NAFA AGE DATE CHANGE
To make it easier for our teams, and to help limit confusion, we are changing out age cutoff date to September 1st, effective today (07/29/2024).
2024 NAFA Summer Nationals Tournament
Coaches:
Please check in at the field of your first game after 7am to collect your teams' wristbands. Every team will receive 13 player wristbands and 4 coaches/scorekeeper wristbands, that MUST BE WORN ALL WEEKEND. These wristbands give you entry into any complex*, access to entry expires the last Sunday game of that week. *only during the week your team is playing in NAFA Nationals*
Please place the wristband on the GLOVE hand and secure with just 1 finger gap between the band and the arm. Remind players NOT to remove these until after the end of their tournament week. No one will be allowed in the complex without a wristband: NO EXCEPTIONS.
Umpires
48 of the top college and high school and NAFA umpires are working this week from as far away as Arizona and Canada
Coaches:
Please check in at the field of your first game after 7am to collect your teams' wristbands. Every team will receive 13 player wristbands and 4 coaches/scorekeeper wristbands, that MUST BE WORN ALL WEEKEND. These wristbands give you entry into any complex*, access to entry expires the last Sunday game of that week. *only during the week your team is playing in NAFA Nationals*
Please place the wristband on the GLOVE hand and secure with just 1 finger gap between the band and the arm. Remind players NOT to remove these until after the end of their tournament week. No one will be allowed in the complex without a wristband: NO EXCEPTIONS.
Umpires
48 of the top college and high school and NAFA umpires are working this week from as far away as Arizona and Canada
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2024 NAFA Summer Nationals Schedule: First Week: 10B/12B/14B start Thursday morning and end Sunday night 12A starts Friday morning and end Sunday night Awards presentation following each team’s last game. See BELOW for Pin Trading & Contest Schedule & Details Second Week: 14A/16A/16B/18A/18B: Games start Friday morning thru Sunday Awards presentation following each team’s last game. Same Friday schedule for Pin Trading & Contests Third Week: 10C/12C/14C/15u/17u: Games start Thursday thru Sunday Awards presentation following each team’s last game. Same Friday schedule for Pin Trading & Contests FIND YOUR BRACKET on Tourney Machine/Sports Engine. Parking and warm-ups: For all locations - DO NOT HIT BALLS AGAINST FENCES!!! CRATER: park in the school parking lots NOT ON THE CURBS, or the Red Curb, or the grass, you will be ticketed and/or TOWED at your own expense. Or, park off Chehalem Drive next to the football field. WARM UPS: football field or use behind the temporary homerun fences - please stay away from school buildings - do not warm up on the upper area next to the schools or hit balls against the building or walls. JAQUITH: park in the parking lots; do NOT warm up next to the neighboring fences, or hit balls against the wood fences. WARM UPS: there is not much room there, DO NOT warm up next to the houses or in the pathway, Please do not hit balls into the neighbors' yards or cars or houses while practicing.; use field space only - in between fields or public part of Jaquith park DAYTON: NO PARKING on Sweeney Lane - park in the parking lot, areas in front of the school, along Ferry Street, along 8th street. Please DO NOT PARK in front of mailboxes or block access to local homes. Please do not picnic in their front yards. MUST park at the High School and walk across to the fields; there is NO PARKING on Sweeney Lane. DO NOT PARK on Berry Place next to the JV field. WARM UPS: use the JV field Newberg: MUST park at the High School; use Elliott into Newberg high parking lot drive to far-left; use porta pottys supplied WARM UPS: use open spaces; area beyond the homerun fences FACILITY RULES: The facility rules do not allow metal or glass containers inside the facilities. No animals are allowed, no RV parking in the parking lots. RV parking IS allowed next to the football field off Chehalem Drive. No un-sportsmanlike behavior is tolerated. No alcohol. No smoking inside the complexes & parks. ALL turf fields: NO METAL CLEATS/NO Sunflower seeds ABSOLUTELY NO BOOMBOXES/MUSIC OR NOISEMAKERS UNTIL AFTER 9:00am Boomboxes & Loud Music: we are playing in neighborhoods and need to respect our neighbors. do not play music until 9am and even then do not blast it out for all the world to hear. we will have to ban it altogether if this rule is not followed. if asked to turn it off - turn it off! Other important information: Smoking, vaping and use of alcohol is not allowed at any facility. No BBQ's Parents - please supervise the brothers and sisters of your player (especially no jumping off the wall at jaquith onto bags of garbage) |
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SPECTATOR GATE FEE
2024 Spectator Admission Fee - Single Day ticket: Adult: $10.00 Youth (ages 11-17)/Senior (Age 60+): $8.00 -OR, SAVE - $25.00 All Tournament Adult Pass save $15.00 over four days or save $5.00 over three days) $15.00 All Tournament Youth/Senior Pass (save $17.00 over four days or $9.00 over three days). All Children 10 & Under: FREE. Abby's Pizza in Newberg - every player, coach in uniform will be given a free soda pop who eats there (about a $40-$80 value as they are normally $2 each) *Everyone usually plays a minimum of 3 days, while a lot of teams play 4 days. **Any adult trying to use a player pass will be ejected from the event. Anyone trying to copy passes will be ejected from all events. And any attempt to swap passes will cause ejection. CASH ONLY for Gate fee's, Concession and Souvenirs FIELD INFO
Dayton 801 ferry st 97114 - Dayton varsity artificial turf no metal cleats, Jv field is dirt metal allowed Jaquith park 1400 North Main Street 97132 Crater 203 West Foothills Dr 97132 Newberg high school - approximately 1220 North Elliott Rd - it runs into the Newberg high parking lot and fields are to the left in the NW Corner. Front of the school is 2400 E Douglas. Porta potties will be onsite - the bathrooms will not be open because the sewer system is not adequate for the crowd size. Team check in can be at the park your first game is at anytime after 7 am Due to large crowds it’s a no animal weekend |
NAFA OREGON MISSION
To create a positive, empowering platform for players, coaches & umpires through our commitment to excellence.
To create a positive, empowering platform for players, coaches & umpires through our commitment to excellence.
NAFA hosts tournaments and events through Spring, Summer and into Fall, with games for every level of play. Providing some of the best Umpires in the area, great fields, and trophies and individual medals for Championship winners in both the upper and lower bracket. NAFA brings over 30 years of passion and experience to each season and the tournament directors know that in every aspect of the game, fastpitch is a team sport. We are always open to suggestions and invite you to contact us with any questions, feedback, or issues.
We proudly host teams from all over Washington & Oregon:
Camas,WA., Vancouver,WA., Brush Prairie,WA., Washougal,WA., Aloha, Portland, Gresham, Newport, St. Helens, Salem, Keizer, Monmouth, Eugene, Beaverton, Dallas, Springfield, Bend, Redmond, Wilsonville, Boring, Yamhill, Tigard, Junction City, Woodburn, Canby, Aurora, Turner, Clackamas, Oregon City, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Newberg, Sherwood, McMinnville, Albany, Corvallis, Dayton, Willamina, Gladstone, Milwaukie, Molalla, Scappoose, Silverton, Sweet Home, Veneta, Lake Oswego, Forest Grove, Scio, Glide, Roseburg, Lincoln City, Astoria, Hood River, The Dalles, Warm Springs
Camas,WA., Vancouver,WA., Brush Prairie,WA., Washougal,WA., Aloha, Portland, Gresham, Newport, St. Helens, Salem, Keizer, Monmouth, Eugene, Beaverton, Dallas, Springfield, Bend, Redmond, Wilsonville, Boring, Yamhill, Tigard, Junction City, Woodburn, Canby, Aurora, Turner, Clackamas, Oregon City, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Newberg, Sherwood, McMinnville, Albany, Corvallis, Dayton, Willamina, Gladstone, Milwaukie, Molalla, Scappoose, Silverton, Sweet Home, Veneta, Lake Oswego, Forest Grove, Scio, Glide, Roseburg, Lincoln City, Astoria, Hood River, The Dalles, Warm Springs
NAFA understands the passion and desire to get back on the fields, however, until there is a vaccine, cure, or treatment found for COVID-19, we strongly recommend that players, coaches and all spectators adhere to the guidelines and safety precautions presented, and recommends that anyone who is considered 'high-risk' stay home. NAFA does not assume any liability or responsibility for the health or safety, specifically in regards to the contraction of COVID-19 or any medical issues related to the contraction of COVID-19, by any player, coach, spectator or staff who choose to participate in a NAFA event. Members of the community who have been determined by the CDC, or their medical professional, to be ‘high-risk’ should continue to shelter in place and not participate in attending a NAFA event during this time.