[ NSA Northern Zone Adult Message Board ]
Posted by Bill Horton on 11/11/2007, 12:02 pm
Message modified by board administrator 2/20/2008, 2:57 pm
ELITE PROGRAM
The NSA eliminated the “Major” program several years ago do to the limited numbers of teams that were classified as “Major”. There were just two (2) Major teams at that time. The NSA now has an “AA” program, which in 2007 had a total of three (3) “AA” teams. The number of teams playing the “A” program is also dropping.
The Elite program will replace both the “AA” and the “A” programs beginning in 2008.
Jim Kimmel will serve as the Director for the Elite program and will monitor it closely to insure it’s integrity.
Teams will be required to play in one (1) Elite NIT to qualify for the Elite World Series. The NITs for 2008 will be:
May 11-12 - St. Louis, MO
May 17-18 - Rock Hill, SC
May 23-25 - T-Bred - Lexington, KY
May 30- June 1 - Music City - Nashville, TN
June 14-15 - Hayward, CA
July 26-27 - Muncie, IN
August 1-3 - "ELITE" World Series - Michigan City, IN
The Director of the Elite program will be responsible for the following:
• ALL teams classed as Elite will sanction through the Elite Director. The Elite teams will pay $25.00 sanction fee.
• Once an Elite team has been sanctioned and placed their roster on-line, the Elite Director shall freeze that roster. Any addition, releases, or other activity on the roster may only be completed by the Elite Director. This must be done to insure an Elite team does not exceed the maximum points allowed for an Elite team.
• The Elite Director will maintain a point system to be used to seed the Elite World Series.
• Beginning in 2008, all Elite NIT entry fees will be $350.00.
• Beginning in 2008, the Elite World Series entry fee will be $400.00.
• At the conclusion of each year of competition, the Elite Director will update the player list to reflect any and all changes in a player’s classification.
Beginning in 2008, an Elite team’s roster will be required to remain within a designated player point total. An Elite roster shall NOT exceed a point total of 175. Once an elite roster has been placed on-line and frozen, the team point total shall not exceed the point total of 175. If a team desires to add a player and that addition pushes the point total past the 175 mark, that team will either release a player to insure the point total is not exceeded or the requested player will not be added. Under no conditions will a team total be allowed to surpass the 175 total.
For an example:
• Former “Major” players will be listed in the “Gold” category and will be given a point value or 20. A player with a Gold classification shall not play below the Elite classification.
• Former and present “AA” players will be listed in the “Silver” category and will be a point value of 15. A player with a Silver classification shall not play below the Elite classification.
• Former and present “A” players will be listed in the “Bronze” category and will be a point value of 10. If however, a Bronze player has played on an Elite team, that player(s) shall not be allowed to drop below the Elite level for that calendar year.
• Former and present “B” players will be listed in the “Copper” category and will be a point value of 5.
• Class “C” and below shall have no point value.
THE NSA BY-LAWS STILL ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS TO DROP ONE CLASSIFICATION PER SEASON. Example: Played A in 2007, this player can move to a B team in 2008. The team will have to be classified by their state director. Exception would be the team that won the "A" Worlds in 2007.
APPEAL PROCESS –
• A player may appeal his classification by submitting his written appeal to the Elite Director.
o The appeal will be reviewed by the following and the decision then forwarded to the requesting player:
 Elite Director
 Player’s respective State Director
 Player’s respective Zone V.P.
 Team representatives
The team that wins the Elite World Series will have all roster players moved to at least the Silver category. In the event there were Gold category players on the roster, those players shall remain Gold for the following year. In the event a team finishes first or second in the Elite World Series two consecutive years, all players from that team(s) roster shall be moved to the Gold category.
For the most part the rules for the Elite division’s rules will follow the General Rules in the NSA rule book. The new rules will be:
Home-run limit is 8 & 1 up
1-1 Ball/Strike to a batter (no extra foul ball)
GOLD PLAYER LIST
BAKER RICK IN
BAKER BRYSON CA
BEGGS DAL FL
BISBEE VINCE MI
BOONE RANDALL GA
BUMGARDNER RUSTY NC
CARTER LARRY OK
COCCO TIM KY
CONNELL GREG GA
COWART RAY TX
DeDONATIS DON FL
FRIZZELL DEWAYNE FL
FULK BJ NC
GAPINSKI JARED MN
GILLOTT KEVIN AL
GLIDWELL JOHN
HALL JEFF NC
HELMER BRETT NY
HUGHES BOBBY AR
JOERLING TODD MO
KENDRICK JASON FL
KIRBY SCOTT CA
KORTOKRAX RANDY OH
KRAUSE HOWIE OH
MARTIN TODD NC
NASTALLY SCOTT MI
NEVITT DEWAYNE KY
PURCELL ANDY FL
RAINWATER BRIAN FL
RAMOS JOEL FL
RICKARD WENDELL LA
ROSE CARL GA
RULLI DENNIS MI
STRIEBEL SCOTT FL
WALLACE JEFF FL
WEGMAN BRIAN OH
SILVER LIST - Updated 2/20/08
ADAIR RAITH AZ
ALBERT MATT OH 107
ALLEN WILLIAM NJ
ARNOLD BRIAN FL
BARRETT BILLY MI
BLOUNT BRIAN OH
BRODERICK MIKE NJ A07
BROWN SCOTT MN 107
BUHL PAUL NC A07
BUTEAUX SHANE AL
CHAVES ERIC AZ
COLLETTE GREG CA 207
CONNELL GREG GA
COOPER DON WA 107
COWART KYLE GA 207
CRESON MARK AZ
CRINE DENNY NV
CROPPER RANDY OH 107
DAVIS JEFF IL 207
DAVIS ALBERT FL
DECKER KYLE CA 207
DEFRANCESCO ANTHONY NJ A07
DEMARS CHAUN MN
DEVINE JIM NJ A07
DILL MICHAEL DE A07
DORTCH CLEVELAND MS
DUTCH JOHN GA
FILBY KEVIN OH
FISHER BOBBY NJ
FREDERICK SHANE FL
FULK BJ NC
GARRIS HANK FL 107
GENTER JD GA 107
GLANDEN IV IRA DE A07
GORDON JAMIE MI
GOULASH RICH FL
HABERMEHL WAYNE IL 207
HARDING GREG VI
HARRIS AL WY
HARTMAN KELLY OK
HARTWICK GREG AR 107
HARWICK GREG AR
HATFIELD SHANE OH 107
HICKS JAMES GA 207
HIGGENBOTHAM ROBIN MS
HIGGINBOTHAM BRIAN WA 107
HILLER CLINT NC 207
HONEYCUTT WILLIAM MD A07
HOOD DENNIS TN
HOWERTON RJ TX
HOY BOBBY CA
HUFF LARRY IN
HUGHES BOBBY IA
HUTCHISON KEN TX
JAMES RONNIE TX
JARMAN ROY NC
JEFFERS BRIAN IN
JOHNSON CHRIS NC
JUSTICE BRIAN TN 107
KING MATT OH
KING SCOTT GA 207
KIRBY SCOTT FL
KISSANE DOUG NJ
KRAFT JOE NJ
KUNZ MIKE IN
LANE TRAVIS GA
LANNING JEFF TN
LASHLEY CHRIS KY
LASKO TOM NJ
LAVORICO ALEX CA
LINSON MIKE OH
MacDONALD DAVID VA
MALLOY MARTY FL
MARTIN KEITH AL
MATTOX TIM OH
MAY BRIAN OH 207
McCOLLOUGH SHANE TX
MCCORVILLE GREG VI
McCRAW JOHNNY NC 107
McDONALD SEAN MI
McGAVIN JEFF MI 107
MESSINA BILLY CA
MEYER JOHN TX
MILLIER JACQUES CANADA
MONGELLI LOU NY A07
MONTENEGRO CHRIS NJ A07
MONTGOMERY ERNIE TN
MORRIS RAYMOND DE A07
MUCCIARELLI JUSTIN NJ
NELSON JAMIE FL
NIFONG BOBBY
O"HARA KRIS CT
OLIVER DERICK CN
OVERHOLT MICHAEL NC
PATURZO TOM NJ A07
PHELPS JC KY
PIERCE DENNIS KY
POWERS TOT NC
POWERS JIMMY NC
PUCKETT BRIAN IN
RECKART BRAD OH 107
REEVES JERRY PA
RIGGS JASON MI
RILEY TIM DE A07
ROBBINS RYAN IN
ROBBINS RICKY AK
ROBERTS DUSTIN FL 107
RODGERS DANNY IN
ROE DALE MI
ROSADO ED PA
ROSODO ED CA
SANCHEZ DANIEL CA 207
SANTIAGO JOSE FL
SCHENK MIKE PA
SCHMIDT DEAN IN
SCHRUM DENNIS TX
SCOBEE KEN TX
SEDLACEK RICHARD OH
SMITH COLEMAN GA 207
SMITH BUTCH FL
SMITH JEFF VI
STANICH CHRIS CA 207
STILES BRAD NV
TAYLOR MIKE MD A07
THAMES BRADY AL
THOMAS JOHN FL 207
THOMAS ED TX
THOMPSON ERIC GA
TURNER DENNIS MO 207
UPTON CRAIG MS
VANERAN BOB IA
WATSON SHAUN IL 207
WEBBER MARK TN 107
WHITE TOM NJ
WILLIAMS DERRICK NV
WILSON RON MD A07
WINN MICHAEL IN
WOLDYKE BOB MI
Bronze List - Updated 2/20/08
AKERS CHAD WV
ALAIMO JASON NY 07-SB-2ND
ALLEN RUSTY TN
AMMONS CURT WA
ANDRUS DAVID MI
ARCURI CRAIG NY 07-SB-2ND
AREVALOS DAN CA
ATHA TOM OH
ATWOOD JUSTIN IL
AUTRY TROY KY
BAIN TOMMY TN
BAKER ANDY OH
BALLARD SHAUN KY
BANASIAK RUSSEL NJ 07-SB-2ND
BARNETT BRIAN IA 07-SB-1st
BARTH TREVER KY 07-B-1ST
BAUMGARTNER CHARLES NY 07-SB-2ND
BAXTER JASON TN
BAYES BRIAN KY
BELCHER DONALD FL
BERG JOSH IL
BIBLE DAVID TN
BILLUPS BARRY FL
BIRD BILLY TN
BIRKHOFFER KEVIN OH
BLACKBURN ROBERT NC
BLANKOWSKI MELVIN TN
BLEILER DAMEN OR
BOAD DOUG WA
BOLINGER STEPHEN TN
BOLTON STACY NC
BONCHER ERIC PA 07-SB-2ND
BOROWY BRYON OH
BOWKER JACK NJ
BOWLING DUSTY IN
BRADLEY MICHAEL KY
BRANNON PAUL NC
BRENNAN DANIEL NY
BRESSMAN KEITH WA
BROCCARDO RONALD IL
BROCKETT JOSHUA IA 07-SB-1st
BROEMMER KEVIN IL
BROOKS CHYENNE NC
BROWNING DENNIS FL
BROYLES JASON MI
BRUMMITT TRAVIS TN
BRUNO LOUIE MD
BRYANT EARL GA
BUNN MATT GA
BURGE GLEN VA
BURGSTEINER JD GA
BURKS JOHN IN
BURNS HEATH AL
BYRNS CHRIS IA 07-SB-1st
CAFFEE ELTON KY
CALCUTT CHRISTOPHER NC
CAMPBELL WES TX
CARTER JIM OH
CHILTON CHRIS NC
CIFARELLI JOHN CT
CLEMENS JOHN DEE WA
CLENNEY CHAD TN
CLICK JEFF OH 07-B-1ST
COCHRAN CURTIS KY
COLLAR CHAD WI
COOK TODD TN
COOK RODNEY IN
COOPER BRETT TN
COWMAN JOE OH
COX ANDY NC
CRAWFORD ANTHONY TN
CROW MIKE IL
CRUICKSHANK DEAN MI
CUHNA GEORGE CA
DANIELS CHAD TN
DANIELS LEE GA
DANIELS EVERETTE TN
DEAN III LEONARD FL
DENNIS BILLY KY
DEROLF MEL IN
DEVITO KEN NY 07-SB-2ND
DeWITZ BRIAN OH
DITTO FRED KY
DIXON BUDDY TN
DONALDSON RHODNEY GA
DONALDSON DUKE GA
DORRIS JAMES TN
DOVZAK JAMES TX
DUBOIS CHARLES IN
DUBOIS BUDDY IL
DURICK CHAD FL
DYKES JOHNNY FL
DYKES RANDALL AK
ECHOLS CHARLES GA
EDDINGTON JEFF OH
EDWARDS STEVE OH
EDWARDS JAY WA
ELLIS TOM OH
ELLIS BOB CA
EMERTON CHAD KY
EMERY ERIC IN
ESCALANTE ROBERT CA
FARRAR GARY DON AR
FARRIS GEORGE KY 07-B-1ST
FENNING DOUG NY 07-SB-2ND
FIRST CHET KY
FISHER DENNIS IL 07-SB-1st
FITTON DANNY NY 07-SB-2ND
FIVEASH MICAH KY
FLOYD BRIAN VA
FLYTHE JERMAINE FL
FORMOSA JOEY CA
FORMOSA SAL CA
FRANKLIN JODY TN
FRANKLIN JAMES KY
FRANKS HAROLD MI
FREEMON ALLEN GA
FREITES BRETT CA
FRENCH RICHARD MO
FRIEDLANDER MIKE WA
FRUWIRTH DANIEL MA
FURNISH JEREMIAH IL
GANN DAVID TN
GARCIA CHARLES WA
GENGO NICK KY
GIGERICH BRENT AR
GILES REGGIE WV
GIRERICH BRENT AR
GODDARD CHRIS TN
GOINS BRIAN IN
GORDON JOSEPH NY 07-SB-2ND
GORDON JEFFERY GA
GOULD SIMEON MI
GRACE RONALD GA
GREEN FREDDIE GA
GREGORY CUBA MI
HAAG JEFF FL
HALEY WALT CA
HALL CHAD TN
HARKINS SHAWN KY
HARRINGTON MIKE IN
HARRIS CRAIG TN
HARRISON JOHN NY
HATLEY JASON TN
HAUGEN BRENT WA
HAYDEN JOHN MI
HAYES CHRIS TN
HEAD JEREMY TN
HEAD JACOB TN
HEADRICK DEWAYNE TN
HEFLIN JIM CA
HELM LANDEN KY
HELMBOLD DAMIAN TX
HENSLEY VERN IN
HENSLEY PERRY TX
HERRERA CORY AR
HESTER MICHAEL GA
HICKS TROY IA 07-SB-1st
HODGEN SCOTT IL
HOLCOMB NATE NC
HOLMES ANTHONY FL
HORVATH JOE IN
HOUCHIN DAN TN
HOUCK JEFFERY TN
HUMPHREY ROB IA 07-SB-1st
HUNTER JEFFERY TN
IDLER DARREN WA
IRVINE MIKE IA 07-SB-1st
IRWIN SCOTT IA 07-SB-1st
ISENHOWER JEREMY KS
JACKSON DAVID TN
JAMISON JON OH 07-B-1ST
JENKINS CORY TN
JOHNSON BRAD IA 07-SB-1st
JOHNSON CHAD IL 07-SB-1st
JOHNSON RANDY IN
JOHNSON TODD FL
JOHNSON KENT WA
JOHNSON KEVIN GA
JONES RICHARD OH 07-B-1ST
JONES BRAD OH
JONES MARK OH
JOOSTEN MARK WI
KAISER ZACK IA 07-SB-1st
KALINOWSKI MIKE NJ
KEENE ZACH AR
KELLY BRIAN OK
KENNEDY COLE MI
KERN DENNIS TN
KERR MICHAEL IA 07-SB-1st
KIDD ROBBIE GA
KING JEBBIE LA
KINGSOLVER STEVE KY
KOONE CHUCK NC
KOTZELNICK JOHN IN
KREUGER SCOTT WA
KUECHLER SCOTT WI
LANE CHARLES IN
LANGDON TODD WA
LANHAM ROBBY TN
LAPPLEY JOHN WI
LAWSON RANDY WA
LEE JERRY KY
LEEP JOHN KY
LEGATE CHAD TN
LEGIERSE GEORGE CT
LEITH PATRICK VA
LEWEY ERIC IL
LIEBERT AL IL
LONG DON WA
LOTIERZO FRED NJ 07-SB-2ND
LOWREY MIKE AR
LYSTER RYAN MI
LYTLE RONNIE TN
MACK ANTONIO FL
MACK RONALD FL
MALESKO MIKE OH
MALOY MARTY FL
MARTIN MIKE NC
MARTIN DUSTIN KY
MARTIN GARY CA
MARTIN GARRIEN KY
MATHENY HOMER OH 07-B-1ST
MATICE JIM MI
MATTINGLY FRANK KY
MATTINGLY GREG KY
MATTOX TIM OH
MAYNARD KEITH CT
McCARY JOHNNY TN
McLAMB CHAD NC
McLEMORE HERBIE TN
MELLO JOHN RI
MENDILLO GARY DON CT
MENKE ROBERT OH 07-B-1ST
MEYER SHAWN TN
MIGLIOZZI THOMAS NY
MILLER CHRIS OH
MINGES RYAN OH
MITCHELL MARC CT
MITCHELL JOE KY
MOONEY CHRIS NY
MOORE MIKE TN
MOORE JASON WV
MOORE STEVE MI
MOORE BILLY OH
MORDENTE RALPH NY 07-SB-2ND
MORRIS RANDY TN
MORROW DAVID GA
MOSS JAN IL
MUCH MIKE WI
MUNGER CHAD WA
MURRAY MIKE KY
MURRAY BRANDON GA
NANCE TROY FL
NEWMAN BOBBY WA
NEWMAN CORY MO
NICKENS MARSHALL TN
NOETH III ROBERT OH 07-B-1ST
ONSTOTT JOSHUA MI
OTT JEFF IL
OVERHOLT ROBERT WA
OWENS CHRIS KY
OWENS ERNIE KY
OWENSBY KENNY AL
PAPPAGODA NICK CT
PARKER RYAN WI
PATTERSON REGINALD GA
PELOT JAMIE WI
PERRY JIM KY
PETERSON ANDY MI
PETTINATO ANTHONY CA
PHILLIPS CHRISTOPHER TN
PIERRE ALFRED MA
POPLIN RANDALL NC
PORTER TY KY
POWELL CHRIS CA
POWERS HAYDEN IL
POWERS SAM IL
PRICE RICHARD KY
RELLER KEVIN IL
RENNER BRIAN VA
RIGGS CHAD KY
RIPORTI PATRICK NJ 07-SB-2ND
ROBERTSON JON WV
ROBINSON SHAUN AR
RODRIGUEZ MIKE CA
ROELLING RANDY CA
ROEN SCOTT IA 07-SB-1st
ROESCH JASON OH
ROSE MICHAEL OH
ROSS BILLY IN
ROTHERMEL JAY WA
RUF SCOTT TN
RUSSELL RODNEY GA
RYE KEVIN FL
SALVATORE VENTAROTA NY 07-SB-2ND
SANCHEZ JOSE WA
SARMIENTO DANNY TX
SCHMITT JEFF OH
SCHUSTER BRIAN WI
SCOTT JAYSON OH 07-B-1ST
SCOTT RUSTY OH
SEABOLT NICHOLAS TN
SENTELL RUSTY TN
SHARKINS TONY OH
SHEA KEVIN OH 07-B-1ST
SHIELDS BODEY TN
SHILTZ ANDREW IA 07-SB-1st
SIKORA DONNIE MI 07-B-1ST
SIMPSON COREY TN
SIPE GARY KY
SMITH MIKE OH 07-B-1ST
SMITH ROGER TN
SMITH RONNIE OH
SMITH WILLIAM MI
SMITH CHUCK IL
SMITH MATT VA
SMITH VERNON MD
SPEED TERRY IL
SPICER SHANE OH
STANG RON OH
STANLEY PAUL PA
STELLINA ROBERT MI
STELLINI ROBERT MI
STEVENS TOM OH
STEVENS DEAN NC
STEWART KEITH KY
STIGERS ALAN SCOTT OH 07-B-1ST
STILLWELL BRAD FL
STREETER MARC MI
SUMMERFIELD TROY MO
TATE JOHN TN
THIBODEAU RYAN NH
THOMAS DEMOND KY
THOMPSON TOM OH
THORNBURG BRIAN NC
THORPE RUSTY MN
TOCKEY DEWAYNE TX
TORRES JOSE FL
TORRES, JR ROBERT NY 07-SB-2ND
TOUREK PETE MN
TUGGLE LAMAR GA
URBAIN MARK VA
URBANEK JOSEPH TX
VALENTI JUSTIN CT
VASQUEZ EDDIE CA
VAUGHN KILEY KY
VENNEMAN KURT MO
VENTAROLA SAL NY
VETETO CHRISTOPHER TN
VOGEDES RON WI
WALKER CHRIS AR
WATSON WILL GA
WATSON ROD WA
WERT LARRY OH
WHITE ERIC TN
WHITE KEVIN SC
WHITLOCK MICHAEAL KY
WIELAND JERRY TN
WILHELM BRENT MO
WILLIAMSON JOE TN
WILSON CHRIS AR
WILSON MIKE TX
WILSON ANDY TN
WILSON DONNIE WA
WILSON STEVEN GA
WITTE MARK OH
WOLFE TIM KY
WRIGHT LEVI MO
YAGER JOE IL
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