by IBAF, www.ibaf.org
At a press conference in Tokyo on June 7, Sadaharu Oh, President of World Children’s Baseball Foundation, announced the launching of the 21st WCBF’s Fair 2011 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei from July 27 to August 4. Girls and boys under 11 years old from five continents will be invited to foster international understanding and cultural exchange through learning baseball from 11 IBAF coaches.
This is the first time for WCBF Fair that the coaches are headed by a woman; Justine Siegal from the USA. The 19 countries and regions which will participate in the Fair are: Japan, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A., Nicaragua, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, U.K., Switzerland, South Africa and Chinese Taipei.
Deputy Mayor Yung-Tee Lee of Kaohsiung City Government who attended the press conference acknowledged the significance of the Fair to reinstatement of baseball in Olympics and assured that the host city will do everything possible to make the Fair a great success.
IBAF Coaches at 21st WCBF’s Fair:
- Justine Siegal (Head Coach) U.S.A
- Yoshihisa Uchikawa (Subhead Coach) Japan
- Angel Bonilla U.S.A
- Greg Kosloff U.S.A
- Ila Borders U.S.A
- Darwin Barker Canada
- Mike Valcke Canada
- Lucio Taschin Italy
- Daishin Nakamura Japan
- Shih Kuei Huang Chinese Taipei