ASA Tournaments

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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.