ASA/USA Softball Announces Olympic Team Open Tryouts3/6/2006 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. The Amateur Softball Association announced today its tryouts for the 2008 Olympic team who will look to win its fourth gold medal in 2008 in Beijing, China. The ASA, the national governing body of softball, will begin holding open Olympic team tryouts in May.
The ASA along with USA Softball takes the responsibility of choosing its teams seriously and has invested great time and resources to create a fair and equitable tryout process. This process will allow anybody with an Olympic dream to tryout for the 2008 team.
Any female United States citizen is eligible to tryout. There is a $100.00 non-refundable application fee that must be submitted with your application form. You are responsible for your own expenses to the tryouts. The minimum standards, dates, sites and application deadline are as follows:
Minimum Standards
Infielders/Outfielders (Must meet each of the following)
Bat Speed 50 mph (min)
Run Home to 1st 2.95 sec. (max)
Throwing Speed 55 mph (min)
Run Home to Home 12.5 sec. (max)
Push-ups 30
Pitchers (Consistent speed for any three of the following)
Fastball 63 mph (min)
Riseball 60 mph (min)
Change-up 45 mph or 18 mph slower than maximum pitch speed
Curveball 60 mph (min)
Dropball 63 mph (min)
Catchers (Must meet each of the following)
Throw Home to Second 2.0 sec. (max)
Throwing Speed 55 mph (min)
Run Home to Home 12.5 sec. (max)
Bat Speed 50 mph (min)
Run Home to 1st 2.95 sec. (max)
Push-ups 30
Tryouts
Sun. May 7, 2006 @ Santa Fe Springs, CA (Deadline- Fri. April 21, 2006)
Sun. May 21, 2006 @ Altamonte Springs, CA (Deadline-Fri. May 5, 2006)
Sat. June 3, 2006 @ Midland, MI
(Deadline-Fri. May 19, 2006)
Sat. Aug. 19, 2006 @ Grand Prairie, Texas (Fri. Aug. 4, 2006)
Applications and complete tryout information can be found at http://www.usasoftball.com/Women/2006Tryouts.htm. Detailed information will be sent to applicants after receipt of completed application and required fee |
Women's National Team Tryouts