The Fall Tournament season got off to a rousing start. We had 24 teams compete in the Gulf Coast Storm Fall Invitational last weekend. We need some more Coach Pitch and 16u teams to come out. This weekend, the Stone-Wiggins Recreation Association will host a fall tournament this Saturday, October 4th, 2014. The tournament will be held at Hood Fields in Wiggins.
Please register early as it helps with planning. The list of tournaments and registration links can be found at the link below:
https://www.usasoftballsouthms.com/?page_id=1665
Just click to next to the Tournament Name to register for this or any other tournament.
One clarification on a something we are implementing this year. We had too many late nights that turned into early morning games. Fall is supposed to be developmental. It’s more about getting ready for next year than it is about winning a trophy. Players shouldn’t be seeing the sunrise. Parents don’t need to be making long drive home after an extremely long and exhausting day at the ball park. As fall approaches, it makes for some very cold, late nights at the ball park.
We enacted a rule during the Fall Meeting to help alleviate some of the problem. We voted to not schedule an “IF” game after 11:00pm at night. If we have to schedule the “IF” after 11:00pm, then we have a bad plan. Now tournaments may go long. And we still may have some late nights. If that’s what happens, then so be it. We just don’t want to draw the brackets and have it that we won’t even start an “IF” until almost Sunday morning. This is strictly being done for the health and safety players, parents and umpires. I hope this explains the decision made during the Fall Meeting.
Thank you for playing ASA!