Tennessee ASA

2022 GIRLS CLASS A QUALIFICATION PROCESS

The USA Softball Board of Directors of Tennessee passed the following qualifying process for all Girls Class A teams starting with the 2022 season which begins on September 1, 2021.

Win a berth in a Tennessee Qualifier (if you win a berth in a Tennessee Qualifier, you are not required to play in the TN State Tournament). Two Berths per age group will be awarded in Tennessee Qualifiers.
Win a berth in a National Qualifier hosted by a reciprocal state (The following states are currently reciprocal states: FL, GA, KY, NC, Piedmont VA, SC, AL and WVA. You must also play in the Tennessee Class “A” State Tournament.
Play in 5 Tennessee USA Softball Tournaments (one of which must be the Tennessee Class “A” State Tournament)
Play in the Tennessee Class “A” State Tournament and place 1st or 2nd place in your age group.
Play in the JO Cup and play in the Tennessee Class “A” State Tournament.

2022 CLASS "A" NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REQUIREMENTS

ALL TN teams playing in ANY USA Class "A" National Tournament must complete all of the following steps before approval will be given to play in any National Tournament:

All teams must be currently registered with USA Softball. (IMPORTANT - A team must register with the local association in which the greatest number of its’ players reside, and this number must be retained for the remainder of the season. IE--if your team is based out of TN but the majority of your players are from KY, then your team would need to register in KY and follow the KY qualification process and gain approval from the KY State Commissioner).
Qualify per the qualification process listed above.
Obtain Bollinger Insurance (either Team or Individual Player with Photo ID--if you choose Team Insurance you must provide photo id and birth certificates for each player and you must also pay the $40 sanction fee for USA Softball if not already paid) For steps to obtain Bollinger Insurance, click here : Insurance Info
All adults (on the field/dugout) must have a USA Softball approved background check and be Safe Sport certified for the current year. (both of these steps are to be completed at www.registerusasoftball.com) SafeSport is provided FREE to all members of USA Softball. If you are prompted for payment, please stop the process and let us know ASAP.
A minimum of 1 coach in the dugout must be ACE Certified for the current year (from www.registerUSAsoftball.com, click on the ACE tab and you can purchase ACE and Background check together). Then click on the Safe Sport tab to complete the current year Safes Sport.

MY TEAM HAS PLAYERS FROM DIFFERENT STATES, WHERE DO I REGISTER?

A team must register with the local association in which the greatest number of its’ players reside, and this number must be retained for the remainder of the season. IE--if your team is based out of TN but the majority of your players' addresses are in KY, then your team would need to register in KY. If your team plans to play Championship level events (state, nationals, etc) then your team would follow KY qualification process and gain approval from the KY State Commissioner).

SAFESPORT TRAINING REQUIRED

EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 In order to comply with the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, starting the 2021 season, all players 18 or 19 years old participating in any JO play will be required to complete Safe Sport training. In addition; all JO coaches and all umpires working JO play are also required to successfully complete this training.