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Spring training has begun in Florida; the cherry blossoms will soon bud, and this year the Congressional Softball League celebrates its thirty-seventh year of formal organization.  The House slow-pitch Congressional Softball League emphasizes sportsmanship in the "B" (Beer-drinking) Conference.

The "B" Conference is a casual league, not requiring called 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 and 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 $2 million of liability insurance for sponsors, individuals affiliated with the team and league officials.

This, the 37th year of a proud Capitol Hill league with a rich history, will once again be a CASUAL LEAGUE 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 will be admitted to the year-end tournament regardless of record...that's what casual leagues do to have fun. This year is the 30th Anniversary of the tournament which will again be played over a few Saturdays in late August and September at a casual tournament pace.  The rankings and points system during the season is a fun way to rate teams without placing burdensome requirements or restrictions on them during the season...although many of our teams could compete in any league or tournament — if invited.

This year the web site again features team rankings and team schedules links that can be accessed by the general public 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 schedules, update rosters and eventually have access to a new blog area where they can "talk smack" amongst themselves. 

Team rosters and contact information will be visible, only in the password protected area...and 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 at season's start, but can also print a game scorecard for themselves from the site. 


PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE NEXT TWO PAGES about the various aspects of REGISTERING A TEAM or REGISTERING AS AN INDIVIDUAL for a specific TEAM or for THE "PLAYER POOL."

BEFORE YOU PROCEED TO THE TEAM REGISTRATION PAGE...note the requirement to list at LEAST 10 FULL-TIME PLAYERS ON YOUR INITIAL ROSTER for your TEAM REGISTRATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information on equipment discounts, free ASA rule books and scorebooks, 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 September.

GOOD LUCK, AND PLAY BALL!

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

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