Information and links for New Zealand and Oceania Grade 7 umpires - covering Back Softball, The Oceania Umpire, XX111 ISF Congress, Technical Buliteins, ISF Female Umpire Forum and SNZ ISF Umpires.
ISF Notification : Appointment of Acting Director of Umpires
Following the recent death of Merle Butler, President Don Porter has advised that Bob Stanton has been appointed Acting Director of Umpires. As you will see from the communiqué below Margo Koskelainen will assist Bob in Beijing.
Whilst we are all shocked by Merle death, we congratulated both Bob and Margo on their appointments.
Would all Oceania Umpire contacts please advise your membership of these appointments.
ISF Umpires certified by region and country ... here
ISF regional UIC roster ... here
ISF Umipres assigned to world champs ... here
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Back Softball
Softball’s 2016 Olympic reinstatement campaign pledges greater support for youth and female athletes. To read more visit http://www.backsoftball.com/ Read more on the umpires selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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The Oceania Umpire
Welcome to the News site for umpires in the - ISF Oceania Region .
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2007 XXIII Congress
Held in Manila, Philippines in October. To read more visit http://www.internationalsoftball.com/english/latest_news/congress07.asp . 2007 being a non Playing Rules Change year, the Umpires Commission deliberated on the future direction of the ISF umpiring programme. The minutes of this meeting can be viewed ... here
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Technical Buliteins
One outcome from the Umpires Commission was the need for a method of distributing essential Technical Changes that require to be processed between updates of the Official Rule Book.
ISF Acting Director of Umpiring – Bob Stanton now has facilitated the issuing the following Technical Bulletins ... here
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ISF Female Umpire Forum
Held at ISF Headquarters Plant City. Florida in September. Oceania was represented by Margo Koskelainen and Debbie Grove. Your can view Debbie’s report and survey summaries …. here
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ISF Softball NZ Umpires
To qualify for New Zealand's top umpire grading (Level 7) an umpire must obtain ISF Accreditation. The International Softball Federation Accreditation programme began in 1978.
Since the beginning of this programme a total of 39 New Zealand umpires have been accredited. Overseas ISF accredited umpires currently residing in New Zealand are also listed ... more
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