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17
Mar
2011Sport England survey confirms rise in baseball and softball participation
Information released by Sport England on March 17 has confirmed that adult participation in baseball and softball is continuing to rise and that BSUK is currently on track to meet its Whole Sport Plan participation targets.
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16
Mar
2011Baseball and softball pledge to work together in Europe
A joint statement issued by the Presidents of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) and the European Softball Federation (ESF) has pledged that the two sports will work together on a regional basis in Europe for development and Olympic reinstatement.
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15
Mar
2011Record Numbers at Academy Softball session
Record numbers of players and coaches attended the most recent Academy Softball session on Saturday, March 5 at Upper Heyford, bolstered by a bus-load of girls from Coventry who were trying out the Academy for the very first time.
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15
Mar
2011BSUK Tournament to take a sabbatical in 2011
BSUK Events Manager Jason Greenberg explains why the organisation has decided not to run the BSUK Tournament in 2011, but will look to bring it back in 2012 with a stronger development focus. Meanwhile, BSUK is still running and supporting a host of other events.
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14
Mar
2011Eleven new coaches earn Level 1 qualification in the North West
Eleven coaches from baseball clubs, softball clubs and schools in the North West of England have earned their Level 1 qualification during a course held in February. This group of newly-qualified coaches will add significantly to the region’s voluntary coaching workforce.
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14
Mar
2011Facility development plans for baseball and softball to go ahead
BSUK has announced that plans to build new baseball and softball facilities over the next two years will go ahead following confirmation that BSUK’s capital funding from Sport England has largely survived government cuts.
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14
Mar
2011Baseball and softball recruiting materials available from BSUK
Posters, flyers and postcards designed as recruiting materials for baseball and slowpitch softball, ranging in size from A3 to A6, are available to clubs and leagues free of charge from BaseballSoftballUK.
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13
Mar
2011Asda can help promote baseball and softball during school holidays
Asda Sporting Chance, launched in 2008, provides free sporting activities for children throughout the UK during every school holiday from February to October, and baseball and softball can be among the sports that the scheme helps to deliver.
