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The 75th Annual ASA National Council Meeting started on Saturday November 4th with registration. This year?s convention is at the Sheraton Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Later that day, our annual trade show opened at 6:00pm. A record number of booths are available for council members to peruse. There are bat and ball Manufacturers, tournament bidders, internet based softball groups, trophy sales, Bollinger Insurance representatives and much more. Sunday will begin with a general council meeting where all 240 + voting delegates meet to go over guidelines for the week long gathering and hear a report from our Executive Director. ---------------------------------------------- RON RADIGONDA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ---------------------------------------------- Ron Radigonda, Executive Director of ASA opened the general session of all council members on Sunday, November 7 at a 1:00pm. The United States Air Force (the Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs) presented the colors for our National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance. Ron opened by remembering council members that had passed away during the year. Local associations could then mention deceased members of their groups from the previous year. Briefly, some of Ron's presentation is below: 1. Individual registrations were at 280,000 in 2006 with over 300,000 projected for 2007. 2. Expenses were controlled because of numerous factors. Legal costs decreased by 75%. Communication from "snail mail" to the use of the net cut expenditures. 3. Utilization of the Oklahoma City stadium.
4. Bat and Ball licensing are a solid revenue stream. ---------------------------------------------- STEVE MONSON, PRESIDENT ---------------------------------------------- Association Review: Past reviews were done because of performance issues in a particular area. Future reviews will take in all 85 associations. Each association will do a self-study. The membership committee will handle reviews. The self-study will be done once a year. It is design to be a regular check of your association. It will be weighted to emphasize certain factors: Registrations - 30% Code Requirements - 20% Championship Programs - 20% Association Structure - 20% and Association program - 10%. Background Checks: John Spiotta of Bollinger Insurance and Ron Radigonda are working on a program. Little League baseball is making background checks mandatory. Coaches, managers, concession workers, maintenance crews and umpires are all possibilities of those that will be required to have the check done. Coaches and managers are at the top of the list because of the one-on-one contact with children. The background check is complicated. Decisions need to be made on what is labeled "red light" or "green light" as far as what the offenses were. Red light, of course, being unacceptable and "green light" being no threatening. For example: a person that "mooned" or "streaked" as a fad in college, is labeled a sex offender in some states. Additionally, research for Charles Jones vs. Charlie Jones could cause a potential problem. Lastly, a stolen social security number could again cause the incorrect person to be banned. A person could have committed an offense in one state, yet moved to another state to coach. The ASA is looking at a national background check, one that is affordable and built into the team/individual registration process. A projected date for the implementation would be the 2008 season. It is very possible that in 2007 a product will be tested. ---------------------------------------------- PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT, and BOARD OF DIRECTORS ---------------------------------------------- ASA elects new Board of Directors Colorado Springs, Colo.,----Members of the ASA National Council met on Sunday night with their respective territories to select representatives to serve on the new Board of Directors for the Amateur Softball Association. After a vote of the ASA National Council during the 2006 National Council Meeting, the ASA Board of Directors will consist of the President, the President Elect, Immediate Past President, three athlete representatives elected by the athletes, one at-large member elected annually by the Board of Directors and eight territorial representatives that will be elected by the Council delegates from their respective territory. Four of the representatives will serve a two year term while the other four serve three year terms. Piedmont Virginia Commissioner Andy Dooley and Maine Commissioner Bill Cary were elected to represent the Eastern Territory which includes Regions 1, 2, 3 and 9. Dooley was elected to a three year term while Cary will serve two years. In the Western Territory, which includes Regions 13, 14 and 15, it was Northern California Commissioner John Miller and Idaho At-Large Player Representative Bill Parks who were chosen to serve on the Board. Miller will serve a three year term while Parks will serve two years. Former ASA Presidents G. Pat Adkison of Alabama and Jack Aaron of Texas were elected from the Southern Territory, which includes Regions 4, 5, 6 and 7. Adkison was selected for a two year term while Aaron was chosen for a three year term. The Northern Territory, which includes Regions 8, 10, 11 and 12, selected Kansas Commissioner Joe Sproul for a two year term and Midwest Regional Director Mick Renneisen for a three year term. By a vote of their peers, USA Softball National Team members Stacey Nuveman (La Verne, Calif.) and Michael White (Eugene, Ore.) were elected as the athlete representatives on the Board of Directors prior to the meeting. Nuveman and White join former National Team member Amy Hillenbrand (Tucson, Ariz.) who has two years remaining in her term as the USOC Athlete Advisory Committee Representative on the ASA Board. The newly formed ASA Board of Directors will hold their first meeting on November 10, 2006 in Colorado Springs at the conclusion of the 2006 ASA National Council Meeting. At that time the new Board will vote to select an at-large member which will complete the 15 member Board of Directors. ASA Board of Directors President- D. Stephen Monson of Riverside, CA (Commissioner - Southern California) President Elect- Joey Rich of Springfield, MO (Commissioner - Missouri ASA) Immediate Past President- E.T. 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Pat Adkison of Rainbow City, AL (Past President - Alabama ASA) Western Territory- John Miller of Pacific Grove, CA (Commissioner Northern California) and Bill Parks of Eagle, ID (At-Large Player Representative Idaho) Athlete Representative - Amy Hillenbrand of Tucson, AZ, Stacey Nuveman of La Verne, CA, and Michael White of Eugene, OR | Scholarship Recipient | Press Release | Archived Newsletters | Newsletters | Kristen Costello | Jenna Hubbard | ASA National Council News | Press Release Clintons ASA | Umpire Doxsey Retires | 2008 NYSASA Handbook | NYS ASA In Rwanda | 2007 New York State ASA Championship Results | 2008 NYS ASA State Tournament Requests | 'Grandfathered' Bats No Longer Authorized | 2008 ASA Code Changes and Comments | ASA News | Mandatory Rejection | | Return Home | Commissoner's Desk | Officers & Commissioners | Umpires | Awards & Hall of Fame | Tournament Information | Great Links | Photos | Contact Us | |
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