The Pan American Baseball Confederation ; Spanish Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol , abbreviated COPABE ) is the structure that controls baseball in the Americas . It unites 29 national associations. Represents the World Confederation of Baseball and Softball (WBSC) in the Americas. The headquarters is in Mexico City ( Mexico ). Since 2015, President of COPABE is Alonso Perez González ( Mexico ).
| Pan American Baseball Confederation | |
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| Membership | 29 national associations |
| Headquarters |  Mexico city |
| Type of organization | Sports Federation |
| official languages | English Spanish |
| Executives | |
| The president | Alonso Perez Gonzalez |
| Secretary General |  Hector Pereira |
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| Founded by | 1984 year |
Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 Presidents of COPABE
- 2 СOPABE structure
- 2.1 COPABE Manual
- 3 Official competitions
- 4 Members of COPABE
- 5 notes
- 6 References
History
Baseball entered the program of the first Pan American Games , which took place in 1951 in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, and has since been consistently represented in these multisports competitions. In the 1950s, the question of creating a continental confederation for this popular sport in America was repeatedly discussed, but for a long time the appropriateness of such a structure was called into question, since the activities of the International Amateur Baseball Federation were largely concentrated precisely on the American continent.
The constituent congress of the Pan American Baseball Confederation (СOPABE) was held only in October 1984 in Havana ( Cuba ), but the governing structures of the new organization were formed only in March next year during the II СOPABE Congress in Caracas ( Venezuela ) with the participation of representatives of 11 national baseball associations .
In 1987 , the first Pan American championship among men's national teams took place in Venezuela . The first similar women's tournament was held in 2009 . In 2015, women's baseball was first included in the program of the Pan American Games .
COPABE Presidents
- 1985-1987 - Osvaldo Matias Flores
- 1987-1991 - Edwin Serpa Pizzorno
- 1991-1997 - Alonso Perez Gonzalez
- 1997—2011 - Eduardo de Bello
- 2011—2015 - Israel Roldan Gonzalez
- from 2015 - Alonso Perez Gonzalez
COPABE structure
The highest body of the Pan American Confederation for Baseball is Congress .
To solve the tasks set by the Assembly before COPABE, as well as the statutory requirements, the Congress delegates elect an Executive Committee that implements the decisions of the Congress and also organizes the daily activities of COPABE. The president of COPABE directs his work. In addition to the president, the Committee also includes 3 vice-presidents, general secretary, executive director and other members.
The confederation has three regional zones: North and Central, Caribbean, South American.
COPABE Guide
- Alonso Perez Gonzalez - President of COPABE
- Nemesio Porras Lopez - Vice President
- Igino Veles Carrion - Vice President
- Sergio Martin - Vice President
- Hector Pereira - Secretary General
Official Competitions
As part of its activities, the Pan American Baseball Confederation is responsible for hosting the following tournaments:
- Baseball tournaments as part of the Pan American Games ;
- Pan American national team championships ;
- Pan American championships among men's junior national teams of various ages (under 21 years old, under 18, 16, 14, 12 and 10 years).
COPABE Members
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