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 Three
Umpires Inducted Into Georgia ASA Hall of Fame
Congratulations to umpires Allen Hollaway, Larry McCaden and
Bobbie Ragland for being inducted into the
Georgia ASA Hall of Fame at the annual state
umpire clinic in Atlanta on January 30. The trio are the first set of inductees
since Georgia ASA and Atlanta ASA merged in 2006. The Georgia ASA Hall of Fame
is the highest honor in the state an umpire may receive. Combined with the
Atlanta ASA Hall of Honor, they are a part of an elite group of only
62 umpires who have
been bestowed this honor since it began in the mid-1980s.
Also during the clinic, Dave Lloyd was honored with the
Graybill Daniel Memorial Award
for his outstanding contribution to the Georgia ASA umpire program and Georgia
ASA overall.
Georgia ASA Umpire-In-Chief, Jimmy Derrick, presented numerous
Umpire-of-the-Year awards
at the association, district and zone levels to umpires from around the state
for their 2009 accomplishments.
North Georgia Amateur Umpires Association's (NGAUA's)
Powell Hazzard was awarded the Georgia ASA Umpire-of-the-Year.
In addition to the awards ceremony, ASA Deputy Director of
Umpires, Jim Craig, flew in from Buffalo, NY to give a classroom clinic on the
2010 ASA Rule Changes and deliver the keynote
address which focused on obstruction and interference. Check back shortly when
more photos will be posted from this event.
2010 Zone Umpire
Clinics Dates and State/National Umpire Schools Set
The Georgia ASA Umpire Program will be all over the state in early
2010 to spread the word ASA rule and mechanic changes for 2010. If
you plan to umpire any ASA games in 2010 ... you need to be at one
of these
meetings. The meeting will also help to paper qualify you to work an ASA
National Championship in 2010. Georgia ASA will also be hosting an
Umpire School in February along with many National Umpire schools location
located around the United States. For more information on dates,
locations, and registration documents, see the Umpire
Training Page.
J.O. Online ASA Registration is NOW OPEN!
Attention J.O. Coaches/Managers ... Registration for the 2010 ASA season is NOW
OPEN for Georgia! Please go to
RegisterASA.com to register. Need some help
with the registration process?
Download the RegisterASA.com Survival Guide for
step-by-step instructions for the online registration process. Any technical
issues around registration should be sent to the
Register ASA Technical Team. General questions around registration
should be addressed to Katie Kay and Kim Townsend.
J.O. 2010 National Berth Tournaments Available
Georgia ASA has announced its
2010 Berth Tournaments to ASA Nationals. The
J.O. State and Region Tournament Pages will be updated shortly. We
wanted to get the information out to you as soon as possible. Additional
non-berth Georgia ASA sanctioned tournaments will be added on a rolling basis.
J.O. State Tournament Format Changed for 2010
The format for the 2010 "A" Georgia State Tournament was finalized at the state
J.O. meeting on January 16. The berth tournament will be a double-elimination
with a blind draw. Please contact either
Katie Kay or
Kim Townsend with any tournament questions.
 Final
Editions of Balls & Strikes Magazine and The Inside Pitch for 2009 Now Available Online
Click HERE for the latest edition of ASA's Balls & Strikes
Magazine, It features 2010 National Championship sites, a Q&A with
Olympian Jennie Finch, 2010 ASA Hall of Fame inductees, actress Reese
Witherspoon joins Team USA and an Ohio umpire who takes decorating for Christmas
to the next level. You may also want to check out the
December issue of The Inside Pitch for
all the news around ASA, including a recap of November's national convention.
 Cobb
County to Host 2010 Girls' 18-GOLD National Championship
The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) national office has awarded Marietta, GA
(Cobb County) as the new site for the 2010 ASA Girls’ 18-Under GOLD National
Championships August 1-7. With an ASA Code decision recently passed by the ASA
Council, the 18-U GOLD will move to the Lost Mountain Softball Complex in
Marietta in 2010, a to be determined west coast site in 2011 and return to the
ASA Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City in 2012. The Girls' 12-B Southern Fast
Pitch National originally scheduled for Marietta in 2010 will be relocated.
“With the changes that occurred in Reno at the ASA Annual Meeting, we decided
that moving the GOLD to the east would be a great first step towards the new
rotation,” said ASA Executive Director Ron Radigonda. “Marietta has proven to be
a successful host for ASA National Championships especially as the 2004 hosts of
the GOLD National. We are excited to move this tournament next year to the west
and then every third year return to our home in Oklahoma City. We feel this is
the best solution to meet the needs of the teams and everyone else involved in
the success of the GOLD.”
Be sure to stay posted with GOLD updates by visiting
http://gold.asasoftball.com/
18-GOLD Berth Allocation Set for 2010
Based on 2009 participation levels, Georgia ASA 18-GOLD teams
will have a chance at 14 slots to the coveted 64-team
18-GOLD National
Championship in 2010 (in Cobb County, Georgia). Region 4 will award two berths and the Southern
Territory (Regions 4, 5, 6 and 7) will have 12 berths.
Click HERE for
a full national 18-GOLD Berth Breakdown. Please contact
Katie Kay with any questions.
 ACE Certification and Background Checks REQUIRED For J.O.
in 2010
Effective January 1, 2010, every coach of teams playing in Championship play
MUST be ACE Certified with a background check. The background check will
automatically be included with the ACE Certification. Also, per ASA National
Office, ANY and EVERY ADULT in the dugout MUST have a background check. This
includes scorekeepers, trainers, etc. The background check must be done through
Georgia ASA and all adults in the dugout MUST wear the ID Card verifying the
background check was conducted. Everyone who takes the ACE Certification
Training will receive the required ID Card. The cost of the background check not
associated with ACE is not yet known. This information will be posted as soon as
it is finalized.
2010 ASA Rule and Code Changes
The ASA National Office has published its
2010 ASA Rule Changes. Changes to the rules
include (but are not limited to) pitching distances and use of metal cleats in
16U and 18U J.O. classification and pitching arch heights in adult slow
pitch. In addition, ASA has made
modifications to the ASA Code.
These modifications include (but are not limited to) college student-athlete
eligibility in J.O. classifications and the location of the 18-GOLD national
championship.
Georgia ASA to Host Four National Tournaments in 2011
At the 78th Annual ASA National Council Meeting in Reno, Nev., Georgia ASA was
awarded Four ASA National Tournaments for 2011. The tournaments include three
girls' fast pitch southern championships and the Men's Church Slow Pitch
national. The ASA Nationals in Georgia for 2011 are as follows:
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Girls’ 16-Under Class A Fast
Pitch Southern – Columbus, Ga.
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Girls’ 10-Under Class B Fast
Pitch Southern – La Grange, Ga.
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Girls’ 18-Under Class B Fast
Pitch Southern – La Grange, Ga.
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Men’s Church Slow Pitch –
Cumming, Ga.
Check here for a full list of 2011 ASA National
Tournament Locations
Region IV will also be hosting an
additional eight National Tournaments in Tennessee and North Carolina. The 2011
National Tournaments in Region IV are as follows:
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USA/ASA Girls’ 10-Under “A”
Fast Pitch – Johnson City, Tenn.
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USA/ASA Girls’ 16-Under “A”
Fast Pitch – Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Men’s Senior East 50 and Over
– Burlington, N.C.
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Men’s Senior East 55 and Over
– Burlington, N.C.
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Men’s Senior East 60 and Over
– Burlington, N.C.
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Men’s Senior East 65 and Over
– Burlington, N.C.
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Men’s Senior East 70 and Over
– Burlington, N.C.
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Men’s Senior East 75 and Over
– Burlington, N.C.
Many J.O. Fast Pitch "A" teams
from around Georgia will be working toward a National Title in 2011. The USA/ASA
Class "A" National Locations for 2011 are as follows:
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USA/ASA Girls’ 10-Under “A”
Fast Pitch – Johnson City, Tenn.
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USA/ASA Girls’ 12-Under “A”
Fast Pitch – Montgomery, Ala.
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USA/ASA Girls’ 14-Under “A”
Fast Pitch – Midland, Texas
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USA/ASA Girls’ 16-Under “A”
Fast Pitch – Chattanooga, Tenn.
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USA/ASA Girls’ 18-Under “A”
Fast Pitch – Normal, Ill.
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USA/ASA Girls’ 18-Under GOLD Fast Pitch –
West Coast Location TBA
Georgia ASA is preparing for 13 ASA Nationals in 2010. The 2010
ASA Championships in Georgia are as follows:
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Girls’ 18-U GOLD Fast
Pitch – Marietta, Ga.
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Girls’ 10-U Slow Pitch –
LaGrange, Ga.
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Girls’ 12-U Slow Pitch –
LaGrange, Ga.
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Girls’ 14-U Slow Pitch –
LaGrange, Ga.
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Girls’ 16-U Slow Pitch –
LaGrange, Ga.
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Girls’ 18-U Slow Pitch –
LaGrange, Ga.
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Girls’ 10-U Class A Fast Pitch
Southern – Cumming, Ga.
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Coed Major Slow Pitch –
Columbus, Ga.
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Coed Class A Slow Pitch –
Columbus, Ga.
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Coed Class B Slow Pitch –
Columbus, Ga.
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Men's 9-man Modified Pitch -
Cumming, Ga.
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Men's 10-man Modified Pitch -
Cumming, Ga.
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Men's Major Modified -
Cumming, Ga.
Check here for a full list of 2010 ASA National
Tournament Locations.
2009 Georgia ASA J.O. State Champions
Congratulations to the 2009 Georgia ASA J.O. State Champions:
18A - Home Plate Athletics
16A - East Cobb Bullets - Fullem
14A - Atlanta Vipers - Dean
12A - Atlanta Vipers - Barnes
10A - Worth Cobras
14C - Cherokee All Stars
12C - North Gwinnett
10C - North Gwinnett - Red
8C - Mill Creek
2009 ASA National Tournaments in Georgia
Five ASA National Championships took place in Georgia in
2009. Information on those tournaments is as follows:
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