Tagged: Olympics
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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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Feb
2016A look into the future….
tagged under: development, bsuk staff, olympics, hit the pitch
Chris Rawlings
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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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15
Aug
2012Train Like an Olympian
tagged under: olympics, athletes, training
BSUK Chair John Walmsley reflects on the main lesson that he has taken away from the London Olympics – a lesson that all baseball and softball players in the UK players should find meaningful as well.
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14
Aug
2012Diamonds in the Rough: A Stolen Legacy
tagged under: baseball, olympics, legacy
As enquiries rain down on the clubs and governing bodies of sports that were contested in the games, the phones at BSUK are no busier than usual. And there begins the tragedy of stolen Legacy.
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4
Jan
2012Where is the Olympic spirit in British sports funding?
tagged under: olympics, uk sport, funding
A story in the Daily Telegraph in the run-up to Christmas stated that: “The Olympic dreams of hundreds of sportsmen and women are all but shattered after they were booted off a funding programme that guaranteed them up to £55,000 a year to meet their train
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29
Jun
2011
