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A national men's association for softball was created in 1949 and was the first of its kind for men's softball in Australia. The organisation folded within the year because men's softball could not compete for participation with other popular Australian sports like Australian rules football, rugby league, cricket and baseball.
Australia's softball history began in 1939 when Gordon Young, Director of Physical Education in NSW, began to promote the game in schools and colleges. [1] In 1942, during World War II , US army sergeant William Duvernet organised softball as a recreation for US nurses stationed in Victoria.
Softball Australia logo. Each year Softball Australia holds eight National Championships. These are hosted by the various state bodies around Australia on a rotational roster. In 2006 over 800 people participated in these championship, with every state and territory entering at least one team.
Yukiko Ueno had waited 4,718 days for this moment, 13 long years that included an extra delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Finally, after all the doubts the Tokyo Olympics would ever take ...
Pages in category "Professional sports leagues in Australia" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Australia women's national softball team, also known as the Aussie Spirit, [2] is the national softball team of Australia. It is governed by Softball Australia and takes part in international softball competitions. They are one of Australia's most successful women's sporting teams on the world stage, and they have achieved outstanding ...
New South Wales Softball Association oversees softball throughout New South Wales, Australia. They run a number of leagues and also have teams compete in the national competitions. They run a number of leagues and also have teams compete in the national competitions.
ACT Softball logo. The Australian Capital Territory Softball Association is a regional sports body in Australia. It was founded in 1959 as the Federal Districts Women's Softball Association, a group under the New South Wales Softball Association until it became an independent state body in 1961.