Category: News

Umpire of the Year – Nominations due by Sept 3rd

Home Run Sports Umpire of the Year Award Do you know an umpire who: respects everyone who is involved with the game and demonstrates good   sportsmanship? is involved with officials program development in your...

2015 Ed Bitz Scholarship Recipients Announced

2015 Ed Bitz Scholarship Recipients Announced

Softball Canada is pleased to announce that Amanda Dunnigan (Edmonton, AB) and Matthew Mills (Acton, ON) are each the recipients of a 2015 Ed Bitz Scholarship. Amanda is entering her first year in the...

Update – ISF Umpire Mechanics Adoption

Update – ISF Umpire Mechanics Adoption

In 2014 Softball Canada moved to full adoption of International Softball Federation – ISF (now World Baseball Softball Confederation – WBSC) mechanics for all systems for both Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch play. The exception...

Provincials – Umpire/Host Contract

Provincials – Umpire/Host Contract

All Umpire/Host contracts should be final at this point, or in the process of being finalized soon. A reminder on the points for this process: a preliminary agreement may be used so that the...

2015 National Umpire Exam

The Softball Canada Exam is now online and ready to be taken. All you need is your Softball Canada registration number, and you can begin.

Bat Check Protocol – 2015 (Updated March)

After consulting with the ASA and ISF on their current standards and protocols, we have established the following protocol for pre-game bat checks at Canadian Championships. Bat Check Protocol March2015

2015 – Rule Changes

Every 2nd year is a rule change year.  Attached is a summary of the Rule Changes for this year.  Please contact your UIC with any questions.