News
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EMILY TOMKINS (née CLIFFORD)
24 February 2023
Friday 24 February -- The British softball community lost an outstanding player and person at far too young an age when Emily Tomkins, who most softball people will know better as Emily Clifford, died earlier this week from cancer.
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Report from the 2023 WBSC Europe Congress
24 February 2023
The 2023 World BaseballSoftball Confederation Europe Congress was held from 9-11 February in Belgrade, Serbia. Click through for a report on the Congress from BSF President Ieuan Gale.
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Range of issues covered at 2023 BSF League Heads Forum meeting
20 February 2023
The BSF held its annual League Heads Forum as a remote meeting on the evening of Thursday 16 February with 18 people present, including representatives from 11 leagues plus six members of the BSF Executive and two representatives from BSUK. A wide range of topics was covered during the two-hour meeting.
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Robbie Robison appointed GB Men’s Fastpitch Team Head Coach
14 February 2023
The British Softball Federation has appointed Robbie Robison to be the new Head Coach for the GB Senior Men’s Fastpitch Team, and Robbie will lead the team at this summer’s European Men’s Championship in Denmark.
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GB Women’s Fastpitch & GB Baseball awarded increased UK Sport funding
13 February 2023
UK Sport has confirmed an additional £90,000 of funding into Great Britain's baseball and women's fastpitch softball senior national teams.
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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 6 and 7 February 2023
10 February 2023
The BSF Executive held a remote Special Meeting on the evening of Monday 6 February to discuss a number of issues with BaseballSoftballUK, and then held its usual monthly videoconference meeting on the evening of Tuesday 7 February. Click through for a report on the main discussions and decisions from both meetings.
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New BSUK Team Finder launched; update your team info now!
30 January 2023
A brand-new Team Finder has been launched on the BSF and BSUK websites -- and we need your help to update it!
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Britain’s Best Baseball & Softball Coaches honoured at 2023 British Baseball & Softball Coaching Awards
30 January 2023
The 2023 British Baseball and Softball Coaching Awards, presented by Net World Sports, were announced during a ceremony as part of Coach Summit 2023 at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre on Saturday, 28 January 2023.
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British Baseball and Softball Coaching Awards 2023 Shortlist Announced
23 January 2023
BaseballSoftballUK is excited to announce this year’s shortlisted candidates for the 2023 British Baseball and Softball Coaching Awards, presented by Net World Sports! A high number of strong nominations were received, and candidates have now been shortlisted in each of the eight categories.
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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 19 January 2023
23 January 2023
The BSF Executive held a videoconference meeting on the evening of Thursday 19 January to follow up on items discussed at its weekend meeting in Manchester earlier this month and to meet with BSUK Board Chair Phil Veasey and BSUK CEO John Boyd to talk about strategic issues. Click through for a summary of the main discussions and decisions.