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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 2015
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ASA/USA Softball announces 2015-2016 National Umpire Schools
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced 11 ASA/USA Softball National Umpire Schools, including an Advanced National Umpire School for Fast Pitch, that will take place across the country from Dec. 2015 through June 2016. The schools will take place in 11 states: California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
"These 10 ASA/USA National Umpire Schools and the Advanced Fast Pitch Camp are designed to teach umpires at every level the ins and outs of being an ASA/USA umpire," said ASA/USA Director of Umpires Kevin Ryan. "They are also designed to leave the umpires with training ideas to go back to their Local Association and share with their complete umpire program. To continue to learn and lead while on and off the field is something ASA/USA Softball holds in the highest regard. Attending one of these schools would be extremely beneficial to all who attend."
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Click here to see the full list of 2015-2016 ASA/USA National Umpire Schools
Each ASA/USA National Umpire School is run by a team of National Umpire staff members, who serve as the clinicians. With a ratio of at least one clinician per 25-30 students, each participant will receive hands-on personal instruction on both fast pitch and slow pitch umpiring including base and plate mechanics. At the Fast Pitch Advanced Umpire School, instruction is focused on fast pitch only while the ratio is one instructor per 10 students.
Registration fees for National Umpire Schools vary by location. To register for an upcoming National Umpire School or an Advanced Umpire School, please contact the school coordinator listed on the National Umpire School section of ASAUSASoftball.com. Â Please note that only certain schools are currently open for registration.
About ASA/USA SoftballÂ
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 million. ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/.
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Codi Warren
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Amateur Softball Association of America/USA Softball
Office 405.425.3431 | Cell 405. 420. 2817
