FAQ (Club)

The British Softball Federation require affiliated clubs to have civil liability insurance. They also offer personal accident insurance for club members.

The BSF require that players be registered with their club on the British Softball websites as a condition of insurance. This is to make sure that we can identify who is insured in the event of a claim. These sites also contain information on the affiliation/payment process.

Find out more about insurance.

Insurance is handled as part of the affiliation process between a club and the relevant national governing body (i.e. The British Softball Federation). It works in a slightly different way depending on whether it's baseball or softball:

Generally, it is softball leagues which affiliate and pay an insurance fee to the British Softball Federation. Going down the chain, clubs pay membership and insurance fees to their league, and players pay membership fees to their club, which includes annual insurance cover. The exceptions are tournament teams which don't play in a league but take part in BSF tournaments through the year. They will affiliate directly with the BSF, sometimes done through a tournament entry fee.

Baseball clubs, on the other hand, affiliate with their governing body directly and pay an insurance fee in the process. Players then obtain insurance through membership with their club.

The BSF require that players be registered with their club on the British Softball websites as a condition of insurance. This is to make sure that we can identify who is insured in the event of a claim. These sites also contain information on the affiliation/payment process.

In some cases, a league or team will obtain insurance through the Federations' development agency, BaseballSoftballUK (e.g. by being a member of the Hit the Pitch programme)

Find out more about insurance.

Check out the Club section of our website for advice, support and resources for baseball and softball organisations. If your organisation has not already been assigned a BSUK Point Person (you'll find the list in the Club section) please contact the Development Manager for your region and introduce yourself. You can find a list of our staff in the About BSUK section.

If you are planning to start a new softball team, there is a series of documents available on this topic on the British Softball Federation website.

Check out the Club section of our website for advice, support and resources for baseball and softball organisations. You can also find our Point Person list there which will tell you which BSUK staff member manages our relationship with your organisation.