News (Coaching)
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Softball and baseball are a hit in Brentwood
16 April 2013
Softball and baseball were centre stage on Sunday 14 April as hundreds of potential athletes visited the Brentwood Centre to take part in the Brentwood Games.
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GLSML development sessions to start June 3
16 April 2013
The Greater London Softball Mixed League (GLSML) development programme will be in full flow again this summer, offering Monday night sessions in Regents Park, from June 3 through August 19, to anyone who wants to get into softball but has found it hard to find a spot in a league team.
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Seven teams take up BSF coaching offer
4 April 2013
Seven B and C-grade co-ed slowpitch teams have taken up a BSF offer to provide instruction from GB Slowpitch Team coaches, and the first session will be held on April 6.
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Venues confirmed for Regional Academy Softball on March 23
22 March 2013
Venues have now been confirmed for Northern and Southern Regional Academy Softball sessions on Saturday, March 23. There will be two National Academy sessions in April at Milton Keynes. Click through for details.
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Chalfont Softball Club seeks paid Head Coach
20 February 2013
Chalfont Softball Club from the Windsor and Maidenhead Softball League is looking for a paid Head Coach for the 2013 season to enhance the quality of training sessions and coach education at the club.
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Slowpitch coaching available through the BSF
11 December 2012
The British Softball Federation is offering to support the cost of a coaching clinic and game management assistance from GB Slowpitch Team coaches and players for a number of co-ed slowpitch teams at B-grade and C-grade level.
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Change to Academy and GB Softball on 8-9 Dec
29 November 2012
Due to circumstances beyond BSUK's control, the Dome at Milton Keynes will not be available for Academy Softball sessions on Saturday, 8 December or for GB Softball training on Sunday, 9 December. Click through for alternative arrangements for that weekend.
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Stan Doney appointed to joint BSF-BSUK position
28 November 2012
Stan Doney, currently BSUK's Regional Coach and Club Development Officer for the South East, has been appointed to a new BSUK staff position that will be funded jointly by BSUK and the BSF. The new role, which will start December 1, will be that of Development Officer and Softball Programmes Manager, and will include oversight over all softball national team programmes. In addition, the BSF has announced a number of other appointments related to national teams.
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Young British players get a taste of the Major Leagues
21 November 2012
Nearly 200 young players got a personal taste of Major League Baseball on Saturday, 17 November when the 3rd annual European Big League Tour came to London for the first time and Major League players spent the day instructing at clinics, signing autographs and answering questions at the London Soccerdome.
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Major League stars to run London youth clinics
24 October 2012
Five Major League Baseball players, including Rick VandenHurk of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jeremy Guthrie of the Kansas City Royals and Roger Bernadina of the Washington Nationals, will visit London on November 16 and 17 to participate in instructional clinics for young baseball and softball players. The clinics are part of the third annual European Big League Tour, which was conceived by Rick VandenHurk, a native of the Netherlands.