Florida Local Assn. Consolidated by ASA

Originally Posted by argodad

From my perspective way out here in the Panhandle, it is probably a good idea. While ASA slow pitch seems pretty strong in FL, fast pitch needs help. Too many teams play in other alphabets. Heck, Pensacola hosted "The United Southern Girls Fast Pitch 'World Series,'" featuring teams from at least 7 states (and no foreign countries, Mike). I hope the consolidation strengthens ASA fast pitch in Florida. We have a lot of good softball players and a lot of good umpires. But we need some leadership!

In some ways, this was what was happening in Omaha. It seemed like the fast-pitch folks wanted to have their way, while pushing the slow-pitch folks away. Created all kinds of cluster f&*ks for the teams who were trying to qualify for nationals. The absorption that I spoke of earlier resolved a lot of the issues, and now we have none of the problems we had in the past.