THE NPA BOARD OF MANAGERS HAS VOTED TO ADD AN 'A' DIVISION TO NPA TOURNAMENTS FOR THE 2005 SEASON ON A TRIAL BASIS. THIS NEW 'A' DIVISION CAN ONLY BE PLAYED AS A SECOND DIVISION IN THE HOPES THAT IT WILL NOT DILUTE THE PLAY IN OTHER DIVISIONS.
IT WAS FELT THAT THIS WAS NEEDED TO FILL THE GAP FOR PLAYERS WHO HAVE WON 'B' BUT ARE CHALLENGED IN OPEN. THEY MUST STILL PLAY IN OPEN OR ANOTHER AGE DIVISION TO PLAY IN 'A'. ALSO WITH THE EXPLOSION OF PADDLEBALL ON THE WEST COAST WE NEED TO OPEN THE SPORT TO A NEW LEVEL OF PLAYER.
AS A TRIAL DIVISION THE ENTRY FEE FOR 'A' AS A SECOND DIVISION WILL BE REDUCED TO $10.00 PER PLAYER. ALL NPA RULES REGARDING QUALIFYING FOR A DIVISION WILL BE APPLIED TO THIS NEW DIVISION (I.E. IF YOU HAVE WON A DIVISION OF A HIGHER RANK IN A PREVIOUS YEAR YOU CAN NOT DROP DOWN TO THIS DIVISION WITHOUT PETITIONING THE NPA BOARD FOR APPROVAL).
THE BOARD HOPES THAT OFFERING THIS NEW LEVEL
OF PLAY WILL BRING NEW PLAYERS INTO THE SPORT ALONG WITH PROVIDING
A SECOND DIVISION FOR THOSE PLAYERS WHO HAVE WON B, BUT ARE NOT
OLD ENOUGH TO COMPETE IN AN AGE DIVISION. THE NEW 'A' DIVISION
IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PLAYERS AS A SECOND DIVISION.