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The Korea Baseball Softball Association (Chairman Yang Hae-young) announced on the 19th that it will openly recruit a dedicated softball youth representative (who also serves as manager of the U-15 Softball Asia Cup) in 2026.
In order to secure the mid- and long-term competitiveness of Korean softball, the association will focus on discovering and fostering excellent youth softball players and will hire a dedicated softball youth representative leader who will also serve as the coach of the 2026 3rd U-15 Softball Asia Cup in Weihai, China, in October this year.
The dedicated softball youth representative in 2026 will work from the approval date of the Korea Sports Association to December 2026, and will be responsible for the overall practical work related to the operation of the softball youth team this year, including participation in selecting youth athletes, establishing training plans and preparing results reports, and attending training sessions for leaders fostering excellent players.
Eligibility to apply for a dedicated leader is a person who has a qualification of level 2 or higher as a sports instructor specializing in softball, has more than two years of softball coaching experience registered with the association, or who has won a medal at the Olympic Games or Asian Games even if he or she has more than six months and less than a year of coaching experience. In addition, there should be no reason for disqualification from training camp and participation in international competitions.
The association will receive application documents through e-mail by February 6 and conduct a second interview evaluation at the Softball Performance Improvement Committee on February 10 to select a dedicated leader. Details related to open recruitment can be found in the notice on the association's website.
"Fostering youth representation is a key task that determines the competitiveness of Korean softball in the future," said Yang Hae-young, president of the Korea Baseball Softball Association. "We hope for a lot of support from competent leaders who combine expertise and responsibility."
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