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PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS
	LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL Little League Softball was created in 1974, and currently fields nearly 24,000 teams and has more than, 360,000 participants, ages 5-18. The Little League Softball program is a component of Little League Baseball and Softball, the world’s largest organized youth sports program, with nearly 2.7 million players and more than one million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and scores of other countries. The Little League organization is a Federal Incorporation granted under a Bill signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 17, 1964, and amended December 24, 1974, to reflect the admission of girls - it is the only youth sports program so honored. The partnership with National Professional Fastpitch began in the winter of 2009, and is part of Little League International’s effort to broaden the exposure of the Little League softball program, while expanding the educational resources available to Little League softball managers and coaches. For more information on Little League softball, go to: www.LittleLeague.org. Contact Name: SARA THOMPSON Email: sthompson@LITTLELEAGUE.ORG

	MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Major League Baseball is the Official Development Partner of National Professional Fastpitch in the category of women's professional fastpitch softball. The partnership, which began the fall of 2002, is part of The Commissioner's Initiative on Women and Baseball, a league-wide effort to help Major League Baseball and the 30 Major League Clubs build stronger relationships with female audiences.

	THE SOFTBALL CHANNEL This site is for anyone who loves fastpitch softball. Whether you're a player, coach, parent or fan, view various stories, poems, photos and videos from the game we all enjoy! Covering high school, travel, collegiate, national and international women's softball and the National Pro Fastpitch league.

	NATIONAL FASTPITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is the professional growth organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play and is an Official Promotional Partner of NPF.