How will ASA's new policy affect your team?

[Sam]

That sound you hear may be hell freezing over!

Skarp, Sam and myself all on the same page?

OMG!

It's 90 degrees here in SoCal...but I am freezing....anybody got a sweater????

[MTR]

Beginning with the 2009 season, for Championship Play (States, Area and Open Qualifiers, Regionals, ASA and USA Softball Nationals) ASA will require EVERY coach in the dugout to be ACE certified.

Will this affect the business side of your team when it comes to determining what path to take to participate in post-season play?

I hear that now a minimum of one coach in the dugout will need to be certified.

[NumeroUno]

I got a hold of ACE and this is what they sent me:



Numerouno(heybucket)
Our Board of Directors makes these decisions concerning the ACE Program. They recently met and discussed this very issue, no decision was reached. I am still working to get clarification as to their decision. I will be in touch after our National Meetings, Nov. 7-15, to let you know what the Board has decided.


Sincerely,
Eli Pagel
Stadium Events Coordinator
Amateur Softball Association
Oklahoma City, OK 73111