Dates and venues in the North and the South have been set for tryouts for the GB Junior Baseball Team that will compete in the 2010 European Championship Qualifier in Austria this summer.
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Newly-elected BBF President Mark Salter and Secretary Mark Mullins, plus John Boyd from BSUK, represented Great Britain at the annual Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) Congress in Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday, March 6.
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Bracknell Baseball Club will be launching a third adult team for the 2010 season, and will hold a Tryout Day for new and current players on Sunday, March 21 at the club's ground at Westmorland Park.
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Herts Baseball Club players turned out in force on Saturday, March 6 to make a start on the club's new field and prepare the existing diamond for the season ahead.
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The British Baseball Federation's Southern Youth Conference is hoping to attract more teams this year at both Bronco and Pony age levels to play a league schedule and then tournaments leading up to the National Youth Championships.
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Two BBF member teams are running Fantasy Baseball Leagues in 2010, and there may be more out there as well. One is free; the other is designed to raise money for a youth baseball programme at the club.
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BaseballSoftballUK has created a new system to provide development support across the country by assigning a member of its staff as a “point person” for every baseball club and softball league.
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A new feature has been added to the BBF, BSF and BSUK websites -- a section where Paypal donations can be made to support GB Baseball and GB Softball Teams in international competition this year. The button is at the top right on this page.
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A long and tumultous 2010 BBF AGM held on Sunday, February 28 in Birmingham resulted in the election of seven new members to the BBF Board and the adoption of some important motions. Click through for a report of decisions and election results.
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Margaret Borley MBE, founder and long-time coach at the Tonbridge Bobcats Youth Baseball Club, was honoured at the BBF AGM on February 28 by being made a Life Member of the British Baseball Federation.
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The MARS Refuel Drink Fund is re-launching for 2010, giving away £10,000 every month for three months to a variety of sporting individuals and teams. The fund will open for applications on March 1 and close on May 31.
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Nine BSUK Coach Education Tutors from both baseball and softball backgrounds have passed an external assessment and gained the Certificate in Tutoring Sport (CTS) qualification.
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The Chelmsford Clippers, a new A Division BBF team with the motto “playing smart and having fun”, has started indoor training at St Edwards School, Chadwell Heath in Romford from 10 am to noon every Sunday, and everyone is welcome.
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After several during which the creation of new Play Ball! youth programmes has lagged, BSUK is announcing fresh support from Major League Baseball for setting up local youth leagues.
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Three North West baseball clubs, assisted by BSUK, have been successful in their applications for school development funding through the Sport Unlimited scheme.
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BaseballSoftballUK is beginning its annual recruitment of baseball and softball coaches from inside and outside our community to help with development programmes between April and August.
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BaseballSoftballUK is teaming up with Project Cobb (the Project for the Chronicling of British Baseball) to launch an annual British Baseball Photography Competition.
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