All blog entries
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9
Mar
2018Slowpitch is growing in Europe
tagged under: slowpitch, gb softball, tournaments, international, esf
Bob Fromer
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27
Aug
2017Looking back at the GB summer
tagged under: gb softball, olympics, tournaments
Bob Fromer looks back at this summer’s exploits by the GB Women’s Fast-Pitch teams
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19
Dec
2016UK Sport awards reinforce inequality
tagged under: gb baseball, gb softball, uk sport, funding
Bob Fromer
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11
Jun
2016 -
18
Mar
2016Looking forward to spring….
tagged under: bsuk staff, facilities, spring training, season
Bob Fromer
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4
Sep
2015GB Softball near misses: is there a pattern?
tagged under: fastpitch, gb softball, tournaments
The general wisdom about GB Fastpitch Team programmes is that we punch way above our weight in international softball, something we should all be proud of.
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2
Jul
2015GB Fastpitch Teams have one eye on Tokyo
tagged under: fastpitch, gb softball, olympics
Four female GB Fastpitch Teams are taking part in official international competitions this summer, and for at least three of them, the carrot dangling in front of the players is the potential restoration of softball to the Olympic programme in 2020.
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5
May
2015UK Sport and the Philosopher’s Stone
tagged under: gb softball, olympics, uk sport, funding
BSUK Communications Consultant Bob Fromer looks at a recent consultation carried out by UK Sport on its “No Compromise” policy in funding elite sport, why little is likely to change, and what this means for team sports in the Olympic Games.
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7
Nov
2012Baseball and softball join hands
tagged under: olympics, international
The merger between the International Softball Federation (ISF) and the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is just about a fait accompli.
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Nov
2012Revising softball history
tagged under: softball, bsf, history
The BSF celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009, based on an accepted version of history that had the first softball governing body forming in London in 1984. But new information suggests that the first version of the BSF dates back to 1968.
