BY: GABRIELLA DAVINO

NETWORKING AND LEAGUE COMPANY FOCUS

THE AMATUER SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION

• FOUNDED IN 1933•WEBSITE: http://www.asasoftball.com/• Headquarters: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA• https://www.google.com/maps/place/Amateur+Softball+Association-America/@35.522907,-97.464547,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87b2183d1fc10dbb:0xc17b71345de79a

Craig Cress• Commissioner and Executive Director of: The Amateur Softball Association of America• Director of Membership Services since May 2002 • Cress is involved with ASA for over 35 years. He started as just a player and worked his way from umpire, district commissioner, Umpire-in-Chief, league administrator, a council member, National Office Staff member, and now Executive Director. • Recently appointed Executive Director in 2013

Season and Teams• 10-week season that runs from July-August • The season is full of tournaments all around the world • There are over 200,000 teams and over four million players, today. • Diamond Dolls, Pelham Bay, NY

Championship/Current Champions• The 2014 champions for the Girls 18u fast pitch Gold were the

Wagners Gold Dunn from Oviedo, FL.

•The league groups together the top teams from each league within the

ASA and have them play each other for the championships. It’s a game by

game elimination or what we know as the “knockout round”.

Article • http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=615ab993-6a15-4ea0-a4bc-1090b765bac7%40sessionmgr111&hid=102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=s3h&AN=89014442• The article discusses the Amateur Softball Association rule concerning the on-deck batter. The rule states that the on-deck batter shall take a position within the lines of the on-deck circle nearest the offensive team area. The rule has been adopted by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. According to Tom Drohner, a coach at a Stevens Point-area high school in Wisconsin, any rule that is aimed at the safety of the athletes is a step in the right path.

Sources• https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=242145337&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Z-ru&locale=en_US&srchid=3250128771414150875817&srchindex=1&srchtotal=3&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A3250128771414150875817%2CVSRPtargetId%3A242145337%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary•http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=615ab993-6a15-4ea0-a4bc-1090b765bac7%40sessionmgr111&hid=102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=s3h&AN=89014442

•http://www.asasoftball.com/

•http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Umpires/National-Umpire-Staff

• http://careers.adidas-group.com/search-jobs-results.aspx

ADIDAS

Purpose• Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing and accessories based in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany.• It provides clothing and gear for professional athletes and athletes all over the world. • Owns: Adam’s GolfReebokFiveTenRockportTaylorMade

Headquarters •Website: http://www.adidas.com/us/• Herzogenaurach, Bavaria• Offices: • Netherlands New Zealand• Thailand Australia• United Kingdom Panama• United States Malaysia• United Arab Emirates Korea• Germany China• Vietnam Singapore• Indonesia Sweden• France Philippines• Russia Hong Kong

Jobs• http://careers.adidas-group.com/search-jobs-results.aspx