Following is some information that will be helpful for you to have concerning the upcoming season.  Please pass this along to those who may be interested.

Summer 2010

District #8 Umpire-in-Chief
John Sorenson, 721-3129

District Tournament Dates and Sites:
June 18-20  
10C’s - Scribner
12 B’s and C’s  -  West Point  
14-18 & Under – TBA
*Rosters are due June 4 ^th

District Fees:  $175
State Fees for JO:  $225

Umpire Clinics:
TBA


*Individual Registration Fees (per player – required for ASA championship play): $16
Team Registration: $22 (for those NOT attending championship play or wanting Bollinger Insurance)  Registration fees are due by May 15^th.

*JO State champions will all receive an ASA t-shirt compliments of the Nebraska Amateur Softball Association.  T-shirts will be mailed to the head coach or handed out at the tournament site after the completion of the tournament.

*Coaches may wear jeans in championship play.

*High school players (NSAA in the fall) who registered individually in the summer are covered through Bollinger Insurance during their high school season should any injuries occur.

*The Nebraska Softball Foundation has voted to honor past JO players in the girls fast-pitch division at their annual banquet.  If you have anyone that you’d like to nominate, please talk to your district commissioner or the state office in Hastings.

*The state tournament dates will be moved back by one week for the summer of 2011.  Proposed suggestions are that Class D would be the first state tournament (we lose  cmany of these teams by the end of July), followed by A, B, and the C.

*The NASA website is greatly improved and will be live at the end of the month.  Special thanks go out to Vince Stephens, the Omaha JO district commissioner, for his hard work with this endeavor. 

ACE CERTIFICATION/BACKGROUND CHECKS (not available until end of January via a link on www.nebraskasoftball.org):
*One coach per team MUST be ACE certified when competing in championship play.  This must be renewed each year.  This is done by going on-line, watching a video and answering questions.  A certificate is mailed to each coach who certifies.  Level 1 (first year) fees are $25.  A background check is included with ACE certification.  Each year thereafter is $20 (Level 2, Level 3, etc.) and will include a background check.

**All JO team personnel assisting within the field of play/dugout must have an ASA background check.  This fee is yet to be determined but will be $10 or less.  The ASA background check can be done by clicking on a link on the website. 

Bollinger Insurance:
If an individually registered player is injured during the season, they have 90 days to file a claim.  Please make sure your families are aware that they need to get paperwork in as quickly as possible.  All claims must be first sent to the district commissioner of each district.  IN ORDER TO BE COVERED, YOU MUST BE COMPETING WITH AN ASA REGISTERED TEAM IN AN ASA GAME AND/OR ASA TOURNAMENT.