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2010 Season Dear Managers, Teams and Softball Enthusiasts, Welcome to another season of Illinois USSSA. There have been quite a few changes made in some programs. Please check the Illinois By-Laws or “New for the Season” at www.ilusssa.com for those updates. Please remember we use two web sites; www.ilusssa.com and www.usssa.com for entering tournaments with a credit card, etc. A printed rulebook is no longer available but you will find playing rules, etc. info under www.usssa.com. All World Tournament entry fees must be paid on line with a credit card at www.usssa.com. Congratulations to Ken Franzen from Rockford who was presented the Award of Merit at our recent USSSA National Convention in CA by Executive Director, Don DeDonatis. Ken was honored for his years of dedication and service to the USSSA. Ken was the diamond manager at Forest Hills Diamonds and made that facility the premier place to play in IL. Ken then moved to Harlem Sports Complex and Roscoe North and also brought those complexes to his high standard of playability. Ken continues to serve USSSA at the National level with his involvement with the Men’s Major Conference, Men’s Major World Series and he is a Tournament Director for the Mixed World Tournaments in Kissimmee, FL each fall. Ken also served as the first IL State UIC beginning in 1979. Congratulations to Ken for all his years of dedication and service to both the Illinois USSSA and the National USSSA! Please contact your local League Director for info regarding entry into a State Tournament and an Area Director for qualifying for a State/National/World Tournament. Contact Mr. Mike Peura, Slow Pitch State Director for entry into any State/National or World Tournament. All State Tournament Confirmations and entry fees must be paid to Mike. Any team requesting a team re-classification must contact their local Area/League first and if warranted, paperwork will be passed onto Mike for any Northern IL Men’s team. Mike will oversee the operation of all Men’s Slow Pitch. All inquiries should be to your Area/League Director first and then to Mike for unresolved issues. Mr. Norm Faulkner is your Southern IL State Director and Mr. Mark Pawlowski, Men’s Northern E Director and Mr Tim Fetters is the Women’s Director The Men’s Major NIT Conference tournament will be held at Inwood Sports Complex in Joliet, IL June 11 -13. All Men’s Class B, C & D teams are encouraged to play. World Tournament berths will be awarded to the highest finishing Class C and Class D team in the tournament which also includes a paid World Tournament entry fee of $300 and $500 in Sponsor Travel Expense for each team. The highest finishing Class B team will receive an unpaid World Tournament berth. Also, a single elimination tournament will also be held for those Class C and Class D teams who finish 0-2 in the Major NIT. This will be a separate Class C and a separate Class D single elimination tournament. Unpaid World Tournament berths will be awarded in each tournament to the bracket winner. The Re-Classification List has been posted on www.ilusssa.com and will be updated as the season progresses. Team reclassification appeals will be handled as posted on the national web site at www.usssa.com. More teams will be added, deleted and names changed during the season. The Men’s Elite C and Elite D programs will remain the same as this past season, except there will be a separate Elite D State Tournament. The Elite C teams will participate in the Illinois Men’s B program and will be allowed to participate in the C NIT’s, Nationals and/or World Tournaments. The Elite D teams will participate in the Illinois Elite D & above programs and will be allowed to participate in the D NIT’s, Nationals and/or World Tournaments. All teams must have their team roster on the National USSSA web site at www.usssa.com prior to participation in any USSSA tournament. Instructions for adding your roster on the ISTS program are located on the Illinois web site at www.ilusssa.com. This roster must be printed, signed and turned into each Tournament Director prior to the start of that Tournament. State, National and World Tournaments will not require a roster since your roster will already be forwarded to that Tournament Director. Any Illinois team wishing to travel outside Illinois for tournament participation must (1) Register in IL prior to entry into tournament (2) Team roster must be entered on usssa.com web site (3) Contact that IL Program Director for clearance. The Illinois www.ilusssa.com and National web sites www.usssa.com will supersede any printed rulebook. Any rule changes, clarifications, additional tournaments, policy changes, etc. will be updated on the Illinois web site as changes or additions become available. Thanks so much for participating in the USSSA program and have a fun filled and safe summer. Good luck this season and play the best – Play USSSA!
Brenda Paulson |
