"We have a lot to do to build the Federation that we want to see, and this is part of the process," said FEVEBEISBOL President Areacelis León.
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<p>Within the Ordinary General Assembly framework and the final phase of the U-11 National Championship, the Venezuelan Baseball Federation (FEVEBEISBOL) brought together a large group of umpires and technical commissioners for professionalization, updating and improvement courses.</p>
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<p>Oscar Izaguirre, FEVEBEISBOL secretary-general and a WBSC international scorer, and Miguel Hernandez, the director-general of the Venezuelan Umpire Camp, coordinated the educational programs.</p>
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<p>Instructors Carlos Leal, Jorge Terán, Edward Pacheco and Hernández himself worked with 45 umpires.</p>
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<p>"The best 25 of the evaluation test will be classified as A and will serve as international umpires," confirmed <strong>Izaguirre</strong>. </p>
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<p>Veteran international umpire <strong>Maite Bullones</strong> added: "Every day we learn something new, and baseball always brings different things, new rules, and we must update ourselves. I like to come here and keep learning despite years of experience." </p>
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<p>"We have a lot to do to build the Federation that we want to see, and this is part of the process," said FEVEBEISBOL President <strong>Areacelis León</strong> to introduce the course. "We need to keep educating, working hard and investing in good things and excellence."</p>
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<p>Venezuela is currently No. 6 in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="WBSC Baseball World Rankings (opens in a new tab)" href="https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/men" target="_blank">WBSC Baseball World Rankings</a></strong></span> and No. 5 in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://rankings.wbsc.org/list/baseball/women">Women's Baseball World Rankings</a></strong></span>.</p>
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