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High school pitching distance will be
moved from 40' to 43' starting in spring of 2010.
Congratulation
Norm, on your enshrinement into the ASA Hall of Fame
Norm Davis is synonymous with
the Amateur Softball Association in Maine and New England and across the United
States. Norm has dedicated his life to promote ASA softball and the ASA umpire
program and what a great addition he would make to the Amateur Softball
Association Hall of Fame in the Meritorious
Service Category.
Norm began his umpire career in 1964 and has umpired in three ASA
National Championships and all in the Major Divisions
1981 Men’s Major Modified Pitch
1984 Women’s Major Slow Pitch
1987 Women’s Major Slow Pitch
It should be pointed out that all these were appointed assignments
as Norm believed that it is more important that rank and file umpires get
assigned national tournaments rather than taking an assignment because you are a
UIC..
Norm was appointed as the Andy Valley Umpire in Chief in 1974 and
in 1984 he was appointed the State of Maine UIC which he held for 15 years.
In 1989 Norm was appointed to the National Umpire Staff
representing Region 1, New England, a position he still holds.
As a member of the National Umpire staff he has been the National
Championship UIC for over 55 National Championships .
Norm also represented the ASA as a clinician in 1997 in England,
Germany, Italy, and Turkey for 3 weeks at Air Force bases.
Norm has been an instructor in over 30 National Umpire Schools in
29 states and has hosted 2 in Maine, He was also instrumental in having the
first National school in Maine. He has hosted National rules clinics every other
year since 1991 with the National Director of Umpires and many different
National Staff members.
He has given rules clinics all over the country, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Boston,
Worcester, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Erie, and many more
Among his other duties on the National Umpire Staff and as a
Council member Norm has been Vice-chair of the Modified Pitch Committee,
Vice-chair of the Playing Rules. Vice-chair of the Umpire Committee, He also
serves on the Slow Pitch Playing Rules committee, He has been on the Seniors
committee, Umpire Uniform Committee and other committees.
He also combined and edited suggestions from the National Staff on
rule checks for mistakes and omissions. He has submitted questions for the
umpire rule test and case book plays.
Listed below are some other accomplishments
1987 National Indicator Fraternity
1988 Given Lifetime Membership to Three Umpires Associations in Maine
1997 Inducted into Auburn/Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame
1998 Umpire Medals Program (Charter Member)
1999 Appointed Deputy State Commissioner for Maine
2002 Elected to the Elite Status umpire in the Modified division
Norm retired from business where he was a plant manger for two shoe
companies in 1989, He then attended college for three years nights and now works
as an Educational Technician for a school department in Maine. He has worked
with children with learning disabilities. He now works with students K-2.
The State of Maine and New England has been honored and privileged
to have Norm Davis as our National Umpire Staff Representative and the ASA
program and umpires are better off because of him. Please help us honor him for
his many years of dedication and service to ASA by electing him to the Amateur
Softball Association Hall of Fame in the Meritorious Service Category
By Al Douglas with
Steve Roscia from the
Maine ASA website.
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