News (Youth)
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GB Select win second straight tournament
7 July 2016
The 2016 GB Select Team, made up of players from the GB Senior and Under-19 Women's Fastpitch squads, won their second straight international competition on the weekend of 2-3 July at Farnham Park, going undefeated to take the trophy in the annual London Cup tournament.
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GB U-16s looking for Head Coach and Manager
7 July 2016
The GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team, one of GB Softball's most important programmes, is looking for a new Head Coach and Team Manager to take the team forward.
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10-year-old London student designs Softball World Series logo
5 July 2016
A contest run by the British Softball Federation to have a logo created for its annual Softball World Series tournament has been won by a 10-year-old pupil at The Hampshire School in Chelsea.
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Chichester Falcons to host youth fastpitch tournament in August
28 June 2016
Chichester Falcons Junior Softball Club will host a co-ed fastpitch softball tournament for boys and girls aged 13-16 at Oaklands Park in Chichester, West Sussex on Saturday 21 August.
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Chichester Falcons run area teeball programmes
23 May 2016
The Chichester Falcons Softball Club from the Solent Softball League have been 'starting them young' with a series of teeball programmes in the Chichester area.
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GB Under-13s selected for Italian tourney
18 May 2016
After a series of trials on 16, 23 and 30 April, a squad of 14 players has been selected to represent the GB Under-13 Girls' Fastpitch Team programme at the ESF's annual Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy event in Collecchio, Italy from 10-13 August.
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Trials now under way for GB Under-13 players
20 April 2016
Trials for this year's Great Britain Under-13 girls' fastpitch programme are being held earlier than in previous years, and began on Saturday 16 April. Further trial sessions will be held on 23 and 30 April in conjunction with LondonSports softball games at Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road, London W12 0AE.
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London Youth Fastpitch League opens
13 April 2016
The first games in the new London Youth Fastpitch League were played at a muddy Finsbury Park on Sunday 10 April, complete with an Opening Ceremony and a ceremonial first pitch thrown by BSUK's new Fastpitch Development Officer, Johanna Malisani.
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GB Fastpitch League open to all in 2016
21 March 2016
The Great Britain Fastpitch League will play on five Saturdays during 2016 at Farnham Park, none of them clashing with major slowpitch events, and the growing league expects to welcome an influx of new players this season.
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GB Juniors retain their crown in Paris
15 March 2016
The GB Junior Fastpitch programme sent two mixed teams to the annual Tournoi des Expos in Ermont, near Paris on the weekend of 12-13 March, and while a young GB 2 squad did well to finish ninth, GB 1, led by player-coach Josh Peat, retained the tournament title.