I need some softball rules for 7 & 8 year olds?
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www.pony.org has softball rules that are used in Pony leagues.  I am sure that little league softball has a website somewhere too, I just don't know it!
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I played softball for 9 years and it all depends on where your standing and what position.You would throw it like you would a baseball
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Some good passing drills would to have groups of 3 girls: 1 girl is on the other side of the net (tosser) one at the net (target) and one back passing.  The tosser should toss the ball to the passer, trying to move her around.  If this is too complicated for the girls then just have the girls in groups of 2, 1 tosses, 1 passes and they switch after 20.  Try havign them toss behind the girl, short, and side to side to get the passer moving.\n\nA blocking and approach drill that I enjoy is called Cat and Mouse. Split the team in two and have one side the mouse (attacker) and the other side the Cat (blocker).  The mice do three approaches down the net, making sure they get off the net and come back to the ten foot line every time.  The cats follow them and block making sure they line up their bodies with the attackers shoulder.  there is no ball involved in this, it's just practicing the basics of both skills.\n\nAttacking drill: Have groups of 3. 2 girls are on chairs up against the net with a cart of balls. the girls hold the ball up at above the plane of the net and the other girl approaches and attacks, this is really good practice.\n\nServing:  Split the team up on two sides of the court. 2 girls go at the same time and have to serve 8 times around the court. If they miss the team has to do a sprint.\nFun Serving Drill: (Around the World) Split team up into 2 teams.  1 girl from each team must sit them selves on the other side of the court in the 1 spot as their team serves to them they have to catch it.  If your serve is caught you advance to the next spot (1-2, 2-3, etc.)Which ever team gets back to the zone 1 first wins!\n\nHope these help... there's also many websites with lots of drills on them... just use the search engine to find them.
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Here is a website that has girls softball rules
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Baseball, also know as "hardball" is where the game is played with a smaller ball, and the pitcher throws the ball overhand.  The second difference, and ofter forgotten, is that the base runners can leave the base to steal at any time they choose.  Also, "leading off", or standing off the base is allowed.\n\nSoftball uses a ball with a larger diameter, and the pitcher throws the ball underhand.  \n\nThere are 2 types of pitching styles allowed in softball.  First, "Fastpitch" softball allows the pitcher to wind their arm over up and over their head and pitch the ball in straight line.  Speed is the focus on pitching.  The strike zone is the same in baseball, which is throwing the ball over the plate, above the batters knees, and below their elbows.  As for base running, the runner must stand on the bag until the pitcher releases the ball towards home plate.\n\nThe second is "Slowpitch", where the pitcher throws the ball underhand,  up in the air towards the batter, and must reach an arc between 9 to 12 feet.  Different then "fast pitch", a strike is called when the ball "falls" and hits the plate, and a 1 foot extension on the back of the plate.  \n\nFor base-running in "slowpitch", a runner can not leave their base until  the ball crosses the plate.\n\nLastly, in Professional Baseball, you have 9 innings.  In Softball, you only have 7 innings.\n\nI also think in baseball you can do a lot more spitting :)
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check thid site http://www.softball.org/default.asp
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do something NEW and INNOVATIVE !\n No one else will catch on\nI taught my little leaguers sign language- yes the same sign langauge that the deaf use !\nThe kids thought that is was fun and different.\n\nuse the letter  B  for bunt\nuse the sign for steal for steal\nthe sign for taking a pitch is the sign for "no"\n go to a sign language site on the web for the alpha bet\n   the more that the kids learn the more interest they will have in learning about the game and life in general
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My husband and I go through this every time we coach our daughters teams, she is ten.  We learned that we have to make it exciting and fun.  Even if it is all about learning the game, they don't have to know that.  We usually split up into two groups, he takes half and I take half.  We both work on something differ net, we tell the girls that if they do better tan the other girls, they will get a Power-Ade, or some little prize.  Of coarse by the end of practice, they have all won the same thing, but they all have bragging rights for something different.  Someone was the best hitter, catcher, pitcher, 1st baseman, and so on.  And of coarse we use positive reinforcement.  Try to be their friend, not just their coach.  Kids like to be talked and listened to, not just talked AT.  Make it seem like a GAME, which it is, not a job.  Hope this helps.
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as you know life is not fair,with that in mind I would switch my daughter to softball for these reasons;her older brother will no longer be there to protect her from her teammates when she makes a mistake and they begin to harass her and two if she likes baseball now and maybe in the future as a girl she will be on a softball team so it will be better to learn those skills early and become a great player rather than having to learn a completely new game from the start and getting too different sports mixed up.
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A goof place to start looking for softball teams (or any sport for that matter) is www.eteamz.com!\n\n\nGood Luck on your search!
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In my school, boys were required to play baseball at school until the fifth grade.  Here, we divided teams by grade to encourage teamwork amongst the teams to "fight for their own grade" and give the game some ownership.  It's been working well this way for about fifteen years.
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First thing that matters is how old is your daughter, that makes a big difference. Also is she motivated to play and improve her game? If this is not her idea and she is pushed in to it will be very difficult for her to improve the way you want her to. Also what position does she WANT to play? Does she want to play multiple positions? \n\n(I am typing for my dad, this is his screenname) He pitched fastpitch softball for 18 years so has a lot of first hand experience. He says that this book that he bought about pitching is excellent. It is titled, "Fastpitch softball", by Barry E. Simmons, Foreword by Lisa Fernande, published by Masters Press\n\nLet me know how it works out, and if u need any more assistance.\n\nJose R.
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http://www.mlb.com/rules
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I'm a junior in high school and we've won the 6A Kansas State Softball Championship the past 3 years in a row and I'm also on a traveling team.  It depends on how old you are.  If you're below the ago of 11 a regular bat and glove should do fine.  You should practice taking grounders and go to the batting cages to get in some hitting practice.  If you're older you should get a good glove and bat.  The glove should fit you but it doesn't matter on the quality of it so long as its nto going to fall apart.  I myself had used the same glove since third grade until last summer.  For the bat, I would recommend a Louisville Catalyst or Easton Synergy.  Make sure that you get a bat that is light/heavy and long/short enough for you.  Brush up on the rules as well.  All players should have cleats, regardless of age.
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soccer -n- softball 4 lyf !!!
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http://www.luyaa.org/t-ball_rules.htm
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Minimum - even one person can make up a team... and then there are no limits after that.  \n\nUsually a child's game played with a stick and a small piece that gets whacked in the air... and then needs to get caught.  Kind of like the game "500" in America, and some rules from American baseball.