Overview
‘The female game’ section is devoted to profiling, promoting, developing and increasing participation numbers of females in Softball. The concept is aimed at assisting clubs to attract girls (in particular) to play various forms of softball.
This section covers various resources, links, pathways and concepts to help raise the female game and elevate it to the heights.
Women's Softball - 'National' and 'International'
Women’s Softball – New Zealand
Our White Sox are the 4th most successful nation at the World Championships winning one gold (Taiwan, 1982), one silver and two bronze since the competition was initiated in 1965.
Women’s Softball – International
Softball is the most popular participant sport in the USA, an estimated 40 million Americans will play at least one game of Softball at some level each year. 127 countries play the game worldwide.
College softball
College softball in the USA is an extremely popular, exciting and competitive sport. Softball scholarships have provided New Zealand females opportunities to play softball at an extremely high level, an exciting lifestyle and receive an education at the same time. To read profiles of New Zealander's currently playing and going to college in the USA click here.
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Female Tournaments 2011/12
International
Junior White Sox
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07-17 Dec, ISF Junior Women's World Championships, Cape Town South Africa
White Sox
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Gilley’s Shield & Edebone-Weber Shield
Round 1: (Victoria, Australia) – 28-30 October 2011
Round 2: : (Queensland, Australia) – 25-27 November 2011
Round 3 & Edebone-Weber Shield Final: (ACT, Australia) – 3-7 January 2012
National
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05–08 Jan, NZ U19 Girls, Auckland
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12–15 Jan, Nth Island U15 Girls, Western BOP
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12–15 Jan, Sth Island U15 Boys & Girls, Marlborough
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19–22 Jan, NZ U17 Girls, Canterbury
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16–19 Feb, Nat. Fastpitch Championship (Men & Women), Wellington
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14–17 Feb, NZ Open Women’s Club, Nelson
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26–30 Mar, Div. 1 Sec School Boys & Girls, Hutt Valley
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27–30 Mar, Div. 2 Sec School NI Boys & Girls, Manawatu
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27–30 Mar, Div. 2 Sec School SI Boys & Girls, Central Otago
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