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Softball South Africa
Homepage: http://www.softball.co.za/
Rules and regulations: http://www.softball.co.za/conlaw.htm
History:
A proud member of the
International Softball Federation, Softball
South Africa is an umbrella organization
unifying three major softball organizations.
The organizations, South African Softball
Federation ("Black"), the Softball
Association of South Africa - COSAS ("White")
and the Softball Association of South Africa
- SACOS ("Colored"), initiated
discussions in 1991 to harmonize efforts
in softball.
While it was a rough beginning
for the three sports bodies, with incidents
of walk-outs occurring in 1992 from the
SASA-COASA camps, they eventually agreed
to unify regional structures by June 30
of the same year. Softball South Africa
was formally established before 1992 ended,
when the three organizations’ presidents
signed the new draft constitution.
More disagreements
ensued, however, in the succeeding years
– even requiring the South African
National Olympic Committee’s intervention
in March 1994 to settle organizational conflicts.
After much deliberation, the group agreed
to the formation of an initial management
committee, and the succeeding election of
a formal set of officers in October that
same year.
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