When I recall the memories of softball thoughts of laughter, long bus rides, juicy gossip, unimaginably embarrassing incidents and food comes to mind? lots of food. The tastes of Gatorade mixed with salty sunflower seeds will surly never taste so good again. I remember like yesterday the expressions we saw on our coach's faces, Mr. Bales and Jim Poulton, anger, joy, or the worst of all, disappointment. I can still close my eyes and fall back into my routine of aiming, stepping and letting the ball roll from my fingertips, only to watch with complete confidence one of two things, a strike or a hit ball casually thrown out at first base. I felt at complete ease when I stood upon the mound, and even to think of it brings me back to a special place where I feel not only aware but in complete control of my surroundings. .
My softball coach, Mr. Bales believed in the theoryPractice makes perfect?, and so we not only practiced everyday but usually had games every day except Wednesdays. It was a tough routine, but one we all grew to love. For our away games we rode a bus, the bus ride there was always fun, doing each other's hair and talking about who did who or what last night. It was the ride home, dealing with the outcome of the game that caused us either to rejoice in our victory or to scrunch down as far as we could in our seats to avoid the gaze of our enraged coach. Although this may not seem like fun to the reader of this essay, I truly do miss every detail. Mr. Bales was a tough coach, but ultimately easy to please, he only wanted to win. Jim, on the other hand was quite a softy, but I liked him and with good cause, he was my personal trainer and taught me many useful skills.
I was the starting pitcher from freshman year to senior year, and I am very happy to say that I was an important factor in our winning, or less conceitedly, playing of games. Although I enjoyed the attention I received and I am disappointed to say that I used it for all it was worth during the first two years.
SOFTBALL Softball is a very exciting but also mentally challenging game. I have been playing softball now for about 13 years. Even though it seems like I've been playing for awhile I"m always learning new things about the game. There are so many different situations that could happen durin...
All I can remember was a softball, blood, and me yelling. ... After impact, the first thing I said was somebody get me a towel and mom, I look down and the garage floor was covered in blood looking like a crime scene from TV. ... I didn't even want to be there in the first place, let alone wait and sit there forever to be called to be looked at. ... My mom, my stepdad and I all walk back into the doctors room and he takes a look. ... That night was like a night from hell, and I don't want to go back. ...
Within the confines of baseball and softball, they both share common ground on the types of injuries that occur. ... Baseball and softball pitching require different techniques. ... Baseball pitching is over handed, while softball pitching is underhanded or windmill style. ... Research has shown that baseball injuries while throwing is at 20.4% where as softball is only 11.0%. Other injuries include forearms, wrists or hands at 25.1% for baseball and 24.2% for softball. ...
It's the thing that I feel makes me a unique person, my skills in sports, to be more precise my skills in softball. ... Though there was one sport that was foreign to me, softball, when I turned seven I was signed up to play softball for a league in my local park. ...
The first day of lessons was filled with tapping my foot, and looking at my shoes to understand where my taps were and what noises they made. ... I looked off to the side to my teacher hoping she would offer some assistance. ... This was the year I also took up softball ( which would later impact my dance career ). ... However the summer between my 8th grade year and my freshman year of high school, I got hurt playing softball. ... This year the recital was moved back to the original high school auditorium that I danced at for the first 5 years. ...
Conditioning Program for Softball. ... This is the results we are looking for because it will help the athlete run faster and help fundamentally with fielding and batting.4 Off season is essentially one of the most important aspects fundamentally with playing a sport. ...
The softball field is a place where I will always stand out. ... Softball is taken seriously in my town. ... Since Vienna produces many great softball players, there is a select softball team called the Shamrocks, and only the "best of the best" players from the region play for them. ... The Shamrocks were always the girls that I looked up to; they were the team to beat! ... I am not one to back down on commitments and have been learning how to manage my time more effectively. ...
I have played softball since the young age of four, and to this day I still get little respect from males for my sport. ... This disrespect doesn't only happen when it comes softball, it is any sport a women plays. ... Women's professional softball leagues are growing every year. ... I believe 10-20 years down the road, women will have major league softball, and will get paid millions. ...
