahara Desert are redundant. I didn't know that Nevada meant snowy. I assumed it was the name of an Indian tribe.

OK, what's odd about the song title Down in the Boondocks?

Did you ever think that maybe some english speaking people took it over and added some words to it to make it more clear to their fellow English speaking people?

Times were much simpler before PC ...

Skahtboi

steveshane67 wrote
i already have a copy of the full rule book. and why ASA feels the need to charge ~$20 for its rules is beyond me, i found a pdf online.

what i was asking for is if anyone knew of any league websites that may have went through the rule book and wrote a cliffs notes version of just the SP appropriate rules.

Is the PDF part of ASA's website? If not, then how can you believe the veracity of it? In a nutshell, you can't. That is why we all use the rule book. There is no short cut to understanding the game. Quit trying to find one.

Snocatzdad

Skahtboi wrote
Is the PDF part of ASA's website? If not, then how can you believe the veracity of it? In a nutshell, you can't. That is why we all use the rule book. There is no short cut to understanding the game. Quit trying to find one.

USSSA has some faults, but having their rule book online is a nice feature. I like having a hardcopy, but being able to search for key words in an online rule book is pretty nice. Plus you can cut and paste relevant rules when answering questions.