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Girls Play to Win Softball

Author : Marty Gitlin

Publisher : Norwood House Press

Page : 67 pages

File Size : 49,85 MB

Release : 2011-07-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1599534657

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Step to the plate and swing for the fences! Softball has grown from a spontaneous game to serious business. What began as an indoor ballgame is now one of the most popular women’s sports. Stars like Joan Joyce and Jennie Finch helped it get there. Now players such as Cat Osterman and Monica Abbott are leading the charge. Grab a ball, bat, and glove and get ready to join them! The history, the rules, and the heroines: these nonfiction accounts of women's sports relate the interesting insights of each sport, including the rules, game play, and standout athletes. Girls looking for role models as well as the "hows and whys" of their favorite game will find the answers in these fresh, accessible titles. Part history, part biography, and part instruction, Girls Play to Win allows readers to access "everything they want to know" about the game. More than an introduction, this series takes what is likely an existing interest and allows the reader to delve deeper. Content consultants are real-world experts that include Olympic athletes and coaches. Library Media Connection's Editor's Choice



The Softball Drill Book

Author : Kirk Walker

Publisher : Human Kinetics

Page : 344 pages

File Size : 24,88 MB

Release : 2007-04-30

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1492584177

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Packed with 175 drills straight from the practice sessions of the game's most successful programs, The Softball Drill Book will add variety to your practices and precision to your game-day performances. The comprehensive collection covers every aspect of the game. From warm-up to conditioning, throwing to hitting, bunting to base-running, you'll find drills to improve position skill and team execution—all from college coaches and programs that have won 13 NCAA Women's College World Series titles and dozens of NCAA regional tournament titles. Contributors include: Louie Berndt, Florida State Carol Bruggeman, Louisville Yvette Girouard, Louisiana State Michelle Gromacki, Cal State Fullerton Deanna Gumpf, Notre Dame Carol Hutchins, Michigan Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA Jay Miller, Mississippi State Jennifer Ogee, Nebraska Kim Sowder, Long Beach State Heather Tarr, Washington Michelle Venturella, Iowa Kirk Walker, Oregon State Margie Wright, Fresno State One look at the names above and it is clear, The Softball Drill Book is your blueprint for championship practices.



Playing to Win

Author : Alan G. Lafley

Publisher : Harvard Business Press

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 48,22 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 142218739X

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Explains how companies must pinpoint business strategies to a few critically important choices, identifying common blunders while outlining simple exercises and questions that can guide day-to-day and long-term decisions.



Softball

Author : Kieran Downs

Publisher : Bellwether Media

Page : 24 pages

File Size : 48,28 MB

Release : 2021-01-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1648341047

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It’s the bottom of the seventh, and the bases are loaded. The score is tied. Who will win? Young readers will love this home run title about softball! Leveled text covers the rules of the game and the gear needed to make plays. A champion spotlight highlights a professional’s career, while a field diagram and gear feature visually reinforce the text. Step up to bat and into the pages of this fun and informative title!



Fast Pitch

Author : Nic Stone

Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 18,99 MB

Release : 2021-08-31

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1984893033

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the field. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Strike one: As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. Strike two: Shenice’s focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending—and family-name-ruining—crime may have been a setup. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family’s past—and fast—before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.



From Wood to Baseball Bat

Author : Robin Nelson

Publisher : Lerner Publications ™

Page : 25 pages

File Size : 46,3 MB

Release : 2017-08-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 154150559X

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How does a piece of wood become a brand-new baseball bat? Follow each step in the process—from cutting the wood to shipping the bat to a store—in this fascinating book!



Women's College Softball on the Rise

Author : Mark Allister

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 217 pages

File Size : 13,62 MB

Release : 2019-04-12

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 147667616X

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Sidestepping the inflated egos and scandal that have infiltrated many men's sports, college female softball players exhibit power and grace on the field as well as camaraderie, high achievement and vulnerability off the field. This balance not only makes the game compelling to watch, but it also elevates women's softball as an aspirational model for other sports. Focusing on the 2018 season, this book explores gender performance and sexuality in softball, how the influx of money from the sport's growth has reshaped expectations of success, and traditional media coverage of women's sports.



Great Quarterback Switch

Author : Matt Christopher

Publisher : Norwood House Press

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 31,56 MB

Release : 2008-07-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1599532166

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Twelve-year-old Michael, confined to a wheelchair after an accident, uses mental telepathy to communicate football plays to his quarterback twin brother Tom, then suddenly finds himself on the field in his brother's place.



High-Scoring Softball

Author : Ralph Weekly, Jr.

Publisher : Human Kinetics

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 31,30 MB

Release : 2012-04-10

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1492582530

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Plain and simple, championship teams score runs. Their offenses are consistent, aggressive, opportunistic, and disciplined. They may manufacture runs or rely on the long ball, but they score early and often. And they win. High-Scoring Softball is the definitive guide for offensive play. The game’s most successful coaching duo, Ralph and Karen Weekly, share the approach that has shaped some of the game’s top scoring offenses and generated more than 1,700 career victories. Inside you’ll find detailed instruction, advice, and coaching tips on mastering offensive fundamentals, such as baserunning, bunting, slap hitting, and hitting for power and average. You’ll learn how to evaluate your team’s talents, tendencies, and strengths and create a potent, offensive attack. And a detailed analysis of common game situations provides you with strategies and advice for capitalizing on every opportunity. Defense may win games, but only if you score. With High-Scoring Softball you will score and you will win. It will change the way you play the game.



What Drives Winning

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Page : pages

File Size : 20,77 MB

Release : 2016-04-30

Category :

ISBN : 9780996226455

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