Softball started on Thanksgiving Day In the year 1887 while a group of men and women were awaiting the outcome of the Yale-Harvard football game. Softball started only with men‚ now an estimated forty million Americans engage in at least one game every year. It is now one of the most popular games in the world. George Hancock is the person that made the Softball‚ the rules‚ and the glove. The game was originally called “Indoor Baseball” for people to practice for the upcoming Baseball
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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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Baseball versus Softball Even though baseball and softball each have many fans‚ many players prefer to play one or the other but not both. Even when baseball and softball are similar in many ways‚ they are different too. Differences like the amount of time each game takes place‚ the rules‚ and as well as the leagues they are each in. While some people prefer the slower action of softball‚ others prefer the faster action of baseball. The game of baseball is male dominated because many males
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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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We can relate physics to softball in many different ways. It is actually hard to not think about the game of softball without some physics in mind. Specifically‚ the ideas of momentum and energy helps define the way softball works and why it works. Momentum Running: When running the bases in softball‚ there is a lot more to it then the average person would think. While we run the bases‚ we are changing our momentum by applying more force‚ the force of friction‚ onto the ground which causes more
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Compare and Contrast Baseball and softball are similar in many ways but at the same time they are very different. To begin with‚ they are both played on a ball field‚ known to most baseball or softball players as the ballpark. The ball field for both consist of four bases that form a square‚ also known as a diamond. On a baseball field the bases are ninety feet apart‚ compared to sixty or sixty-five feet on a softball diamond. Both are played with a bat and ball; however‚
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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 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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Do you know how a softball game works? Softball originated in 1887from a football game. In 1934 universal rues was devolved for the game. Softball has become a popular sport‚with more then 40 million Americans play each year. Softball is a structured game with many rules and several positions. You have not at least nine players on a softball team. On the field you have three baseman: first‚second‚ and third base. A shortstop plays in between second and third base. You also have a pitcher
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Baseball/Softball Baseball is a very commonly played sport. There was once a story that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839 but that story was never really proved. The first published rules were written in 1845 for a New York baseball club by Alexander Cartwright. He is known as a commonly “father of baseball”. On June 3‚ 1953 congress officially gave Alexander Cartwright credit for inventing the current game of baseball. Alexander is a member of the baseball hall of fame. Baseball is
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