After years of working together, we're excited to announce we have officially partnered with the New Zealand International Sports Academy (NZ ISA) as their exclusive apparel provider.
The NZ ISA (sponsored by Just Softball), formed in 2007, hosts international softball tours and academy programmes that expose players to elite softball, elite coaching and life experiences that help develop softballers both on and off the diamond.
To say we're proud to team up with these guys is an understatement. In thirteen years, they have selected and hosted over 67 New Zealand teams overseas. They've become the worlds leading overseas softball academy, taking more teams overseas than any other softball organisation in the world.
Going forward, we will be responsible for designing and developing their annual team uniform packages. From playing kit to travel uniforms, each year with a new design for their players to represent New Zealand overseas.
Each year they run around 10 tours; from U13 boys & girls, all the way up to Men's & Women's teams. Every player and coach gets their own uniform set personalised with their name and number, including two different playing tops, hoodies, warmup pullover windbreakers, travel dress tops, drink bottles and more.
Last year we had the opportunity to sponsor a media liaison to travel with the NZ ISA on their U17 Boys tour in Europe (check out the vlogs from their trip on YouTube). We got to see first hand how much the NZ ISA are doing to develop softball and young athletes in New Zealand.
We are so excited for our future with this incredible academy. And can't wait for the NZ ISA to get back on the road again!