[Alsfastball] New Zealand Softball's rich history remembered

[Al Doran]

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 21:02:26 +1200
From: SNZ Web-master <snz-webm at ihug.co.nz>
Subject: New Zealand Softball's rich history remembered


Softball's rich history remembered

Friday August 20th

Softball, a sport rich in history and success will tonight unveil a new 
honours board that celebrates the past and acknowledges achievement.

The Honours Board which will be unveiled tonight at the Softball New 
Zealand headquarters in Lower Hutt.  It has been bequeathed to the sport by 
former New Zealand Softball executive officer George Vincent.

For many years the sport has been trying to fund an honours board to mark 
softball's past success and achievers but it wasn't until Vincent 
bequeathed the money to New Zealand Softball for the specific purpose of 
establishing the memorial that it has been able to happen.

New Zealand Softball chief executive Hadyn Smith says the honours board is 
very impressive as it details the people who have achieved at the highest 
levels of softball and the many volunteers who have given so much to the game.

The board will detail all world championship victories and world 
championship captains and coaches, all the inductees into the New Zealand 
Softball Hall of Fame, recipients of the New Zealand Softball Distinguished 
Service award and Presidents of the New Zealand Softball Association.

Smith says softball has a very rich and successful history and the new 
honours board is a great way to celebrate past achievements and inspire the 
sports future generations to even greater feats.

While the sports great history will be recognised tonight the future of 
softball and its continued development will be the focus for the rest of 
the weekend at the New Zealand Softball AGM and annual conference.

This weekend representatives from softball associations around New Zealand 
will converge on Lower Hutt to discuss all aspects of the game from the 
elite level with international and national league softball through to the 
grass roots.

Features of the weekend include: a presentation on how to continue to build 
the game on the back of the New Zealand Community Trust Black Sox third 
consecutive world title; an independent review of the National League 
competition; new coaching directions and the development of youth players.


By SNZ Media Liaison: Kelly Mitchell
*  mailto:kelly.mitchell at xtra.co.nz

http://www.softball.org.nz/
* mailto:snz at softball.org.nz


Cheers Vance
Softball New Zealand web master.
*  mailto:snz-webm at ihug.co.nz


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