USSSA New Bat Rules
Effective 01/01/2012

As we leave the 2011 USSSA National Conference, the big topic of the week's baseball meeting was the "2012 New Bat" rules.

There have been many questions nd a lot erroneous assumption surrounding the the new bat rules.  Don't make it any more complicated than it needs to be. 

From all of the previous statements, USSSA has shorted the rule down to about 5 bullet statements.

Effective January 1, 2012 (Big Barrel 2 5/8 and 2 3/4)

• Have the NEW USSS Mark on its taper OR
• Be a Qualified BBCOR Bat OR
• Be a Wood Bat

All of the above must be manufactured by an approved USSSA Bat Licensee 
 

What is a USSSA GLOBAL NIT

Global Sports will offer World Series Qualifiers and World Series. The Global Sports WS qualifiers will also earn teams USSSA NIT points.

During the 2012 Spring Season, TTB will host a series of USSSA GLOBAL Qualifiers. 

• Earn USSSA NIT Points in each Global Sports Qualifier
• Team will automatically qualify for the USSSA Global World Series.
• GLOBAL World Series mirrors with AAYBA event; however, your USSSA points actually count for something, as pool play is based upon USSSA points.

BATTLE OF THE BAT AT CRAIG RANCH!

As a warm up to the USSSA North Zone Fall State Championships, Texas Tournament Baseball and Craig Ranch will host the 2011 Battle of the Bats.

Long range weather forecast looks good for fall baseball, so get in and get paid.

2012 TEAM INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE

Accidents will happen. Consequently, so do lawsuits.

Oddly enough, like people who walk around without health insurance, there remains a segment of the coaching fraternity that is not educated to the importance of having sports insurance to protect against general negligence, bodily injury, and property damage.

"What most people don't understand is that they are putting their personal assets at risk," said Caroline Florez, director of marketing for Summit America Insurance's Coaches Choice Program for Sports Camps/Clinics. "Say somebody is injured, your assets are on the line if you don't have liability coverage for those activities. A lot of time coaches know that they have coverage through their university or through their high school or organization, but they don't understand that if they are coaching on the side, that the level of their insurance policy may not extend to those activities. They have to make sure they have the liability coverage and the accident/medical for the kids."

To get team insurance through USSSA (click here)