...Upon entering a softball complex, the first thing one will hear is the screaming and catcalling of softball cheers and chants. While one would never hear this sort of thing from a baseball field, many people say that softball and baseball are the same sport. This is completely inaccurate, since softball and baseball are alike in many ways, they are also completely different. The very first thing that the untrained eye will point out about the difference of softball and baseball is the size and coloring of the balls. The baseball is 9 inches in circumference and white in color. The softball, on the other hand, is 12 inches in circumference and has a yellow leather encasing the ball. Though the softball is bigger and weighs more, the baseball is a more dense object because of its structure. Inside the baseball is a small cork sphere, and wrapped around the sphere is thin rubber and wool intertwined...
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...Softball Invention. Softball was invented in Chicago, Illonois on Thanksgiving Day, 1887. It took place at the Farragut Boat Club with a group of Harvard and Yale fans. They were anxiously awaiting the results of a football game played between Harvard and Yale. When the results came in with Harvard's defeat, an excited Yale supporter threw an old boxing glove at a Harvard fan. The Harvard fan then hit it back with a stick.This first contest ended with a score of 41-40. Other Names for Softball. 1) Indoor Baseball 2) Kitten Baseball 3) Diamond Ball 4) Mush Ball 5) Pumpkin Ball The name softball was given in 1926. Similarities Between Softball & Baseball. The Game. A baseball/softball game is played by two teams who alternate between offense and defense. There are nine players on each side. The goal is to score more runs than the opponent, which is achieved by one circuit of four bases that are placed on the diamond. The Equipment. The defense wears baseball/softball gloves, a leather contraption that fits on the hand, to catch the ball. The offense uses a bat, which is made of wood in the professional ranks, and likely made of aluminum or a metal composite at amateur levels. Almost all softball bats are aluminum or metal. The Feild. The part of the field closest to the bases is called the infield, and the grassy farther reaches is called the outfield. Defence: The Positions. There's a pitcher in the middle of the mound who initiates...
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...Softball Positions Softball is a great and competitive sport. There are a total of 9 positions on the field. Usually when you think if softball, the positions that come to mind might be catcher, pitcher, or 1st base. Catcher The catcher is very important to this sport. They kneel behind home plate to catch the pitcher’s pitch. When they catch the ball, the catcher throws it back to the pitcher. The catcher must have a strong arm and they have to be tough. Even though they have gear on to protect themselves, they can still get hurt. Also, in the summer. it gets really hot in all of the gear. They wear a helmet, leg guards and chest guards. They need to have a strong arm to make throws to all base’s in case there is a steel. Catchers also...
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...In today’s society women are not allowed to play baseball with men due to patriarchal myths and misconceptions that have been around since the emergence of baseball in America. All women should be able to play baseball with men and there is no legitimate reason why they shouldn't. Women are physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of playing baseball just as men are. With that being said their biological sex or gender should not and does not affect their ability to play baseball in the company of men. In addition their sex should not deem their athletic ability as inferior in comparison to men. Since the adoption of baseball as an American pastime, the sport of baseball has been cultivated and altered to amputate women exuding the masculinity of baseball. The emergence of baseball as popular and profitable sport has failed to acknowledge and highlight the athletic abilities women. Instead its conception has affirmed women to be fragile and it has also depicted women to not have the skills or talents to play and compete alongside men. There are numerous individuals who are opposed to fusion of women and men on the baseball field. These individuals use demeaning stereotypes and beliefs to support their claims. Often these claims are false and are not supported by factual or scientific data. For example these claims say that women are weaker than men, women are not physically capable of playing sports, or a woman's place is in the home rather than on the playing field. These...
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...look like a pasture because you are treating it like one.” For spring sports, especially soccer and baseball this would be an enormous mistake. How the fields are left going into winter is the best-case scenario, come March. The field does not simply improve over winter; it only has the potential for further deterioration. Spring conditions can often be too wet to core, seed, or topdress before the spring playing season begins. Putting your field to bed in the fall will help it wake up ready to go in the spring. Football Overseeding your field throughout and after the season will increase your stand going into the next season. Adding Kentucky bluegrass and/or perennial ryegrass even as late as mid-November can go a long way to improving a damaged field. Spread seed over the high traffic areas and allow players to cleat...
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...Similarities and Differences Comparing is the process of identifying similarities and differences between ideas or things. A variety of strategies can be used when designing comparison activities. We will discuss sentence stems, Venn diagrams, double bubble diagrams and comparison matrices. Sentence Stem Comparisons This strategy can be used to have the students compare and contrast people, characters, places, events, concepts or processes. The comparisons can be general or specific. Marzano’s Becoming a Reflective Teacher, gives the following examples: General – House cats are similar to lions because ____________________. House cats are different than lions because _______________________. Specific – Sherlock Holmes and Gandalf are both characters who enjoy solving mysteries, but they are different because ____________________________. After a gym teacher has provided a series of critical-input experiences on baseball and fast pitch softball, he might assign a sentence stem assignment comparing and contrasting the two sports. A completed example can be found in Marzano’s A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching and looks something like this. Baseball and fast pitch softball are similar because they both… • Have 4 bases in a diamond shape • Have 9 defensive players. • Have the same ball/strike counts: 4 balls = walk & 3 strikes = out Baseball and fast pitch softball are different because… • In baseball, the bases are 90 feet apart, but in fast pitch softball the bases...
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...Friedman Family Assessment The Friedman Family Assessment is a tool used to assess the “family as a whole, as part of the whole of society, and as an interaction system” (Lancaster & Stanhope, 2008, p. 569). The Friedman Family Assessment has certain assumptions for the families that are assessed with this tool. These assumptions include the families are “a social system with functional requirements, a small group possessing certain generic features common to all small groups, as a social system accomplishes functions that serve the individual and society, and individuals act in accordance with a set of internalized norms and values that are learned primarily in the family through socialization” (Lancaster & Stanhope, 2008, p. 569). The following is a Friedman Family Assessment of the Pedroza family. Identifying Data The Pedroza family resides in Temple City, California. The ethnicity of the family is that of mixed races that include Latin American and Hispanic. The family’s religious preference is Catholic. Their social class status is that of middle class. Their social class mobility recently changed as in the past two years, they have been recently renting a house in Temple City, California. Prior to residing in their rented house, they were living with a relative and sharing the property and household space. Developmental Stage and History of Family The Pedroza family is in Friedman’s Middle-Class North American Family Life Cycle stage three: Families with young...
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...Clinton, threw out the first pitch in Cleveland while his wife First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton threw out the first pitch in Chicago. Mrs. Clinton was the first First Lady in history to throw out a first pitch at a major league baseball game. Instead of writing about this historical event, however, reporters across the country ripped into the First Lady’s form and how she “throws like a girl”. The phrase “throwing like a girl” has become an offensive, almost derogatory term that shames some women and implies they do not possess the same athleticism as men. Fallows suggests that the answer to why they throw so differently must be more than just being a woman. Some people believe a man and a woman's shoulder are hinged differently, and that is the reason for the difference in the way...
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...Marketing Plan: Final Paper Marketing_MKT421 February 28, 2011 Mr. Guisinger Phase One of Team D Sporting Goods marketing strategy was an overview of Team D Sporting Goods store as well as a description of our products and services. Along with the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) the importance of marketing to the success of Team D Sporting Goods store will be stated. Furthermore the marketing research approach we have chosen to develop our marketing strategy and tactics for Team D Sporting Goods will be addressed in detail. Phase Two discussed the strategy in target marketing the segmentation criteria, the description of organizational buyers and consumers of the product or service and it’s factors, and analyzing the competitors and definition of competitive landscape for the company’s product and services. In the third phase of Team D Sporting Goods marketing strategy will expand our marketing strategy by describing the attributes of our service and products, as well as the pace at which our product will move through the product life cycle. Team D Sporting Goods identified the positioning and differentiation strategies for our services and products along with the appropriate price strategy that should be used for our products. Finally, Team D Sporting Goods has completed the marketing plan. This paper is to compile all elements of the marketing strategy with finalizing key concepts. The appropriate place and promotional strategy...
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...Psychology 205 Athleticism vs Attractiveness Athleticism vs. Attractiveness Page 1 Abstract This study focused on the effect that being an athlete has on how attractive a person is found by those around them. 6 athletes, 3 male and 3 female (baseball/softball, lacrosse, and soccer players) were selected and photos of them either in their sports uniform or in their everyday clothing were shown to 200 random individuals in Shenendehowa High School East across a time span of one week. Those shown a photo of an athlete in their sports uniform were not also shown the photo of that same athlete in their everyday clothing, and those shown a photo of an athlete in their everyday clothing were not also shown the photo of that same athlete in their sports uniform. A hypothesis test performed on the resulting averages of the surveys handed out to participants showed no significant results. According to our findings, the fact that someone is an athlete has no effect how how attractive they are found by those around them. Page 2 Much research has been done on the topic of attractiveness and qualities that make people attractive. Attractiveness is a very broad topic that is hard to pinpoint because what is deemed “attractive” differs greatly from person to per...
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...century many people are advocating for equality. Gender discrimination has always been an issue. By keeping girls and boys sports teams separate, the game will be fairer. By allowing girls to be on boys sports teams, that would call for boys on girls sport teams. There was a wrestler in Iowa who forfeited to a girl wrestler because of his faith. He was praised and criticized for his decision. Due to the differences in physical make-up, mixed skill levels, and team dynamics, it’s not a good idea to bring teams together that have both genders. What mainly separates girls and boys is not how we think, but how...
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...August 15, 2014 Mrs. Pinnau, Mrs. Horras, Mrs. Hockinson Harlem High School 1 Huskie Circle Machesney Park, IL 61115 Dear Teachers, I am Logan Close, and I am sad yet relieved to be in senior year of my high school career. While no one, including me, enjoys going back to school, it only means that I am one year closer to going to college and becoming a responsible adult in the so-called real world. I am hoping to get into Madison Media Institute with my friends to become game designers. My second choice of schools is NIU as of now. Since I was a young child, around seven to eight years old, I began to leave the sport of baseball and become more into soccer. I eventually dropped baseball to focus more on soccer, and since then I have been involved in at least one soccer league a year, most of the time more than. I am currently trying out for Harlem’s Varsity team. It is tough trying out for varsity compared to junior-varsity, but it will be a fun and amazing experience if I do get placed on the team. In a few days I will find out which team I make it on. In terms of academics, I am decent, but not really much to be proud of. I am known for procrastinating, which then turns into not doing work and not turning it in for a grade. I know I am better than what I put out, but I get bored of school and decide to give up. Even though I know this flaw in me, I do not do much to change it, even when I tell myself I need to and will. As it always goes; the first quarter...
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...to let it all out on the table and tell them how I truly felt and that I could not live my life like this anymore. I wanted to live my life and be able to have say of what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. In the book Bradshaw: On the family he says that “Once internalized, shame was no longer available to us to monitor the limits within which our will could healthily function” (Bradshaw 206). I spoke up to how I should have say on what I do and it wasn’t fair how they just belittled me and just made me their human life puppet for them not living out their dream. That’s how it really was; I was living out their dream because they decided to make other plans on in life. I honestly loved playing softball, really I did until I started getting teased and harassed by softball teammates I had on the team. They would make fun of how I looked. The things they would make fun of me was that I had a gap in the middle of my two front teeth, that I had small feet but I was a tall girl, they would make fun of me for having thick eyebrows and sometimes say I was fat. Just really mean things it would break my heart and made me so angry and wanted to give them a piece of my mind but I knew I couldn’t. I wasn’t allowed to I would cry until I had no more tears coming out that’s how much I would cry to my mom and all she would tell me is that to not let words hurt me and that they do not want to burn any bridges with the girls because we had a good team and we were unstoppable and our parents...
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...Avon Junior Athletic Association was founded in Avon, Indiana in 1963 when the first Avon baseball association was formed. The land was leased to the Avon Junior Baseball Association by Edward and Lois Muncy. This piece of property was leased for 6 ½ years before an offer of purchase was made for 8.26 acres to Carriage Estates Company that was held in trust to Robert Emmet Louis. Avon Junior Athletic Association made the purchase for $5,000. Within 15 years, Avon Junior Athletic Association was running out of room due to the population increase within the community. In 1979, two additional parcels of land totaling 6.13 acres, were purchased on contract from the Zunk family for $20,000 plus interest. During this time, land improvements...
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...I am currently a Junior in High School, and in a few weeks my Junior year will come to an end. This August i'll start my senior year. I never really thought about what Interest me until I met my friends mom, whom is a psychiatrist. I got the chance to meet her and to get to know what psychiatry is all about. Thanks to her I figured out my interest and what career I wanted to go into. I am interested in becoming an anesthesiologist or a psychologist, or would like to go into something dealing with medicine, which is why I am currently in the early college at my school, graduating with my interdisciplinary studies in science. I remember going through a lot of pressure at such a young age , I was only five a kindergarten in elementary. I had...
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