This page will easily help you determine your registration option to select.

...or check your team registration status here:

General CSL League information is at the top of this page...information for kickball or softball teams and their players not in the CSL but desiring accident insurance or to qualify for a field permit are listed next...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 thirty-nineth year of formal organization.  The original House slow-pitch Congressional Softball League emphasizes sportsmanship in the "B" (Beer-drinking) Conference.

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), 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 39th 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.  Teams are once more free to play games against teams both in the league and from other leagues.  EVERY TEAM that applies to the year-end tournament will be admitted regardless of record...that's what casual leagues do to have fun.

For the past two years, beginning with our the 30th Anniversary Tournament, teams played in a new "group play" structure like that of Olympic soccer preliminary rounds so that teams could 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 September at a casual tournament pace...on regulation fields with 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 season...although many of our teams could be competitive in any area league or tournament — if invited.

This year the web site again features public links to view team rankings and team schedules from the home page.  However, 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 have access to a new blog area where they can "talk smack" amongst themselves. 

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 can move players from their rosters to a "Player Pool" area or may pull free agents from the "Player Pool" to their rosters (through the Commissioner) prior to the tournament 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 the site.  Full-time players will receive individual ASA ID cards with a unique insurance number and their names listed on the cards. These cards will be mailed from ASA directly to each coach.


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 late April.  Teams are responsible for finding their own fields and making their own schedules.  Games begin in late April or early May.  The championship tournament is scheduled for Saturdays in late August and during September.

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 (Registers your team with ASA.)
	Click here to REGISTER a TEAM in the CONGRESSIONAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE Fee: $24 per full-time player (10-player roster required minimum per team) provides $5 million liability insurance and individual player accident, personal injury insurance.  Insurance covers sponsors, field owners, players, coaches, passersby and spectators.  Players receive an ID card for insurance identification from ASA. CSL TEAMS NEED NOTHING MORE TO QUALIFY FOR FIELD PERMITS...IGNORE OPTIONS BELOW. Registration Status: Find out whether your CSL team has properly registered and been marked as paid.

Option 2 — "CSL" Individual PLAYER registration (Registers you as an ASA player.)
	Click here to register 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 team) receives $5 million liability insurance and 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 an ID card for insurance identification from ASA.

 

Option 3 — Register a SOFTBALL team NOT in "CSL" - but for ASA insurance coverage (Registers your team with ASA.)
	To register a TEAM - NOT in The Congressional Softball League but for ASA insurance coverage...all teams get liability coverage to qualify for a field permit, but some get player accident injury coverage if their entire league has this insurance. THIS OPTION IS FOR SOFTBALL TEAMS NOT IN THE CONGRESSIONAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE. Two Fee Alternatives: The new fee rate from ASA is $18 per PLAYER if all other teams from your division or league - against which you play most of your games - also purchases the team insurance.  If all of your league's teams have insurance, your players are fully covered with the $5 million liability insurance AND COVERS individual players for injury during a game.  Liability insurance also covers sponsors, field owners, league officials, players, coaches, spectators, passersby and property. Players may receive an ID card through special arrangements with the CSL Commissioner. OR... If all teams from your division or league DO NOT purchase insurance, the fee is $18 per PLAYER for your team PLUS $15 per GAME to cover each opponent your team plays throughout the season ($15 fee assessment calculated per date of use issued on your field permit).   If all teams from your league DO NOT purchase insurance, the insurance provides $5 million liability insurance ONLY and DOES NOT COVER individual players for injury during a game. Liability insurance WILL cover sponsors, field owners, league officials, players, coaches, spectators, passersby and property.  Contact the CSL Commissioner to inquire about alternatives that can include injury coverage for your players. Players may receive an ID card through special arrangements with the CSL Commissioner.   (Contact the CSL commissioner to discuss special arrangements to provide players with a customized ID card for your organization.) Contact the CSL Commissioner to inquire about alternatives for your team or league.

 

Option 4 — Individual SOFTBALL PLAYER registration - NOT in the "CSL" (Registers you as an ASA player.)
	Click here to register as an INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOT in The Congressional Softball League - 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 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 an ASA ID card for insurance identification.

 

 

 

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