*Basics of Softball*
 

This is the kinds of uniforms women wore

 How it all started
Softball was originally created in 1887 by George W Hancock.  Another man tied an old boxing glove into a circle and threw it at George who had a broomstick.  The ball didn’t go far, so it was played inside. This is how they developed softball.

 

 

Softball is considered another version of baseball.  They both play on a diamond shaped field but in softball the ball is bigger and there isn’t a pitcher’s mound just a plate. In the past softball has had many names, such as Kitten Ball, Mush Ball and Indoor-Outdoor.

 Softball is another version of baseball
 

Drills help improve your skills

  
 

Be ready to hit the ball when you enter the batters box

A while after softball started it became a very popular activity.  In 1933 the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) published the first game rules.
  In today’s age many girls play softball, rather slow-pitch or fast-pitch.  More than 343,000 girls play high school softball and 17, 000 in collage.  In over all roughly 1.2 million people play softball at any age. Team chants or cheers always make playing fun
 

 

 
  Swing all the way through

A lot of girls started playing softball at a young age to develop their skills.  As they get older they move up to more competitive levels.  Fast-pitch is the most played softball of the two.  Some pioneers of fast-pitch are Joan Joyce, Debbie Doam and Dot Richardson.
 
 

Fast-pitch has rapidly grown over the years; it has become the 4th most popular sport played in high school.  Over 245,000 softball teams are registered by ASA. 

Move once the ball hits the bat
    Catchers keep runners at bay
 

First base is always ready to catch the throw

Fast-pitch has gained much exposure in the 1996 Olympics.  The USA team took the gold and took it again in the 2000 Summer Olympics.  Many girls wish to follow the foot steps of these Olympic Gold medalists. 

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