2020/21 Season

2020/21 TOURNAMENTS

This section of the website provides not only information and dates about the National tournaments but also all the regional and local softball tournaments run throughout the country.

PLEASE NOTE: 

The Covid-19 pandemic and lock down affected every aspect of our lives, not the least of which the economy and businesses/organisations have felt the full force of this economic slowdown. Softball NZ (SNZ) has been greatly affected with 3 major areas of revenue loss impacting our delivery and including commercial sponsorship, Class 4 funding, and international events with a total accumulated negative impact of $1m. Add to this a perceived membership reduction for this year of 15-20% and you can start to see the wider impact on the sporting sector.

When Class 4 trust funding was in lockdown, all Trusts lost 100% of their community fundraising capability during this period and will be further impacted in their operational return and in the coming months. In essence, the ability to access charitable funding for all forms of organisations will be problematic, demand will outweigh supply significantly.

Sport NZ have advised all National Sports Organisations to push for more meaningful regional participation events. In order to re-ignite participation in all sporting areas, it is encouraged that these regional tournaments entice a wider audience, and that can be achieved on a more regional basis.

Due to the above, SNZ met with our larger associations to discuss the situation that we face as a community. After much deliberation it was decided that the upcoming season 2020/21 (only), the U23, U18, and U15 National Championships will be removed, and that the three main regions (Northern Region, Central Region, and South Island) will host regional U18 and U15 tournaments. Each region will form a committee with representatives from their own respective associations, and further information will be forthcoming from these committees in regards to dates and the nature of these tournaments.

 

Tournament	Dates	Host City	Park
U23	Cancelled
U15 Boys & Girls Northern	8-10 Jan	North Harbour	Rosedale Park
U15 Boys & Girls Central	8-10 Jan	Palmerston North	Colquhoun Park
U18 Boys & Girls Northern	15-17 Jan	Pukekohe	Colin Lawrie Park
U18 Boys & Girls Central	15-17 Jan	Paraparaumu	Te Atiawa Park
U15 Boys & Girls  Southern	21-24 Jan	Christchurch	Mizuno Ballpark
U18 Boys & Girls  Southern	28-31 Jan	Dunedin	Hancock Park
Golden Homes NFC	11-14 Feb, 2021	North Harbour	Rosedale Park
ELE Group Men’s Clubs	10-14 March, 2021	Lower Hutt	Fraser Park
Loaded Women’s Clubs	11-14 March, 2021	Christchurch	Mizuno Ballpark
Div 1 Sec School	22-26 March, 2021	Papakura	Prince Edward Park
Div 2 Nth Island	23-26 March, 2021	Palmerston North	Colquhoun Park
Div 1 Sth Island	23-26 March, 2021	Alexandra	Molyneux Park

 

2020/21 NORTHERN & CENTRAL REGION U15 &U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Tournament	Draw	Daily Results	Daily Stats	Prize – Giving (PG)
Northern Region U18: Northern Region U15	Draw	Daily Results	Full Tournament Stats (Boys) Full Tournament Stats (Girls) Full Tournament Stats Boys Full Tournament Stats Girls	Awards
Central Region U18: Central Region U15:	Draw	Daily Results	Full Tournament Stats (Boys) Full Tournament Stats (Girls) Full Tournament Stats (Boys) Full Tournament Stats (Girls)	Awards

 

2020/21 SOUTHERN REGION U15 & U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Tournament	Draw	Daily Results	Daily Stats	Prize – Giving (PG)
Southern Region U15:	Draw	Daily Results	Full Tournament Stats (Boys) Full Tournamnet Stats (Girls)	Awards
Southern Region U18:	Draw	Daily Results	Full Tournament Stats (Boys) Full Tournament Stats (Girls)	Awards

 

 

2020/21 NZ MEN'S & WOMEN'S OPEN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The Men's & Women's Open Club National Championships will take place next March with the top players from around the country will be on show and we welcome everyone young and old to attend these events.

Covid-19 Protocols - will remain in place including public hygiene, sanitation, and contact tracing requirements to ensure the safety of the event and its participants. Softball NZ acknowledges Auckland teams and officials involved in the championships bring their alert level with them and therefore additional procedures will be enacted including 2m physical distancing (outside of play) and limiting gatherings for those participants.

 

Tournament	Official Facebook Page	Draw	Daily Results	Daily Stats	Prize – Giving (PG)
ELE Group Men's Open Clubs:	Facebook Page	Revised Draw (10 March)	Day 5 Results & Award Winners	Tournament Final stats	Awards
Loaded Women's Open Clubs:	Facebook Page	Adjusted Draw (2 March)	Day 3 Results	Tournament Final Stats	Awards

 

2020/21 NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The three Secondary School Championships will be played in March 2021. We will aim to have all the days results up on the website here by 8pm each night. We will aim to have the Daily stats for the Div 1 tournament to be up by 12 noon the following day.