the positions, roles and responsibilities for softball?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softball - a great article outlining the basics of the game\n\nhttp://www.internationalsoftball.com - the homepage of the sport's world governing body - a lot of great info here too. \n\nhttp://www.megaone.com/cardiffcubs/ - a homepage for one of the better UK domestic softball teams\n\n\nHope this helps!\n\nLuke
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You work with the team. You come to practices and help them in practice. Your in charge of making sure all the balls and equipment are put away at the end of practice. You also have to be there at all the games and sometimes they make you in charge of refreshing the teammates or keeping track of the scores. Usually they have a parent or someone else keep stats but I'm not totally sure. And don't worry on what to do, the coaches will fill you in on everything you have to do.
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ok i see pretty much everyone gave you the details about dat but i'm going to give you all the numbers to the players it will kiss your confusion good bye... \n\n1. Pitcher\n2. Catcher\n3. 1st baseman\n4. 2nd baseman\n5. 3rd baseman \n6. Short stop\n7. Left Field \n8. Center Field\n9. Right Field\n\nhope this helps
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I have been playing softball for 10 years! Its soooo much fun!\nI love it.
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Ummm, well you could do the internet search, or just get the official softball rulebook.  Both are good.
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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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Go to this site and poke around a bit. Lots of good softball stuff there. There is also a tips and drills area, look for it, it should give you what you need.\n\nhttp://eteamz.active.com/fastpitch/boards/fastpitch/
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Bat\n13 inch glove\nshorts\nshirt\nsliding pants\nvisor\na softball\ncleats\nhelmet\nbatting gloves\nand i think ur good to go
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Wow, I am not an expert in any way, but I will share what I do know.\n\nI played league softball for 5 years  when I was growing up. I take it from your description that you, like me, are a righty and bat that way as well. I had a hard time, too, because I was bigger than a lot of the girls I was playing with, and I could really whack the ball, but it always went deep into left field. The center fielder would move into left, and between the two of them, they usually managed to catch my ball neatly before it ever got close to the ground. I was really frustrated by it, and my coach taught me some tricks. It took me a while to get them down, but after I did, I was able to better control where I hit the ball with a few small adjustments.\n\nOne of the first things he taught me was to change where and how I stood in the batter's box. I know it's a small space, so we all tend to stand in the middle of it. He had me stand as far forward (toward the pitcher) and as far back (toward my back, so away from the first baseline) as possible, and also to angle my body slightly so I was tilted more toward first base than toward the pitcher's mound. It was an awkward stance, and I often sacrificed power for placement, but it seemed to work. My feet ended up on more of a diagonal line in the box than a straight line.\n\nHe also taught me to swing a little bit earlier. That was really hard, as it took me a long time to get my timing down so I could get a really good solid hit, and changing my timing ended up with a lot of fouls and strikes in practice. I never did master getting a good solid powerful hit, at least not as good a hit as a sweetie to left field, but again, it was a tradeoff between power and placement. I think if I had worked at it longer and harder, I would naturally have learned over time to transfer my power into the new stance and timing so I could get a really good deep field hit.  Along with swinging a bit earlier, he had me drop my right elbow a little bit. I think that part was just to help a little with the timing.\n\nThe final thing he did, and the thing that helped me the most, was he had me practice hitting that way until I was ready to drop. Because of my size, my hitting was really important. We had entire practices where I did nothing but practice batting. He had me stand facing a batter's cage, and my best friend stood off the side and tossed balls to me. My goal was to hit the ball so it hit the cage right between the center and the right edge of the back panel. He actually put pieces of paper up for me to hit. Learning to hit the ball there equated to me hitting considerably right of center, but not so far right that it went to the right fielder.\n\nThe great thing about the techniques he taught me was that I could choose to place the ball depending on the situation. I was not the best player by any means, but I did have a reputation for hitting deep into left field, and the center fielder would move left quite a bit to help cover there. That left a big hole out in the right part of center field, and that was my target area.\n\nI am not the worlds greatest softball player by any means, but I still hope this will help you in some way :)
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Start with fundementals, if they don't learn now, teach them how to throw, ask them what positions they would like to try and explain how each is played.  Fundementals are a key part of the game and later in life they will thank you for helping them with it.
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I am not a softball pitcher but a softball coach, I think you will only get as much respect as you command.  If you are a great team leader, you will recieve much respect from your team.  However, if you think you "are the team, they will only resent your cocky attitude and will not respect you as the true leader you can be.  So I guess what you should know is that respect is not deserved but rather earned.  You choose.
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Here are some tips for Slow-pitch softball hitting. \nAccelerate as you hit the ball - don't slow down while you hit the ball. Acceleration through the ball maintains your bat speed, which helps the ball to jump off your bat\n\n\nMaintain a loose grip on the bat - don't squeeze the handle tightly. Tension in your hands will reduce your bat speed, causing a loss in power.\n\n\nKeep your eyes on the ball - don't lose contact with the ball as you hit it. See the ball clearly as the bat hits the ball\n\n\nPush with your back (top) hand while pulling with your front (bottom) hand. The push gives you better power and follow-through while the push adds energy to the swing. Don't forget to do both - PUSH AND PULL\n\n\nRelease the top hand in the follow through - this adds extension to the swing which will give you more power\n\n\nKeep your hands in front of the bat - throw your hands at the ball so the bat head is the last thing to go through the strike zone\n\n\nShift your weight from your back foot to your front foot. This will increase power\n\n\nHold the bat with the knob in the palm of your hand, with the pinky of your bottom hand off of the bat. This will improve your leverage, and increase bat speed\n\n\nKnow where you like the ball to be when you hit it - then wait for that pitch. To find your spot, go to the cages...\n\n\nKeep your head down - start the swing with your chin on your front shoulder, end with your chin on your back shoulder.
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http://www.ncaasports.com/softball/womens/story/9424995
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good job\nnice hit\nthats the way to run bases\ngood running\n\nbeing a coach is really hard.. i used to love volleyball but my coach made me hate it.. now i play softball and i love it.. my volleyball coach used to yell at me all the time, she used to make me feel bad about what i did, she never gave constructivecriticism.. she told you "you did not serve well, you suck at that" but she would never help me, when i switched to softball, my coach told me my mistakes but helped me work on them, during practice he helped me and he never puts me down... he says things like "we could work on your batting during next practice" but he never said things like "sucks, bad, no good" all words are always positive. \n\nGood luck!!
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A typical softball uniform consists of a short-sleeved or sleeveless jersey supplied by the organization, shorts or sliding pants, and stirrup or other high socks.  Anything goes, really; jerseys vary from cotton tees to polyester baseball-styled ones.  Pants can be full-length or cropped below the knee to show your socks.  Shorts come in a huge variety of fabrics, but polyester, mesh, or nylon are the most common.  In colder climates, long-sleeved shirts are often worn under jerseys.  Most teams wear visors as well.  In addition to the uniform, many girls wear sliding shorts to prevent abrasion to the hip and a slider to keep your legs from being cut.  Cleats are worn by most players.  If you want to learn more, you can try looking at products on www.softball.com- they have equipment and clothing.
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There are a few, but to start, I will tell you the basics\n1: Softball fields are generally shorter(from home to 1st base) than baseball, I think it is sixty feet instead of ninety, so there are more hits.\n2: Softball is thrown underhand. that means you kind of lob it instead of throwing it abov your head, which of course, is faster. So underhand slows down the pitch and guess what, gets easier the hits. \n3: Soft ball balls are a bit bigger than baseball balls,  think it is pretty big. \netc\n(ps: you only need those three, enough if you are wondering out of curiousity.)
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Start with people you know....I coach a women's leagur softball team in KY. If this is your first time coaching, sometimes the parks or recreation centers will give you names of people who play....Also, here, we can go to the park on ANY saturday and there are tons of people just playing ball for fun. Talk to some of them too.