The Great Britain Women's Fastpitch Team Programme includes the following teams:
- GB Senior Women's Team
- GB Under-22 Women's Team
- GB Under-18 Women's Team
- GB Under-15 Women's Team
- GB Cubs Under-13 Girls' Team
All five teams in this programme are now managed by BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK) through a Delegation of Authority from the British Softball Federation, under the Olympic-based World Class Performance Programme (WCPP).
Selection Policy
The British Softball Federation’s Women’s Performance Programme includes all of the Great Britain Women’s Fastpitch Softball teams and has a formal Selection Policy and Criteria for the 2024 competition season.
Download the policy here.
Any questions on the selection policy can be directed here.
GB Senior Women's Fastpitch Team
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Founded: 1985. The team has played in European Championship competitions since the early 1990s.
Head Coach: Tara Henry
Bench Coach: Patrick Lewis
Hitting Coach: Lincoln Martin
Pitching Coach: Pattie Ruth Taylor
Chief Medical Officer: Dr Dean Chatterjee
Physical Performance Coach: Emmanuel Owolabi
Head of Strength and Conditioning: Alan Dean
Physiotherapist: Katy Gould
Team Manager: Chris Knoblock
Current European Ranking: 4th
Ranking at 2018 World Championship: 11th
Ranking at 2019 Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier: 2nd
WBSC World Ranking: 11th
Last Official Competition: Great Britain won their second consecutive silver medal in Europe at the 2024 European Softball Championships in Utrecht, the Netherlands, which concluded on 7 September.
Next Official Competition: The GB Women will compete in the 2025 European Women's Championship from 13-20 September 2025 in Prague, Czechia.
GB Under-22 Women's Fastpitch Team
Founded: 2018. The team played in its first European Under-22 Women's Championship in the year it was founded.
Head Coach: Tara Henry
Bench Coach: Patrick Lewis
Hitting Coach: Lincoln Martin
Pitching Coach: Pattie Ruth Taylor
Team Manager: Laura Hirai
Current European Ranking: 9th
Last Official Competition: The 2024 U-22 European Championship saw Great Britain win bronze, the first medal for the U22 age group.
Next Official Competition: To be announced
GB Under-18 Women's Fastpitch Team
Founded: 1997 (formerly the GB U-19 Women's Fastpitch Team)
Head Coach: Tara Tembey
Assistant Coach: Lilly Travieso
Assistant Coach: Vicky Rio
Team Operations Manager: David Morris
Pitching Coach: Mary-Karen Wheat
Sports Therapist: Jake Solomons
Safeguarding Officer: Alice Hunter
Last Official Competition: The 2024 Under-18 World Cup in Sao Paolo, where GB came third in group play.
Next Official Competition: The 2025 European Under-18 Women's Championship, to be played in Navarra, Spain from 21-26 July.
GB Under-15 Women's Fastpitch Team
Founded: 2001 (formerly the GB Under-16 Women's Fastpitch Team)
Head Coach: Jodie Rushin
Assistant Coach: Amy Moore
Assistant Coach: Colin Barrett
Team Manager: Christina Zambrana
Sports Therapist: Natasha Furnell
Current European Ranking: TBD
Last Official Competition: The 2024 European Under-15 Women's Championship, played from 1-6 July in Prague, Czechia, saw GB's U15s come 7th.
Next Official Competition: The 2025 European Under-15 Women's Championship, with details to be announced.
GB Cubs Under-13 Girls' Fastpitch Team
Founded: 2004
Head Coach and Team Physio: Jodie Rushin
Team Operations Manager: Julie Spittle
Assistant Coach: Holly Ireland
Assistant Coach: Dani Briggs
Assistant Coach: Amie Hutchison
Pitching Coach: Dawne Edwards
Current European Ranking: 4th (Sport Division)
Last Official Competition: The 2024 European Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy in Collecchio, Italy from 14-17 August. The GB Cubs came third in the Sport division.
Next Official Competition: To be announced
Tryout Information
Players based in the UK or overseas who wish to try out for one or more of the teams above should start the process by completing and submitting a Women's Fastpitch Athlete Application Form on this link.
For trial and selection enquiries please email gbselections@britishsoftball.org.