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WHAT IS THE ALLIANCE FASTPITCH?

The Alliance Fastpitch is a national organizing body for travel softball. The Alliance Fastpitch offers annual memberships for teams, athletes, and coaches.

Our national competition structure provides a clear pathway to your season starting with regional play that leads to a national event. Alliance Fastpitch competition includes league play, an in-season tournament series called the Super Cup Series, National Championships, and a player identification program called the Stars of Tomorrow Series. 

MEMBERSHIP

Teams will join one of our 9 Member Leagues based on their geographic location. Athletes and coaches will join our annual Alliance Fastpitch membership designed to build champions on and off the field while connecting our travel ball community. Membership is required for all Alliance National Events including the AFCS, AFON, Regional Championships, Super Cup Series, and Stars of Tomorrow Series. 

On the field, the Alliance Fastpitch structure offers teams with year round league style play. Teams will earn points and rankings based on their body of work throughout the year. League schedules consist of existing tournaments in your region. Depending on the event type (stats on, points & stats, qualifier), your team and athletes will accumulate points based on the Alliance Rating System, players season stats will be attached to their profile, and teams can earn berths to the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series. 

Coach memberships include all the essentials you need for your travel ball season including background checks, athlete safety training, team insurance (that is paid for through our individual registration), a team profile with your standings, game results, and roster, the ability to compete in our national events, and a community of travel ball coaches to help you along your journey. Coaches will have access to our monthly coaching calls and the Alliance Academy, a virtual hub of information from softball’s greatest instructors and minds. 

LEADERSHIP

The Alliance Fastpitch is guided by an Advisory Board consisting of youth coaches and organizational leaders with a combined 200 years of experience at travel ball, event operators, business leaders, and former athletes with college, professional, and Olympic experience. 

The Alliance Fastpitch staff is led by CEO Jami Lobpries, one of the original founders of the Alliance Fastpitch. Lobpries has served in various leadership roles at all levels of softball including being a college and professional athlete, college and youth coach, and the National Director of Fastpitch for USSSA. She has built and executed national championships, All Star and All American events, and various youth events and programs in her leadership career. 

Each League is governed by a Commissioner and league advisory staff. These leaders represent the various programs, teams, and event operators in each region. League leadership provides an important voice for their respective areas across the country. League leadership meetings allow the Alliance to fulfill our goal of leveling the playing field and providing equal opportunities for all teams no matter their age or location