Softball News & Announcements

March 27, 2020

OFFICIATING COURSES AVAILABLE FOR FREE THROUGH JULY 1 ON THE NFHS LEARNING CENTER

Current high school sports officials, as well as individuals interested in joining the officiating ranks, will be able to access ...

March 27, 2020

TAPPS REWIND

As sports across the country remain at a standstill, TAPPS is ready to fill that void for you with “TAPPS ...

March 23, 2020

CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS RELIEF BILL AND UNPAID GAME FEES

TO: TASO Members Coronavirus Stimulus Relief Bill If you have been following the news coverage on a Coronavirus Stimulus Relief ...

March 20, 2020

UIL ANNOUNCES EXTENDED SUSPENSION OF ALL UIL ACTIVITIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN — The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is extending its suspension of all UIL sanctioned activities due to the outbreak of COVID‑19 in ...

March 20, 2020

MARCH WAS MADDENING LAST WEEK IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

March Madness took on another meaning for everyone in the sports world last week – a week like none other ...

March 12, 2020

CORONAVIRUS

TO: TASO Baseball, Soccer, and Softball Members We are in uncharted waters and like you, I am concerned about the effect of ...

March 13, 2020

TAPPS Suspension of Athletic Competition

The TAPPS Executive Board determined the following in regard to interscholastic competition in the near term. Games / Contests TAPPS ...

October 25, 2019

UIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVES GAME/MATCH FEE INCREASE

At their October 21, 2019 meeting the UIL Legislative Council approved a TASO initiated game/match fee increase for Texas sports ...

June 26, 2019

TASO Threads

TASO is proud to announce the opening of the TASO Threads Store for each Sports Division.  The on‑line store contains ...

February 13, 2020

TASO 2020 BASEBALL / SOFTBALL ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

If you weren’t there ….. here is what you missed. If you were there …. here is a look back. ...

February 3, 2020

LESSONS BEYOND THE GAMES

Officiating teaches valuable lessons both on the court or field and off. It’s Worth the Wait “I’ve officiated football and ...

January 24, 2020

SPECIAL REPORT – THE SHORTAGE OF OFFICIALS

MCALLEN (KGBT) — A huge non‑district matchup between Sharyland Pioneer and McAllen Rowe has both teams heated. In the middle ...

December 13, 2019

IMPARTIALITY IN ADDRESSING COACHES

I‘m always ill at ease when an official with whom I’m working is on a first‑name basis with a coach. ...

October 29, 2019

DEALING WITH OBNOXIOUS FANS

Between the lines, sports officials have every right and can take immediate action to eject a player or coach from ...

November 10, 2019

TASO SOFTBALL 2020 ANNUAL MEETING

The 2020 Annual Meeting for the Softball Division is scheduled for January 3‑4, 2020.   The meeting location is the Delta ...

September 19, 2019

OFFICIALLY SPEAKING

A new Episode of the TASO Video Podcast series has been published. Episode 03 features the TASO Basketball Division with ...