2013 SPRING MEETING

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Sat., April 20, 2013

Highlights:

• Use Master courtesy runner rule for all levels of play in MSP and WSP tournaments excluding all championship play/ national qualifying tournaments
• Lowered the home run rule for men's Rec III and Rec IV
• Approved NDASA Bat affidavit form and penalties that can be assessed if sticker applied to a bat determined to be illegal is removed
• Appointed Kelly Hutton and Sue Lachenmeier to Slow Pitch task force
• Jack Lukes was elected as NDASA Vice President for a 3-year term

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2013 WINTER MEETING

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Sat., January 26, 2013

Highlights:

• The Fargo Busch Light, Bismarck-Mandan McQuade & Division I state will be men's slowpitch Class C national qualifying tournaments
• More analysis & discussion of the classification process, including a change the guidelines for classifying rec-level teams
• The women's Rec II state tournaments will no longer be divided into separate East & West tournaments
• Implementation of the Masters' courtesy runner rule at all levels of men's & women's slowpitch (excluding championship play & national qualifying tournaments)

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2012 SPRING MEETING

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Sat., April 21, 2012

Highlights:

• Women's Slow Pitch adopted the same classification guidelines as Men's Slow Pitch at a meeting earlier in the offseason
• Additional discussion regarding classification, particularly in regards to the Rec II & IV divisions
• Third game added for Girl's Junior Olympic state tournaments
• Dick Gulmon was reelected as NDASA President for a 3-year term

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2012 ADVISORY BOARD

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Fri.-Sat., Jan 6-7, 2012

Highlights:

• Recommendations for implementation of 70' base paths & 52/300 softballs
• Two cities will be allowed to bid for national tournaments in the same calendar year
• Amendment to national rule regarding mandatory classification of mens & womens slowpitch players
• Reduced minimum number of players on any roster to 12

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2011 ADVISORY BOARD

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Fri.-Sat., Jan 7-8, 2011

Highlights:

• Announcement that Ryan Wiegel has been named the new NDASA Tournament Director and Mike Peterson, the Assistant Tournament Coordinator.  Scott Schafer was named the Junior Olympic Slow Pitch Commissioner.
• Recommendation to adopt a pickup rule for mens & womens slowpitch state tournaments
• Increase in the umpires fees for state tournament games to $20 per game.

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2010 ADVISORY BOARD

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Fri.-Sat., Jan 8-9, 2010

Highlights:

• Announcement of Bill Butterfield as the new JO fast pitch commissioner
• At least one coach of a girls fast pitch team playing in a state tournament must be ACE certified
• In Masters Division, players will be allowed to play both Masters 35 & 50 or 40 & 60 even if the tournament is played on the same day or weekend.
• Revised the Masters 60 underage player rule such that a maximum of 4 underage players mat participate on one team, of which only two can be 58 years old.
• In state tournaments with mandatory two umpire system in Men's division I, II & III and Women's C & D, the entry fee for state tournaments will be raised to $150. The fee increase goes to host city.

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2009 ANNUAL MEETING

Civic Center, Jamestown, ND, Sat., April 25, 2009

Highlights:

• Due to the flooding conditions throughout ND, the deadlines for submitting team registrations and rosters have been pushed back to May 29th and June 8th respectively
• The winners of the Mens Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 state tournaments will earn a bid to the national tournament of each team's classification (previously, a specific bid was assigned to each division)
• Elimination of the permission slip needed to use a third pickup player in an invitational tournament

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2009 ADVISORY BOARD

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Fri.-Sat., Jan 17-18, 2009

Highlights:

• Adopted the national rule of batters starting with a 1-1 count with NO courtesy foul (exceptions: Mens Masters and Junior Olympics)
• Adopted the new national home run rule except in the Rec divisions....Mens: B = 6, C = 4, D = 2, Rec = 2; Womens: C = 4, D = 2, Rec = 2; Masters 35 & 40 = 4, 50 & 60 = 3
• Reinforced pickup players rule stating that teams may pick up players of a classification up to the highest classification of the division of the tournament they are playing in.
• The optic yellow ball will be mandatory beginning in the 2010 season
• The Masters 35 and Masters 40 state tournaments will now be held on different weekends, allowing for eligible players to compete in both.
• Announced formation and details of the Masters 60 classification
• NDASA will be buying a bat compression testing machine
• Announced new national classification of E/Rec with a national tournament on Labor Day weekend in Topeka KS

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2008 ANNUAL MEETING

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Saturday, April  19, 2008

Highlights:

• No changes were made to the Division I, Division II and Division III state tournament format implemented in 2007.
• Teams that challenged up for state tournaments must remain in that classification for the next year if they won or two or more games in the state tournament.
• MSC to change roster maximum to 20 players for all Men's Slow Pitch
• MSC to change the state tournament format for Rec I to double elimination
• Recommendation made for more central location for Women's Slow Pitch state tournaments
• Coed state tournament could be rotated between Fargo and Grand Forks
• Proposal to break out Men's Fast Pitch state tournament into two separate state tourneys
• Pitching box adopted for Masters 50
• Dick Gulmon re-elected as President for a three-year term

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ADVISORY BOARD

Gladstone Inn, Jamestown, ND, Friday, January 4, 2008

Highlights:

• Announcement of the following 2008 & 2009 National Tournaments:
  • Men's Slow Pitch, Class D - Bismarck (August 28-31, 2008)
  • Men's Fast Pitch, 40 & Over - Minot (August 21-24, 2008)
  • Men's Slow Pitch, Class C - Moorhead MN (August 28-31)
  • Men's Slow Pitch, 40 & Over - Minot (Dates TBA, 2009)
• Fargo to host Coed state tournament again in 2008
• In case of a rainout of state tournament, if a team plays one game, they will receive half of their fee back.  If a team plays two games, no refund will be made.
• Allow players to play in any association within North Dakota, not just their local association of league
• When teams challenge up for Men's Slow Pitch state tournaments, if they win 2 or more games, they would stay that classification until the next classification meeting.  Forfeits do not count as a win

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