Introduction to Softball

1. SOFTBALL

2. History, Nature and Background
–Adaptation of the game baseball
–The earliest known softball game
was played in 1887
–Early names of the game includes
kitten ball, diamond ball, mush ball
and pumpkin ball
– the name softball was adopted in
1993 by Amateur Softball
Association (ASA)

3. Major Differences of Softball
from Baseball
– played on smaller field
– larger ball is used
– the ball is pitched underhand
– males and females can play the
game
– games consists of 7 innings
rather than 9

4. George Hancock
was credited as
the inventor of
the game for his
development of
the bat and ball
in 1887.

5. The Playing Field

6. Positions

7. Skills used in
Softball

8. Pitching
Windmill Underhand Pitch

9. Hitting/Batting

10. Throwing

11. Catching

12. Equipment
in Softball