What are the European Softball Federations think about it in general and what position has the ESF?
TS: I think that there are federations where the division of baseball and softball is not possible because of national regulations. I believe that the ISF is doing everything possible to bring back softball to the Olympics, but where there exists a lot of doubt in the division of the two sports, I don’t believe anything can be done, as long as they don’t want to risk their membership with the ISF. MRBB: So, the federations risk their membership in the ISF, if they don’t become independent softball federations? TS: They do not risk their membership, although the statute of ISF says that the Federation affiliated to ISF must no have any other sport in their Federation. I guess that we have to think that the development of softball non-depend from the structure of the federation, but from the people that are working in it. MRBB: ISF president Don Porter was as a guest at the ESF congress. What did he say and would he even consider withdrawing his plans? TS: Like I said before, Porter and
