WBSC Academy: Licensing Programme for Softball Technical Commissioners now available

The WBSC released today the Technical Commissioners (TCs) Licensing Programme – Softball, available in English for all its members via the WBSC Academy reserved area. The course has been prepared by the WBSC Softball Tournament Commission.

Thecourse aims to prepare the attendees for managing the field at a WBSC event,and it is tailored for aspiring WBSC International and Local/National SoftballTechnical Commissioners.

Consistingof five video lessons, it covers several areas, including preparation before,during and after the game, soft skills, regulations, and anti-doping.

Lesson1 - The role of a TC; Preliminary Information: It introduces to past andcurrent training made available to TCs. Description of the duties before, uponand after arrival to an event and qualities required to be successful.

Lesson2 - On-Site Duties at a Softball World Cup: It provides training on theon-site duties at the World Cups, including pre-game, during the game and afterthe game duties. This covers field inspections, working with all tournamentpersonnel, dealing with delays, protests and selection of awards.

Lesson3 - Use of the TC Forms: It deals with introduction to and training on theuse of the 10 major forms used by a TC in the day-to-day duties of working a world-levelevent. Each form is reviewed in detail and each TC gets to use the forms whilereceiving instruction.

Lesson4 - Tournament Regulations; Appendixes: It involves training on the most upto date Tournament Regulations and the four Appendixes that accompany them. TheTournament Regulations and Appendixes are reviewed in detail with the sectionsmost critical to the TC being highlighted.

Lesson5 - Final Remarks and Anti-Doping Procedures: It Includes a review on theimportance of a TC being well versed on the rules. TCs are then trained in theanti-doping procedures handled at an international events and what their roleis in the anti-doping area.

After each lesson, the TC will have to pass a quiz to advance through the course and get the Certificate of Participation.

For more information, please send an email to academy@wbsc.org.