Statement from USSSA on age cutoffs

[BrianTx01]

Here is USSSA's statement on Age cutoffs...

"At this time USSSA has no intentions of changing its age eligibility timeline, which is currently January 1. The current age eligibility structure for USSSA Fastpitch has been a strength of our organization and we do not plan on making any adjustments. You can review the age calculator should you have any questions regarding your athlete's eligibility within our organization."

So I think any hope of others following USA is probably unlikely. My DD is a Dec birthday but I think even if she was a January my feelings would be the same. We are playing up.

 

[Cornbread]

If you are a junior in High School, you should be allowed to play 16U and not required to move to 18U if you turn 17 during your junior year. That’s the ones that are impacted the most.

 

[Kiddj22]

Interesting, thought they would all try to match.

 

[_MIA_]

Interesting, thought they would all try to match.

I don't think USA is popular enough anymore for the others to feel the need to change...

 

[BrianTx01]

I don't think USA is popular enough anymore for the others to feel the need to change...

Dying breed.

 

[BrianTx01]

I honestly think it is 9th graders that go play varsity softball then go play 14U in the summer that are the biggest issue. I am honestly for one high school division. The minute you walk thru the high school door their should be one division...high school.

 

[lostcreek1]

I personally think this is a non issue. There are so many travel teams spread across so many class levels that anyone can find a place to fit in talent wise, regardless of age.

 

[The Man In Blue]

Interesting, thought they would all try to match.

Ha!

How could we justify all the fees then? How would we get umpires to have to buy stupid red shirts (insert Star Trek joke here) then?

 

[The Man In Blue]

I don't think USA is popular enough anymore for the others to feel the need to change...

Popularity has little to do with it. Teams and players don’t care what brand of softball it is.

It’s just a matter of who gets their claws into an area when the local people start screwing it up.

 

[_MIA_]

Popularity has little to do with it. Teams and players don’t care what brand of softball it is.

It’s just a matter of who gets their claws into an area when the local people start screwing it up.

It does in this case because if a team planned on playing a lot of USA softball they might construct their roster differently which would then possibly affect if they could play USSSA at the same age level. USSSA probably doesn’t see the USA change as effecting their bottom line hence why change (same with PGF)