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Athletics News 
City of Fort Worth to host National Softball Tournament & State Basketball Tournament
For the fourth consecutive summer, the City of Fort Worth will host a national softball tournament at Gateway Park sponsored by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA). Last year, 23 teams arrived from a variety of southwestern states in the U.S. to participate in the girls 14&Under Fast Pitch Tournament. On August 4 running through August 7, 2010, the City of Fort Worth will host a girls 12&Under Southern National Softball Tournament. This tournament was awarded at the ASA National Convention held in November of 2008. With the help of the Sports Advisory Council, Fort Worth beat out a number of cities for this honor. The estimated economic impact of this tournament for the City of Fort Worth is expected to exceed $500,000. In addition to this ASA Softball Tournament, the City of Fort Worth will also host the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Men’s Major State Basketball Championships scheduled on March 5 through March 7. “We are excited about showcasing our excellent facilities and outstanding staff on behalf of the Parks and Community Services Department and ASA Metro Fort Worth,” says Athletic Coordinator/ASA & TAAF Commissioner Brenda Grubbs. Gateway Park continues to host numerous weekend softball tournaments and the Athletics Section received the prestigious “James Ferrel Award” from the ASA for hosting an exceptional national tournament back in July of 2008.
The Athletics Section of the Parks and Community Services Department hosted a dedication ceremony to open up a $4.73 million dollar soccer/rugby complex. The funding for this project was provided by the Fort Worth Water Department which includes two soccer fields, one rugby field, electronic scoreboards, and bleacher covered seating. The unique sports surface on these fields will allow unlimited play on a year round basis and the fields will frequently remain opened during inclement weather conditions due to their outstanding drainage system. The availability of renting all three fields will vary from season to season. However, these fields will be opened to all residents for both games and practices for the sports of soccer (full size fields only), rugby, and flag football. For pricing information on reserving these fields, please go to the reservations page or call 817-392-7690 for additional information.
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Track and Field Program Will be offered this year on 2 dates: July 8th and July 10th taking place in the City of Dallas Sprague Stadium located at 3606 Boulder Dr, Dallas, Texas 75233 since the City of Fort Worth was unable to secure an alternative facility due to the renovation of Farrington Field this summer. Two coaches meetings will be held at Haws Athletic Center on June 16th and June 23rd at 6:30 pm - coaches are required to attend one of the two meetings. The following items will be discussed at the coaches meetings - events held for the regional meet, starting times for the two dates, starting times for the age groups, TAAF Registraiton procedures, qualificaiton standards for State competition, and other pertinent informatoin pertaining to the admininstration of the summer program.
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