There are two committees that select players to compete on USA Softball National Teams – Men’s National Team Selection Committee and the Women’s National Team Selection Committee. These committees work tirelessly throughout the year scouting events across the country in search of the top athletes for national team selection. Committee members can be found at ASA tournaments, ASA National Championships, NCAA tournaments, NCAA Women’s College World Series and many other events.

Once committee members identify potential national team players, these individuals are invited to participate in tryout camps and from those camps they are selected to represent the United States in international competitions. Open tryouts for the women’s national team are held during the even year prior to an Olympic Games (such as 2006 for the 2008 Olympics. Notices for open tryout sites are always posted on the USA Softball website http://www.usasoftball.com/. All open tryouts were held in 2006.

The best way to be noticed by members of the selection committees is to compete in high level ASA tournaments and ASA National Championships if you are not currently playing at the collegiate level.