Softball News & Announcements
July 28, 2021
TASO RELEASES 2021- 2022 COVID GUIDELINES
CHAPTERS The UIL and TAPPS have determined that each individual school district or private school will establish their own mitigation ...
July 16, 2021
“THANK YOU” FROM TAPPS
Click HERE for a “thank you” to TASO members from Bryan Bunselmeyer, TAPPS Executive Director.
July 1, 2021
TASO ASSISTS IN PASSING PRO-SPORTS OFFICIAL LEGISLATION
During the recently concluded 87th Texas Legislative session (regular session), the TASO legislative team was active in the passing of ...
June 25, 2021
LARRY COE, 73, WAS ABILENE ISD COACH, REFEREE AND, ONCE, A LIFE-SAVER
NOTE: Larry was on the TASO Softball Board of Directors as the Ex‑Officio member and served both the TASO Football ...
June 21, 2021
UIL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to these TASO members selected to umpire the UIL Softball State tournament. Click on the link in the upper ...
June 17, 2021
TASO SOFTBALL MEMBERS UMPIRE USA OLYMPIC TEAM EXHIBITION GAMES
The USA National Softball team, the Olympic Team, played Team Alliance, a group consisting of Professional, former and current collegiate ...
May 28, 2021
2021 TAPPS STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to these TASO Softball members selected for the TAPPS State Tournament. Click on the “Download” button in the upper ...
May 21, 2021
FATHER, MOTHER, AND SON UMPIRE TOGETHER DISTRICT 3-A SOFTBALL TITLE GAME IN TN
Sandy, Richard and Justan Spurling officiated the District 3‑A softball championship game Thursday night, becoming the first three‑member family ...
May 4, 2021
I’M WORKING WITH WHO?
Officiating is never boring, especially when it comes to those we officiate with. Good officials can adjust to their partners ...
May 4, 2021
THE RIGHT WAY TO SHARE AND ACCEPT CRITICISM
Which of the following is defined as “the art, skill or profession of making discriminating judgments”? Sports officiating. Studying texts ...
April 2, 2021
TASO SOFTBALL ELECTION RESULTS
The TASO Softball Division District Directors elections are complete. The winners of the contested elections are Johnny Garcia, Velma Wappler, ...
March 11, 2021
FORMER TASO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM BLACKWOOD DIES
A profound loss in the officiating community: former TASO Executive Director. national replay director and WAC/Southland conference supervisor Jim Blackwood ...
March 1, 2021
NO MORE HANDSHAKES DOESN’T MEAN NO MORE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
The “new normal” is one of the many terms we hear repeatedly as the country begins its return to normal ...
February 15, 2021
BECOME UNFLAPPABLE WITH EMOTIONAL CONTROL
When people say, “There’s no need to get emotional,” that’s probably more true for officials than for the average person. ...
December 21, 2020
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Richardson, Texas, December 21, 2020 The Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) has become aware of allegations concerning the Austin LBJ ...
December 4, 2020
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****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** December 3, 2020 On the evening of December 3, 2020 another vicious and deliberate assault was inflected ...Softball Clinics & Events
Softball Rules & Regulations
A MATHEMATICAL DIVE INTO THE STRIKE ZONE
he softball strike zone has not changed for a long time; it is still the zone explicitly described in the ...
TASO/REFEREE MAGAZINE NEWSLETTER
TASO, working with Referee magazine, has put together the attached 16 page newsletter that includes officiating information for all sports. ...
INCIDENT REPORTING
Incident Reporting is a very important function of officiating Texas high school and junior/middle school games and matches. The points ...
The worse thing to call is something that didn’t occur.
NFHS SOFTBALL RULE CHANGES 2020
1‑5‑1e, 2‑4, 2‑4‑3, 7‑4‑2 PENALTY NOTE: Damaged bats are defined. Rationale: Clarifies that a damaged bat is removed from the ...