In 2013 a merger between the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and International Softball Federation (ISF), the world governing bodies for baseball and softball, created the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) which now serves as the overarching world governing body for the sports of baseball, softball, and Baseball5. The ISF represents the softball division.
The ISF organizes and conducts world championship competition in women's & men's fast pitch, junior women's & junior men's fast pitch (19-and-under), women's, men's & coed slow pitch, and women's & men's modified pitch. The ISF sanctions regional championships and provides technical support to Regional (Multi-Sport) Games. Additionally the ISF qualifies teams for Olympic softball competition in coordination with the IOC. The ISF provides the official playing rules for international competition including: Olympic Games, world championships, regional championships, regional games and other sanctioned competitions.
For a list of inductees and their biographical sketches, see footnote[5] The ISF Hall of Fame has inducted members every other year since 1981. Inductees include players, coaches, umpires, and administrators (plus individuals in the Meritorious Service category). Individuals are nominated by the national governing body for softball in their country. Nominees are considered by the ISF Hall of Fame Commission. Voting is conducted at the biennial ISF congress. The ISF is planning to build an ISF Hall of Fame & Museum at its world headquarters in Plant City, Florida, USA.[5][6]
Medal of Honor
For a list of recipients, see footnote[7] The ISF Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1990.[7]
List of members
The ISF considers some dependent territories, such as the British Virgin Islands, to be "countries" for the purposes of international competition. Those dependent territories compete separately from their "parent" country. There are members from every continent in the world, except Antarctica.
The national governing body for softball in each of the countries listed below is considered to be a member of the ISF. [8]
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The International Softball Federation ISF is the international governing body for the sport of softball with its world headquarters and training centre at Plant City Florida 2 The ISF is a non profit corporation recognized by the International Olympic Committee IOC and SportAccord formerly the General Association of International Sports Federations International Softball FederationFederacion Internacional de SoftbolFormation1952 71 years ago 1952 1 TypeSports federationHeadquartersPlant City Florida United StatesMembership127 National Governing BodiesOfficial languageEnglish SpanishPresidentDale McMannWebsitehttp www ISFsoftball orgMap of member states In 2013 a merger between the International Baseball Federation IBAF and International Softball Federation ISF the world governing bodies for baseball and softball created the World Baseball Softball Confederation WBSC which now serves as the overarching world governing body for the sports of baseball softball and Baseball5 The ISF represents the softball division The ISF organizes and conducts world championship competition in women s amp men s fast pitch junior women s amp junior men s fast pitch 19 and under women s men s amp coed slow pitch and women s amp men s modified pitch The ISF sanctions regional championships and provides technical support to Regional Multi Sport Games Additionally the ISF qualifies teams for Olympic softball competition in coordination with the IOC The ISF provides the official playing rules for international competition including Olympic Games world championships regional championships regional games and other sanctioned competitions As part of a campaign to return softball to the Olympic Games in time for 2020 in April 2013 the ISF began a process of merging with the International Baseball Federation to form a new combined federation for both sports 3 the World Baseball Softball Confederation WBSC 4 Contents 1 Hall of Fame 2 Medal of Honor 3 List of members 3 1 Africa 3 2 Americas 3 3 Asia 3 4 Europe 3 5 Oceania 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHall of Fame EditSee also Category Softball museums and halls of fame For a list of inductees and their biographical sketches see footnote 5 The ISF Hall of Fame has inducted members every other year since 1981 Inductees include players coaches umpires and administrators plus individuals in the Meritorious Service category Individuals are nominated by the national governing body for softball in their country Nominees are considered by the ISF Hall of Fame Commission Voting is conducted at the biennial ISF congress The ISF is planning to build an ISF Hall of Fame amp Museum at its world headquarters in Plant City Florida USA 5 6 Medal of Honor EditFor a list of recipients see footnote 7 The ISF Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1990 7 List of members EditThe ISF considers some dependent territories such as the British Virgin Islands to be countries for the purposes of international competition Those dependent territories compete separately from their parent country There are members from every continent in the world except Antarctica The national governing body for softball in each of the countries listed below is considered to be a member of the ISF 8 Africa Edit There are 18 member countries Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Gambia Guinea Guinea Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Mali Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda Zambia ZimbabweAmericas Edit There are 33 countries and dependent territories Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Mexico Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Peru Puerto Rico Turks and Caicos Islands United States Uruguay Venezuela U S Virgin Islands The ISF calls them the Virgin Islands Asia Edit There are 22 member countries and dependent territories Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Laos Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore Chinese Taipei Taiwan Thailand Uzbekistan VietnamEurope Edit There are 39 countries and dependent territories Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Site Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Guernsey Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo 9 Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UkraineOceania Edit There are 12 member countries and dependent territories American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Guam Northern Mariana Islands Mariana Islands Marshall Islands Micronesia New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon IslandsSee also EditWorld Baseball Softball ConfederationReferences Edit International Softball Federation The ISF The History of Softball Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2009 10 10 ISF CERTIFICATION www asasoftball com Retrieved 2017 05 31 World Baseball and Softball Set for Milestone in Bid for Olympic Games Program Inclusion International Softball Federation 2013 04 08 Archived from the original on 2013 05 13 Retrieved 2013 04 15 New World Baseball Softball Body born at historic Tokyo Congress Press release International Baseball Federation 2013 04 14 Retrieved 2013 04 15 a b Inductees Bios International Softball Federation Archived from the original on 2015 06 27 Retrieved 2011 10 23 Architectural rendering proposed ISF Hall of Fame amp Museum YouTube International Softball Federation October 15 2008 Retrieved 2011 10 23 a b Medal of Honor recipients are listed in the right hand column at Inductees Bios International Softball Federation Archived from the original on 2015 06 27 Retrieved 2011 10 23 International Softball Federation Directory Member Countries Archived from the original on 2013 04 24 Retrieved 2013 03 22 New Kosova Report Kosovo Softball Federation wins international recognition Archived from the original on 2008 09 07 External links EditOfficial website Ecuador Official Softball Website Irish Softball Association Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines Danish Softball Federation Hellenic Amateur Softball Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Softball Federation amp oldid 1105801161 Hall of Fame, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
