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Thank You to all for another successful ASA Softball Season!!!
ACE/Background Checks - JO Championship Play teams must have one (1) coach within the field of play/dugout be ACE Certified, which includes a background check, in order to participate in Championship Play. It is highly recommended that all coaches associated with JO Teams complete the ACE Certification program, which includes a background check.
Everything will be done on-line. The ACE certification will take around an hour. Cost for level 1 is $25 (this includes the background check).
To learn more or to begin your ACE Certification click on the ACE Certification link on the left.
ASA Background Checks - All adults in the dugout or field of play MUST have an ASA background check. More information will appear here shortly.
ASA Registration Forms are due to Renee by March 1, 2010. Click on the ASA Registration tab on the left for specific details on how to register your team and to download your form.
Balls and Strikes Online
Publication timing: Quarterly
(March 5, June 25, September 17, December 17)
Topics: Results, National teams, ACE, Features, Q and A's, Umpire Stories, Rule Changes, etc.
Candrea on Coaching
Audience: ACE Certified Coaches, ASA local association volunteers and administrators
Publication timing: Monthly
Topics: Coaching, training, practice management, advice, etc.
NOTE: In order to receive Balls and Strikes Online and Candrea on Coaching, please click on this ASA National link and sign up in the top right-hand corner. It says, Subscribe to Balls and Strikes. Enter your email address and click on the submit button.
ASA Bat Testing & Certification Program
The official bat in ASA Championship Play must meet all of the requirements of Rule 3, Section 1 and:
- must bear either the ASA approved 2000 certification mark or the ASA 2004 certification mark as shown below, and must not be listed on an ASA non approved list, and
- must be included on a list of approved bat models published by the ASA National Office; or
- must, in the sole opinion and discretion of the umpire, have been manufactured prior to 2000 and if tested, would comply with the ASA bat performance standards then in effect.
Beginning January 1, 2004, all bats in ASA Championship Play must pass the ASA 2004 bat standard. All bats having the 2004 certification mark will be allowed in ASA Championship Play. Bats that have the 2000 certification mark will not be allowed in ASA Championship Play unless they are listed on an approved bat list on the ASA website. For convenience, the ASA website has a listing of bats that do not pass the ASA 2004 bat standard.
Click here for ASA's Non Approved Bats with Certification Marks (2000 and 2004)
(current listing, no changes as of March 31, 2008)