If you want to play in the Olympics

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ASA/USA Softball Announces Olympic Team Open Tryouts
3/6/2006


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 www.usasoftball.com. Detailed information will be sent to applicants after receipt of completed application and required fee.