SOFTBALL- Variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented in 1888 in Chicago as an indoor game‚ it was at various times called indoor baseball‚ mush ball‚ playground‚ softbund ball‚ kitten ball‚ and‚ because it was also played by women‚ ladies’ baseball. HISTORY The earliest known softball game was played in Chicago‚ Illinois on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. It took place at the Farragut Boat Club to hear the outcome of the Yale and Harvard football game.[3] When the score
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women‚ ladies’ baseball. The name softball was given to the game in 1926. A tournament (1933) at the Chicago World’s Fair spurred interest in the game. The Amateur Softball Association of America (founded 1933) governs the game in the United States and sponsors annual sectional and World Series championships. The International Softball Federation regulates rules of play in more than 110 countries‚ including the United States and Canada. Women’s fast-pitch softball became an Olympic sport in 1996‚
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Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. It was invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game. It was at various times called indoor baseball‚ mush ball‚ playground‚ softbund ball‚ kitten ball‚ and‚ because it was also played by women‚ ladies’ baseball. The name softball was given to the game in 1926. A tournament (1933) at the Chicago World’s Fair spurred interest in the game. The Amateur Softball Association of America (founded 1933) governs the game in the
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The History of Softball PHEC 202 Table of Contents 1. History of Softball 2. How to play Softball 3. Equipment needed to play a game. 4. Diagram of a Softball field 5. Bibliography Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Softball is one of America’s favorite pastimes. Softball is now a very popular game that originated in Chicago‚ but it didn’t become popular over night. The game is said the be
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“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” - Babe Ruth. Softball is a very popular sport‚ and George Hancock is a very popular man. The invention of softball brought many people there favorite sport. George Hancock’s invention came about not from a baseball game‚ but from a football game. George Hancock was the inventor of softball. He came up with the game of softball after the Yale vs. Harvard football game (Athnet). Yale was pronounced the winner‚ a Yale fan
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for a Softball Player Possibly one of the most overlooked sports‚ due to its male competition of baseball‚ softball flies under most radars‚ as baseball appears to be the harder sport due to the flame throwing‚ power hitting and defensive specialists of the MLB. Although‚ softball is equally as hard as baseball in just about every aspect. Due to the sports being similar in style and how the game is played‚ the keys for a player are just about the same‚ if not the same. 5 Keys for a Softball Player:
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The History of Softball Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game. After Yale’s victory was announced and bets were paid off‚ a man picked up a stray boxing glove and threw it at someone‚ who hit it with a pole. George Hancock‚ usually considered the inventor of softball‚ shouted‚ "Let’s play ball!" He tied the boxing glove so
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for many years in softball as well as in baseball. Now‚ those two words will not be heard in the Olympics for at least half a decade. Softball is a big part in the lives of many women and taking it out of the 2012 Olympics is crushing their dreams. The sport should be reinstated in the 2016 Olympics because the sport will die if it is not‚ it gives young girls a dream‚ and it will greatly decrease the amount of women participating in the Olympic Games. Softball has been in the Olympics
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Fundamental Skills To play Softball competitively or recreationally‚ you need some basic skills‚ including the ability to: • Catch • Throw • Field a ball • Hit • Move between bases Catching Catching correctly not only keeps you from being hurt‚ it also makes it easier for you to get ready to throw the ball. Catching and throwing are the 2 fundamental defensive Softball skills. In a game your ability to catch and throw quickly helps you throw out a baserunner
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Baseball and softball are the same‚ right? It may become obvious one day that baseball and fast pitch softball although similar are two very different sports. Obvious in the sense that fast pitch softball is just as physically demanding as baseball. That females softball athletes are every bit as tough of the males baseball who play a similar sport. The similarities are what groups the two sports together but the intensity on the passion for the game of softball far exceeds that of baseball
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