Registration Step 1 - Congressional Softball League


	Congressional Softball League Registration "B" Conference League

This page will help you determine which of the six registration options to select.

...or check your team registration status here:

My "CSL" team is already registered:

Registration Status: Find out whether your CSL team has properly registered and been marked as paid.

General CSL League information is at the top of this page...information for softball teams and players not in the CSL but desiring accident insurance or to qualify for a field permit are listed next...options for both kickball players and teams can be found from the options 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-eighth 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 38th 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.

Last year, for the 30th Anniversary of the 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 played a minimum of 2 games in group play before the leaders advanced 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.

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. A 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.

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.

   Option 3 — Register a SOFTBALL team NOT in "CSL" - but for ASA insurance coverage (Registers your team with ASA.)

Click here 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: Only $45 per team 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 $45 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.)

   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 MD-DC & Other Area player "pools."

Fee: $24 per full-time player (usually listed in an external player pool but 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.

   Option 5 — Register a KICKBALL TEAM for ASA insurance (Registers your team with ASA.)

Click here to register a KICKBALL TEAM for ASA insurance to qualify for a field permit.

THIS OPTION IS FOR KICKBALL TEAMS and provides total coverage (accident injury and liability) due to the less violent nature of a kickball.

Two Fee Alternatives: $45 per team if all other teams from your league - against which you play most of your games - also purchases the team insurance. Because of the less violent nature of the ball , kickball players are fully covered with the $5 million liability insurance AND $250,000 individual player accident injury coverage during a game...accident policies have either a $250 or $500 deductible Liability insurance also covers sponsors, field owners, league officials, players, coaches, spectators, passersby and property.
Contact the CSL Commissioner to inquire about alternatives for your players.

If all teams from your league DO NOT purchase insurance, the fee is $45 for your team plus $15 per game to cover each opponent your team plays throughout the season ($15 fee assessment calculated per date of your field permit). The insurance provides $5 million liability insurance for both teams, sponsors, field owners, league officials, players, coaches, spectators, passersby, and property.

Due to the less violent nature of the ball, the individual accident injury insurance will ONLY cover YOUR players during the game BUT WILL provide liability coverage for both teams.

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 league.)

   Option 6 — KICKBALL Individual PLAYER registration (Registers you as an ASA player.)

Click here to register as an INDIVIDUAL KICKBALL PLAYER - listed in the Kickball player "pool."

Fee: $24 per full-time player (listed in the Kickball player pool) receives $5 million liability insurance and individual player accident, personal injury insurance. Insurance has $500 deductible but can be portable for an entire calendar year anywhere in the United States. Players receive an ID card for insurance identification.

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