New Jersey Softball Group Goes Titanium

The Greater Bergen Softball Umpire Association (GBSUA), based in Garfield, N.J., is one of five organizations to recently join NASO through the Association Advantage program.

The GBSUA has 37 members and is led by President Jim Cosgrove, Vice President/ Secretary Jennifer Robbins and Assigner John Gentile. The group covers assignments for more than 2,300 games annually for both softball and baseball — youth travel, high school travel, adult summer leagues and fall ball.

“NASO offers good coverage for our organization and provides excellent benefits for our membership,” Robbins said. “No matter the level of games worked in both softball and baseball, we feel like our entire group is in good hands with NASO.”

The GBSUA is one of two groups to recently join NASO at the Titanium level — the other is GSL Tournaments based in the Pacific Northwest. In addition, three groups joined NASO at the Platinum Shield level — Channel Islands Military Officials Association from Camarillo, Calif.; Prodigy Futsal League from Hawthorne, Calif.; and Piedmont Basketball Officials Association from Waynesboro, Va.

Association Advantage provides guidance, materials and services to more than 500 member associations. Different levels of protection, management and training options allow groups to select what works best for them and their budget. For more information, go to nasoadvantage.com. 