Non Approved Bat – 4/17/23
USA Softball, the national governing body utilized by NFHS Softball to certify bats, has informed the NFHS that the Suncoast Model SBFPB-10 bat has been placed on the Non-Approved Bat List with Certification Marks. This bat is not compliant for use under NFHS softball rules, effective immediately. In that we as officials no longer ‘check’ […]
NFHS Non-Compliant Softball Bat
USA Softball, the certification body used by NFHS Softball to approve bats, has informed us that a bat has been placed into the market that bears the USA Certification mark, but has not completed the certification process. The manufacturer is Data Driven Athletics, and the bat model is PI 3.14159. Photos of the bat are shown below for […]
Jewelry Permitted in 2023 High School Softball Rules Changes
The NFHS Softball Rules Committee has approved the wearing of jewelry in the sport, effective with the 2023 season. Previously, only medical and religious medals were permitted. The removal of the previous Rule 3-2-12 from the 2022 NFHS Softball Rules Book headlined a set of six rules changes forwarded by the committee. The six proposed […]
RAWLINGS SOFTBALL UPDATE
UPDATED: CIF Covid Guidelines & Modifications
CIF has posted a recent update for 4/27/21. https://cifstate.org/covid-19/CIF_CV-19_Guidelines.pdf
16 Unwritten Rules of Officiating
These are great points to bring into your game and make you a better official. Original article is from Referee magazine. 1. When you “think” you saw something, YOU DIDN’T. There are times you will be focused on action in your coverage area but something on the farthest edge of your peripheral vision will draw your […]
CIF 2020-2021 Softball Guidelines & Covid-19 Modifications
2021 CIF Guidelines – PDF
2020-12-01 – CIF Statement Media Release
December 1, 2020 CIF Statement Regarding Education-Based Athletics for 2020-21 School Year SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Due to the continued surge in COVID-19 infections, the California Department of Public Health has postponed the issuance of its updated youth sports guidance. The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) does not expect the CDPH will issue any guidance allowing for […]
2020-2021 Season Playoff Schedule
CIF has scheduled a CIF state tournament for the 2021 season to be played June 22, 24, 26. This is according to the CIF website official playoff schedule. You may notice this is only 3 dates, however, each section consists of more dates for their respective section playoff schedules. Visit the section websites to review […]
CIF Softball Officials Website Launch
Hi, Welcome to our website! We’re still a bit of a work in progress, but progression is slowly being made to provide as much information as possible to prospective and current CIF High School Fastpitch Softball officials. We are working to try a provide resources that can be used to contact state associations that are […]