Premier Girls Fastpitch is expanding its format to encourage more teams to participate! We are looking for organizations who are interested in hosting qualifying tournaments. If you are interested in hosting or want more information, e-mail State Director, Jan Greenhawk, at jan417@aol.com. This is a good time to get involved in an organization that is growing.
Welcome to Our NEW Regional Format!For more info, go to
www.premiergirlsfastpitch.comPGF is pleased to officially announce the launching of its new Regional Fastpitch Softball program. The Regional System is a completely new and separate softball program from our current National Championship system, held each year in Huntington Beach, California.
We have fielded numerous inquiries over the past two years as to when PGF will come to their state or community. We realized that there are a vast number of teams from across the United States that are only interested in playing in their own individual states and regions. Therefore, we will launch this Regional program immediately.
The Country has been divided into Seven (7) PGF Regions. Regional and State Directors have been established in many parts of the country.
Hey! Did you know that you can sanction your event through PGF?
In addition to this new Regional format we will be officially sanctioning many tournaments throughout the United States. Our goal is to have as many sanctioned PGF events across the nation as possible. This includes Friendlies, Weekend Tournaments, Clinics, Showcases, Qualifiers and Regional/National events.
Current PGF Sanctioned events: Surf City Tourneys, Huntington Beach, Ca., Demarini Invitational Showcase, Chicago, Ill., Banditfest Powered by OnDeck Softball, Chicago, Ill.,
Please click on the "PGF Event Sanctioning" tab for additional information on this exciting new tournament program.
Regional World Series Championships
Seven Regional World Series Championships, for each age group, will be held each summer at the Regional Director's discretion. Champions to be awarded a berth to the PGF Regional World Series Championship the following year. Berth follows the Head Coach and may be carried up to a higher age group at the Regional level. Regional World Series Championship teams must retain a minimum of 7 players from their Championship Roster of record to retain their berth the following season/year.
Teams may only participate in the Regional World Series Championship in which their Head Coach resides.
If a team has qualified, been invited or has a returning berth to the PGF National Championships in Southern California, during the current respective season, that team may not participate in their respective Regional World Series Championship. This Regional level is for the many local regional teams that dont aspire to play on the National level.
Regional Qualifiers - How to qualify for a Regional Championship
We want every team to have the opportunity to play in their PGF Regional Championship
1. Place 1st thru 4th in a Regional "Qualifier" held anywhere in the country
2. Once you have played in four (4) qualifiers you will receive an automatic berth to your Regional Championship, no matter how you finished in each event. NOTE: We realize that because we are lauching this program after the completion of the fall season, that it might be difficult for some teams to play in four events due to winter in some parts of the country. The Regional Directors, at their discretion, may invite teams within their respective region to the Regional Championships. This will only apply to the 2013 fastpitch season.
What constitutes four events?
a. You may play in a Regional Qualifier in another region. This will count as one of your four participating tournaments. If you place 1st thru 4th you will be given a berth to "your" respective Region. The next two highest placed teams from within that region will also receive berths to their respective regions.
b. If you play in a "National" Qualifier, anywhere in the United States, we will also count this as one of your four tournaments, however if your team qualifies at any PGF National Qualifier, it "will not" qualify you for the Regional Championships in your region. Remember, if you have qualified for the PGF "National" Championships, you "would not" be eligible to play in the Regional World Series Championships. Once again, the Region level is for the local regional teams that don't aspire to play on the National level.
PGF Registration and Insurance
Regional Qualifiers, State Events, etc....When entering an event, you are not required to register, nor insure your team with PGF. However, any Tournament Directors may require you to Register PGF in order to participate in their tournaments. This is always left at the sole discretion of the Tournament Director. If you are using any insurance other than PGF insurance, YOU WILL have to provide the Tournament Director with proof of Team Insurance, naming Premier Girls Fastpitch, Inc. as an Additional Insured.
