Ngb

[ronald]

You have some valid points, but the decision makers for the national team and what umpires will work those games comes from ASA. At least, that is what I think based on the info I have.

The women's "director" of umpiring for ASA (I know there is no such animal officially but there is unofficially, in my mind at least) was able to get two college umps working the college world series to use ASA mechanics in those college games with a phone call. You tell me who the boss is.. At the kentucky challenge cap, one ump was using the college strike call and that ump changed it during the game to the ASA strike call. Again, who is the NGB?

If working the college world series is your ultimate goal, then that cap is your boss. If you want to work the ultimate in softball, mens or womens, ASA is the boss cap. Of course, the two umps mentioned above decided that ASA was the governing body of softball.

When you go out on a field, know what cap to wear. If the head honchos from ASA are going to be at your game and you know that and you aspire to to do world championships, olympics, etc, you now know what hat to wear.