February2012

Three Umpires to Represent Canada at the ISF XIII Women's World Softball Championship

February 24, 2012

Ottawa, ON

ISF XIII Women's World Championship - Umpires
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February 24, 2012

Three Umpires to Represent Canada at the ISF XIII Women's World Softball Championship

(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is very pleased to announce that the International Softball Federation has selected three female umpires to represent Canada at the ISF XIII Women's World Championship, which will take place from July 13-22, 2012 in Whitehorse, YK. The three Canadian umpires are Noreen Atkinson (Georgetown, ON), Joyce Bellini (St-Hubert, QC) and Susan Strafford (Burnaby, BC).

'Softball Canada is very pleased to have three of our very talented officials working the ISF Women's World Championship in Whitehorse in 2012' stated Softball Canada President Kevin Quinn. 'All three are very deserving of the assignments and we are certain they will all do an outstanding job of representing Softball Canada and our officiating program at this prestigious event.'

Noreen Atkinson is a current member of Softball Canada's Officiating Development Committee (ODC). She has officiated in dozens of Provincial Championships as well as five Canadian Championships, while also serving as Umpire-in-Chief (UIC) or Deputy Umpire-in-Chief (DUIC) at five other Canadian Championships. Noreen received her Level V status in 2002, and later obtained her ISF certification in 2006. She also officiated at the 2007 ISF VIII Junior Women's World Championship in Enschede, Netherlands.

Joyce Bellini is a long-time umpire who has officiated in numerous Provincial and Canadian Championships since 1981, obtaining her Level V status in 1996 and her ISF certification the very same year. She has also been actively involved with her local umpiring association and with the Montreal International Challenge for many years. At the international level, Joyce also officiated at the 2007 ISF VIII Junior Women's World Championships and the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

Susan Strafford has 30 years of umpiring experience, including the Canada Cup from 1994-2008 (Women's and Futures) as well as the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship in Surrey, BC. At the National level, she umpired in five Canadian Championships as well as the 1993 Canada Summer Games. She received her Level V status in 2007 and later obtained her ISF certification in 2008, and umpired at the 2010 Junior Women's Pan American Championship in Bogota, Colombia.

For more information, please contact:

Gilles LeBlanc
Manager - Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
gleblanc@softball.ca
 
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