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Welcome to the ASA Youth Program!
The links in this section will serve as your source for all ASA Youth news, including rule changes, tournament schedules, tournament results, camps and clinics, coaching education and much more.
The ASA youth program, also known as the Junior Olympic program, is among the nation's largest youth sports organization. Over 80,000 teams, 1.3 million players and 300,000 coaches participate in ASA youth softball on an annual basis. It is the single fastest growing program in the ASA, and has had membership growth every year since its inception in 1974.
The ASA youth program provides recreational and competitive opportunities for boys and girls in both fast and slow pitch. Whether a player views softball as a new sport to learn, as a way to have fun with friends, or as a path to the Olympics, the ASA youth program has something for them. Foremost, the goal of the ASA youth program is to help aspiring young softball athletes learn a sport they can enjoy for a lifetime in a positive, safe, and supportive
environment.
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The following Information pertains to ASA Code Article 104 (B):
The ASA Board of Directors passed the following directives for ASA Junior
Olympic (Youth) Championship Play (Code Article 106 (5) for the 2009 season effective January 1, 2009:
** Each 2009 Junior Olympic (Youth) Championship play (Code Article 106 (5) team must have one
coach within the field of play/dugout to be ACE Certified, which includes a
background check, in 2009.
** Teams playing in Junior Olympic (Youth) Championship Play (Code Article 106 (5) in 2009 are
required to purchase ASA Accident and Liability Insurance on either a team or
individual basis through Bollinger Insurance Company.