Experimental rules approved for 2017 softball season | NCAA.com
Autonomy conferences will implement ways to speed up the game.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved three experimental rules in softball designed to increase the pace of play in conference games for the 2017 season...
16U division added to USA Softball JO Cup
Hmm, ASA's top 16U teams were already split between Gold and Class A as only some switched to Gold. I think a lot of teams make their choice based on the locations of the Nats and qualifiers.
The top 16U nationals for 2016 are:
7/11-17 Triple Crown...
14U Championship between GA Impact Lewis and OC Batbusters Campbell has started. It is being streamed live at https://youtu.be/MTl6aK4Rf5w and can also be followed at online at Game Live - GA Impact Lewis VS. OCBB Campbell.
16U Championship between Beverly Bandits Demarini (OH) and Tampa...
18U Premier championship game between OC Batbusters Stith/Haning vs So Cal Athletics Richardson will be streamed live at https://youtu.be/kCwV7Wtooqg.
OCBB are defending champs and SCA won the prior 4.
Good article on it - Gophers' Sara Groenewegen doesn't let Type 1 diabetes throw her a curve
Excerpt about how she handled it while being recruited...
Growing up in White Rock, British Columbia, Groenewegen was a big deal on the softball scene, helping her White Rock Renegades club team win...
It occurred to me that some teams might justify the high entry fee ($6k) for ASA's new JO Cup by what they'd save on qualifying for ASA or PGF Nats. It would be interesting to see what those berths would fetch on an open auction. The sanction could donate the money to charity.
How much is your...
Division II adopts meals legislation, three membership-sponsored proposals
In all, delegates passed 17 of 19 proposals Saturday
January 18, 2015 10:26am Rachel Stark
Division II delegates gave a resounding vote Saturday in favor of allowing schools to provide student-athletes with unlimited...
https://www.fullcountsoftball.com/2014/12/24/coaches-speak-travel-ball-curriculum-1224/ has great advice from a variety of college coaches to players, parents and coaches.
The last day of the NFCA Convention held on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 in Las Vegas included a very interesting and informative...
If you're the coach of an undefeated team today that only has to win 1 game to advance and you have an ace that is significantly better than your #2 starter, would you start the ace in the first game today? Would it depend on whether the other team has 2 excellent pitchers?
ASA recently published a rule clarification because the wording on a sentence was "hard to understand" and "not written as clearly as we may like." MTR thinks it is "quite clear" and doesn't know "how it can be any clearer." I'd like to hear what others think.
Umpires and people familiar with...