Tournament Documentation / Forms

TOURNAMENT DOCUMENTATION/ FORMS

Below are the tournament documents and forms required by Associations, Clubs, and Schools for entering Softball NZ tournaments this upcoming 2020/21 season. They range from entry forms to return schedules (team rosters) to 'pick up player' forms. Any queries whatsoever please contact your local club, school, or association or contact Softball NZ.

National Tournament Rules Changes for the 2021/2022 Season (Includes the changes to the import rule)

NZ Age Grade Nationals 

  • Association team entry form - not applicable this season
  • Team roster form - not applicable this season
  • Association pick up form - not applicable this season
  
National Fastpitch Championship (NFC) Forms (UPDATED SHORTLY)
  • Important NFC Info, dates, & deadlines form
  • NFC team entry form
  • NFC rules and explanations document
  • NFC Return Schedule

NZ Open Clubs Forms
  • NZ Open Clubs team entry form (Final entry due 11 Feb, 2022)
  • NZ Open Clubs team roster form - Men (Due 11 Feb, 2022)
  • NZ Open Clubs team roster form - Women (Due 11 Feb, 2022)
  • NZ Open Club Tournament pick up form

NZ National, North & South Island Secondary School Forms (March 2017 Tournaments)
 
  • Entry Form 
  • Fri 26 Feb, 2021: Div 1 finalists notified to SNZ by associations/liaison officers
  • Thurs 4 March 2021: Entry fee and team roster due to SNZ
  • Sec School Div 1 & 2 information document 
  • Div 1 Roster form
  • Div 2 Nth Island roster form 
  • Div 2 Sth Island roster form

Miscellaneous & Forms
  • Tournament Manual - Rules & Regulations Surrounding SNZ Tournaments here 
  • Inter-Association Transfer Form
  • New strike zone here
  • SNZ Rulebook 2022 – 2025 here
  • National Tournaments - Zero Tolerance Policy here
  • Sanction to Play Overseas Form (for NZ players wanting to go overseas to play for a short time, then returning home)
  • WBSC Player Transfer Form (for players wishing to play in NZ and NZ players playing off shore)
  • WBSC Rules Changes here
  • WBSC Points of Emphasis re Pitching Rule Change here
  • WBSC Bat List here

Softball NZ would like to inform all associations that for any International player coming from overseas to play in our National tournaments, there must be an WBSC International clearance form completed and submitted to Softball NZ before that respective tournament managers meeting. Form above..

For those International players coming directly from a US College/University to play in New Zealand, then just a written communication from the institution verifying their enrolment is sufficient, there is no need to complete the WBSC Clearance form. Only players coming directly from overseas clubs & associations need to complete the attached form. International players are players that are not NZ Citizens. Currently, NZ Residents are not classed as International players.
 

Guideline for Tournament Selectors

  • Guidelines
  • Pitcher Award
    The Tournament Pitcher Award is not necessarily to be given to the pitcher with the best ERA. The award is to be given to the best performed pitcher at the tournament. Low ERA’s can be achieved by second string pitchers facing weaker opposition while the first string pitcher is required to contain the stronger batters from the top ranked teams – again, raw statistics often do not tell the whole story.


Bat Compressor Test
Bat compressor testing will be undertaken at selected national tournaments from the 2015-16 season onwards. Information below outlines testing protocols and video examples of failed and passed tests courtesy of the SNZ Umpires.
Bat Compressor Test - Fail Bat Compressor Test - Pass