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Fall softball helps players continue playing after their summer season of travel ball ends because it is played from late August to late October. The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), National Softball Association (NSA), and Amateur Softball Association (ASA) all hold softball tournaments inside domes during the winter months. Holiday tournaments are a commendable way to continue playing by participating in Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and Valentine’s Day tournaments through the off-season. Through the winter, most travel ball coaches hold practices three days a week because it is much harder to maintain softball skills in the winter than it is during the summer because a player cannot walk outside and just play softball. All traveling league players continue to learn and gain skill through the winter instead of losing their abilities, so they can perform at a higher level of competition like college players