GOOD AFTERNOON

GRADE 8 – LIGHT
BEARERS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
FITNESS COMPONENTS SET TO
TEAM SPORTS
Two essentials fitness
components should
be tested in playing
Softball
SPEED
REACTION TIME
 SPEED
 Speed is the ability to perform a task and cover
a distance in the shortest time possible.
 Speed is essential in team sports because it
enables the participant to cover the activity in a
fast rate.
 Having a greater speed helps a player carry out
his/her task efficiently.
 REACTION TIME
 Reaction time is the amount of time it takes to
make physical response to a stimulus.
 A lesser reaction time allows a player to
respond to the actions made by the opponent
within an appropriate time.
 This gives you opportunity to perform the
necessary skills when that opportunity comes.
SOFT BALL
 WHAT IS SOFTBALL
 Softball is a game similar to baseball but played
on a smaller diamond area and uses a larger ball
than the latter.
 The set of rules of baseball is almost the same
with softball. They differ in the way the ball is
pitched.
 The objective of the game is to score more runs
than the opposing team after the end of the game.
 HISTORY OF SOFTBALL
 Softball is a game adapted from baseball. This game
uses a larger ball but with a smaller field.
 It was in 1887 that this was developed in Chicago which
is considered as an indoor game.
 The other names given to this sport are indoor baseball,
soft bund ball, mush ball, and kitten ball for the reason
that it is played by women.
 It was only in 1926 that it earned the name softball.
 HISTORY OF SOFTBALL
 The Fédération Internationale de Softball
(International Softball Federation), which was
formed in 1952, acts as liaison between more
than 40 softball organizations of several
countries.
 The federation coordinates international
competition and regular regional and world
championship tournaments for men and
women.
 HISTORY OF SOFTBALL
 It was removed from the Games following the 2008
Summer Olympics but was added back to the program of
the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were postponed until
2021, to a worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
 The fundamentals of softball are the same as those of
baseball.
 Batting and fielding strategy are similar, but softball is
played on a much smaller area, and a game is only seven
innings long.
Two types of
Softball Game
SLOW PITCHED SOFTBALL
FAST PITCHED SOFTBALL
 Two types of Softball Game
SLOW PITCHED SOFTBALL FAST PITCHED SOFTBALL
Ball is pitched with moderate Ball is pitched fast and straight
speed and in an arch.
Seven innings Nine innings

10 players per team 9 players per team

Bunting and Stealing not Bunting and stealing allowed

allowed
 Difference
between softball
and baseball
 AREAS SOFTBALL BASEBALL
PITCHING Underhand pitching Overhand pitching ball
ball is pitched from flat is pitched from an
pitching circle. elevated mound
BATS 34 inches maximum, 34 inches but can be up
2.25 inches in diameter to 42 inches, 2.75
inches in diameter.
BALL 12 inches 9 inches circumference
circumference

BASES 60 feet apart 90 feet apart

DURATION OF THE Seven to nine innings Nine innings

GAME
UNDERHAND IN SOFTBALL
OVERHAND IN BASEBALL
RULES IN
SOFTBALL
 PITCHING
AND BATTING
 PITCHING BATTING
1. Both feet of the pitcher The batter's order must be followed strictly on the
should be on the ground duration of the game.
and allowed only to step
one foot forward before
pitching.

2. Underhand The batter is out if and when:

pitching/throwing is used. a. There are already three strikes thrown.

b. a fly ball is caught.

c. The batter is standing outside the batter's box.

3. The ball should be held

with both hands at the start
of the pitch.
SKILLS USED
IN
SOFTBALL
 THROWING
 The act of passing the ball to a teammate. There
are two types of throwing:

a. Underhand throwing is the act of passing the ball

below the shoulder level.
b. Overhead throwing is the act of passing the ball
by swinging your arm just above the shoulder.
 FIELDING
 Defensive act of catching the ball
after a successful hit was made. It
could be a ground or a fly ball.
 BATTING
 The act of hitting the ball by
swinging the arms backward and
hitting the incoming ball by
swinging it again toward the area
of the ball origin.
 CATCHING
 The process of receiving the ball
from pitch or throw.
 Good coordination is necessary
for this kind of skill.
 DIFFERENT
POSITIONS OF THE
PLAYERS IN
SOFTBALL
 PITCHER
 The one who throws the ball
toward a batter which is
positioned at the middle of the
diamond.
 CATCHER
 The player who controls the
pitcher's throw and positioned at
the back of the home plate.
 The catcher and the pitcher are
the leaders of the game.
 FIRST
BASEMAN
 The player that is positioned on
the right side of the diamond next
to the catcher's position to
his/her right.
 SECOND BASEMAN
 The one who is in the middle of
the diamond next to first base.
He/She is in control between the
gap from the first base going to
him/her.
 THIRD BASEMAN
 This player takes care of the hit
that travels the third base. He/She
is positioned next to the
shortstop.
 SHORTSTOPS
 The player whose position is in
between the second baseman and
the third baseman. He/She is in
control of the ball traveling
between the second and the third
base.
 OUTFIELDERS
 The players who cover the position
outside the diamond or the field.
They take care of the ball that
passes through the diamond.
GEARS AND
EQUIPMENT
USED IN
SOFTBALL
 BALL
 In the official game, the actual size
of the softball is 12 inches or 30.5
centimeters in circumference.
 Although it was named softball, the
actual ball is not really soft.
 GLOVES
 The gloves are made up of leather
or material similar to it. The
softball glove is bigger than that of
the baseball glove which is 14
inches.
 BAT
 The bat may be made of aluminum, wood, or
carbon fiber.
 The size of the bat is 34 inches long and 2.25
inches in diameter and weighs not more than
1.2 kg.
 Players of softball prefer small barrel bat which
is lighter and has more room for swinging.
 PROTECTIVE
GEARS
 The helmet has two ear flaps to
protect the ears and worn by all
players in the field.
 Face mask, throat protector, shin
guard, and body protectors are gears
used or worn by the catcher.