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September, 2001 |
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| Volume 1 |
September, 2001 |
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Created by Carl Clifton |
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Las Vegas Christmas Break Tournament Are you sad that the softball season has ended? Don't be, there's one more great opportunity to play softball in 2001. Bring your team to the 2001 2nd Annual Las Vegas Christmas Break Tournament. Ages 14-16-18 ASA Open Tournament. We have rooms already booked at the fabulous Monte Carlo Hotel for less than $45 per night (week night) and only $79 per night (weekend), or $65 per night weekday and weekend at the Luxor. Here's a great opportunity for your team to get back together or play one more tournament in 2001. Las Vegas has all sorts of family related experiences for you to enjoy. Here's your chance to stay in some amazing hotels at a fantastic price. We have several teams already signed up so get in quick and avoid the waiting list. For more information email Carl at cobra@qwest.net |
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Kauaii Softball Softball … Kauai Style By Tim Dake (Mr. Dake is the ASA Colorado JO Commissioner and Co-National JO Commissioner) It started with a Luau,
and ended with teams playing for the championships asking to have their
pictures taken together after receiving their awards. It all starts with "The Invasion" … 1,500 people, players, coaches, parents, family and friends all landing in a two day period at the airport in Lihue, Kauai. When there are that many people all coming to the island for a softball tournament, believe me they are noticed. Every rental car on the Island was rented, most of them Mustang or Camaro convertibles … and you could see them all running up and down the one major (two lane) highway from Hannalei to Waimea. Go into a restaurant, and the first thing they ask you is if you are here for the softball tournament. The entire Island is aware of the tournament, and goes out of their way to make you feel welcome and appreciated. They call it the spirit of Aloha. The start of the tournament is the Luau. There were over a thousand people enjoying:
It was a fun night for every one there. Pool play started the next morning, in the town of Waimea, on the "dry side" of the Island. While only 15 miles away is the "wettest spot on the earth", a spot that gets 500 inches of rain a year, Waimea gets only about 2 inches of rain a year. They don't worry much about rainouts here. The fields are grass … not high grass…short Bermuda grass that gives a fast true bounce. After playing a little on it, the players like it, better bounces and it is much cooler than a skinned field. The softball was good. Some excellent teams from all over the country… Hawaii, California, Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, New Jersey and Alaska to name a few. But what makes this tournament different is the attitude of everyone involved. Teams want to play good ball, and they want to have fun, and that is just what they do. Teams go on the field, play their hearts out and then go and spend time at the beach, sometimes with the players on the team they just played. Some players even wore their swimsuits under their uniforms knowing they were going directly to the beach after their game. It is a beautiful Island, and there are all kinds of things to do…swim, surf, snorkel, site seeing, helicopter rides into the volcanic crater, eating great food (burgers at Bubba's is a "don't miss") and best of all, relaxing with friends. I tend to talk to a lot of people during the course of a tournament, and at this one I did not find one person that was not having a great time. No matter how the team was playing, good or bad, everyone was having fun, both on and off the field. It is good softball,
great scenery, a lot of things to do, and most of all, it is softball in
the spirit of the Islands. Everyone involved gets in the spirit, from the
players and coaches to the umpires and tournament organizers and directors
every one has the "spirit",,,,,the spirit of Aloha!!!!! Hawaii dates set for
2002
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Tournament Results
16 Under 14 Under Oahu Invitational tournament results: 18 Under 14 Under
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Las
Vegas 2002 Exciting things are happening everyday with the Championship and Convention. The possibility that the Championship games of all age brackets will be nationally televised by a major sports network is being negotiated right now. The
announcement of the 2002 Inaugural World Championship and Fastpitch Convention
has caused a huge excitement in the softball community. Literally hundreds of
coaches, teams, and manufacturers have contacted the promoters. In case you
missed it, the Girl's World Fastpitch Championship will be held in Las Vegas
in December of 2002.
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teams eligible to play in the World Championship will be the top 10 finishers
in each age group from all of the national governing bodies' tournaments.
In addition, there will be 4 qualifying tournaments held in different
regions of the country.
Two of the qualifying tournaments are already set, one in Maryland and
one in the beautiful mountains of Colorado sometime in June of 2002. The
convention will consist of booths from bat and ball manufacturers, glove
companies, specialty, softball training devices, coaching and training videos,
softball software companies, uniforms, pins and tee shirt companies. They are
already signing up some of the largest tournaments in girl's Fastpitch
softball. You will be able to talk to the people who run these tournaments and
sign up on the spot. There
will be pitching clinics and coaching seminars.
You will be able to talk with experts on team travel and find out how
to make those hard earned dollars go as far as possible.
You will find new ideas for fundraising as well. The
Annual Las Vegas Christmas Break Tournament will be held at the same time so
even if your team does not qualify for the World Championship you can still
come to Las Vegas for the convention and still play softball.
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Softballtravel.com
We
are proud to announce that our new web site www.softballtravel.com
is up and running. We would like to invite you to stop by and see this new
site. It has been designed for girls fast- pitch softball. You can find
information on National tournaments, Hawaii Tournaments, Colorado
tournaments. It is designed to let you see the cost of travel to many of
these tournaments via our special group travel pricing. In addition you
can send in an electronic registration form or down load a printable form
to enter the tournaments. This newsletter is posted there every month, and
you will find hints on fund raising and other softball related
information. Watch for our new cheer section coming soon. Pictures of
Hawaii and softball in Hawaii are posted there with Colorado pictures
still to come. Please
use the site to contact us and let us help you with all your softball
travel needs. Even if you are not going to travel to some exotic location
this year, you will still more than likely need hotel rooms somewhere. We
can almost guarantee that through our connections we can get you a better
price, and save you all the hassles of making the phone calls. Give us a
try and save yourself some work. We will do the travel work for over 2,000
softball player, coaches and parents this year. Give Lola a call at
800-762-9678 and let her take care of your teams travel needs. |
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Don't
Forget !! Don't
miss out, get your booth now for the 2002 fast-pitch world championship and
convention. Put your tournament on display for all to see in a great booth
at the convention hall at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino. Teams from all
over the world will be there. If you sell any thing related to girl's
softball, you need to act now so you don't get shut out. Booth space is
limited to the first 120 booths Call Carl at 303-948-1751 or email cobra@qwest.net Ask about are special
price for tournament booths.
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