25 coaches certified at Softball Asia seminar in Thailand

A total of 26 coaches - Bhutan (1), Iraq (1), India (5), Malaysia (10), Singapore (2) and Thailand (7) - attended the seminar.

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<p>The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), Softball Asia (SA) and the Japan Softball Association (JSA) jointly organised a Softball Coaching Certification Seminar in Pattaya, Thailand, from 17 to 20 February. A total of 25 out of 26 coaches from six countries were certified at both Level 1 (7 coaches) and Level 2 (18 coaches).</p>

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<p>""This is an important development program for SA and WBSC in collaboration, aimed at continuing efforts to assist coaches with the necessary skills and strategies," said Yutaka Miyake, Softball&nbsp;Asia Coaching Committee chair and WBSC Coaching Commission member.&nbsp;"The&nbsp;first seminar in 2021,&nbsp;held&nbsp;in Penang,&nbsp;Malaysia,&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;success&nbsp;and&nbsp;there were&nbsp;many&nbsp;requests for more coaching seminars."</p>

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<p>The certification seminar was conducted by Miyake,&nbsp;Tomoaki Okamoto&nbsp;(SA Coaching Committee Chair, JSA Executive Director,&nbsp;and former&nbsp;head&nbsp;coach of&nbsp;the Japanese Men's National&nbsp;Softball&nbsp;Team);&nbsp;Yoshio Yamaguchi&nbsp;(former&nbsp;head&nbsp;coach of&nbsp;the Japanese Junior Men's National Softball Team and&nbsp;JSA Board Member&nbsp;);&nbsp;Toru Kuramata&nbsp;(JSA Board Member) and&nbsp;Sadanori Munekata&nbsp;(former&nbsp;head&nbsp;coach of&nbsp;the Japanese&nbsp;Junior Women National&nbsp;Softball Team).</p>

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<p>The 26 participants came from Bhutan (1), Iraq (1), India (5), Malaysia (10), Singapore (2) and Thailand (7).</p>

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<p>The four-day program included an introductory class, practice sessions on the field about every aspect of the game (technical skills, strategy, pitching, hitting, etc.) and the final tests and practical assessment.</p>

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