USSSA - United States Specialty Sports Association
The USSSA sanctions, creates, and promotes a variety of sports including softball, baseball, and basketball. Official site.
Cinco De Mayo – This event in Canton, Michigan will host well over 100 teams with 38 teams in the 13U Division alone. Look for Little Caesars Blue to try and make it back to back championship, weekends after winning the Eastside Spring Thaw last weekend. In the 12U the Motor City Baseball Club to [...]
With market surveys in 1959 suggesting that only five percent of visitors to his popular theme park in Anaheim, California came from east of the Mississippi River – where 75 percent of the United States population resided – American visionary Walt Disney sought land in the eastern half of the country for a project to [...]
USSSA teams with ESPN to broadcast the Major World Series Home Run Derby on Friday, September 21, 2012 beginning at 7 PM. ESPN will also broadcast the winner’s bracket semi-final game that follows the Derby, and the Championship game and “If” game if necessary on Sunday morning/afternoon. ESPN will scan the ballpark at the Major [...]
A look back at USSSA in 2005 will give you a idea of how far USSSA has come over the last 7 years. The growth of the baseball, softball, and fastpitch programs were huge as well as with all of the other sports that USSSA offers, such as soccer and basketball. Above all else this [...]
The 2009 season has begun and itbrings with it a level of uncertainty that is continuing to place a greastrain on all Americans and many people around the globe. Each of us has been affected directly, or indirectly, by the slowing economy. Times are difficult and the enormous amount of strain on families is evident, [...]
The 2010 Conference USSSA Championship has just finished and, in a strong showing, Dan Smith took this year’s title, defeating reigning champions team Resmondo. This year, the USSSA organized the inaugural USSSA Gold Medal Games, hosting eight international youth baseball teams who competed alongside two USSSA All-American teams. In all, nine unique countries were represented [...]
“It felt like somebody just punched me in the stomach,” said Jennie Finch, when she first heard news that softball had been dropped as an Olympic sport. “It was complete and utter disappointment, and shock, and heartache all rolled into one. I have been so blessed from the efforts of those who opened doors before [...]
As you know the 2010 spring/ summer season is now upon us. The winters’ cold and record snow fall is just a distant memory now and our baseball, slow & fast pitch teams are now chomping at the bit to get the regular season rolling. There are a number of changes that USSSA has recently [...]
Over the last year USSSA has focused on continued development of our Girl’s Fastpitch Program and Boy’s Baseball Program. As the 2009 season comes to a close, I am pleased to report that our efforts have been very successful and we are achieving unprecedented results in both programs. USSSA All-American Games – USSSA International Baseball [...]
About USSSA: The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), headquartered in Osceola County, Florida, USSSA is the World’s Largest Multi-sport Athletic Organization. Founded in 1968, USSSA has grown to over 3.7 million participants, competing in 13 nationally sanctioned sports including Baseball, Fastpitch, Slow Pitch, Karate, Basketball, Soccer and more! For more information on USSSA and [...]
