News (Youth)
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GB Under-19 Women get ready for action
20 June 2014
The GB Under-19 Fastpitch Women's team arrived at their tranquil rural hostel in the Dutch countryside near Tilburg this afternoon, ready for the European Junior Championships to get under way tomorrow in Rosmalen, about half an hour's drive away. But once the tournament starts, the action is going be non-stop.
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GB U-19 Women sweep into the second round
15 June 2014
This morning, the GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team hung on for a hard-fought and gritty victory over Germany, but this evening it was an easier task to complete an 8-1 mercy-rule win from Monday's suspended game against Belgium.
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GB Women player helps softball in the UK
13 June 2014
GB Women's Team player Tahli Moore has joined BSUK's coaching staff for the summer, and will be based in London, working on a range of activities to grow participation in softball.
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GB Teams lead after four weeks of play in the GB Fastpitch League
6 June 2014
With four weeks of play in the 2014 Great Britain Fastpitch League, and just one playing date remaining on 28 June, a GB Combined team, made up of male and female senior GB players, leads Division 1 and the GB Under-19 Men lead Division 2.
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Extra day scheduled for Great Britain Fastpitch League
4 June 2014
Due to rain that wiped out play in the Great Britain Fastpitch League on 24 May, a final playing day for the league has been scheduled for Saturday 28 June at Farnham Park.
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Softball HPA members to learn at World Championships
28 May 2014
Five players who were members this year of the first Softball High Performance Academy (HPA) will spend several days at the ISF Women's World Championships in the Netherlands this summer as an extension of the Academy's learning programme.
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GB Under-13s hold trials at LondonSports
21 May 2014
The collaboration between the GB Under-13 Girls' Fastpitch Programme and the LondonSports Youth Softball League has resulted in the first of two trial sessions where players from London Sports can attempt to win a place in the GB Under-13 team that will play in Europe later this summer.
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Great fastpitch and baseball at Farnham Park
19 May 2014
The best baseball and fastpitch softball that Britain has to offer will be on show at Farnham Park near Slough on the weekend of 24-25 May, and members of both the baseball and softball communities are invited to come down and watch
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Fastpitch League gets off to a great start
9 May 2014
It has been a really good first two weeks for the Great Britain Fastpitch League in 2014. The league has been blessed with sunshine, plenty of players, the excellent pitches at Farnham Park – and some strange results!
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BSF subsidy for helmets and masks
24 April 2014
Adult slowpitch teams that intend to use under-18 players will need to have batting helmets and catcher's masks – but the BSF will subsidise half the cost for teams that need to buy them.