THE Spring Games

JUNE 2016

Volume 2, Issue 1

THE

SPRING

GAMES: The latest information on

the World’s largest

collegiate softball

tournament

IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome to THE Spring Games

By Alison Strange, President PFX Athletics

Dear Spring Gamers,

Welcome to THE Spring Games

Newsletter! Each month, this Newsletter

will be provided to our registered Spring

Games participants and posted on our

website and social media outlets

(@PFXAthletics).

At PFX Athletics, we are looking forward

to the 2017 Spring Games and hope that

the information provided in this monthly

Newsletter will help keep you and your

team up to date on the latest information

for the Games.

Over the years, we have been excited to

watch THE Spring Games grow! From

48 teams in 2008 to 368 in 2016, the

success of these Games is directly

related to you, the coaches, players,

administrators, parents, and fans!

While some things—like Dot Richardson

and Bob Borak have remained

constant, others have changed. We

hope you believe the changes are for

the better!

PFX Athletics, a non-profit organization,

took over management of THE Spring

Games in 2014. When we were asked

to take on this incredible and

extraordinary opportunity, we knew that

if we were going to keep you happy, we

needed to listen and be constantly

improving. Our non-profit mission is to

open the doors of opportunity for women

and girls through sport but our objective

for THE Spring Games is to make them

not only the biggest, but the BEST

college softball games in the world.

Your feedback is vital if we are to

achieve this goal.

I hope you enjoy these monthly updates,

that you take advantage of the

communication resources that we have

created (and continue to create), and

that you will partner with us in making

2017 the BEST Spring Games yet!

We’ll see you in the Spring!

Alison

Hot Corner: Live Streaming……………….……....2

Registration is Open………………………....….2

Logo Design Contest……………………..…...….2

Fast Facts: PFX History……………………….….....3

Catch This: PFX Staff Grows ……..…………..…..3

Inside Pitch: Meet Ashley Frydrych……….….….3

Make It Count Adopt a Team…...…….….…….4

Dreams to Reality Bat Girl Program……..…...4

Clay Life Share Your Stories……………….....….4

PFX Athletics Mission:

Opening doors of

OPPORTUNITY

to women and girls through

sport

THE Spring Games

Opening doors of

OPPORTUNITY

to women and girls through

sport

HOT CORNER

We have teamed up with Suffragette Softball to have all games

at THE Spring Games live streamed. Friends and family

members who are not able to make the trip down to Florida are

still able to support your team and cheer from a distance at an

affordable cost. Suffragette also provides on-demand features

that are beneficial to coaches and players so they can watch

game film at a later date/time. To view upcoming events and

prices, please go to www.SuffragetteSoftball.com/events.

Coaches—this is a great recruiting tool!

With our new recruiting coupon (FREE to college

coaches), you can recruit anytime from your

office, field or while traveling.

Contact Information@PFXAthletics.com today!

Registration

is Open

Regular Registration ends on October 1, 2016.

After that date, registrations will only be

accepted for available times and dates. To

ensure that we have your schedules ready in

time for the NFCA in December (our goal this

year), please encourage all of the teams you

want to play to register on time. Some of the

benefits of early registration:

We are better able to secure appropriate

facilities. Late registrations and last-minute

requests affect many teams (not just yours).

We are better able to accommodate

requested practice and game times.

We are able to produce a schedule earlier

(and with fewer changes).

COMMON REGISTRATION MISTAKES

Every year, coaches make these common registration

mistakes that cause problems with the schedule.

Most of these issues can be avoided by ensuring that

when you register, you pay close attention to a few

little details that will make a big difference:

Be sure you confirm your travel dates and let us

know if they change before November 1, 2016.

Please make sure to select the correct division

you play. (i.e. If you are a Junior College, please

select Junior College regardless of the JUCO

division you play in.

Please be honest when you rank your team. We

want you here whether you are an “A” or an “E”.

If you are bringing a JV team, be sure to submit a

registration form for the JV team as well as the

Varsity team.

2017 Logo

Design Contest

Leave your imprint on THE Spring Games before

you even step out on the field!

For the past 2 years, we have successfully allowed our

participants to submit logo designs for THE Spring Games.

This year, we look forward to your new designs! Submit your

design today!

Submit original design (Publisher Format) via email to

THESpringGames@PFXAthletics.com

Include Name, Phone Number and School

Deadline: December 1, 2016

Winner Receives: FREE shirts for her team

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CATCH THIS

With the continuous growth and success of our events and programs

such as: THE Spring Games, Dot Richardson National Collegiate Softball

Invitational (NCSI), Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF), Softball Factory

Showcase, Diamond 9, grassroots tournaments, camps and clinics, coed

fastpitch league, women’s major’s, etc. the PFX Family welcomes 4 new

employees:

-Sarah Rotta (Programs Manager)

-Jason Shindoll (Concession Manager)

-Kristine Dolunt (Programs and Concession Coordinator)

-Ashley Frydrych (Events Coordinator)

Each person has had the pleasure of working with Bob Borak and THE Spring Games in past years in one capacity or

another. In addition, they bring over 40 years of combined experience to our team - coaching (travel ball to collegiate level),

event operations (platinum and grassroots), hosting camps/clinics, and umpiring.

Inside Pitch

Meet Ashley Frydrych

Ashley played softball her entire life. At the age of 8, she was

introduced to Dr. Dot Richardson before softball premiered in

the Olympics. After hard work, she was selected to be on

Dot’s youth travel team, Dot’s Diamonds. At a young age, she

was taught how to dream big, build a strong work ethic and be

a team player. Throughout the years, Ashley was honored to

learn the fundamentals of the game from her idol and

experience life-changing opportunities that came from playing

softball.

Fast forward to college, she attended the University of Tampa

and majored in Sports Management. Ashley played for UT for

only a short time but applied those life lessons towards her

career. In 2009, Ashley had the opportunity to intern with Dot

and the staff at the National Training Center (NTC). Under the

direction of Dot and Bob Borak, she completed her degree in

2010 and was hired as a Sports

Assistant.

In 2011, Ashley relocated to the

Tampa Bay Area and worked for 2

Parks and Recreation Departments

over the past 5 years. She returns

back to Legends Way Ballfields

as the new Events Coordinator and

will also be assisting coaches with

lodging, transportation and

entertainment needs.

Fast Facts

Learn the PFX Athletics History

Dot Richardson organized PFX Athletics in 1996 after

she made her dream of winning the Olympic Gold

Medal come true.

Our history as a company has evolved through the

years: from a training organization, to the non-profit

arm of the Pro-Fastpitch X-treme Tour, to who we are

today.

In 2014 the National Training Center and South Lake

Hospital gave full operations to PFX Athletics.

We are a non-profit company opening doors of

opportunity to women and girls through sports.

Signature Events: THE Spring Games, Dot Richardson

National Collegiate Softball Invitational, Softball

Factory Showcase, Diamond 9, PGF

Signature Programs: High School Fall League, Co-Ed

Fastpitch League, Women’s Major’s, Team PFX (16U

Showcase Team), Leesburg Summer Camp,

Overnight Clinics, etc.

Make it Count

Adopt-a-Team!

Over the past 2 years, THE Spring Games has

offered teams the opportunity to get involved in a

community outreach program that would leave

their mark on children in our community.

Past teams enjoyed teaching children the

importance of education, encouragement tips, how

softball works, etc. These athletes and children

had the chance to connect on an emotional level

that will never be forgotten.

To participate in this program for 2017, please

email Ashley at AFrydrych@PFXAthletics.com

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Dreams to Reality

Bat Girl Program

Another community outreach program that THE Spring

Games offers is the Bat Girl Program which allows young

girls and children with disabilities to have the chance to live

out their dreams of being on the playing field, interacting with

the players and cheering them on from the dugout. This is a

magical “team” experience for both the players and the child.

To participate in this program for 2017, please email Ashley

at AFrydrych@PFXAthletics.com

CLAY LIFE

Share your stories of THE Spring Games!

Whether you are a player, coach, umpire, sports

information director, athletic trainer, or fan, we

would love to hear from you! Share your sto-

ries, favorite pictures and experiences that you

are looking forward to in 2017!

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and

Instagram @PFXAthletics.

THE Spring Games

Opening doors of

OPPORTUNITY

to women and girls through

sport