The Official Rules of Softball


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The essential resource for players and fans of the game. Included are the sport's official playing rules, pitching regulations, referee signals, and field diagrams for fast and slow pitch, both 12 inch and 16 inch.




Basic Guide to Softball


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Whether you're a newcomer to the game or a league player looking to sharpen your skills and understanding, A Basic Guide to Softball will enhance your appreciation of the history of the sport and its rules and fundamentals. You'll learn the basic skills and strategies needed for each position, find out how to choose and care for your equipment, and meet the members of the Olympic Gold Medal-winning USA Softball Team. Special features include: Results of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia; profiles of US Women's Softball Team members; history of Softball in the Olympic Games; rules for Fast Pitch, Modified Pitch, Slow Pitch, and 16-Inch Slow Pitch; practical advice about health and fitness; guidelines for players, parents, fans, and volunteers




Softball Skills & Drills


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Looking for the ultimate book to help you learn and master softball’s essential skills? Look no further than the guide that has helped develop the game’s top players and most successful teams. This new edition of Softball Skills & Drills is completely updated with more skills, more drills and strategies, and more of the stellar instruction that have made it the top-selling title on the sport. Judi Garman, one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history, teams with Cal State Fullerton’s Michelle Gromacki to share their secrets to developing and mastering every aspect of the game. With step-by-step instruction, full-color photo sequences, technique tips, and unique insight into the game, you’ll learn every fundamental skill: •Hitting •Bunting •Slap Hitting •Baserunning •Sliding •Fielding •Throwing •Pitching •Catching And with over 230 of the game’s best drills, coverage of team offense and defense, pitch selection, pitch recognition, and in-game strategies, Softball Skills and Drills is simply the most comprehensive and practical guide on the sport. Whether striving to become a complete player or preparing your team for another championship run, Softball Skills &Drills is the one book you cannot be without.




Official Rules of Softball


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Updated completely for 1997, this book includes rulings on the playing field, equipment, pitching regulations, scoring, umpires, fast pitch, slow pitch, and sixteen inch rules.




The Rules of Baseball


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Fascinating in their origins, the rules of baseball provide never-ending material for the arguments, anecdotes, and great moments that make baseball the institution it is. The Rules of Baseball is required reading for anyone who wants to better understand the structure behind the game. 50 photos.




The Softball Drill Book


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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.




2020 BlueBook 60 - The Ultimate Guide to Fastpitch Softball Rules


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This is the 12th year publishing the best selling Blue Book 60, the ultimate teaching and reference tool for Umpires, Coaches, and Players that need to understand the nuances of fast pitch softball rules. This 100+ page guide covers complete references with detailed explanations of NCAA (collegiate), NFHS (high school), USA Softball (formerly ASA) and USSSA travel team softball rules. Blue Book 60 is the top rated fast pitch rules guide in publication for 10 seasons now in the US and Canada. If you're a COACH: This guide explains fastpitch rules in an easy to consume format for any level. Learn the important rules, the right way. If you're an ATHLETE: Learn the rules to get an edge on the competition, very easily using the Blue Book 60. If you're a PARENT: Learn the rules before to be a better educated fan and support your teams. If you're an UMPIRE: This guide is a must read, especially if you work multiple levels and need to remember different codes. Additionally the appendix contains several nice umpire tools to help you have better pregame discussions with your partners. 100% of all proceeds go directly toward educating coaches and umpires and also provide officiating scholarships through the non-profit "Zebra Foundation". (http: //projectzebra.org) Additions and updates can be found at http: //bluebook60.com. For more officiating resources (basketball and softball) visit "60 Seconds on Officiating" at http: //ref60.com and http: //gobeyondtherules.com.




Official Rules of Softball


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The Sports Rules Book


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"Essential rules, terms, and procedures for 54 sports"-- Cover.