After the usual communications of the federal president and the approval of the minutes of last December 18, the session number 16 of the Federal Council has entered the heart of the proceedings with the administrative procedures. To take the scene was the approval of the budget 2022 with a forecast of an operating result of € 9,400 without affecting the reserves available: “We are very satisfied with the economic situation of the Federation” underlined the Federal President Andrea Marcon after the vote.
With the ratification of the applications for affiliation, which reached 263 (at the end of 2021 there were 277 affiliated companies), the Federal Council evaluated the reports of the Peripheral Bodies and the Technical Bodies, then approving the projects presented by the National Referees Committee (CNA). The works continued with the approval of the criteria for being recognized as Mike Piazza confirmed at the helm of Italy Baseball”>Athletes of National Interest and the new regulation for induction in the Hall of Fame: A new candidate selection system that aims to also involve Hall of Fame members and fans of hit and run.
The delegates of the Peripheral Bodies have been appointed, with the only change compared to 2021 represented by the federal councilor Aldo Peronaci appointed Commissioner for the Marche region after the resignation of the office of the outgoing Luciano Caminonni, the Delegated Officers of the central structures of the FIBS were resolved with the full confirmation of the offices: Pierfranco Leone al National Referees Committee (CNA), Anna Maria Paini al National Classifiers Committee (CNC), Fabio Borselli al National Technical Committee (CNT) and School, Andreino Parentini at the Competition Organization Commission (COG), Francesco Falcone to the Plant Commission, Vladimiro Capecchi to the Philatelic Commission e Michele Dodde to the Hall of Fame Commission.
The appointment of the national baseball and softball coaching staff was the last topic addressed in the session.
At the helm of Italia Baseball confirmed Mike Piazza in whose technical staff, fully confirmed, he joins Robert Cramer as pitching coach in place of Vince Horsman. The staff of U23, under the guidance of Alberto D’Auria, e U18, with Francesco Aluffi manager, the technicians who will work alongside have been defined Stefano Burato, also manager ofU12, in the guide ofU15: Simona Conti, Alberto Furlani, Andrea Tulli e Alessandro Rosa Colombo.
News in the staff of Italia Softball dove Marta Gambella e Giulio Brusa will flank the confirmed Federico Pizzolini and the senior advisor Mike Candrea. Driving the U15 then switches to Maria Stella Perizzolo with Paolo Verrecchia who becomes part of the staff.
Next appointment on February 24th.
by Fabio Ferrini
