Iowa USSSA Fastpitch

Host a USSSA Event

For Tournament Directors and Event Operators, USSSA is extending an invitation to join an expanding national organization. In 2009, USSSA Fastpitch had 15,000+ teams sanctioned for participation in various leagues, qualifying tournaments, and Regional and World Series events.

Iowa USSSA is currently looking for tournament directors and event operators to host USSSA events. If you are interested in hosting a USSSA event, please contact Bryan 515-729-3896 or by email at clonzone@aol.com.

Advantages of the USSSA Program

USSSA.com/ISTS Menu

Comprehensive team and event management website dedicated to all things USSSA. This website can be used to help manage your team’s information including official roster, scores and events (entered by the tournament director), team photo, team message board, and statistics entered into a national database and compared against events from across the nation.
The USSSA.com website is also a great ally to tournament and league managers. This website can be used to track entries and payments, schedule your events, and post results and standings. These results and standings are automatically entered into the national database for State and National rankings.

Multiple Levels of Competition

With the creation of the “C” program for USSSA, there are new opportunities for participation by teams at all levels. With league, qualifying, and championship events for “A”, “B”, and “C” level teams, there is a place for every team to play USSSA.

Post-season Opportunities

USSSA offers multiple levels of qualifying and Post-Season Championship Opportunities:
State Championships: Oklahoma USSSA offers State Championship events in a variety of locations for all levels. There are separate “A”, “B”, and “C” level State Championship events.
“A”/“B” Championship Events: USSSA offers national and regional post-season opportunities with a variety of World Series events. In the “A”/“B” program, there are a World Series events (at each age group) in each region (East/Central/West). This provides every team the opportunity to participate in a USSSA World Series with-in driving distance.
“C” World Series Events: 2008 marked the beginning of the “C” program in Kansas and Region 5. The inaugural “C” Midwest Championships hosted 128 teams from five states. This event was created to provide “C” level teams the opportunity to participate and enjoy the World Series setting while competing with teams of their caliber. For 2010, USSSA has converted this program to a full World Series level event. There is scheduled to be six “C” World Series events nationwide.

Umpire Sanctioning & Training

Through the USSSA program, all of your umpires have access to association coverage (required, and for USSSA events only) or all-association coverage (applicable for all umpiring, regardless of sanctioning body).
Tony Coates, a National USSSA UIC, will be available to schedule a training session with your umpiring crew. This training will include classroom and on-field instruction.
Randy Carter, Assistant State UIC for Kansas, will also be available for training sessions and clinics.

League and Facility Insurance

Each event that is sanctioned (with all teams and officials sanctioned) is provided at no cost, a liability policy in the value of $2,000,000. Further insurance, including medical insurance for each team is also available. For more in-depth information on insurance coverage available to you as a director, please go to www.usssa.com and read all applicable brochures.

Team Insurance

Lawsuits against players, coaches, sponsors, volunteers, and league officials are increasing at an alarming rate. Play with peace of mind knowing you will be covered by one of the best sports liability programs available. Coverage is available for games, practices, team meetings, award banquets, and fund-raisers.
The USSSA general liability policies provide $2,000,000 per occurrence of valuable general liability protection. Coverage is provided for bodily injury, property damage, and personal injury claims for which you are legally obligated.
If an Additionally Named Insured is required for a practice facility, this can be added by USSSA at no additional cost

National Program Backing & Support

USSSA nationally is the largest multi-sport sanctioning organization with over 5 million total members. Fastpitch alone has over 15,000 teams sanctioned nationwide, including teams from California to New York and all points in between. USSSA Fastpitch has a World Series program that has traditionally been very well represented in the Midwest. The USSSA.com/ISTS system ties all teams together nationally with the original point tracking system.

Marketing Tools

Included in the USSSA.com website is the availability of sending bulk emails to all sanctioned teams. Please contact your State Director to determine availability of this for your events. We also have a website dedicated to USSSA Fastpitch information in the State. This website will host information from events and happenings across the state of Oklahoma.