How Filipino

love sports?
Name that Super Athlete
“ What you are thinking about is
what you are becoming”
CLUE: -AMMMADHU LAI
Muhammad Ali
“I can accept failure, but I
cannot accept not trying.”
Michael Jordan
 “If you’ve got a disability, you’re
normal- It’s just something that is
different.”

CLUE: Achondroplasia
 Ellie
Simmonds
 “Life is mint too bi challins,
beecus challingges are what
miks yu gru.”
Life is meant to be challenge,
because challenges are what
makes you grow”
Manny Pacquiao
 Essential Questions

• Why is sport
• What are the
important in
benefits of
our life?
engaging into
sports?
 Sport or sports includes all forms of
competitive physical activity or games
which, through casual or organized
participation, aim to use, maintain or
improve physical ability and skills while
providing enjoyment to participants, and in
some cases, entertainment for spectators.
 TYPES OF SPORTS
• INDIVIDUAL-DUAL
• TEAM
• COMBATIVE
SOFTBALL
 Objective of the Game
The objective of softball is to hit the ball with a
bat before the player tries to run around an
infield with four bases. Once a player manages to
get right round without being given out a run is
scored. The team with the most runs at the end of
the game is deemed the winner.
 What is the
difference
between a RUN
and a HOME
RUN?
A run in softball is when a player crosses home
plate and scores a point for the team.
A home run is a special type of hit where the
batter hits the ball so far that they can round all
the bases and SCORE IN ONE PLAY—usually
by hitting the ball over the outfield fence.
So, all home runs are runs, but not all runs are
home runs.
Outfield

Infield
 Fair
Territo
ry
• Ball – 12 inches
or 30.5
centimeters in
circumference.
• Although it was named

softball, the actual ball

is not
really soft.
Baseballs are white with red stitching and
have a circumference of 9 inches. Softballs are
much larger with a circumference of 12 inches,
are yellow and are much softer
• Bat – may be made of
wood,
aluminum, 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.
The baseball bat is 1-inch shorter, but has a
larger diameter barrel than the softball bat.
• Gloves- made up of
leather
or material similar to
it.
• Webbing between the
thumb
and the forefingers,
known as
the “pocket”.
 • Softball glove is bigger
than
that of the baseball
glove
which is 14 inches.
Baseball gloves are made with a smaller and longer pocket since the ball
is smaller, whereas the pocket of a softball glove is deeper and shorter
since the ball is larger.
Mitts (Gloves) are used by the catchers
• 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
catchers.
• The uniform may
include cap
or visor, a shirt, tight
sliding
undershorts (optional),
socks,
and pants, these are
the
components for
which
standards are set.
ACTIVITY:
Identify the
defensive team
 Center Fielder
Left Fielder Right Fielder
2nd baseman
Shortstop

3rd baseman Pitcher

1st baseman

Catcher
 Rules of the Game
THE GAME
1 The game consists of nine to
. ten players each team.
2. There are two divisions of playing
field: the infield and the outfield.
3. The lines connecting each base are 60 feet
apart, creating a diamond shape.
The inside portion of it is the infield
and the outside
portion is the outfield.
4. The official softball events consist
of seven innings.
5. The first team to bat is the visiting team which
consumes half of the inning. After three players are
out, the home team uses the other half of the
inning until three members of the team is out. This
completes one inning.
6. Unlike other sports, there is no time limit for
each inning. The game continues as long as the
team scores without the three players being out.
If both teams are tied in one score after the
seven innings, an extra inning will be applied.
 BASE RUNNING
1. The runners should run to the bases in order, from
first to the home plate.
2. The only base that a player can overrun is the first
base. With the other bases, you may be tagged and
called out if you are off to the assigned base.
3. A runner can only lead off the base once the pitchers
already throw the ball.
4. If there is a fly ball and the ball is caught, the runner
positioned into a base should tag that base first before
going to the next base.
 Striking Zone
-from armpit to knees

STRIKE! BALL!
5. If there is a base runner on the other base, one
player is not allowed to go over his or her
position.
6. Stealing a based is not allowed.
7. A runner is considered out when:
a. tagged by the opponents’ ball before reaching
the base
b. the ball reaches first the first base defender
before running player
 c. the player runs three feet away from the base
line and tagged.
 PITCHING
1 Both feet of the pitcher should be on the ground
. and allowed only to step one foot forward before
2. pitching.
Underhand pitching/throwing is used.
3. The ball should be held with both hands at the start
of the pitch.
 BATTING
1 The batter’s order must be followed strictly on the
. duration of the game.
2. The batter is out if and when:
a. there are already three strikes
thrown
b. a fly ball is caught
c. the batter is standing outside the
batter’s box
 Skills used in Softball
Throwing – the act of passing the ball to a
teammate. There are two types of throwing:

• Underhand throwing is the act

of passing the ball below the
shoulder level.
• 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
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
a pitch
or throw.
• Good coordination is

necessary for this kind

of
skill.
Different Position of the
Players
1. Pitcher – the one who throws the ball toward a
batter which is positioned at the middle of the
diamond.
2. 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.
3. First Baseman – the player that is positioned on
the right side of the diamond next to the catcher’s
position to his/her right. The major role of the first
baseman is to receive throws from other defensive
players in order to get a force play at first base.
4. Second baseman - the one who is in the middle of the
diamond next to first base. He/She in control between
the gap from the first base going to him/her.
5. Third Baseman – this player takes care of the hit that
travels the third base. He/she is positioned next to the
shortstop.
6. Shortstop – the player whose position is in
between the second baseman and the third
baseman. He/She is in control of the ball travelling
between the second and the third base.
7. Outfielders – the players who cover the position
outside the diamond or the field. They take care of the
ball that passes through the diamond.
 Softball
Terminology
➢ball – as called by the umpire, a pitch that does
not enter the strike zone in flight and is not
struck at by the batter
➢batter – also known as “hitter”; an offensive
player who takes his/her position in the batter’s
box to try to hit the pitch
➢batter’s box – a rectangular area beside home
plate where the batter must stand to hit the pitch
➢batting order – the official list giving the
sequence in which members of the (offensive)
team must come to bat
➢defensive team – the nine players in the field
(pitcher, catcher,
1st, 2nd, & 3rd basemen, shortstop, and left,
center, and right
fielders)
 Softball Terminology
➢fair ball – a ball hit into the field of play
➢fly ball – any ball batted into the air
➢foul ball – a batted ball that goes sharply and
directly from the bat to the catcher’s hands and is
legally caught.
➢homerun – ball batted into fair territory which
enable the batter to all four bases in one play
➢infield – the diamond-shaped area in fair territory
formed by the three bases and home plate that is
normally covered by defensive players (known as
infielders)
 Softball Terminology
➢inning – that portion of the game within which the
teams alternate on offense and defense and in which
there are three putouts for each team. Each team’s at-
bat comprises a half-inning
➢offensive team – the team that is at bat
➢run – the point scored when a batter or base runner
advances to home plate
➢walk – also called base on balls (BB); an automatic
advance to first base for the batter after the pitcher
delivers four “balls” as called by the umpire, based on
their being outside the strike zone
➢strike – a pitch thrown through the strike zone that
the hitter does not hit, either by swinging or not. A
strike is also any pitch that a batter swings at but
misses