ASA Tournaments

[MD Longhorn]

Just worked a 55 team tourney. 66 team tourney next weekend. No worries in Sugarland Texas, I promise you.

[Dakota]

ASA for girls fastpitch is in rapid decline in the Twin Cities metro, but this is not due to anything that ASA national is doing. All local politics.

[JefferMC]

I can tell you for sure in a week or two about this year, but ASA has been the preiminant softball organization in Upstate SC for several years. WFC, NSA and ISA have been dieing out. USSSA made an attempt last year, but had very few tournaments make.

The story is different towards the coast, though.

[Skahtboi]

In this part of North Texas, it seems that VTD is making its move to take over.

[KJUmp]

Has PONY been making inroads over ASA anywhere? They have in MA/RI.

[outathm]

PONY made inroads in VA and now NSA has taken the lead. At least in my part of VA. The state is a lot bigger than anyone outside of it wants to admit.

[3afan]

ASA's problem is with their web site and with the registration of teams and signing up for tournaments. They got their site working so late, pluse everyone ws just used to going to the VTD site to register. Hopefully things will be back on track soon.

the best complex in North Texas, maybe the southwest - the Forney Softball Complex - will be hurting due to their decision to go with VTD. The 50 member local ASA umpire organization has decided not to call VTD tournaments, although individual umpires can do so if they wish.

When all you have to do to become a VTD umpire is pay them $50 and buy their cap I'm sure the quality of officials will be right up there with ASA. :-)
VTD is truly all about the $ - hell they started sanctioning leagues & tournaments because of the lost $s due to losing ASA as a web site client.

[Snocatzdad]

Originally Posted by Dakota

ASA for girls fastpitch is in rapid decline in the Twin Cities metro, but this is not due to anything that ASA national is doing. All local politics.

Depends on how you define decline. # of tournaments/teams sanctioned definite decline. # teams attending ASA nationals may actually be on the rise.

We've usually send our full contingent at 18UA and 16UA to USA/ASA National, this will be the first year in at least the last 4 where 14UA teams are actually competing in a 14UA ASA State trying to win bids to a 14UA Nationals.

Teams attending 14UA ASA State
2010 12 (all berths will be used)
2009 5 (sent 1 team to USA/ASA Nationals)
2008 0 (cancelled for lack of interest)
2007 2 (both went to USA/ASA Nationals)

I guess you could say that ASA National has some responsibility for the decline in local ASA in our area in that they allow too much lattitude to their local ASA affiliates. Personally I'm in favor of local control, even if I don't agree with some of the local decisions that have been made.