Anyone got a decoder ring????

[NCASAUmp]

As far as the "alphabet soup" goes, some of these organizations sprung up and spun off from other organizations. For example, my understanding of the origins of USSSA was that it was a group from ASA that decided they wanted to do things their way. I suspect other organizations may have started that way as well.

Each ruling organization strives to be different enough to draw the masses to their program. They want to be different from all the rest, and the umpires reflect that in their mechanics and uniforms.

But yeah, having called USSSA for 2 years, I don't know what that whole red shirt is about. Maybe someone high up in USSSA is a Star Trek fan with a sense of humor.