The first meeting of the Transition Commission on Membership, established by the International Softball Federation (ISF), was held to assist some of its member national federations achieve independence from other sports.
In a press release ISF President Don Porter said, “the Transition Commission’s work is a crucial part of our campaign to be reinstated to the Olympic Program.
“The Commission will work with those national federations presently linked with other sports to assist them in gaining their own independent status. This is an important step in removing any confusion that exists within the Olympic Movement”.
Porter added, “recently three federations have moved to independent status. Their experiences will provide an example to the remaining federations moving forward”.
He said, “our (ISF) rules offer membership to softball-only organizations and we want to work closely with those federations which presently are affiliated with other sports. The Commission recognizes the challenges that this goal presents.
“As a first step we will be working directly with each of these federations to resolve their specific concerns and needs. We have promised support for our federations during this process and their responses will be important in determining what level of support is required”, said Porter.
