Credentials Committee

Steve Simmons (Eastern US Points Path Nominees)              22410 Murray

                                                                                                            Shorewood, MN 55331

Gary Tryhorn      (Western US Points Path Nominees)             169 Pioneer Ave

                                                                                                            Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Layla Bryan       (All Women Nominees)                                      121 County Road 406

Goldthwaite, TX 76844

Autra Ayres       (Men’s Pioneer Path Nominees)                      1103 Lilleux Rd

Houston,TX 77067                                                          

Pioneer Nomination Path

All Nominees must be a minimum of 70 years old and must have participated a minimum of 10 years in senior softball.  The following are the identified categories that are available for nominations: Player     Manager     Director     Umpire     Sponsor     Special Category

The Pioneer Nomination path is totally different from the Point System path, for example: Pioneer players may never have had the opportunity to win as many All-American or All-World awards as the players today. A large number of associations did not even offer these All-tournament team awards in the early years of senior softball.   

The decision on who is elected in this category is based upon the following:

Men’s Pioneer Advisor Committee                Women’s Pioneer Advisor Committee

Autra Ayres (TX)                 Carlos Becerra (CA)            Layla Bryan (TX)      Judy Lee Schreiber (TN)

Charles Collins (OH)           Mike DeSorbo (FL)             Vicki Oltean (CA)     Fran Dowell (CA)

Ted Lawson (MD)               Joe Windes (OK)                 Sylvia Mergl (Canada)

Ridge Hooks (OK)

Point System Nomination Path

Who is eligible?

All nominees must be a minimum of 60 years old and have participated a minimum of 10 years in senior softball.  The following are the identified categories that are available for nominations:

Player

Players may earn the following points from playing in National or World Senior Tournaments.

Major Plus & Major Classification      1^st Team All Tournament                1 Point

AAA                                                    1^st Team All Tournament                ½ Point

A player must have a minimum of 8 total points to be considered for nomination.  The player must provide booklets with the following information:

• Completed NSSHOF Application  

• Picture of the nominee in uniform

• Pictures of all the All-World or All-American awards

• Newspaper Articles or written documents

• Letters of recommendation from former Managers, Players, Sponsors, or NSSHOF Member

   

Manager

Managers may earn the following points from play in National or World Senior Tournaments.

Major Plus & Major Classification      1^st Team All Tournament                1 Point

AAA                                                    1^st Team All Tournament                ½ Point

A manager must have a minimum of 4 total points to be considered for nomination.  The player must provide a booklet with the following information:

• Completed NSSHOF Application  

• Picture of the nominee in uniform

• Pictures of all the All-World or All-American awards

• Newspaper Articles or written documents

• Letters of recommendation from former Managers, Players, Sponsors, or NSSHOF Members

   

Director

Directors will earn 1 point for directing a National or World Senior Tournaments.

A Director must have directed a minimum of 8 National or World Tournaments to be considered for nomination.  The Director must provide a booklet with the following information:

• Completed NSSHOF Application  

• Picture of the nominee in Tournament Director uniform

• Pictures of all the association awards received as a Tournament Director.

• Newspaper Articles or written documents

• Letters of recommendation from specific Association Directors, Managers, Players, or NSSHOF Members

   

Umpire

Umpires will earn 1 point for umpiring in a National or World Senior Tournament.

An Umpire must have umpired in a minimum of 10 National or World Senior Tournaments to be considered for nomination.  The Umpire must provide a booklet with the following information:

• Completed NSSHOF Application  

• Picture of the nominee in Umpire uniform

• Pictures of all the association awards received as a umpire.

• Newspaper Articles or written documents

• Letters of recommendation from specific Association Directors, Managers, Players, National Umpire in Chiefs or NSSHOF Members

Sponsor

Sponsors must have actively sponsored teams for a minimum of 10 years in senior softball.

Their teams must have played in a minimum of 8 National or World Tournaments in senior softball.

The Sponsor must provide a booklet with the following information:

• Completed NSSHOF Application  

• Picture of the nominee

• Pictures of all the All-World or All-American awards that their teams have won.

• Newspaper Articles or written documents

• Letters of recommendation from the above Association Directors, Managers, Players, other Sponsors, or NSSHOF Members

Who votes on these nominations?

Each of the following associations cast 1 vote. ASA, Huntsman, ISF, ISSA, LVSSA, NASCS, NSSHOF, SPA, SSWC.

Process: The Credential Committee reviews and validates all nominations.  They prepare a biography of each candidate and forward it to the Hall of Fame Headquarters.  The bios are reviewed again and then are sent out to each association.  Each association will then cast their votes.  The ballots are sent back to the Hall of Fame and counted. The winning candidates are notified and select their induction site.

What happens to the nominees that are not elected?

The remaining nominees that are not elected are carried over to the following year. They will be notified that their application will be carried over to the next election. They will be asked to send any updates concerning awards (All-World or All-American) earned that year to the NSSHOF prior to January 1^st.