Softball : Slow and Fast Pitch

by Kneer, Marian E.

• ISBN13: 9780697152558
• ISBN10: 0697152553
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-07-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

This straightforward text is value-priced book and covers the rules, equipment, and strategies for fast and slow-pitch softball. Developed to assist players of any age or level, Softball: Slow and Fast Pitch will help students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to play the game well. Instructors, coaches, and managers will appreciate this helpful reference for teaching the game.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
1 What Softball Is Like	1	(10)
Instructional Objectives	1	(1)
Types of Games	2	(1)
Playing Field	2	(1)
Fast Pitch	2	(2)
Slow Pitch	4	(1)
Equipment	4	(4)
The Game Today	8	(3)
2 Language and Lore of the Game	11	(10)
Instructional Objectives	11	(1)
History	11	(3)
Common Softball Terms	14	(7)
3 Offensive Skills	21	(22)
Batting	21	(13)
Baserunning	34	(9)
4 Defensive Skills	43	(22)
Fielding	43	(13)
Throwing	56	(4)
Advanced Defensive Skills	60	(5)
5 Defensive Position Play	65	(26)
The Pitcher	65	(9)
The Catcher	74	(6)
Infielders	80	(7)
Outfielders	87	(4)
6 Patterns of Play	91	(10)
Instructional Objectives	91	(1)
Offensive Patterns	91	(3)
Defensive Patterns	94	(7)
7 Rules and Unwritten Laws of the Game	101	(10)
Instructional Objectives	101	(1)
Rules of the Game	101	(5)
Official Rules	106	(2)
Unwritten Laws	108	(1)
Miscellaneous Laws	109	(2)
8 Playing the Game	111	(4)
Instructional Objectives	111	(1)
Self-Evaluation	111	(1)
Conditioning	112	(2)
Competitive Play	114	(1)
9 Umpiring and Scorekeeping	115	(10)
Instructional Objectives	115	(1)
Umpiring	115	(4)
Scorekeeping	119	(4)
Qualifications of Umpires	123	(2)
10 Coaching and Managing	125	(6)
Instructional Objectives	125	(1)
Planning	125	(1)
Team Selection	126	(2)
Conduct of Practice	128	(3)
References	131	(2)
Questions and Answers	133	(10)
Index	143