Group 1

SOFTBALL
Alonzo, Margaux
Cayena, Krizha Hart
Embing, Sittie Charmae Ann
Kasan, Lyra
Salik, Juhaira
Utlang, Marlyn Jean
 HISTORY OF THE GAME

In the year 1887 on a Thanksgiving Day

at Chicago Illinois, George Hancock
invented the first version of softball.

"Indoor Baseball" for the baseball

players to keep in practice during
winter
 HISTORY OF THE GAME
Yale and Harvard alumni
gathered at the Farragut Boat
Club in Chicago to hear the score
of the annual football game.
"Play Ball": boxing glove tied
into the ball; broom handle as a
bat
First game ended with a score of
44-40
HISTORY OF THE GAME
After a week, Hancock developed a
ball 16 inches and an undersized
bat
Farragut Club then set rules for the
game
The next year, "Indoor-Outdoor"
game was moved outside and the
first rules were published in 1887.
 HISTORY OF THE GAME
In 1895 Lewis Rober, Sr. of Minneapolis
organized an outdoor game for the
firefighters as an exercise "Kitten Ball",
"Pumpkin Ball"/"Diamond Ball"
His version of ball measures 12 inches

The 1st softball league outside US was

organized in Toronto in 1897.
 HISTORY OF THE GAME
In 1926, Walter Hakanson coined the term “softball” while
representing the YMCA at a National Recreation Congress meeting.
This was in addition to the following names such as indoor baseball,
kitten ball, diamond ball, mush ball, pumpkin ball and cabbage ball.

By 1930, the name softball had spread across US

Joint Rules Committee on Softball was formed in the year 1934 to
standardized its rules and naming throughout US.
 HISTORY
Sixteen-inch softball
- also sometimes referred to as "mush ball" or
"super-slow pitch" is a direct descendant of
Hancock's original game.

16-inch softball is actually soft and can be fielded safely with

bare hands. It is called "cabbage ball".

By the 1940's, fast pitching began to dominate the game.

Although slow pitch was present at the 1933 World's Fair.
 HISTORY
After a World War 11, Canada soldiers introduced softball to the
Netherlands.

In 1939, softball was introduced to Australia

In 1972, softball was introduce to United Kingdom when the

movie "A Touch of Class" was being filmed in London.

The first British women's softball league was established in

1983.
 HISTORY
In 1997, the American Professional Slow Pitch
Leagues to play between 1977 and 1982.

The Detroit Caesars were the first team to

win a professional softball World Series.

In 1991, women's fast pitch softball was

selected to debut at the 1996 Summer
Olympics.
 HISTORY
The 1996 also mark a key era in the introduction of technology
in softball

In 2002, sixteen-inch slow pitch was written out of the ISF

official rules.

The 117th meeting of the International Olympic Committee, held

in Singapore in July 2005, voted to drop softball and baseball as
Olympic Sports for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
USE IN SOFTBALL
 FACILITIES
THE FIELD
The playing field is divided into fair territory and foul territory

Fair Territory
Field
Outfield
Territory beyond the outfield fence

Backstop- between 25 and 30 ft (7.62 and 9.14m)

Homeplate- one corner of a diamond with bases at each other;
the bases are 15 inch (38cm) square and are not more than 5
inch (13cm) thick
 FACILITIES
THE FIELD
 FACILITIES

THE FIELD
Bases (first base, second base, and third base) are counterclockwise
Contrast- colored "double base" or "safety base" common in women's
and required in ISF Championship
Infield- is a square called diamond and usually "skinned" (dirt)
Outfield- remaining space and grassed area
Pitching plate- center of the diamond
In fast pitch, skinned circle 8ft (2.44m) in diameter known as the pitching
circle
Field has a warning track between 15 and 12 ft (5 and 4m) from the
outfield fence
 EQUIPMENTS

THE FIELD

Coach's boxes- each

box is behind a line
that measures 15 ft
(5m) long located 12 ft
(3m) from each
baseline
 EQUIPMENT
Equipment requirement in softball includes a
ball, a gloves, uniforms, and a protective gear,
including helmets for the offensive team and a
helmet, shin guards and chest protector for the
defensive catcher.
 BALL
The Ball is most often covered in white or
yellow leather in two pieces roughly the
shape of a finger 8 and sewn together
with red thread, although other
coverings are permitted.

The core of the ball may be made of long

fiber kapok, or a mixture of cork and
rubber or a polyurethane mixture, or
another approved material.
 BAT
The Bat used by a batter is made of wood or
composite materials (carbon fiber etc.).
It may no more than 34 in (86.4cm) long,
2.25 in (5.7cm) in diameter, 38 oz (1.08kg)
in weight.
Also in fast pitch a "drop" of no more than
12 is allowed.
 GLOVES
Made of leather or similar material.

Gloves have webbing between the thumb

and forefingers, known as "pocket".

The first baseman and catcher may wear

mitts. Mitts are distinguished from gloves
and that they have extra padding
Gloves are generally larger than the ones
used in baseball.
16 inch in softball
 UNIFORM
Each teams wears distinctive uniforms. The uniforms includes cap,
visor, a shirt, an undershirt, tight sliding undershorts, and shorts or
pants; these are the components for which standards are set.

Caps
Caps, Visors and headbands are optional for female players,
and don't have to be the same color.
A fielder who chooses to wear a helmet is not required to wear
a cap.
 Sliding shorts
Most players used "sliding shorts" otherwise
known as "compression shorts" for other
sports like soccer, football and etc.
Helps the upper thigh when sliding into the
base.

Sliders
These are somewhat padded shin guards that extend
usually from the ankle to the knee of the wearer and
wrap all the way around the legs.
 At the back of the uniform, an Arabic numeral from 1-99 must be visible.
Numbers such as 02 and 2 are considered identical.
Players' name are optional.
.
Shoes
All players are required to ear shoes. They may have cleats or
spikes.
The spikes must extend less than 0.75 inch (19cm) away from
the sole.
Rounded metal spikes are illegal as are crocs made from hard
plastic or other synthetic materials.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
All batters in fast pitch are required to wear batting helmets.
In slow pitch, helmets are optional for adult batters and mandatory for
youth batters.
Batting helmets must have two (2) ear flaps, on each side. Helmets and
cages that are damaged or altered are forbidden.

In fast pitch, the catcher must wear a protective helmet with a

face-mask and throat protector.
In fast pitch, at the youth level, shin guards amd helmets with
face-mask's are required, shin guards also protect the kneecap.
Protective gear at any kind is generally not worn in 16-inch
softball.

WARM-UP

HEAD
TWISTING R & L
8 seconds

HEAD BENDING
UP & DOWN
8 seconds
WARM-UP

ALTERNATE
SHOULDER
RAISE R & L
16 seconds

TRUNK ROTATION
INWARD &
OUTWARD
16 seconds
WARM-UP

TRUNK STRETCH
R&L
16 seconds

TRUNK BENDING
FORWARD (HOLD)
16 seconds
WARM-UP

SHOULDER DIP
R& L
16 seconds

DOUBLE LUNGE
R&L
32 seconds
WARM-UP

LEG CURL
R& L
64 seconds

JUMPING JACK
32 seconds
 COOL DOWN

SIDE STEP W/ ARM

ROTATION &
FINGER PRESS
32 cts

STRIDE SIDEWARD
INHALE & EXHALE
32 cts
 COOL DOWN

FEET TOGETHER, INHALE

& EXHALE
32 cts
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