REGIONAL TRAININGS PRIOR TO NAMING OF THE 2021 JWSX SQUAD
13 April
Power batters Jerome Raemaki and Reilly Makea have been cut from the Black Sox softball training squad for failing fitness tests while former world champion pitcher Nik Hayes remains on the outer after a cannabis driving rules breach.
The Major Sox coaching staff have named a 31-man squad in preparation for the U23 World Cup in November 2022. This squad will attend a training camp in October 2021 with the final squad of 15 to travel to Argentina being named a month later.
After the recent successful Easter Classic tournament in Auckland, JWSX coach Kiri Shaw has decided to delay the naming of the 2021 JWSX squad until regional trainings have taken place over the next month or so.
SOFTBALL STAR ENGINEERS SUCCESS BEYOND THE DIAMOND
1 April
SOFTBALL PRODIGY RUNNING IN HERO'S FOOTSTEPS
1 April
The Developing Sox Boys Squad of 34 boys assembled in Auckland for the Easter Classic. The following 15 players have been selected from the squad of 34 players as the official U15 NZ Developing Sox Team.
Mikayla Lewin wants to bring home all she learns on the diamond and in the classroom in the US, and build bridges.
Mikayla is building up quite the résumé in the United States softball scene.
Softball great Lara Andrews used to keep an eye on Caitlyn Lewin in after-school care; now the promising teen is following Andrews to a softball scholarship in America.
The Rookie Sox 6x Week Offensive & Defensive Programme is designed to support the further development of 11-12 year old softballers. The programme has been developed to put your team (or identified players) ahead of the competition with six weeks of structured and innovative training.
THANK YOU PAULO PICS NZ & DEBBIE BARKER PHOTOGRAPHY
Softball New Zealand would like to say a big thanks to our photographers Paul Hodgson and Debbie Barker for their ongoing support of our National Tournaments. We love your work!
NATIONAL SCORERS PATHWAY
The National Scorer’s Pathway provides a development pathway from being able to score at a youth softball game to officiating at a WBSC World Championship.
Softball season is just around the corner! Why not get involved this year by becoming a scorer?
It's simple to become a scorer with our online Softball Scoring Fundamentals course for $19.99 (including GST). You can learn at your own pace and dip into the training whenever you need a refresher
This is an important document if we are to ensure; a future workforce, a workforce with a skill base and meet the changing needs of participants. Success of this strategy will only come from a willingness of our community to work together to increase knowledge, improve capability and most importantly, improve how we engage with staff and volunteers.
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