Reflection: The Impact of NAGAAA
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1y ago
I grew up the son of a basketball coach in Kansas.  My first memories of athletics were my Dad picking me up from school before the occasional afternoon basketball practice.  I would shoot on the side goals in the gym while he directed his players on the main floor.  I’d help him run the clock during practice, do the laundry, check stats from the game video and I spent countless hours thumbing through NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball team media guides. My Dad has coached at the high school, junior college and NAIA levels for over 25 years.  It was important to him during hi ..read more
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2017 NAGAAA Summer Meetings: Wrap Up
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by misterdish
1y ago
Spirited, productive and efficient.  Choice words that best describe this year’s NAGAAA Summer Meetings.  Delegates from 44 member cities joined the NAGAAA Executive Board at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon to discuss hot topics and get some business done on behalf of the members they represent. Here are a few of the highlights from the meetings.  Enjoy!   PORTLAND IS READY TO HOST The Portland 2017 World Series Committee spoke about this year’s tournament week and what the players and attendees could expect.  Roy Melani, Portland World Series Commi ..read more
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2017 NAGAAA Winter Meetings: Wrap Up
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1y ago
The 2017 NAGAAA Winter Meetings wrapped up late on Sunday, January 29th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Portland, Oregon.  The meetings saw member city delegates, NAGAAA committee chairs and the NAGAAA Executive Board come together to talk about issues, make changes and do the not so glamorous business that allows the organization to thrive.  We’ll break down the buzz worthy moments during the weekend of meetings. Is the GSWS Heading to Kansas City in 2019? It appears so as NAGAAA Commissioner, Chris Balton announced early on during the meetings that Kansas City was the only city tha ..read more
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NAGAAA Hall of Famers Deserve Our Timeless Respect
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by misterdish
1y ago
Did you go to the NAGAAA Hall of Fame Dinner event at last year’s GSWS?  If not, you missed an unbelievable and often emotional night honoring all of our brothers and sisters that have paved the way for today’s gay softball players to play the game in a nicer, safer and more accepting environment. NAGAAA Archives showcasing photos and logos of Gay Softball World Series’ past. In a week that was marred by an unusual weather pattern and what seemed like endless schedule changes, the Hall of Fame Dinner might have been the week’s crowning achievement in a tournament that was just happy to ..read more
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Building Relationships Key For Kelly In Business Development Role
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by misterdish
1y ago
This year’s Gay Softball World Series in Austin, Texas will be the biggest ever at 187 teams.  As the team count continues to rise at the GSWS the tournament costs rise too.  With NAGAAA putting a bigger emphasis on securing corporate partners to supplement its budget it is important to have someone in the Business Development role for the NAGAAA Executive Board that understands fundraising in the 21st century. Catherine “CJ” Kelly stepped into the Business Development position on the NAGAAA Executive Board in early February after the 2016 NAGAAA Winter Meetings in Austin, Texas. &nb ..read more
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Riddle Settling Into New Role As NAGAAA Assistant Commissioner
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by misterdish
1y ago
It’s now down to an hourly countdown until the 2016 GSWS kicks off in Austin, Texas and with all of the changes that were made at the NAGAAA Winter Meetings in January sometimes NAGAAA Executive Board elections can get lost in the shuffle. In Austin this past January, Kevin Riddle of Nashville won the election to become NAGAAA’s next Assistant Commissioner.  He takes over for Keith Speers after Speers carried out the remainder of James Willamson’s term as Assistant Commissioner.  However, the position that Riddle is taking over isn’t exactly the same position anymore.  The NAGAA ..read more
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The GSWS Turns 40 This August In Austin
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by misterdish
1y ago
In just about three weeks time, the entire NAGAAA softball community will gather for it’s annual “family reunion” so to speak.  Only this time, it’s not just any tournament.  The 2016 edition of the Gay Softball World Series will be the organization’s 40th annual tournament and it could be the largest tournament of all time with the possibility of pushing the 200 team mark across all divisions of play. How fitting is it that Austin, Texas and the folks at Softball Austin are hosting this 40th annual GSWS?  It’s hard to think of a better way for NAGAAA to show how far its come a ..read more
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Days of Our Recreational Past
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by misterdish
1y ago
The evolution of the NAGAAA divisional structure is fairly well-known and with that comes the question of whether certain divisions are more recreational in nature than others.  While NAGAAA has adjusted and added divisions over the course of its existence, one can argue that all of those changes and adjustments were ultimately at the behest of NAGAAA’s number one priority, the Gay Softball World Series and not necessarily the player experience within member cities. Are any NAGAAA divisions truly “recreational”? The answer is no. The moment that a person’s team participates in a division ..read more
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2016 NAGAAA Winter Meetings: Wrap Up
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by misterdish
1y ago
The Diamond Dish would like to welcome you to the start of our ongoing coverage of the 2016 calendar year of softball.  We are so grateful for your readership and support as we continue to fly the banner as an independent voice within the landscape of the sport we all love to play, watch and follow. The 2016 NAGAAA Winter Meetings just wrapped up this past weekend at the gorgeous, eye-poppingly lavish, five-star host hotel for the 2016 GSWS, the JW Marriott in Downtown Austin, Texas.  Trust us when we say…you are going to want to loosen the purse strings and stay at this hotel in Au ..read more
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NAGAAA Summer Meetings: Final Wrap Up
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by misterdish
1y ago
Seven Changes (Other Than Ratings) At The 2015 NAGAAA Summer Meetings The major player rating question changes that the international voting delegation of NAGAAA voted on at this year’s Summer Meetings in Columbus, Ohio took up most of the spotlight in a weekend jam-packed with happenings and events.  In fact, so much was changed and accomplished at the international governing body’s latest meeting that we needed three different posts just to explain it all. While most folks have probably already seen the adjustments that were made to the player rating guidelines, most specifically ..read more
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