From NAFA:
We invite you all to come and play in the 3rd Annual NAFA Masters World Series. We have 4 different age divisions and we allow you to bridge your friends who are a couple years too young into the event with you…Each team in the 35-Over and the 40-Over can have 4 non-pitcher players 3 years too young and each team in the 45-Over and 50-Over can have two non-pitchers who are 3 years too young….See age rules below… Age Requirements & Qualifing for the NAFA Masters World Series The NAFA Masters World Series invites all masters teams to play without qualifying. The age requirement is that anyone turning the age of the class you want to play in that year is eligible. I.E. Anyone turning 35 at any time in 2005 can play 35, anyone turning 50 in 2005 at any time can play 50. The Second rule of age requirements to promote participation in this program is that all pitchers must meet the above age test. In additon, each team in the 35-Over class is allowed to bring 4 position (non-pitching) players that are 3 years too young(i.e. turn 32 in this calendar year), Each 40-over team is allowed 4 position players that are 3 years too young(i.e. turn 37 in this calendar year), Each 45-over team is allowed 2 position players that are 3 years too young(i.e. turn 42 in this calendar year), Each 50-over team is allowed 2 position player that are 3 years too young(i.e. turn 47 in this calendar year). There are no pitcher or team classifications at this time.
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Hotels/Motels
* Please ask for hotel management when making any reservations.*
Golden Nugget/City Center Motel Your headquarters for fun, food, friendly service. 800-338-7760 800-426-5239 775-882-1626 www.ccnugget.com
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Best Western Carson Station Hotel CasinoCasino, sportsbook, sports bar, restaurants, and music. 800-501-2929 775-883-0900 www.carsonstation.com
The Plaza Hotel finest non-gaming hotel,168 rooms and suites, and complimentary breakfast, 888-227-1499 775-883-9500 www.carsoncityplaza.com
Masters World Series Awards…
The following prizes will be awarded to each separate class of play. The awards presentation will occur when your team is knocked out of the tournament except for the 1st & 2nd place teams, which will occur immediately following the championship game.
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th place team trophies for each class
• 13 Individual Champion Shirts for each Champion team
• 13 Individual Champion Medals for each Champion team
• 13 Individual Runner-Up Medals for each 2nd place team
• 13 Individual Third Place Medals for each class of play
• 1 Individual MVP award per class (can be any team)
• 1 Individual Best Pitcher Award per class (can be any team)
• 1 Individual Best Hitter Award per class(can be any team)
• 1 Sportsmanship award for each class (can be any team)
• 1 Outstanding Manager Award for each class (any team)
• 15 All World Team Awards for each Class of play
History of NAFA
How it all started… The North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) annually hosts the largest men’s fastpitch softball tournament in the world. This incredible fastpitch organization was founded in Chicago in March of 1993 by Pat Bucknell, Jim Williamson, Loren Lathrop, Ronn Kopp, Dale Van Houten, Roger Regez, Milt Waschow and Bill Musolf. It was founded by and for fastpitch players to serve the fastpitch community of North America. We are in forty states, six Canadian Provices, and Mexico. In our World Series we have had players from all over the world including New Zealand, Argentina, Australia and Japan. The World Series has grown from 61 teams in 1993 to an expected record of 150 teams this year in Appleton-Kimberly,Wisconsin. It has been held in Crystal Lake, IL, Salt Lake Ciy, UT, Hutchinson, KS, Salem, OR, Albuquerque, NM, Fargo, ND, Eau Claire, WI and Mankato, Minnesota. The 2006 Summer World Series will be held in Appleton-Kimberly, Wisc, August 17-27. The Masters World Series is being held in Carson City, NV, September 22-24. We have not awarded the 2007 NAFA Masters World Series at this time as we are taking bidders now.
The 2007 Summer World Series has been awarded to Des Moines, the 2008 to Mankato, Minnesota and we are taking bids for 2009 now. We have the largest fastpitch database in the world with over 2,000 teams. Our major sponsors are Worth, DeMarini, Createch, Fastpitch Express, Pepsi, Awards by Wilson, and Delp’s Awards. We promote mens FP year round. Philosophies that made us #1… NAFA is an international organization run by fastpitch people to help all levels of men’s fastpitch teams and especially those teams at the A, AMajor and AA levels of play. The founding principles (which still ring true today) are 1) No Time Limit, 2) No Tie Breaker, 3) Use a real FP Ball, 4) Have an enforceable pitching rule, 5) Play on real FP fields with homerun fences at proper distances, 6) Provide an early method of qualifying for the World Series by allowing enough time to raise money and plan a quality trip, 7) Provide a unique 3 Game Guarantee Bracket so that teams could stay longer and enjoy the World Series. Our mission has always been to provide a set of rules to help promote the sport. Today‘s Leadership… The organization is led by Executive Director Benjie Hedgecock, who assumed those duties September 1, 2003 from NAFA’s founders Pat Bucknell and Jim Williamson, who still both serve as Director’s Emeriti for NAFA. NAFA has a 17 person Executive Board and has State Directors in most states and Canada. Our International Umpire Staff is recognized as one of the best in the World. We are allied members of ASA and work closely with the ISC and Softball Canada.