Mike
Candrea now in charge of
all education and coaches training
for ASA.
2008 I-Club Blue, Orange, Crimson, Purple
PFX Tour
16U Team
PFX Tour
14U Team
If anyone else has photos please email
them to me.
OR
Send a CD to
PO Box 3712
Des Moines, IA 50323
Summer
Hitting and Pitching Lessons Available
June, July and August book
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ASA State 16U Winner -
Bettendorf Runner Up - Sioux City
ASA State 18U Winner - I-Club (DS) Runner Up - I-Club
(MV)
2009 Spring Fling - 12U
1st Place - Storm Softball
2nd Place - JT's
3rd Place - Iowa Swat
4th Place - Central Iowa Storm
5th Place - Ankeny Gold
6th Place - Central Springs
Panthers
Remember
when choosing tournaments for your teams to play in that - ASA
was the original association that organized teams to play
locally and nationally.
Besides playing
in national championships, the ASA program offers players, if
they are selected to one of the USA
National Teams,
an opportunity to compete in the Olympics,
Pan American Games and ISF World Championships,
as well as other national and international events.
As
the NGB of softball, the ASA is the only softball organization
that can offer players the opportunity to play in these
prestigious events, which are often held throughout the world.
The 2008 Olympics, for example, was held in China, and USA
Softball is responsible for selecting and training the USA
Olympic Team for the 2008 Games. In the past three Olympics,
1996, 2000, and 2004 the USA National Team has won the gold
medal.
To
help players improve their skills for not only these
prestigious events but for national championships as well, the
ASA offers clinics, camps, publications and videos, all
designed to help people become better playing America's summer
pastime - softball.
Jess
Maxey of Yukon, OK. His team played in an ASA national
championship.
"We
played in a lot of tournaments and won most of them, even
so-called world tournaments, but it wasn't until we got to the
ASA nationals that we realized we had distinguished ourselves
by earning a spot among the best. It was exciting to compete
against some of the legendary teams in the sport and realize
that they had also earned the right to be there. There is
nothing like an ASA national. It's a tournament that means
something and it creates memories that will stay with you for
a lifetime."
"The
promotional activities of the ASA played an important part in
stimulating the interest that has been developing for many
years. The battle for recognition of this splendid game is
over. Softball has won a place among America's foremost
sports."
We
need to make a community effort to keep supporting Iowa ASA
Softball so that our state will stay competitive and so we can
support the bigger picture - The Olympics, The USA
National Teams, the Pan American Games and ISF World
Championships.