This page will easily help you determine which registration option is best to select.

...or check your team registration status here:

General CSL League information is contained on this page for teams...and players seeking a team as a Free Agent in the Player Pool. It also lists information for players not in the CSL but desiring individual ASA accident insurance at the bottom of the page.

Spring training has begun in Florida; the cherry blossoms will soon bud, and this year the Congressional Softball League celebrates its forty-second year of formal organization.  The original House slow-pitch Congressional Softball League emphasizes sportsmanship in the best traditions of the "B" (Beer-drinking) Conference's storied history.

The "B" Conference is a casual coed league of both on the Hill and off the Hill teams, that are not required to call balls and strikes during the regular season.  Teams consist of ten players (or 11 if an extra hitter is used) of whom at least three players must be women.  Fees pay for the interactive web site, some playoff tournament expenses, admission into the Amateur Softball Association (ASA), and for medical injury insurance for individuals registered with the league as full-time players, coaches, scorekeepers and sponsors of teams. The policy also provides $5 million of liability insurance for sponsors, the team as an entity, individuals affiliated with the team, opposing teams and league officials.

This, the 42nd year of a proud Capitol Hill league with a rich history, will once again operate casually with no specified number of games required or other restrictions placed upon teams.  Captains will again be invited to a season kick-off party in April at our sponsor, Penn Quarter Sports Tavern.  Teams are once more free to play games against teams both in the league and from other leagues.  EVERY LEAGUE TEAM that applies to the year-end tournament will be admitted regardless of record and guaranteed to play at least two games...that's what casual leagues do to have fun.

For the past five years, and again this year during our 35th Anniversary Tournament, teams played in a new "group play" structure like that of Olympic or World Soccer preliminary rounds so that teams play more games before elimination.   Each team now plays a minimum of 2 games in group play before the leaders of each group advance to a double-elimination tournament played over a few Saturdays in late August and early September at a casual tournament pace...on regulation fields and under the lights.   The rankings and points system calculated during the season is a fun way to rate teams without placing burdensome requirements or power rating restrictions on them during the summer...although many of our teams could be competitive in any area league or tournament — if invited.

Our blog was created for our league to "talk smack" amongst ourselves and follow the CLS on Twitter and Facebook. The web site again features public links to view team rankings and team schedules from the home page.  As in the past, teams will still have their separate team pages in the private, password protected area where managers will once again make their schedules, update their rosters and record their game scores. 

Team rosters will be visible only in the password protected area and all contact information will be used only for softball within the league.  Captains who need players for their rosters will have access to a "Player Pool" area (through the Commissioner) prior to the tournament roster deadline.  Captains are given scorebooks and ASA rules books at season's start, but can also print the league rules and game scorecards along with team line-up cards for themselves from their Manager's section of their individual team web pages.  Full-time players will be listed/notated individually with ASA unique insurance numbers and insurance covering full-time players will continue through the end of the calendar year. These players may receive an electronic receipt with their unique number if necessary.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

More CSL information regarding equipment discounts, free ASA rule books and scorebooks, scorecards and lineup cards, a listing of teams and their captains, league rules and roster/playoff details will be available by mid or late April.  Teams are responsible for finding their own fields and making their own schedules against teams both in the league or from other leagues.  Games begin in late April or early May.  The championship tournament is scheduled to begin the group-round pool play during the last two Saturdays in August...teams choose which of the last two Saturdays to play, but play on only one Saturday in August. Teams that advance from the August pool play competition return to complete the tournament on the first Saturday in September after Labor Day.

GOOD LUCK, AND PLAY BALL!

For more information, contact Gary Caruso: CongAthleticAsc@aol.com

PLEASE SELECT THE OPTION BELOW THAT REPRESENTS THE TYPE OF REGISTRATION YOU DESIRE...then carefully read those pages about the various aspects of your registration alternatives and coverage.

Option 1— "CSL" TEAM registration (Also registers your team with ASA.)
	a TEAM in the CONGRESSIONAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE Fee: $24 per full-time player (10-player roster minimum required per team) provides $5 million liability insurance and $250,000 individual player accident, personal injury insurance with $500 deductible.  Insurance covers sponsors, field owners, players, coaches, passersby and spectators.  Full-time players receive either a printed or an electronic ID card for insurance identification from ASA. CSL TEAMS NEED NOTHING MORE FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE TO QUALIFY FOR FIELD PERMITS. Registration Status: See if your CSL team has properly registered and been marked as paid.

Option 2 — "CSL" Individual PLAYER registration to be added to a roster of a registered CSL team, OR, to become a Free Agent in the CSL Player Pool for CSL captains to add to their teams. (Also registers you as an ASA player nationwide.)
	as an INDIVIDUAL for either a specific TEAM already registered in The Congressional Softball League or as a FREE AGENT in the CSL "PLAYER POOL." Fee: $24 per full-time player (may be listed in a player pool or placed on a specified CSL team already registered this season - choose team name in drop-down menu) receives $5 million liability insurance and $250,000 individual player accident, personal injury insurance.  Insurance has a $500 deductible but can be portable onto any ASA or USA team for an entire calendar year anywhere in the United States.  Players receive either a printed or an electronic ID card for insurance identification from ASA.

 

Option 3 — Individual SOFTBALL PLAYER registration - NOT in the "CSL" and NOT to play with a CSL team. (However, you will be registered as an ASA player nationwide.)
	as an INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOT in The Congressional Softball League to play ball - but listed as a FREE AGENT in the player "pool." Fee: $24 per full-time player (may be listed separately without a team in the CSL Player Pool) receives $5 million liability insurance and $250,000 individual player accident, personal injury insurance.  Insurance has $500 deductible but can be portable onto any ASA or USA team for an entire calendar year anywhere in the United States. Players receive either a printed or electronic ASA ID card for insurance identification.

 

Congressional Federal is pleased to extend membership to the Congressional Softball League.
As a member of Congressional Federal you'll enjoy the benefits of:
·        Competitive loan rates will be updated this year. Last year offers – Low APR* on cars and on personal loans. 
Plus, A Visa Platinum Credit Card with no balance transfer or cash advance fees!!!!

Convenient access to Surcharge-FREE ATMs** and Shared Branches –
Visit www.CongressionalFCU.org/Locations or
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·        Completely FREE Checking – No minimum deposit amount or direct deposit required, with no monthly fees.
To begin to take advantage of their great products and services, open your account today by visiting:
www.CongressionalFCU.org or contact via e-mail: BusinessDevelopment@CongressionalFCU.org.

*APR=Annual Percentage Rate.  Certain restrictions apply.  Contact us for details.
**After the1st five transactions each month at non-Congressional Federal ATMs, additional transactions fees may apply.
 ***Standard text-messaging rates apply.

IN WASHINGTON,
THE LAST PLACE TO GO BEFORE YOU HIT HOME...
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Penn Quarter Sports Tavern

639 Indiana Ave., NW

Across 7th Street at Archives Metro Station

202-347-6666

 

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