USA Softball

Membership - membership includes registrations, governance, clinics, schools, national tournaments and ace coaches certification.- registration revenues are used to pay for the expenses of usas's national championship tournaments, expenses of its national council meeting, as well as sponsor Softball clinics and schools.- the usas national council is comprised of approximately 272 voting members from all aspects of the sport. The council is charged with making decisions on legislative changes, rule changes and is solely responsible for awarding national championships to host cities across the country. All code and playing rule amendments are then voted on by the usas council during their annual meeting.- usas conducts over 85 national tournaments (continued on schedule o) on an annual basis in which 30,000 players compete across the u.s. The cities are selected by the council at the annual meeting.- usas's equipment testing and specifications committee examines the current rules and specifications governing various items of Softball equipment. This committee makes recommendations to usas's council regarding equipment certification process by usas. The council is the ultimate decision maker of usas rules and regulations regarding certification of equipment.

National teams - as the national governing body of Softball, the usas is responsible for maintaining, selecting and training 4 USA national Softball teams for international competitions. These are the USA men's and jr. men's fast pitch teams and the USA women's and jr. women's fast pitch teams.

Hall of fame stadium - hosts some of the best local, national, and international Softball events in the world. Annually, the complex plays host to a wide variety of Softball events, including the ncaa women's college world series, state high school championships and many usas national events. It also hosts umpire training clinics and schools to better prepare umpires.

Merchandise operations - usas provides educational training support through various products such as training dvd's, books and manuals. These are used to increase the knowledge of players, coaches and umpires related to the proper skills used in the game of Softball. Other items such as USA Softball replica jerseys and apparel are available in the hall of fame gift shop.sponsorship/licensing - usas grants licensing and sponsorship rights for various Softball events and equipment used in the sport of Softball. It conducts ball and bat performance certification testing as a part of an ongoing licensing process to insurance product integrity.