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| Feb. 15, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Website comments Discussion: Tournament Results We seldom (if ever) post scores and results from non-TOC Qualifiers. The only notable exception historically was the Rock 'n Reno Challenge Cup in the years before it became a TOC qualifier. Will see if time permits to make an exception on the Winter Classic and get something posted to appease any remaining curiosity. |
| Feb. 14, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Website comments Discussion: Tournament Results Allan55 - The TOC game scores, bracket results and win-place-show finish by division were posted 5:20 hours before your post. They are in the "priority message" at the top of the Message Board. Refresh your page if they are not currently visible to you. We don't believe that posting this information on Thursday after a cross-country trip on Monday for an event concluding Sunday is an unreasonable delay. Please feel free to drop by the SSUSA office the next time you're in Sacramento from the Stockton area. It's not a long drive and might be quite informative for you as to how these things come together. |
| Feb. 14, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS 2013 Game Scores & Bracket Results Game Scores, Bracket Results and Final Results from the 2013 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS in Polk County, FL, are available from the links below and from the Tournament Event Page ... Congratulations to all of the Champions and a sincere thank you to all who participated! All Star Games SSUSA American (20) - SSUSA National (18) Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team USA (23) - SSUSA American (12) __________ Game Scores & Bracket Results (PDF's) Men's: 50's | 55's | 60's | 65's | 70's, 75's & 80's Women's: 40-Masters & 50's Complete: All Ages & Divisions (32 pages) __________ Final Results MEN'S 50-PLATINUM1. Team 1 Sports (FL) 50-Major+ Champ 2. Good Times (FL) 50-Major Champ 3. H&O Construction/Team Snake (KY) MEN'S 50-AAA 1. Desert Dawgs 50 (CA) 2. Phoenix Tube (NJ) 3. Florida Automated Shade MEN'S 50-AA 1. Jackson Merchants (MI) 2. Romo's Old School (TX) 3. Silver Foxes (FL) MEN'S 55/60-MAJOR PLUS 1. Hollis Appraisals 60 (FL) 60-Major+ Champ 2. Fangrabbers/Towtime 55 (AZ) 55-Major+ Champ MEN'S 55-MAJOR 1. Addison Park (FL) 2. Kinnco Services (MI) MEN'S 55-AAA 1. Gonzales Insulation (TX) 2. DNM Rampower (ON) 3. Fat Nancy's/Gubiotti Ins. (NY) MEN'S 55-AA 1. Baker Boyz (CA) 2. Scrap Iron 55 Northern (CO) 3. Freddie's Shooters (MD) MEN'S 60/65-PLATINUM 1. South Florida Heat 60-Major Champ 2. Syracuse Merchants (NY) 3. Handeland Flooring (WI) Also: Florida Thunder 65-Major+ Champ MEN'S 60-AAA 1. Indiana Legends/Campbell Tire 2. Georgia/Alabama Masters (AL) 3. Sidewinders 60 (AZ) MEN'S 60-AA 1. Slug-A-Bug (FL) 2. New York Capitals 3. Blue Chips 60 (IL) MEN'S 65/70-PLATINUM 1. Florida Legends/Human Kinetics 70-Major+ Champ 2. Panhandle Hitmen (FL) 65-Major Champ 3. High Desert Roadrunners (NM) MEN'S 65-AAA 1. Steve Levin Financial (FL) 2. Voice Tech Slammers (FL) 3. Midwest Express (NE) MEN'S 65-AA 1. Syracuse Cyclones 65 (NY) 2. Hill Contracting/HCI (TX) 3. Physiomotion 65 (CA) MEN'S 70-GOLD 1. Direct Employers II (IN) 70-AAA Champ 2. American Legion Post 8 (FL) 3. Monkey Joe's Big Nut Co. (NJ) Also: PDR/Fastsigns (OR) 70-Major Champ MEN'S 70-AA 1. Long Island Jaguars (NY) 2. Barracudas (NY) 3. Triple Play 70 (CA) MEN'S 75-GOLD 1. Syracuse Cyclones 75 (NY) 75-AAA Champ 2. Joseph Chevrolet (FL) 75-Major Champ 3. Pfeiffer Grey Sox (MI) MEN'S 80-GOLD 1. Center For Sight (FL) 80-Major Champ 2. Buffalo Wild Wings (FL) 80-AAA Champ 3. Jimmy's Minnesota Legends 80 WOMEN'S 40-MASTERS-AAA 1. Kryptonite (FL) 2. Team Works (VA) 3. SoCal Toxic (CA) WOMEN'S 40-MASTERS-AA/50+ DIVISION 1. Dreamgirlz 50 (VA) 50+ Women's Champ 2. Motown Magic (MI) 40-Masters AA Champ 3. Kat's Bats (NF) |
| Feb. 12, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Here's my question on RATINGS Players who go on "inactive" status after their team is re-rated upward simply delay the start of their own 2-year player rating experience history. When they resume playing, their own 2-year time line commences. |
| Feb. 12, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Here's my question on RATINGS The response above was to a general theory question. If you have an inquiry about a specific team and/or players, please contact the Sacramento office and ask for George to discuss those concerns. The SSUSA does not have an Impact Player List. That is a roster administration policy from another senior association. Thanks. |
| Feb. 11, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Here's my question on RATINGS Any players on a roster at the time a team is raised in rating will carry the new rating to their new teams as a part of their personal rating history. NOTE: This also includes players who were on the changed team's roster(s) during tournament play that resulted in the rating increase. Those players were responsible for the team's performance and related rating increase, and they carry the new rating as well. If they seek to disperse to other teams, those new teams will have to consider the adjusted new ratings in determining whether or not the new players can be absorbed into the new team roster without triggering a rating increase for the destination team(s). Lower rated teams are only allowed a maximum of three out-of-rating players from a higher rating level. Please see SSUSA Rulebook §14.1(1) B.3., C.3. and D.3. for clarification. |
| Feb. 11, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Fastest Home to Home Base running time The four Speed Running Contest Winners (Women, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+) were introduced and given their awards (a new pair of Tanel cleats) at the TOC Champions Banquet, but we didn't announce the times ... Will look and see Tuesday if we kept the timing sheets and, if so, will post them here.) The contests (and all TOC games) were played under the 2012 Rules, meaning 65 foot bases, and NOT 70 foot bases. |
| Feb. 9, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ratings Call Sacramento on Monday and ask George. Everyone else is at the TOC. |
| Feb. 6, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS 2013 DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets ALL STAR GAMES UPDATE Two marvelous All Star games were played at the Auburndale Sports Complex this evening. In the SSUSA All Star game, the American Team, coached by Terry Hennessy and Barney Green (GA) defeated the National Team, coached by Bill Ruth and Ed Sullivan (NM), 20-18, by virtue of a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning. The win earned the American Team a berth in the following game with the Wounded Warriors National Softball Team. The nightcap lacked a little of the suspense of the earlier game, but more than made up for it with inspirational play of the Patriotic nature. The Wounded Warriors never trailed after the top of the 1st inning, and closed things out with a dominating 23-12 victory before an overflow crowd at Auburndale. Thank you, and congratulation, to the Wounded Warriors for a truly inspirational experience for all of us. We hope this was just the inaugural game in an annual series. |
| Feb. 6, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: TEAM RATINGS Guidelines & Procedures Senior Softball-USA Ratings Guidelines The foundation of the National Senior Softball Rating System is that separating teams by age and skill level will result in safer play and more competitive games. Therefore, the competitive divisions are separated into 40 Masters and 5-year increments (50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, and 80) and into four skill levels (AA, AAA, Major and Major-Plus). As of the 2011 season, the Men's 40 will be rated and include three skill levels (AAA, Major and Major-Plus). Additionally, the Women's 40 will be rated and include three skill levels (AA, AAA and Major). As a result of these separations, Senior Softball is the safest division of softball in America. Team Ratings and appeals are reviewed ONLY two (2) times per year: January and June. SSUSA reserves the right to change a team at any time if it becomes clear the team is too strong or too weak for its current division. IF A TEAM WANTS ITS RATING REVIEWED IT MUST SUBMIT AN APPEAL FORM Appeal forms are available at www.seniorsoftball.com under the FORMS tab. WE WILL NOT REVIEW RATINGS OF TEAMS BASED ON E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS OR LETTERS A team MUST file a formal appeal to be considered. Here are the guidelines used by the SSUSA Ratings Committee in changing a teams rating: •The Senior Softball-USA Ratings Committees First Priority is to protect teams in the lower division. That means if a team is losing by large margins in its own division, but beating teams in the lower division by large margins, then the team should remain in its original division in order to protect the lower division. •Over three (3) tournaments, is the team beating or losing to its opponents in the same age and skill level by an average of five (5) runs or more? •For AA Teams: are they producing double-digits runs consistently (one of the key indicators of AA teams is that they are inconsistent in run production) •Here are the guidelines for teams winning the LVSSA/SSUSA World Masters Championships, the ISA Senior Worlds, the SPA National Championships: 1. Teams winning in a division of 6 or more teams and may not appeal their rating increase in 2012. 2. Teams winning in a division of 3-5 teams and may appeal their rating increase in 2012 after playing in three (3) tournaments. 3. Teams winning in a division of 2 teams will not be moved up. 4. SSUSA reserves the right NOT to move a team up if there is a preponderance of information showing the team should remain in the original skill level. 5. The rating of a new team is determined by the rating / ratings of the teams from which the players came. A team with all new players begins as AAA if no other information is available. If there is a question, the team is assigned the higher rating. 6. A team retains its rating unless it falls below 6 players from the original team. The new team ranking is then determined by the playing history of the current team members. 7. Major-Plus players may only play on Major or Major-Plus teams in the same age division, unless it is determined that the player is not a "key" or "impact" player. This is decided on proven medical circumstances or if the player is determined to be a pickup player for only one tournament for the team. These exceptions are decided on an individual basis and approved in writing by the association. How the Rating Process Works Here is the SSUSA process for reviewing team ratings and appeals two times per year (ONLY in January and June): •We do an internal review of all teams based on all results of games played in SSUSA. The SSUSA database program flags teams that win or lose by an average of 5 (or more) runs per game. •We also independently review all teams that have filed appeals, and look at umpire recommendations on Game Cards for the teams and reports from Tournament Directors. •After that review is complete, we send a list of recommendations to our 12 key SSUSA Directors for their review and comment. When their comments come back, we may modify the recommendations. As soon as the decisions are made, the team ratings are changed electronically and managers are sent a letter (and/or an email) confirming the decision. Terry Hennessy |
| Feb. 6, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney The SSUSA Rulebook makes NO provision for special rules for sliding or over-running bases at any level of play, age based or rating division based. The false premise stated invalidates, on its face, the argument for different starting pitch counts for different age groups. Tim, your support group lost the vote. There is no more concise explanation. Majority rules, globally, in this circumstance. Additional factual clarification: Of the "only" four age group/gender sub-groups to vote in favor of the "1-1" count, the 40-Masters men and women, 50+ men and 55+ men, the total votes cast in favor (905) comprised "only" 17.6% of all votes cast in the poll. We do not view this as a mandate, either. |
| Feb. 5, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney RE-POST FROM 01/07/2013 (for those who missed/ignored the factual results presentation) The ONE & ONE COUNT Survey voting period has now closed, as of 5:00 PM EST on 01/07/13. Here are the FINAL RESULTS as voted by the 5,143 respondents expressing an opinion. TOTAL VOTING TO RETAIN existing "0-0" starting count: 2,825 (54.9%) TOTAL VOTING TO IMPLEMENT a new "1-1" starting count: 2,318 (45.1%) MEN VOTING TO RETAIN existing "0-0" starting count: 2,528 (53.8%) MEN VOTING TO IMPLEMENT a new "1-1" starting count: 2,174 (46.2%) WOMEN VOTING TO RETAIN existing "0-0" starting count: 297 (67.3%) WOMEN VOTING TO IMPLEMENT a new "1-1" starting count: 144 (32.7%) NOTES: Retention of the existing "0-0" starting count was favored by 10 of the 14 gender/age groups. The minority in favor of the "1-1" included only the Men's and Women's 40-Masters and the Men's 50+ and 55+ divisions. All other age groups, in both genders, favored retention of the "0-0" starting count. Retention of the existing "0-0" starting count was favored by 10 of the 13 geographic regions surveyed, as categorized by the SSUSA Clubs & Leagues Regional areas (plus one other category comprised of foreign and snowbird players.) The minority in favor of the "1-1" included only the Central, Great Lakes and North regions. All other regions favored retention of the "0-0" starting count. For a complete breakdown of the voting, by age, by gender and by geographic region, please click on the following link: ONE & ONE SURVEY DATA Thank you to all who participated. The SSUSA Rules Committee will be evaluating the data later this week during a conference call Rules Committee meeting. |
| Feb. 5, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney Not sure how states' rights figures into your theoretical analysis, but it's irrelevant in any event. Just to play along, though, you "lost" your home "state" of the Far West by an even larger margin (56.88% to 43.12%) than the National results. So, I guess we DID end up with a states' rights approach for you; and you simply lost your state. As mentioned earlier, we'll likely re-visit this annual exercise at the Rules Committee meetings in another 10 months or so. Until then, it's a "0-0" starting count for all ages and levels of play, just as the membership voted. |
| Feb. 5, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney The "1-1 Count" debate has become an annual fixture at the SSUSA Rules Committee Meetings, and we expect 2013 to be no different. In 2012, the Committee instructed Staff to poll the membership on their preference. In a virtually identical result from the same poll six years ago (55-45% in favor of retaining the "0-0" starting count) this year the results came back at 54.93% to 45.07%, again in favor of "0-0". While technically the trend is moving in favor of "1-1", gaining 0.07% over six years doesn't approach a mandate, let alone indicate any significant shift in public/membership opinion. Adding five minutes of playing time both in pool games (65) and bracket games (70) two years ago had a much more profound positive effect on the number of 7-inning games played. The items mentioned by some above, generally under the category of readiness to play and efficient play, by Tournament Directors, Umpires, Managers and Players will contribute more toward complete games than will shorting each batter of a couple of pitches from the conventional strike count. As for those who would like application of the "1-1" to sub-groups who may have favored it in the polling, that will not be implemented. (The 24 states that voted in favor of Mitt Romney in November still have Barack Obama as President!) This was an all-inclusive vote, and the "0-0" count remains applied across all ages and divisions of play. We trust this clarifies the issue a bit from the SSUSA administration perspective. |
| Feb. 3, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reclassifying Teams Historical footnote: As recently as the 2007 Season, all teams played at the rating level of the highest rating experience level of any player on the roster. There were no "out of rating" opportunities available to allow teams to play at a lower rating. This (inadvertent) policy change, initially at 5 players, now at 3, had a significant impact on teams being able to avoid playing at those higher levels. |
| Feb. 1, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reclassifying Teams BruceinGa When a team is re-rated, in either direction, the rating history of the players who were on the team when it was re-rated also have their experience history changed accordingly. Their players will now all show a "Major" history. As a practical matter, one of the conditions of the move-down to Major is a prohibition against them adding any Major+ history players (other that the ones who were on the team in 2011/12). Should they choose to do so, they will be moved back up to Major+. Right now, presuming no roster changes so far in the 2013 Tournament Season, their Major+ player count is "zero." NOTE: This "condition" of the re-rate is imposed on all teams that are moved down in order to prevent potentially "loading up" after the move-down with players from the rating level they just departed. This is not unique to any age or rating level. |
| Feb. 1, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reclassifying Teams Allan55 - More than three (see below) SSUSA Rulebook §14.1(1) DIVISIONS OF THE SSWC B. Major division Comprised of teams that compete to determine the World Champion, Major division. A Major team is one with the potential of becoming World Champions in the Major division and is too strong to compete in the AAA division. Major division teams: 1. Have a five-run limit per inning, except for the final inning of the game in which each team may score unlimited runs. 2. May be invited to the World Masters Championships based upon their qualifying standing. 3. A Major team roster shall not have more than three players with a team affiliation rating history during the two previous tournament seasons greater than Major. |
| Jan. 31, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: Associations Discussion: Impact Players List canljack - We cannot speak to how SPA applies roster eligibility policies as they relate to a player being (or not being) on the SPA Impact Players List. Please contact them directly for any desired clarification. However, in SSUSA, there is a specific prohibition against a player with Major+ experience history in the previous two seasons being eligible to play on a AAA team without a specific exemption request being granted. SSUSA Rulebook §4.2(7) MAJOR-PLUS PLAYER RESTRICTION Major-Plus players may only play on Major-Plus or Major teams. Players who have no Major or Major-Plus team in their region OR players who are determined not to be Major-Plus caliber by SSUSA may request an exemption in writing. |
| Jan. 31, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reclassifying Teams southernson: Florida Automated Shade won the 2011 Winter Nationals (a 2012 Tournament Season event) in the 50-AAA Division. They defeated Chicago Prime (26-15) to earn their berth in the 2013 TOC. Again, teams are invited to play in the TOC at the SAME age and rating as they were when they won their qualifying tournament, regardless of any subsequent rating change(s). FAS was re-rated to Major on 01/25/2012, which was after their Winter Nationals championship. Lastly, the TOC is NOT a qualifying event for any subsequent TOC. Teams must WIN in the following Tournament Season, other than the TOC, to earn the right to return. There are no "TOC Defending Champions" berths for the subsequent year TOC. |
| Jan. 30, 2013 SSUSA Staff | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reclassifying Teams LeeLee - Just for a little factual accuracy, the Rochester 50's/Genesee Creamale team played in two SSUSA TOC qualifier events during 2012 as a Major+ rated team, the Atlantic Coast Championships and the Northeast Championships. In those two events combined, they had a record of 0-9, and an aggregate run differential of -82 (average of -9.1 per game.) They met the criteria for our National Ratings Committee to move them back down to Major. The were not inactive in 2012, as has been incorrectly stated. |
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