The 2000 standard was the beginning of ASA's certification program per ASA Bat Certification FAQs.
Q: When did the ASA Bat Certification Program begin?
A: ASA started offering standard contracts to bat manufacturers in 1999, and the rule requiring certification marks on bats became effective January 1, 2000. The ASA Bat Performance Standard has been in place since 2000.
We definitely have to wait to see whether they extend the new 2013 standard to Girls' FP, but it seems likely since they've already done it for Men's and Boys' FP.
If you search a little more, you will find a huge ban that happened in 2004 for ASA that killed a ton of bats. That was only 4 years after they developed "their" standard in 2000 which completely got rid of every bat before that. And if ASA does a change down the road, people will buy bats and keep playing, that's all you can do about it. I know its a pain, but nothing can be done.
My point is that this is the only time USSSA has really done anything like this. So to condemn them for something another assoc has done also, isn't right.
If you want to condemn them because you think their assoc stinks...that's acceptable...haha
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