Notice to NAFA Teams, Managers, etc.

Effective immediately, NAFA has a new general email address:
nafa2007 (at) nafafastpitch.com

The change was necessitated by the not so bright folks at AOL. They can’t distinguish between spam emails and ones that are sent to members of an organization. NAFA was sending out game times to managers for the NAFA Masters World Series, and AOL decided to shut down the email box, calling it “spam”. Nice, huh? Little wonder that there are legions who have a strong dislike for AOL.

Anyway, be sure to update your email address book.

Thanks to Dave Birnie for sending this along:

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Rockford, Illinois

The 2007 NAFA Masters East Zone World Series will be held at the “Sportscore One” complex in Rockford Illinois.

There are actually 2 Sportscore complex’s, Sportscore One and Sportscore Two.
The 2 complex’s are in 2 separate locations about 8 miles apart from each other.

SportsCore One
1288 Elmwood Road Rockford, IL
Phone: (815) 885-1135
http://www.rockfordsportscore.com

From the EAST:
Take I-90 west towards Rockford. Take the E. Riverside Blvd. exit. Turn left on E. Riverside Blvd., and continue to follow E. Riverside for about 6 miles. Turn right on to N. Main St/IL-2. Travel about one mile north. Turn right on Elmwood Rd. and follow the signs to Sportscore One.

From the WEST:
Take I-88 east. Merge onto I-39 N/US-51 N towards Rockford and travel about 22 miles. Merge onto US-20 W via the exit on the left toward FREEPORT/ROCKFORD. Take the IL-251 N/11th St. exit. Travel about 3 miles on 11th St., then turn left on Charles St. At the next light, turn right on 9th St. and move to middle lane. Travel about a mile. When the road splits, stay to the left, entering the ramp on to Whitman St. and cross the river. Turn right at N. Main St./IL-2 and travel about four miles. At Elmwood Rd., turn right and follow the signs to Sportscore One.

From the NORTH:
Take I-90 south towards Rockford. Take the E. Riverside Blvd. exit. Turn right on E. Riverside Blvd., and continue to follow E. Riverside for about 6 miles. Turn right on to N. Main St/IL-2. Travel about one mile north. Turn right on Elmwood Rd. and follow the signs to Sportscore One.

From the SOUTH:
Take I-39 N/US-51 N towards Rockford. Merge onto US-20 W via the exit on the left toward FREEPORT/ROCKFORD. Take the IL-251 N/11th St. exit. Travel about 3 miles on 11th St., then turn left on Charles St. At the next light, turn right on 9th St. and move to middle lane. Travel about a mile. When the road splits, stay to the left, entering the ramp on to Whitman St. and cross the river. Turn right at N. Main St./IL-2 and travel about four miles. At Elmwood Rd., turn right and follow the signs to Sportscore One.

Click the following link for a map :
http://www.rockfordsportscore.com/pdf/Sc%20One%20Fields.pdf

Check out the Official NAFA Masters web site for schedules and results : http://www.masters.nafafastpitch.com/

Dave Birnie
Canadian Rep.
NAFA Masters International Oversight Committee
ontariomasters(at)hotmail(dot)com

Editor’s note: Here’s a google map for the google crowd. Remember that you can click “satellite view” or “hybrid view” once you click to the larger map. See the fields here.

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Quick note to let the Western Region Masters teams know that the schedule is due up soon — watch here at the Morning Brief and at the NAFA website.

For those requesting directions to the field, here they are:
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Here is the Google Map as well, click links for larger map or driving directions. The directions above are from NAFA and may be more reliable, but the map will help you see where it is located in relation to the airport and hotels. Click the “view larger map” link at the bottom, and you can see the fields.

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Some simplified directions from our friend JRW who is familiar with the complex:

Centennial Park is North and East of Carson City. The 4 fields are at the top of the hill on Heritage Way, not the fields next to the highway.

Coming from Reno – Take Arrowhead Drive East to the turn-off, then North on Centennial Park Drive to the Ball Park, CORRECTION ! It appears from the Google Map that the 395 By-Pass has now been constructed. Coming from Reno, use that By-Pass to reach Hiway 50 which is the eastbound road to the Ball-Park.

Here’s a map of the route from the Reno airport to the ballpark:

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Click here for a PDF map of Carson City.

We are also providing directions from NAFA (below the jump) which are a bit more complicated — use either or both as you see fit. We have NOT been to Carson City and cannot vouch for either set.

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