Anyone got a decoder ring????

[derwil]

OK - first year fella here.... A basketball convertee, I have some questions:

1. Why all the different governing bodies for Softball? ASA, NSA, NFHS, ISA, NCAA blah blah blah....... all with different variations on the rules as I understand it - just to make things a little easier for the newbies. Can't we just have one or two?
2. What exactly is an ASA national? I've been looking around some websites and they said they have some national events. I thought that was big time, but found other sites with the same claims. Maybe I'm confused.
3. Is ASA bigger than NFHS? In Alabama I'm doing NFHS right now but I've been asked to do NSA for the local park and my HS UIC wants me to do ASA ball this Summer (so many abbreviations, it must be military related somehow). I believe ASA to be better, bigger tournaments but weekends only. The NSA can be during the week. Is this accurate?

Any help would be great......