Phoenix , Arizona Amateur Softball Association Junior Olympic Registration & Insurance
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Phoenix Amateur Softball Association is continuing its youth individual registration process this 2005 season. All Phoenix ASA Junior Olympic players, coaches, assistants, managers and all team staff personnel will continue to register as individuals, not as a team. The Amateur Softball Association is one of the last youth sports organizations to utilize the individual registration system.

FYI  The following Amateur Softball Associations Association are Registering  their Junior Olympic teams with the Amateur Softball Association Individual registration system:          Maine, Rhode Island, Boston, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, Piedmont VA., South Florida, Central Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Okalahoma, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Texas, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Michigan, Wisconsin, Detroit, Indiana Kentucky, Cincinnati, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Phoenix, Hawaii, Northern California, Southern California, Central California, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, The Greater San Joaquin, Nevada, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Portland, Seattle. And that number will increase in 2005. ASA is one of the last sports to go to an individual registration system.

For the 2005 season Phoenix ASA will continue to do registration through Virtual Tournament Director. This is an on line process @ www.fastpitchsoftball.net. (214-331-2500) with this website process each player in the “A” and/or “B’ Classifications will receive two credit card style, pictured ASA Player ID Cards.  This ID card provides Proof of Insurance, Proof of Age, Signature and a Photo, that is now required for Championship play.  Note: Legal birth name must be on registration form. No Sunglasses, Visors, and Hats are to be worn by any individual for these photos. PLEASE realize that these are your official Identification for ASA. Suggestion: Only a head shot photo against a light colored back ground. 
Please Note: If there has been a legal name change that proof of such change must accompany any registration. Proof of Birth will still need to be provided for the initial registration in Phoenix ASA for all players (Copy of Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate, Drivers License and/or Passport will work as official documentation).                                          Note :( In the Recreational Classification the leagues will be required to verify proof of birth.)

The cost for 2005 in “A” and/or ‘B” Classification of individual registration is the same as 2004, $20.00 each, which includes a zero deductible secondary medical / liability insurance policy (note if the player has no insurance coverage while participating this policy will become their primary coverage). The back of the card provides information regarding insurance coverage and the number to call in case of an accident.  FedEx or USPS fees will be provided at the time of on- line processing and paid by the team.

Note: All registration requests must be received by the JO Commissioner a minimum of 15 days prior to participation in any 2005 ASA events. If the required information is NOT received after 10 days from the positing date, the data will be deleted from VTD and the team must reenter the data and create a new invoice.

NEW:  2005 Junior Olympic ”Recreational” Classification teams and/or leagues will also be required to individually register all Junior Olympic players,  coaches, assistants,  managers and ANY team staff personnel as individuals, not as a team. This will be an on-line process @ www.fastpitchsoftball.net  also. With this registration each member will receive one ASA Identification card.  The cost for “Recreational teams/leagues” per individual registration is now $8.00 each and includes a zero deductible medical insurance policy. FedEx or USPS fees will be provided at the time of on-line processing and paid by the team.

Note: Recreational teams / leagues have the option of registering to receive the picture Identification cards at the above $20.00 cost

NOTE: Any recreational player/coach etc that elects to move to “A” or “B” classification may do so after “recreational registration” for an additional cost of $12.00. This upgrade to their ASA Registration will give them two credit card style, pictured ASA Player ID Cards.  This ID card provides Proof of Insurance, Proof of Age and a Photo, that is all now required for Championship play. Note: Birth certificates will still need to be provided for the initial registration for all players.

Once registered with Phoenix ASA as an “A” or “B” competition player proof of birth will not be required.

Each registrant will also receive discounts on official ASA licensed merchandise. Also every coach, assistant coach, staff personnel and manager that is registered with Phoenix ASA will receive a rule and score book.

NOTE: EVERY PLAYER, COACH, MANAGER, TEAM STAFF PERSONNEL, ETC MUST BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO PLAYING OR PRACTICING IN THE 2005 SEASON.  Deadline for all registrations is a minimum of 15 days prior to your team's first ASA activity.

2005:  Coaches (“A” & “B” Classification) must turn in a Championship Roster completely filled out and copies of proof of birth for all players currently on their team.

Insurance Information

·         $2,000,000 Liability Insurance, plus $250,000 Excess Accident Medical Insurance. If no other accident/medical insurance exists, then this coverage would be primary, otherwise this coverage would supplement any existing coverage the individual registrant may have.

·         This coverage is in effect when the registered player is traveling to and from practice.

• Insurance is automatically provided for all individual registrants
• Coverage extends to the team as an insured entity if all team members register individually.
• Coverage extends to the leagues as an insured entity as well as to league officers if all league members register individually.
• Effective date: The registration and insurance are effective when your local ASA/USA Softball Commissioner receives the required information and payment. At that point, the insurance is effective back to January 1st and continues through December 31st. An important feature of individual registration is that as long as you renew your membership each year, the insurance plan will be continuous, with no gaps in coverage.
• Proof of Insurance: Individual insurance cards provided will be accepted at tournaments for proof of insurance.
• Insurance coverage applies to an individually registered player playing on another team or in a non-ASA sanctioned event as follows:

Ø       The coverage follows the player who plays on a team that is registered with ASA/USA Softball for the current year.

Ø       The coverage follows the player if she/he goes to play on his/her own to play on an ASA/USA Softball registered team in an ASA/USA Sanctioned Tournament.

Ø       The coverage follows the players on an individually registered team if the team plays in a non-ASA sanctioned event.

Ø       The coverage does not apply if the player plays on a team that is not registered with the ASA.

Ø       The coverage does not apply if the player goes on her/his own to play in a non-ASA sanctioned event.

NOTE: EVERY PLAYER, COACH, MANAGER, TEAM STAFF PERSONNEL, ETC. MUST BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO PLAYING OR PRACTICING IN THE 2005 SEASON.

Deadline for all registrations is a minimum of 15 days prior to your team's first ASA activity.

Contact Joe Lane with questions at 602.992.9498 or email phxasajo@cox.net