ASA Gold Champion: North Florida

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Played Newton Rock from PA. All east-coast game for the final....

 

[sluggers]

Congrats to North Florida!

 

[rowdy]

Ironically the tournament was hosted by southern California.

 

[starsnuffer]

Congrats North Florida!

I think you'll see a lot more east coast teams doing well in ASA championships. Most of the elite California teams are playing the Premier/Rise championships instead now. It's fairly typical that the east coast lags the trend by a few years. That said, I watched the games and North Florida deserves all the kudos!

Here's a comparison of California teams in the ASA vs Premier championships. Those of you in the know will spot the usual suspects.

ASA:

Firecrackers-North Canyon Collins CA
OC Elite Greg Corona CA
American Pastime-Grant Fontana CA
Stike Zone Elite Freemont CA
Strike Force Guerra Huntington Beach CA
USA Athletics Long Beach CA
So Cal Athletics Los Alamitos CA
Corona Angels-PV Orange CA
Sudden Impact Riverside CA
San Diego Renegades San Diego CA
California Thunder San Dimas CA
San Jose Sting-Smith San Jose CA
The Next Level Temecula CA
Mizuno Pride Torrance CA
American Pastime Gold Upland CA
All American Sports Academy Woodland CA



Premier:

Ca. Cruisers Oceanside Ca
California Raiders Valencia CA
Central Cal Dirt Dogs Hanford CA
Corona Angels (Howard) Riverside Ca
Corona Angels (Tyson) Glendora CA
COURAGE Yorba Linda CA
Explosion Tustin CA
Grapettes Gold Lodi Ca
Irvine Sting Irvine CA
KG Hitters San Leandro Ca
Lady Magic Elk grove CA
Minors Gold Wildomar CA
OC Batbusters Anaheim CA
Pure Fastpitch Gold Huntington Beach CA
SGV Velocity Pasadena CA
So Cal 3D Stevenson Ranch CA
So Cal Athletics Upland Ca
SO CAL CHOPPERS VALENCIA CA
So Cal Combat Panthers Calabasas Ca
So Cal Pumas Newbury Park CA
SoCal Breakers Carlsbad CA
SoCal Diamonds Calabasas CA
Sorcerer-Phil Vallejo Ca
Strike Zone - Ford Sunnyvale CA
TeamSmith 18 Gold La Canada Ca
Victory USA Gold Newbury Park Ca
Worth Firecrackers Huntington Beach CA
San Jose Sting San Jose ca.
Jets Gold Agoura Hills California


-W

 

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Congrats North Florida!

I think you'll see a lot more east coast teams doing well in ASA championships. Most of the elite California teams are playing the Premier/Rise championships instead now. It's fairly typical that the east coast lags the trend by a few years. That said, I watched the games and North Florida deserves all the kudos!

Here's a comparison of California teams in the ASA vs Premier championships. Those of you in the know will spot the usual suspects.

ASA:

Firecrackers-North Canyon Collins CA
OC Elite Greg Corona CA
American Pastime-Grant Fontana CA
Stike Zone Elite Freemont CA
Strike Force Guerra Huntington Beach CA
USA Athletics Long Beach CA
So Cal Athletics Los Alamitos CA
Corona Angels-PV Orange CA
Sudden Impact Riverside CA
San Diego Renegades San Diego CA
California Thunder San Dimas CA
San Jose Sting-Smith San Jose CA
The Next Level Temecula CA
Mizuno Pride Torrance CA
American Pastime Gold Upland CA
All American Sports Academy Woodland CA



Premier:

Ca. Cruisers Oceanside Ca
California Raiders Valencia CA
Central Cal Dirt Dogs Hanford CA
Corona Angels (Howard) Riverside Ca
Corona Angels (Tyson) Glendora CA
COURAGE Yorba Linda CA
Explosion Tustin CA
Grapettes Gold Lodi Ca
Irvine Sting Irvine CA
KG Hitters San Leandro Ca
Lady Magic Elk grove CA
Minors Gold Wildomar CA
OC Batbusters Anaheim CA
Pure Fastpitch Gold Huntington Beach CA
SGV Velocity Pasadena CA
So Cal 3D Stevenson Ranch CA
So Cal Athletics Upland Ca
SO CAL CHOPPERS VALENCIA CA
So Cal Combat Panthers Calabasas Ca
So Cal Pumas Newbury Park CA
SoCal Breakers Carlsbad CA
SoCal Diamonds Calabasas CA
Sorcerer-Phil Vallejo Ca
Strike Zone - Ford Sunnyvale CA
TeamSmith 18 Gold La Canada Ca
Victory USA Gold Newbury Park Ca
Worth Firecrackers Huntington Beach CA
San Jose Sting San Jose ca.
Jets Gold Agoura Hills California


-W

Hmmmmm? Who would have ever thought that California teams would play in a California organized and California run tournament.

As far as the lagging? Why would most teams from the east spend $20000-30000 in team and parent funds to play in such a tourney? Most eastern players will play for eastern colleges.

If eastern teams are willing to fork out the money to play the premier, my hat's off to them.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[joemcq51]

Premier has definitely taken away from the top teams being at ASA Nationals. That being said, TNF winning was a great accomplishment. They have been a consistent top finisher for a few years now. This is the 2nd Florida team to win it all at the 18 Gold level. If Premier doesn't find a way to get more teams nationally involved, it will not last. Curious to see how the GCH do this week in HB. They finished 4th in ASA Gold this past week. Not sure the rest of the country has caught Cali just yet. I would still put money on the top team in Cali over anyone else in the USA. JMHO.

 

[starsnuffer]

Hmmmmm? Who would have ever thought that California teams would play in a California organized and California run tournament.

As far as the lagging? Why would most teams from the east spend $20000-30000 in team and parent funds to play in such a tourney? Most eastern players will play for eastern colleges.

If eastern teams are willing to fork out the money to play the premier, my hat's off to them.

Just my 2 cents.

I hear you. There are a few east coast teams in the premier. Here's the ones I see (granted IL and TX aren't really east coast but they're certainly not west coast)

Lady Gators Gold- Stump Jupiter FL
Gold Coast Hurricanes Gold Plantation Florida
Team FLA 18U Gold Palm Harbor Florida
Georgia Elite Douglasville ga
East Cobb Bullets Gold Kennesaw Georgia
Beverly Bandits Gold Orland Park IL
New Lenox Lightning Gold New Lenox IL
Southern Force Gold Johnston City IL
White Sox Training Academy Lisle IL
Illinois Chill Gold Northbrook Illinois
Indiana Magic Gold 18u (Clay) Rochester IN
Kansas City Peppers Olathe KS
Wichita Mustangs Wichita KS
New Orleans Deja Vu Gold Des Allemands LA
Riviera Beach Spirit Gold Pasadena MD
Lady Lightning Gold TEAM MIKEN Lexington NC
Jersey Intensity KOD Avon by the Sea New Jersey
New Mexico Sundancers Rio Rancho New Mexico
Tulsa Eagles Gold Tulsa OK
NW Bullets - Gold Hillsboro OR
NW Fireballs Gold Wilsonville OR
Chaos Gold Havertown PA
Jersey Inferno Gold Easton PA
Texas Eclipse Gold Hockley Texas
Texas KAOS Gold Missouri City Texas
Texas Magic Gold Manvel Texas
Texas Rapid Fire Gold Flower Mound Texas
Mizuno Impulse Gold The Colony TX
Texas Bombers Gold New Braunfels TX
Texas Glory McKinney TX
Texas Storm Gold Houston TX
Texas Impact Gold Cypress TX