Softball Review

A good way for a team to be successful in softball is to........

• Communicate with each other while fielding

• Encourage each other while batting

• Respect your opponent

• All of the above

Which fitness component most affects how far you can hit a softball?

• Muscular endurance

• Flexibility

• aerobic capacity

• Muscular strength

Are positions in softball

• Pitcher

• Right field

• 3rd base

• short stop

• 2nd base

How many softball defenders are in the field at one time?

• 10

• 8

• 9

• 11

• 5

When throwing a softball, you should NOT...

• Shift your weight from back foot to front foot

• Keep your Elbow at 90-degrees

• Follow through towards your target

• Step with the same foot as your throwing arm

When hitting a softball you should

• Swing level

• Swing down

• Swing up

• All of the above

In softball a ____________ means that the fielder has secured the ball with either their hands or glove?

• Catch

• double play

• error

• assist

When making overhand throws you should keep your elbow at.....

• 360 Degrees

• 90 Degrees

• 180 Degrees

• 45 Degrees

If there were a runner on 1st base with one out, and YOU are PLAYING 2nd base, and the ball is hit to you, which answer would be the best decision(s) you could make?

• Get the ball and throw to 3rd base

• Get the ball and touch the 2nd base bag, and quickly throw to 1st base

• Get the ball home to the catcher to keep runners from scoring

• Run the ball back to the pitcher

When catching a fly ball you should...

• Let it drop in front of you so you can make an easier throw

• Back pedal to get back to the ball

• Drop step to the same side as the ball to get back to the ball

• Always throw to first