Welcome to Richland Area Softball Association (RASA).
We are Richland Township's Premier Organized Girls Softball Program.

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RASA offers softball at a variety of levels including: Tee-Ball; Rookies; Minors; Majors; VIG's, and Senior. We have teams appropriate for any girl from ages 5 to 24. We also are in the process of forming travel teams that will compete in PONY. Find out more by using the "LEAGUES" tab in the banner of this web-page. This page is constantly being updated so keep coming back to see what's new!

We are a non-profit 501c organization, with focus on the kids! More info

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09/25/08
What is RASA U10 and U12 Sunday Select?

Sunday Select is an opportunity for the girls in our Minor and Majors to play on an All-Star Team in games against other community leagues.  The age limits follow the same age limits that our Minors and Majors follow.  The games are typically played on Sundays as double headers.  Having said that, there are times when these are single games and times when the games are played on Saturdays.  In order to be eligible to participate on a Sunday Select team, the girl must play in the local rec league.  Unlike the local rec league, girls on these teams are chosen after trying out for the team.  Players get a separate uniform for Sunday Select and there is an additional fee for being on the team.  The fee is not due until after the teams are chosen.  In most cases the teams have about 12 players on them.  After the team is chosen, the team does have practice on Friday nights in the gym at the Freshman Center.  The U10 team practices from 6-7:30 and the U12 team practices from 7:30-9:00.  Coaches for this years teams are Ray Fox for the U10 (215-536-6649 or rdefox@msn.com.) and Dave Bolton for the U12 (215-514-1929 or boltsteelers@comcast.net).

The games start in late April and are done in mid June.  There are usually about 6-8 weekends of regular season games and then a Sunday Select tournament at the end of the season.  Last year, RASA's U10 won the league tournament.

There is more of a commitment and more of a challenge to being on these teams than in the rec league.  This is due to the fact that players must try out to make the team.  Games include weekend commitment during the Spring and Friday evening practices during the Winter.   This is also a step up in level of competition and in learning from the level of the rec league.  The level of commitment is not nearly as much as would be required of a Travel team.

If you and your daughter are interested, please open the attachment which announces tryout dates, locations and times.  Also, please feel free to contact Ray Fox or Dave Bolton with any questions you may have.

Click Here To Download Attachment
 

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09/25/08
RASA'S FUTURE 

We have concluded that many people misunderstand what RASA is trying to do for the girls. We also feel that many people do not understand the logistics behind what it takes to accomplish everything we do. One of the reasons for this is that RASA has already become much larger than we imagined when we started five years ago. We want to give everyone the opportunity to really understand all of this. Please take advantage of this opportunity by attending this informational meeting. We had 350 girls, 24 teams, a travel team, 16 tournaments, 2 Sunday Select teams, an adult women’s league, and a 24 and under league last year. This takes tremendous support and organization and we really need help.

DATE: Sunday October 5, 2008

TIME: 7:00 PM

LOCATION: Richland Township Building

TOPICS: 

Accomplishments over the last 5 years
2009 planning for recreation and travel teams
2009 Board of Directors
Financial obligation to Richland Township
Veterans Park usage and management
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at: pthetrick@comcast.net
 

 08/19/08
TRYOUTS FOR 16U GIRL’S TRAVEL SOFTBALL

There will be tryouts for the RASA Renegades 16U Girl’s Travel Softball Team being held at Veteran’s Park which is located on Pumping Station Rd. just off of California Rd on the following dates:

• Thursday, 8/21 at 6:00 pm at Veterans Park
• Wednesday and Thursday nights, 8/27 & 8/28 - both at 6:00 pm at Veterans Park.

All girls trying out will be put through an assortment of drills involving hitting, throwing and running.

There will be approximately 12 girls selected to this team – as part of this team, you will make the commitment to practices, scrimmages and tournaments combined with various fundraising that will assist the team in going to many tournaments. The focus of this team will be to become the best softball players and people that we can be.

If there are any questions, please call Tim Taggart at 215-529-9874.

08/15/08
RASA 2008 Fall League - LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP!

07/31/08
Rasa Renegades 14u travel team 2009 tryouts