Membership Benefits
All the benefits listed below are included in the NASPAA membership, with the exception of the NASPAA Credentials Listing Service, which is available at an additional charge as part of the NASPAA Premium Membership Package.
The Voice
NASPAA's quarterly newsletter contains articles, information and tips about sports public address announcing. Content is provided by announcers and athletic administrators.
NASPAA Announcer of the Year Awards Program
All NASPAA members who announce are eligible for the NASPAA Announcer of the Year Award. The award will be presented to an NASPAA member at each of the following levels, high school, junior college, NAIA and NCAA. An NASPAA-Announcer of the Year Award will also be present to a high school announcer and a college announcer.
Website
The NASPAA website is a resource for information about sports public address announcing. In Members Only special sections for each of the following are featured:
- Voice Training
- Sound systems and equipment
- Safe Sports Zone (event safety and security)
- Sports Psychology
- Officially Speaking (sports rules and officials' signals, working with officials, etc.)
- Media Room (audio and video event announcing clips of various NASPAA members)
- Articles, tips and information about announcing
- Open Forum (an opportunity to ask selected members questions, including those who announce at the professional level)
- Message Board
- Member Features (high school, college and pro)
- NASPAA Apparel—NASPAA embroidered apparel is available exclusively to members.
Certification
NASPAA members receive a discount on the NASPAA P.A. Announcers' Online Certification Course registration fee.
Announcing Credentials Listing Service (Coming Soon)
This benefit is NASPAA members who are interested in additional announcing opportunities have the option to have their announcing credentials posted for viewing by the general public and entities that are seeking announcers.