What is ISF?

The International Softball Federation (ISF) is the governing body of softball internationally as recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). The ISF was founded in 1952 and is located in Plant City, Florida (USA).

The ISF organizes and conducts world championship competition in women's and men's fast pitch, junior women's and men's fast pitch, women's, men's and coed slow pitch and women's and men's modified pitch. The ISF sanctions regional championships and provides technical support to Regional (Multi-Sport) Games. Additionally the ISF qualifies teams for Olympic softball competition in coordination with the IOC. The ISF provides the official playing rules for international competition including but not limited to; Olympic Games, world championships, regional championships, regional Games and other sanctioned competitions. To improve academic research on softball is in CSA¡¯s concern.

The ISF affiliates national associations/federations as its members and conducts a biennial Congress for its affiliates. The ISF is non-profit corporation incorporated in the United States.

ISF officers

President: Don E. Porter (USA)
Secretary-general: Andrew S. Loechner, Jr. (USA)
First Vice-president: Clovis M. Lodewijks (AHO)
Vice-presidents:
Africa: Morule
Asia: HUANG and Ozaki
Europe: Cusak and Jennings
Latin America: Aren and Suniaga
North America: McMann
Oceania: Leveloff

Council members at large: Pat LILLIAN (USA)
                      Meliton SANCHEZ (PAN)
                      Fridah SHIROYA (KEN)
                      Jelena TOMIC (CRO)
ISF Secretariat
Director General: Toma MALIKOFF
Director of Development: Cindy  BRISTOW
Director of Competition: Laurie GOUTHRO
Director of Communications: Bruce WAWRZYNIAK
Spanish Translator: Teresa MULQUEEN
Umpire-in-Chief: Merle BUTLER
Chief Medial Officer: Dr. Robert TERRELL
Counsel: Ed COLBERT

Address: 
International Softball Federation
1900 So. Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563 USA
Tel: (813) 864-0100
Fax: (813) 864-0105
Official website: www.internationalsoftball.com

(Source: The official website of ISF http:// www.internationalsoftball.com)