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Softball tournaments will welcome a maximum of
120 teams, or about 1400 athletes from around
the world. There will be four categories: Fast Pitch, Women’s Slow Pitch, Men’s
Slow Pitch and Mixed Slow Pitch. These categories will
be subdivided.
• Sunday, 30 July 2006
• Monday, 31 July 2006
• Tuesday, 1 August 2006
• Wednesday, 2 August 2006
• Thursday, 3 August 2006
• Friday, 4 August 2006
The tournament will be sanctioned by Softball
Québec, member of Softball Canada.
The tournament will use Softball
Canada rules, including variations made by
the Montréal 2006 Organising Committee.
We will soon post details on these rules, which
will be based on those used by the Canadian championships.
To order a manual, please contact Softball
Québec at 514-252-3061 ext. 3517.
A participant may register on only
one team, which can register in only one division.
A team can register for only one of the following
categories:
| Divisions
|
Categories |
| Fast
Pitch |
Women
- Grade A - Competitive |
| Slow Pitch |
Women
- Grade A - Competitive |
| Slow Pitch |
Women
- Grade B - Recreational |
| Slow Pitch |
Men
- Grade A - Advanced Competitive |
| Slow Pitch |
Men
- Grade B - Competitive |
| Slow Pitch |
Men
- Grade C - Recreational |
| Slow Pitch |
Mixed
- Grade C - Recreational |
If fewer than five teams are
registered in a given category, it may be grouped
with another category. Mixed teams must include
at least three women.
The competition will be held in two parts:
The preliminary round will be a
round robin format in which teams play against
others in their pool. Winning teams in each pool
will advance to the final round, which will be
a double elimination format.
During the round robin tournament,
each team must play a minimum of five games.
Description of Divisions:
| Fast Pitch |
The
pitcher can do a full rotation of the
arm. The hand must be below the hip and
the wrist cannot be farther from the body
than the elbow when the ball is released. |
| Slow Pitch |
The
ball must be thrown underhanded, at a
moderate speed. The hand must be below
the hip. The ball must follow an arc,
between 6 and 12 feet from the ground
(1.83 and 3.66 metres). |
The schedule will be posted here after the close
of the registration period in April 2006.
Information available soon.
During the accreditation, participants from Canada will be required to show government-issued identification with a photo. For athletes from all other countries, a passport will be the preferred form of identification. Furthermore, every participant will be required to provide his or her participant number.
| Main Accreditation
Centre (Salle 220C Hall Viger) |
| Volunteers |
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| 20 to 23
July |
08:00
to 18:00 |
 |
Palais
des congrès de Montréal |
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| Participants
- Conference |
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| 24 to 28 July |
08:00 to
20:00 |
|
Palais
des congrès de Montréal |
|
| Participants
- Sport and Culture |
|
| 27 and 28 July |
08:00 to
20:00 |
|
Palais
des congrès de Montréal |
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| 29 July |
08:00 to
18:00 |
|
Palais
des congrès de Montréal |
|
| 30 July |
08:00 to
12:00 |
|
Palais
des congrès de Montréal |
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| Late Accreditation (Limited Services) |
| 30 July to
5 août |
08:00 to
18:00 |
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Olympic Stadium (rotonde) |
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| 30 July to
3 août |
08:00 to
18:00 |
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Complexe
sportif Claude-Robillard |
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| 4 August |
08:00 to
14:00 |
|
Complexe
sportif Claude-Robillard |
|
| 30 July |
12:00
to 18:00 |
|
Palais
des congrès (5e étage) |
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| 31 July to 5 August |
08:00
to 18:00 |
|
Palais
des congrès (5e étage) |
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Every participant in the 1st
World Outgames Montréal 2006 will receive
a participation medal. Teams that finish in first,
second and third place in each of the divisions
listed above will receive additional medals.
Information à venir.
The organising committee will
be composed of:
- Ms. Julie Laroche,
Competition Director
- Ms. Joyce Bellini,
Coordinator in Charge of Officials
For more information about the Softball competition,
please contact Sandra Bagaria at sbagaria@montreal2006.org.
Visit the statistics
page to see an overview of the 1st World
Outgames Montréal 2006 participating cities.
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Registration
is now closed. |
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Final
Programme for Sofball, 
