love to do is softball. Softball is an occupation that I find pleasurable and often I feel the presence of ‘flow’. This occupation brings meaning to my life and aids to my journey of living a healthier lifestyle. Softball is a type of baseball that is played on a smaller field and that ball is larger and softer than that of a normal baseball (Softball definition of softball in English | Oxford Dictionaries 2016). In order to play a game of softball a person has to have
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Baseball One‚ Two‚ Three strikes you’re out at the old ball game! This is the 7th inning stretch chant at all baseball games. Baseball is an old sport that originated from the 18th century. Many people believe it’s a long and boring sport with nothing to it. After reading and understanding its history it should change someone’s view of the “boring sport”. Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. More specifically
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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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Softball Positions Have you ever played softball? Are you interested in playing or want to try? Well then you are listening to the right person. I am going to teach you about three kinds of positions in the game of softball. Pitcher In a softball game the player stands in the middle of the field on a mound and tries to get the ball across home plate for the batter to hit it. The one thing that might fool you is that you have to wind up your arm like a windmill and release right at your hip. You
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Ciccone 1 Gian Ciccone Dr. Wirshing ENG 101 22 February 2012 Baseball and Softball People generally think baseball and softball are the same sport. Both are similar in many ways but at the same time they are very different. Both the sports involve nine players on the field. The ball field for both consists of four bases that form a square‚ also known as a diamond‚ yet both fields are different. Both have the same concept which is to hit the ball‚ get on base and run all the
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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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Softball Then and Now When I was nine years old‚ I switched schools. I went from Freeman Public School to Holy Redeemer Catholic School. This is where I was introduced to sports since my previous school didn’t offer any sports for the students. The first sport I played was basketball. I also played volleyball and softball. It was in fourth grade that I first started playing softball‚ and my dad found me an old ragged‚ leather‚ ball glove to start with. It was so old that the color was faded to
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Bobbi Hugoe Sue Watts Speech Softball * Been a big part of my life since I was a little girl. I started out playing t-ball. * I have always loved it. * It is something I do for myself. I have played for 13 years. * Softball didn’t get its name until 1926. Before that it was referred to as ladies’ baseball‚ mush ball‚ or kitten ball. It was invented in Chicago. * They used a boxing glove and a broom handle to play. * The ball being soft was grounded with
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batter‚ and SWING”! Softball isn’t just a game; to me softball is my life! There is nothing more satisfying than being a part of my high school softball team. I’ve been playing since I was big enough to walk and my mom has always been there cheering me on. Yes‚ she may have wanted me to be a cheerleader or a band member and maybe even be on the track team but to me‚ this is me‚ this is MY sport. There are many reasons that softball really pulls me in. First and foremost softball is team friendly‚ you
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Everyone has a favorite hobby; one that makes their bad days better‚ and they’re best days great. Softball gives me these days‚ and it’s what I do best and my ability as a softball player comes from dedication and mental toughness. To be a successful softball player‚ it requires much strength‚ time‚ and energy. There isn’t a sport out that there that you don’t have to work hard at. I am constantly practicing to improve my skill that requires an excessive amount of effort because I have bad days
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