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2009 Qualification Date

Last Tournament you can qualify players for the 2009 Nationals is Diamond 3

BSF National Championships

Welcome to the British Softball Federation (BSF) National Championships website -

The aim of this site is to provide clear and concise information about the National Championships future, present and past

The National Championships are special events that Teams aspire to compete in, and as such there are certain criteria that must be met - please see the Regulations page and the BSUK website.

2009 Deadlines for BSF Championships

Event		Date	BSF Fees Paid	Roster Cut-Off	Entry Fees Paid	Venue
Mens & Womens Comp Nationals (Platinum / Gold)	SS	25th/26th July '09	1st June '09 *	n/a	1st July '09	Birmingham
Mens & Womens Rec Nationals (Silver / Bronze)	SS	25th/26th July '09	1st June '09 *	n/a	1st July '09	Birmingham
Premier Co-Ed Nationals	SS	26th/27th July '08	1st June '09 *	n/a	3rd August '09	Redding
Platinum /Gold Nationals	Co-Ed	5th/6th September '09	1st June '09	3rd August '09	12th August '09	Keele
Silver / Bronze	Co-Ed	5th/6th September '09	1st June '09	3rd August '09	12th August '09	Keele
All Star Nationals 2009	Co-Ed	13th/14th June '09	1st June '09	n/a	1st June '09	Birmingham
All Star Nationals 2010	Co-Ed	12th/13th June '10	1st June '10	n/a	1st June '10	Birmingham

* - Teams forming purely for SS Nationals must pay their BSF Affiliation with the entry fees.

Entry Fees -
Teams who enter and then withdraw AFTER the cut-off date for payment for a particular Tournament will have their fees returned at the discretion of the BSF Executive.

Teams MUST have paid their affiliation fees to BSF by 1st June to be eligible.

Brief Eligibility Rules:

Teams MUST send Representative to AGM
Teams MUST register on BSUK website by 1st June
Teams MUST pay Affiliation Fee to BSF by 1st June
Players MUST be rostered on the website to a Team by 1st August
Players MUST be eligible by the Roster Closing Dates 1st August
Teams MUST pay Fees in Full by the Closing Deadline 1st June

Feel free to correct us for any errors in the Past Winner Records, and we welcome any comments regarding this site...

Dispensation for Nationals will ONLY be granted:

To GB Players in the year that they are in competition
In exceptional circumstances: i.e. missing the start of season through pregnancy, or prolonged injury preventing them from competing in 50% of a season or other extenuating circumstances
Please put forward your dispensation case by e-mail to BSF President and Liz Graham (first name . surname . britishsoftball.org) (BSF Exec) at least 3 weeks prior to the Nationals that it refers too - the BSF Exec decision is final

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