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Softball
Softball is a similar sport like Baseball, but with a larger field. The pitchers mound ranges from 35 to 43 feet away from home plate, and a home run fence that is 220–300 feet away from home plate , depending on the type of softball being played.
Softball Inventor
George Hancock was softball inventor George Hancock, at the time a reporter for Chicago Board of Trade, invented the game of softball in 1887. The first game was played indoors, inside the Farragut Boat Club in Chicago. The first game of softball came from a football game between Yale and Harvard.
Girls Can Play Softball Too!
The law required equal funding to both male and female sports teams, finally appeared, women were given fair ground on nearly every sport. Baseball was not on that list, though. Instead, the law dictated that the school must provide an equivalent sport, and in that case, it was softball
Top 5 Girls Softball Players!
- Dot Richardson
- Lisa Fernandez
- Jennie Finch
- Cat Osterman
- Jessica Mendoza
Different Types Of Softball
- High-Compression Softball.
- Mid-Compression Softball.
- Low-Comprssion Softball.
-High-Compression Softball are 12 inch balls that prefreshional players use.
-Mid-Compression softballs have some flexibility and perform well with most types of bats.
-Low-compression softballs are the softest, with a compression rating of no more than 375 pounds.
Softball Has Many Different Pitchers
Such as the main picthers that involed in a fastpitch softball..
- Fastball
- Change up
- Curveball
- Drop ball
- Rise ball
Pitchers include both the drop curve, and well as the drop screw, and the backdoor curve!
Basic Skills For Softball
- Throwing
- Catching
- Hitting for contact
- Hitting for power
- and Running
They are often referred to as the "five tools" because they are the five things that coaches and scouts look for in softball position players.
- Change your Grip
- Don't Second-Guess Your Swing
- Watch The Ball
- Swing with your hips
- Touch EVERY Base!
- Never Stop paying Attention!
- Use Two Hands To Collect The Ball Whenever You Can
- Make A Plan pre-Picth
Tips To Improve Your Softball Game
10 Facts About Softball
Softball Was Originally Played Indoors.
The First Softball Was a Boxing Glove.
The First Official Softballs Were Huge.
Softball is Played All Over the World.
Softball Was Dropped from the Olympics After Only 12 Years.
Old-school Softball is Still Played.
There is a Softball Hall of Fame.
Early Softball Was Played Without Gloves.
Softball Has Gone By Many Different Names.
Softball Was Devised at a Football Game.