News (Youth)
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Chalfont Softball Club plans Junior Softball Nights
26 June 2013
Young people in the Chiltern District will be encouraged to take up a new sport this summer when Chalfont Softball Club puts on a series of six Junior Softball Nights on Friday evenings during July and the first half of August, starting on 5 July, in an attempt to find the softball stars of the future.
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GB Juniors take four wins into the Worlds
22 June 2013
The GB Junior (Under-19) Women's Fastpitch Team swept the board in four exhibition games leading up to the start of the Junior World Championships on1 July in Brampton, Ontario, Canada -- but the GB Team will now meet the USA and Canada on the first day of the competition.
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Angels make it back to GBFL Division 1
14 June 2013
The London Angels made it back to Division 1 of the Great Britain Fastpitch League (GBFL) with two wins behind the pitching of Kylie Marshall on Saturday 1 June at Richings Park. Meanwhile, the GB Under-16s came back to earth and went down to Division 2.
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GB Juniors face opening double whammy at World Championships
6 May 2013
The Great Britain Junior (Under-19) Women's Faspitch Team, playing in their first-ever World Championship in Brampton, Ontario, Canada from July 1-7 this summer, has been drawn against both the United States and Canada on the opening day of the tournament.
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US college coach to scout at Fastpitch League
2 May 2013
Head Coach Keri Meyer and other officials from Monroe College in New York City will be coming to the UK on the weekend of 18-19 May to look at young players in the Great Britain Fastpitch League (GBFL) and to make a presentation to players and parents about the school.
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Great Britain Fastpitch League starts on May 5
23 April 2013
The Great Britain Fastpitch League (GBFL) will start its third season of play on Sunday 5 May at Richings Park Sports Club, with a new line-up of four senior teams in Division 1 and four in Division 2, but with promotion and relegation between the divisions after each day's play. The league will also include a three-team Under-13 Division.
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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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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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BSF requirements for Under-18s playing adult softball
18 March 2013
After several months of consultation and refinement, the BSF Executive has now published minimum requirements that must be met in order for young people aged under 18 to play, coach or umpire in adult softball teams, whether slowpitch or fastpitch. A vote at the BSF AGM in February has made these requirements mandatory rather than voluntary guidelines.
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Selections announced for GB Women and Under-19s
11 March 2013
Selections for the GB Women's Fastpitch Team and the GB Junior (Under-19) Women's Team have been announced for the 2013 competition season. The Women's Team will play in European Championships in Prague from 7-13 July while the Under-19s will play in the ISF Junior World Championships in Brampton, Ontario, Canada from 1-7 July.