News (Coaching)
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GLSML Development Nights to begin on 11 June
20 April 2012
The Greater London Softball Mixed League will be starting its annual Monday night development sessions in Regents Park on 11 June. The sessions will run for 11 weeks and are aimed at slowpitch softball beginners, people who have had limited experience with the sport and any players who want to improve their skills.
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New Head Coach for GB Slowpitch
17 April 2012
Long-time GB Slowpitch player, captain and Assistant Coach Steve Patterson has been appointed as the new Head Coach of the GB Slowpitch Team programme after Jeremy Bedford was forced to step down earlier this year for personal reasons.
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ESF to run European Softball Camp for young people
9 February 2012
The European Softball Federation will be running the first annual European Softball Camp for young players aged 13-22 from July 1-8 in Chocen, a key softball town in the Czech Republic.
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“Spring Into Softball” Sportivate course to be hosted by Leeds Dynamite
4 February 2012
Leeds Dynamite Softball Club will be running a six-week softball beginners' course for players under 19 years of age on Monday nights in Central Leeds, starting on February 20, funded by Sport England through its Sportivate programme.
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GB coaches spend an amazing week in Florida
24 October 2011
Two GB youth fastpitch team coaches -- Sarah Jones and Liz Knight -- got to spend a week observing and working with the coaching staff at the University of South Florida in late September, where the Head Coach is Team USA Head Coach Ken Eriksen. The opportunity came about through a partnership between the European Softball Federation and the US Amateur Softball Association.
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Softball beginners’ sessions to run indoors in Nottingham
2 October 2011
Indoor sessions to attract new players to slowpitch softball will be run in Nottingham on Tuesday evenings for six weeks, from October 11 through November 15 -- and all six sessions will cost only £15!
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25th European Coach Clinic to be held in Rotterdam in December
29 September 2011
The 25th European Coach Clinic for baseball and softball coaches will be held on the weekend of December 10-11, 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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Trainee Community Coach completes a successful six months in the North West
12 September 2011
Baljit Ahluwalia was employed by BSUK from March to September this year via the Future Jobs Fund programme as a Community Baseball and Softball Coach, working mainly in Greater Manchester. The placement has now come to an end, but both Baljit and BSUK's North West Regional Development Manager Luis Arrevillagas can look back on a very successful project.
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GB Fastpitch coaches to spend a week with one of the best
8 September 2011
Two GB fastpitch team coaches will get to spend a week with Team USA Head Coach Ken Eriksen and his staff at the University of South Florida this month, thanks to a partnership arrangement between the European Softball Federation and the US Amateur Softball Association.
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Combat coaches are a hit on UK tour
12 May 2011
Three top slowpitch player/coaches sponsored by Combat Sports were in England last week to give a series of clinics around the country and those who attended found the sessions effective and inspiring.