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Like Us on Facebook SOFTBALL AUSTRALIA UMPIRING MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2016 EDITION Blues News Online The official Softball Australia National Umpiring Committee Publication. Published Since 2001 Softball Australia Level 1, Suite 2, 273 Wellington Street, Collingwood, Vic 3066 www.softball.org.au Like Us on Facebook National Umpiring Committee NATIONAL UMPIRE IN CHIEF NUC Staff Members Operations COMMUNICATIONS Tricia Sibraa (QLD) Richard Barrow (VIC) Jesse Smith (NSW) UMPIRE IN CHIEF Communications DEVELOPMENT Scott Rindfleish (NSW) Kyira Cox (NSW) Ron Houison (NSW) UMPIRE IN CHIEF Development OPERATIONS Debbie Grove (VIC) Krissi Travers (NSW) UMPIRE IN CHIEF TECHNICAL Technical Jason Carter (VIC) Leigh Evans (VIC) Darrell Shephard (NSW) State Director’s of Umpiring Australian Capital Territory Mark Gallagher New South Wales Scott Rindfleish Queensland Darren Sibraa South Australia Neville Lawrance Tasmania Wayne Clarke Victoria Trevor Murphy Western Australia Roy Cox Contents Calendar of Events Softball Australia – Umpire of the Year International Q&A with Travelling Australian International Umpires National Softball Australia Annual Conference and National Umpires Meeting State Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Queensland Victoria Western Australia Calendar of Events 02 Dec 2016 – 04 Dec 2016 Canberra Skins 02 Jan 2017 - 08 Jan 2017 U17 Girls’ National Softball Championship, Blacktown, NSW 02 Jan 2017 - 08 Jan 2017 Open Women’s National Softball Championship, Blacktown, NSW 02 Jan 2017 - 07 Jan 2017 U17 Boys’ National Softball Championship, Hawker, ACT 09 Jan 2017 - 14 Jan 2017 Open Men’s National Softball Championship, Hawker, ACT 15 Jan 2017 - 21 Jan 2017 U15 Girls’ Regional Softball Championship, Mirrabooka, WA 15 Jan 2017 - 21 Jan 2017 U19 Women’s National Softball Championship, Mirrabooka, WA 15 Jan 2017 - 21 Jan 2017 U15 Boys’ Regional Softball Championship, Redlands, Qld 15 Jan 2017 - 21 Jan 2017 U19 Men’s National Softball Championship, Redlands, Qld 19 Jul 2017 - 22 Jul 2017 U23 Men’s National Softball Championship, Redlands, Qld Click Here to Like the Softball Australia Umpires facebook.com/softballaustraliaumpires Celebrating Excellence UMPIRE OF THE YEAR – KYIRA COX Kyira Cox, a former softball player She has also worked within the who turned her hand to umpiring, National Umpiring Committee as has been named the 2016 winner a Staff Member of the of the Vivienne Triplett Award. Communications team, taking on the lead role when the position Cox’s umpiring career reached an became vacant and assisted handing over to the newly elite level in recent years, culminating in her appointment at appointed UIC. Kyira then took on the 2016 Open Women’s World a staff member position within the Umpire Development Stream. Championship in Canada, in which she umpired in the gold medal game. Cox has been active at National Championships, where she has Last year she also umpired in the worked as both umpire and assessor, striving to assist gold medal game of the Junior Girls’ World Championship in developing umpires to improve Oklahoma City. their performances. The Vivienne Triplett Award was She continues to be active within NSW where she assists at clinics introduced in 1995 to recognise outstanding contributions to and academy sessions as a umpiring. This Award was trainer. She has also held positions on the NSW Umpires incorporated into the Softball Australia Awards of Excellence Committee as the public relations, communications and umpire when they were introduced in 2002. development member. Having been a high-level player before turning to umpiring, Cox Cox is also heavily involved at draws on her playing experience NSW State Championships, filling numerous roles as TCU, Deputy and the relationship she has with players and coaches. TCU and assessor at many events. She continues to give freely of her time to assist in the She has a strong focus on all fitness and physical activity and the culture it development of umpires at local, develops in all its areas from family activities, to recreational fitness and state and national level where competitive sport at all levels. she shares her experiences and talents to further develop the Cox is keen to explore all initiatives both on and off the field, as well as standard of umpiring in NSW and giving of her time and experiences to assist umpires around her to further in her new home in Canberra. develop their umpiring skills. KYIRA COX - UMPIRE - MAJOR EVENTS COX TAKES OUT NATIONAL AWARD NSW UMPIRES ASSOCIATION - NEWS ARTICLE NSW umpire Kyira Cox has been named the Softball “I’ve particularly loved mentoring junior umpires and Australia 2016 ‘Vivienne Triplett’ Umpire of the Year. working with the national committee on development and communication projects; something I hope to This award recognises Cox’s outstanding efforts on continue in the future.” and off the diamond in recent times, which include two World Championship appointments, the XI World Cup Scott Rindfleish, the NSW State Director of Umpiring and various off-diamond roles. and a former recipient of the award, congratulated Cox on her outstanding achievement. “I’ve been lucky enough to be appointed to two WBSC World Championships in recent years. To be “Kyira has achieved remarkable success on and off the appointed to the Gold Medal games at both diamond in 2015/2016. She has also contributed championships was a real honour and something I’ll significantly to Softball NSW events. Kyira served as never forget,” Cox said. Tournament Chief Umpire at the Over 35s State Championships and as Deputy Tournament Chief “I really loved every part of my tours overseas. Meeting Umpire at the Open Women’s State Championship umpires and working with different crews and teams and U17 State Championships. She was appointed from across the world has been a real highlight of my Plate Umpire of the Championship Game at the Open umpiring career to date.” Women’s and U19 Women’s State Championships.” Off the diamond Cox has also been just as busy, “Off the diamond, Kira’s contributions to the Softball fulfilling various development, communication and NSW Umpires’ Association and the National Umpiring other administrative roles at the local, state and Committee have been exemplary. Her base in national levels. Canberra has not prevented her from donating her many skills and talents to the umpiring programme at the state and national levels,” Rindfleish said. “Softball has given me so much over the years and I’ve always been willing to give back in any way I can. My roles on the Softball Australia National Umpiring Cox now joins the company of Australia’s most Committee and state-based executives have always esteemed umpires who have been honoured with been a way I’ve been able help the umpiring the Vivienne Triplett Umpire of the Year Award. programme.” . Left: Kyira Cox in action at the World Cup. Right: World Cup XI Gold Medal Game Umpiring Crew INTERNATIONAL Q&A WITH OUR TRAVELLING UMPIRES The National Umpiring Committee is proud and excited to celebrate the successful umpiring travels of seven Australian umpires in 2016. With a BNOL first, we present a Q&A session with all our travelling umpires. Readers can hear from umpires first hand about their experiences on and off the diamond as well as cultural and travel highlights. It is interesting to read about the similarities and differences between seven events hosted across three continents. Congratulations to all umpires and thank you for sharing your experiences with our BNOL readers. Richard David Kyira Warren Leanne Amanda Trevor Barrow Casey Cox Duff Gearside Houison Murphy Richard Barrow WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship David Casey European Super Cup Men Kyira Cox World Cup of Softball XI WBSC Open Women’s World Championships Warren Duff Japan Cup Leanne Gearside European Premiere Cup Women Trevor Murphy European Championship Men Amanda Houison World Cup of Softball XI WBSC Open Women’s World Championships RICHARD BARROW What were some of the highlights? Highlight #1: being appointed to officiate at 3B on the (Victoria) gold medal game. Highlight #2: working the plate on a playoff game between USA and Canada. Highlight #3: spending time with the Aussie players, coaches and team management pre-tournament in Milverton Ontario Canada, seeing the detailed level of their preparation and getting to know the guys. Away from the ball park, what memorable things did you get up to? Spending time with my billet hosts in Milverton and teaching their granddaughters some Aussie lingo. Tell our readers a bit about the international Getting myself in and out of a fairly rough area of softball event. suburban Detroit. Negotiating four pieces of luggage WBSC 2016 XI Junior Men’s World Championships. through multiple airports and other modes of transport. First held in 1981, Australia won four consecutive world titles at this tournament in 1997, 2001, 2005 and How things were similar to softball as played in 2008. The tournament was held at Blacktown in 2001, Australia? where the Australian team went undefeated on their The strike zone is the same, the language of the game way to securing the Gold medal. is the same, and umpires operate in the same fashion. Where was the event hosted? How was the softball different to in Australia? Held in Midland, Michigan USA at historic Currie Using the 20-second pitch clock was new, and having Stadium within Emerson Park; the park is a beautiful in-game commentary at the stadium is rare in green oasis beside the Tittabawassee River. Midland Australia. is the home of the Dow Chemical Corporation, and this area of Michigan, a few hours north of Detroit, is still a What was the best lesson learnt during your trip? hub of automotive industries, so we saw many classic Self-belief, the need to give yourself an internal cars. reminder that you are here because you are good enough to be here, so now go and do your thing.
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