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A basic guide to softball / Softball - Torrance, Calif. : Milwaukee : Griffin Pub. ; Distributed by Gareth Stevens Pub., c2001. - 150 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - An official U.S. Olympic Committee sports series .

Softball and the Olympics: Early ball and stick games -- Birth of softball -- Amateur Softball Association -- Atlanta 1996 -- Sydney 2000 -- Softball biographies: USA Softball Team roster -- Alternates -- Coaches -- Getting started: Finding a team -- Fast pitch softball -- Modified pitch softball -- Slow pitch softball -- 16-inch slow pitch -- Equipment -- Care of equipment -- Playing softball: Playing field -- Positions -- Few fundamentals -- Playing the game -- Keeping score -- Mental softball -- ASA programs: International competitions -- Championships and tournaments -- Junior Olympic program -- Volunteer Improvement Program (VIP) -- Programs for umpires -- Other ASA programs -- Health and Fitness: Nutrition -- Precautions -- Vision and dental care -- Physical fitness -- Four parts of fitness -- Stretching and warming up -- Motor fitness -- Conditioning programs -- Reconditioning -- Safety and First Aid: Safety first -- First aid kit -- Treatment -- Breathing and heat problems -- Blood rule -- Organizing a softball team: Coaches -- Organization -- Umpires -- Guidelines: Parents -- Fans -- Volunteers -- Teams and players -- Olympic and softball organizations -- 2000 Olympic games.

ISBN: 0836827988

LCCN: 00053164

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Softball--Juvenile literature.
Softball.

LC Class. No.: GV881.15 / .B37 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 796.357/8