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New Softball Canada Bat Guidelines
2015-05-14mportant Memo: Bat Certification (Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada has issued the following memo to its members regarding bat certification. Click here for the PDF version April 17, 2013 Re – New ASA Bat Certification / Changes affecting Softball Canada The ASA has released a new certification mark for 2013. The testing standards have changed on ...
mportant Memo: Bat Certification
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada has issued the following memo to its members regarding bat certification.
Click here for the PDF version
April 17, 2013
Re – New ASA Bat Certification / Changes affecting Softball Canada
The ASA has released a new certification mark for 2013. The testing standards have changed on these new stamped bats which have resulted in a livelier bat than with the old 2000 or 2004 mark that is currently approved for Softball Canada play. Currently there are no new 2004 ASA stamped bats above the weight of 25oz available in Canada. Manufacturers have stopped making these bats. Also, there are no 2013 ASA (new stamp) bats available in Canada via a retailer so supplies in Canada are limited. There are some bats available in the USA. So moving forward, based on information gathered the past several months, Softball Canada is making the following recommendations and changes for the 2013 season.
Slo-Pitch – Men’s and Women’s Play
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada has issued the following memo to its members regarding bat certification.
Click here for the PDF version
April 17, 2013
Re – New ASA Bat Certification / Changes affecting Softball Canada
The ASA has released a new certification mark for 2013. The testing standards have changed on these new stamped bats which have resulted in a livelier bat than with the old 2000 or 2004 mark that is currently approved for Softball Canada play. Currently there are no new 2004 ASA stamped bats above the weight of 25oz available in Canada. Manufacturers have stopped making these bats. Also, there are no 2013 ASA (new stamp) bats available in Canada via a retailer so supplies in Canada are limited. There are some bats available in the USA. So moving forward, based on information gathered the past several months, Softball Canada is making the following recommendations and changes for the 2013 season.
Slo-Pitch – Men’s and Women’s Play
- Any bat that appears on the ISF approved bat list and has an ISF certification stamp will be accepted for play at a Softball Canada event. Some bats may also have the 2000 or 2004 ASA certification mark which would also continue to be acceptable for Slo-Pitch play.
- The bat must meet the compression standards outlined by the ISF and can be tested to ensure that they are in proper range.
- The bat must still pass a visual inspection per the current Softball Canada rulebook
Please note that in Women’s play there is no changes recommended to the ball however, Softball Canada is recommending that all Slo-Pitch Men’s play should now use the 52 COR/275 lb compression Worth Optic Hot Dot ball.
Also note that per our previous memo, Softball Canada will be supplying all the bats at the upcoming 2013 Senior Men’s and Women’s Canadian Slo-Pitch Championship.
Softball Canada is highly recommending that all Provincial/Territorial Softball Associations purchase a compression tester that will be able to provide accurate testing results. These results are important in maintaining that the bat remains within the approved standards. Without this compression test, there is no means of telling when a bat goes beyond the accepted measurements and becomes too lively.
For further information, please contact Mike Branchaud at mbranchaud@softball.ca.