Softball

aspects of softball practice were implemented to construct workout sessions. Individual workouts sometimes were based on assigned positions and then combined to perform team drills. The coach emphasized the importance of the drills as an attempt to supplement the basic knowledge of the sport while enhancing each athlete’s performance to produce a better overall team. The girls eventually were evaluated on analysis of conduct and performance both in the classroom, video sessions, and on the…

It takes a while for them to understand being on a team, and they will soon learn that you can not be on a team without chemistry and expect excellence .When I decided to play softball in middle school, I was selfish and it took high school softball for me to get rid of it. I played recreational softball during elementary school, and I progressed to…

one of the most important phone calls of my life to date. This one, single phone call was the make or break point of my future college softball career. It was the call to one of my dream schools. The call where I would accept my offer from Campbell University to play Division I softball. For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of playing college softball. The dream was due to my love for the game and my desire for competing. This drive is very common in our environment, which tends to…

coaching session that I have selected will be based around softball. In particular, the skill of batting. This will be aimed at a total of sixteen year seven and eight children. This session would be most beneficial for children who have little experience, or are not very strong at batting. The main focus of the session is to have children understand and perform the correct sequence of events that contribute to a successful swing in softball. The goals of this session include improving hand-eye…

Hundreds of years ago before softball was invented, there was a boy named Eugene and a girl named Jenny. Eugene asked Jenny one day for help. Eugene told Jenny that he wanted to come up with a game they could play. They both met up at a field in Cleveland, Ohio. Eugene was a troublemaker when he wasn't in school so he wanted to create a game that could keep him and other kids out of trouble. Eugene showed Jenny what he wanted to do and how he wanted the game to be played. This is how the…

Sixty miles per hour is the speed at which the average softball player throws the ball; so I guess you could say I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I believe I was exactly where I was supposed to be. You know how some people say there was a certain moment that changed their life completely? Well, this was that moment for me, and it all was caused by a miscommunication. Miscommunications happen all of the time, but with a softball that isn't actually soft, and someone standing only…

need to occur. As I walked around, observed, asked question I began to formulate an idea of what I would want to see as a manager of a recreational league. In this essay I will briefly explain to you my experience at a summer league recreational softball game and then proved some rational on things that I would have like to see done differently. At the event I counted two employees who were working the event. I introduced myself to them and asked why there were only two people working and not…

The sport softball has been around for years, and it has gained some popularity. The goal of the game is to win obviously, but it’s more then that also. The game is played with nine players on the field and usually around one to two girls sitting on the bench. The girls on the bench are pinch runners or if someone gets hurt they will go in for them, this is most of the time. The players in the field all play and stand at a different position. Starting with out field, the three positions are…

ready to throw it in. I pumped my legs harder, until I was at my full speed. I rounded the corner to third base as the ball was thrown to the infield. "Folks, hold on to your seats, this is about to be the most intense game in all of high school softball history!" The announcer yells, and a small smile grows on my lips as I round third. The girl at shortstop now had the ball, and she was getting ready to throw it to the catcher. I pumped my legs harder, faster, until they…

Baseball and softball both have 9 players on the field at once and both have an umpire. Both sports also use the technique of 3 strikes you out, and after 4 balls the runner can proceed on toward first base. Baseball and softball both use the tag out technique which is when a runner is touched with the ball or glove with the ball inside. Conclusion…