It’s time to get ready for Championship Play. The deadline for the State Tournaments is rapidly approaching. The Coach Pitch and Fast Pitch deadline is June 24th. Please let me know if your team wishes to participate in a State Tournament. I’ll make sure your team gets registered.
All it takes is a completed Tournament Entry Form and Entry Fee. You can mail them to my home or I’ll be collecting them at the Gulf Coast Championships. But the sooner we get them, the better. Below is my mailing address:
Tom Stanley
700 South Hill Court
Biloxi, MS 39532
New for this year, Mississippi ASA/USA added a 10u and 12u South State Tournament for Class C Teams. Class C teams will compete in a South or North State. Based on their order of finish, teams will be placed in an upper or lower bracket at the State Tournament. This will divide teams into their competitive range and hopefully make for a more competitive state tournament.
Here’s the guidelines for a team to be classified as a Class C team:
- All players must come from the same league.
- All players must have been on a league roster before the season was half over.
- A player on a C team roster cannot be on any other ASA roster
- Once a league all-star team is picked, the team can play in tournaments BUT the players cannot play in tournaments with any other team
- **Class C teams MUST come from a registered ASA league
Below is a link to the 2016 Mississippi ASA Junior Olympic State Tournaments schedule. If your teams want to participate, you will need to submit a Tournament Entry Form and Entry Fee. I will be collecting them at the Gulf Coast Championships in Helena next weekend.
Here’s a list of the State Tournaments:
http://missasa.com/files/2016MSASAJOFastPitchStateTourneys.pdf
ALL TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORMS AND ENTRY FEES ARE DUE AT GULF COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Below is a checklist of items necessary for Championship Play:
1. Tournament Entry Form. Please complete a Tournament Entry Form. The form is linked below. Please indicate which tournament (A, B, C or Coach Pitch South State) you would like to participate in. We will be working classifications starting next week to determine where you qualify. Coach Pitch goes to South State in Wiggins the weekend of July 1-3, 2016. We need to take care of those also.
Here’s the Tournament Entry Form:
http://missasa.com/files/registrationformASATournamentEntry.pdf
2. Tournament Entry Fee. I need a check with the entry fee so I can get your team registered. Fast Pitch is $350.00. The State Tournament will either be two pool to double elimination or a three game guarantee. Coach Pitch South State is straight double elimination and the Tournament Entry Fee is $200.00.
3. Championship Roster. You will need to complete a Championship Roster will all your players listed and parent’s signatures. I can sign your form at the GCC. The Tournament Director at the State Tournament can also sign it if we don’t catch up. Here’s a link to the Official ASA Roster & Waiver Form:
http://missasa.com/files/ASAOfficialROSTERandWAIVER.pdf
4. ASA Individual Registration. All players participating in ASA Championship Play must be Individually Registered. This is a national requirement, not Mississippi ASA. Most of your players should are already Individually Registered. The cost is $15 per player. I will print an ASA Registration Card for you to show at the tournament. The preferred method of submitting the ASA Individual Registration including payment is online at this URL:
https://www.usasoftballsouthms.com/?page_id=1532
5. ACE Certification. At least one Coach must be ACE Certified. I highly recommend the ACE training. You get the training, background check, liability insurance and identification card with proof of the background check. The certification can be completed online at http://www.registerasa.com/. It’s $25 for Level 1 and $20 for Levels 2-4. You only need one level per year. You also have to renew it every year.
6. Background Checks: Every person in the dugout must have a background check. You can do just the background check at http://registerasa.com/. It’s included with the ACE Training above which I firmly believe is a better deal.
7. Birth Certificates. You must present a birth certificate for each player at the tournament. Copies are fine. If you don’t have a birth certificate, one of the following forms of birth verification or proof of age must be available to the Tournament Director: Birth Certificate, hospital certificate, baptismal certificate, driver’s license, or a valid passport. Photocopies of any of the above are acceptable for J.O. identification.
8. Recent Photo. You must have a recent photo for each player with the birth certificate.
9. Notebook. It’s best to keep a notebook with all your players birth certificates, photos and Individual Registration Cards. I keep a binder with everything for a player in a single sheet protector. It also helps if your Tournament Director if they are in the same order as on the roster.
10. Nationals. If you want to play in a National Tournament, please tell you State Tournament Director at the tournament.
Thank you for Playing ASA/USA Softball!