Amateur Sports Alliance of North America
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The Amateur Sports Alliance of North America (ASANA) is a non-profit women's softball organization.
ASANA formed in 2007 as an offshoot of the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA). The current commissioner is Angela Smith of Atlanta, Georgia.
Teams from 23 cities participate in the ASANA Softball World Series each year, with the venue rotating among the member cities.
The 2016 World Series will be held in Kansas City, Missouri
The 2017 World Series will be held in Austin, Texas.
ASANA offers softball for women softball players of various skill and age levels. Six divisions comprise the women's division: A, B, C, D, E and 50+. The "A" division is considered the most challenging division, and the E division consists of mostly recreational level players.
Previous World Series Locations[edit]
| Year | Host City |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Orlando, Florida |
| 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2013 | Portland, Oregon |
| 2012 | San Diego, California |
| 2011 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2010 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2009 | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2008 | Seattle, Washington |
| 2007 | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 2006 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 2005 | San Diego, California |
External links[edit]
Member Associations[edit]
- Atlanta: Hotlanta Softball League
- Austin: Softball Austin
- Chicago: Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
- Dallas: North Texas Women's Sports Association
- Fort Lauderdale: Sports Foundation of South Florida
- Greater Palm Beach: Greater Palm Beaches Women's Softball League
- Houston: Houston's Women Softball League
- Kansas City: Heart of America Softball League
- Las Vegas: Las Vegas Gay Softball League
- Long Beach: LB/OC Surf and Sun Softball
- Los Angeles: GLASA Women's Division
- Madison: Madison's LGBT Softball League
- New York: Big Apple Softball League (BASL)
- Norfolk: Women's United Softball Association
- Orlando: Central Florida Softball League
- Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Love Softball
- Portland: Rose City Softball Association
- San Diego: America's Finest City Softball League
- San Francisco: San Francisco Gay Softball League
- San Jose: San Jose Women's Softball League
- Seattle: Emerald City Softball Association
- Washington DC: Chesapeake & Potomac Softball
References[edit]
- ^ "ASANA : Amateur Sports Alliance of North America". www.asanasoftball.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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