Softball became an Olympic event in 1996.

Project introduction:

Softball is lower in technical difficulty and action intensity than baseball, which has become a women's event. The birth of softball is completely a necessity. Due to the bad weather and the influence of crowded cities, baseball has moved indoors and formed softball. Softball was born in Chicago, USA in the1880s. This sport has developed rapidly and gradually moved abroad. Now there are 20 million people playing this sport all over the world.

Compared with American baseball, softball needs a small field, a big ball and a slow ball speed (because the rules of softball stipulate that the hand must be placed under the shoulder during pitching). Because of the above advantages, softball quickly became popular all over the United States.

Softball is divided into two kinds-fast softball and slow softball. These two forms of softball are deeply loved by the American people. With the expansion of American influence in the two world wars, softball has been popularized in the world. Since then, softball has gradually become a female sport. 1950, softball has also changed from mass games to competitive sports. Australia held the first national women's football championship as early as 1947, but the corresponding men's competition didn't start until 1984. 1965, in the final of the first women's softball international championship held in Melbourne, Australia, the host team Australia defeated the United States with 1-0 and won the world championship. After this competition, fast softball quickly became the mainstream of softball.

The 2nd Women's Softball International Championship was held in 1970. Since then, every four years, international championships for men's, women's and youth softball have been held respectively. So far, softball is still one of the most popular sports in the United States one hundred years after its birth. The World Softball Federation also has more than 1 10 member countries.

At the early stage of softball development, there were four shortstop players, each with ten players. Slow softball is called kittenball and mushball, because the rules of slow softball require the pitcher to throw a ball with an arc, which effectively limits the speed of the ball and makes the score of the game usually high. On the contrary, fast softball is a game of low-scoring pitchers, and there are also nine players in the game.

However, softball in the Olympic Games is not much worse than professional baseball. At the Atlanta Olympic Games, a pitcher threw a ball with a speed as high as118km. Because there is a distance of 12.2 meters between the baseball pitcher and the batter, baseball is 18.4 meters, and the average baseball pitcher's ball speed is 160 kilometers per hour, so for softball players, their reaction ability is not much worse than that of baseball players.

In addition, softball, which is called "soft ball" in English, is actually as hard as baseball. The only difference between the two seed balls is that the circumference of the softball body is 30.4 cm and that of the baseball body is 22.8 cm.

Competition:

Eight teams participated in the Olympic softball competition, and the competition was conducted according to the rules of fast softball. Among the eight teams, except for the host team, the other seven teams were selected through various local invitational tournaments.

The eight teams will first have a big round robin, and each team will meet the other seven games once. The top four teams in the round robin enter the semi-finals of the hair-piercing system, that is, the first team plays the second team, and the winning team directly enters the finals; The losing team competed with the winning team in the semi-finals between the third and fourth teams for another final seat.

Key points of competition rules:

1st, the game usually lasts for 7 games. After 7 games, you win by scoring points. If the two teams draw after seven games, they will enter the overtime until one side wins. Generally, there are four referees in official competitions, namely 1 Qiu Si referee and three basic referees, and two linesmen will be added for important competitions. Nine players from each side took part in the competition.

Defensive players are pitcher, receiver, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, left fielder, outfielder and right fielder. The attacking players hit the ball in turn in a pre-set order.

Scoring and safety: in the game, after the batter hits the ball thrown by the other pitcher, he can't run until the ball falls to the sideline. If it falls outside the sideline, it is a foul ball, and the batter continues to hit the ball. If the ball is thrown in the air and the defender touches it, the batter will leave the field directly, no matter outside the court. After the ball falls, the defender must quickly pick up the ball and pass it to the designated base. If the batter (or the baseman who is already piling up) arrives before the ball reaches the corresponding base, for safety reasons, otherwise he leaves the field. If the batter successfully reaches the first base in the counterclockwise direction, he is converted into a baseman, and then runs to the second base, the third base and finally runs back to the home base, one point is scored. In a game, if three players of the attacking side leave the game, the attack is over and the two sides exchange offense and defense. The various offensives and defenses of both sides are one game at a time.

Home Run: A home run means that the batter directly bounces the ball out of the outfield net, at which time the batter and the baseman can run back to the home plate to score.

Introduction of softball

softball

1996 became an Olympic event.

Project introduction:

Softball became a women's event after its technical difficulty and sports intensity were lower than baseball. Softball was born out of a need. Because of the bad weather and crowded cities, baseball was moved indoors and softball was formed. Softball was born in Chicago, USA from 65438 to 1980. The sport has developed rapidly and gradually moved to the outdoors. Now there are 20 million people playing this sport all over the world.

Compared with baseball, one of the three major sports in the United States, softball requires a small field, a big ball and a slow ball speed (because the rules of softball stipulate that the hand must be under the shoulder during throwing). Because of the above advantages, softball quickly swept the United States.

There are two kinds of softball-fast softball and slow softball. Both forms of softball are deeply loved by the American people. With the expansion of American power in World War II, softball has been popularized all over the world. Since then, softball has gradually become a women's sport. In the 1950 s, softball also changed from a mass sport to a competitive sport. Australia held the first national women's softball championship as early as 1947, and the corresponding men's competition didn't start until 1984. 1965, in the final of the first women's softball world championships held in Melbourne, Australia, the host team Australia beat the United States with 1-0 and won the world championship. After this game, fast softball quickly became the mainstream of softball.

The 2nd Women's Softball World Championship was held on 1970. Since then, the men's, women's and youth softball world championships have been held every four years. Today, one hundred years after the birth of softball, softball is still one of the most popular sports in America. The World Softball Federation also has more than 1 10 member countries.

In the early days of softball development, there were four shortstops, and each shortstop had ten players. Slow softball is also known as Kiten Ball and Softball. Because the rules of slow softball require the pitcher to throw the ball with an arc, the speed of the ball is effectively limited, and the score of the game is usually high. On the contrary, fast softball is a low-scoring pitcher's game with only nine players.

However, Olympic softball is not much worse than professional baseball. At the Atlanta Olympic Games, a pitcher threw a ball with a speed of118km per hour. Because the distance between the pitcher and the batter in softball is only 12.2 meters, while baseball is 18.4 meters, and the average speed of baseball pitcher is 160 km/h, so for softball players, their reaction ability is not much worse than that of baseball players.

In addition, softball, which is called "soft ball" in English, is actually as hard as baseball. The only difference between the two balls is that the circumference of the softball body is 30.4 cm and that of the baseball body is 22.8 cm.

Competition:

Eight teams participated in the Olympic softball competition, and the competition was conducted according to the rules of fast softball. Of the eight teams, except the host team, the other seven teams were selected through regional qualifiers.

Eight teams will play the big round robin first, and each team will play against seven other opponents once. Before the round robin, the four teams entered the semi-final of Pepe system, that is, the first team played the second team, and the winning team directly entered the final; In another semi-final between the third team and the fourth team, the losing team competed with the winning team for another final seat.

Key points of competition rules:

1. The general game is played for 7 rounds. After seven games, the player who scored more points won. If the two teams draw after seven games, they will go into overtime until one team wins. There are generally four referees in official competitions, namely 1 ball referee and three base referees, and two line referees will be added in major competitions. Nine players from each side took part in the competition.

2. Defenders include pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, left fielder, center fielder and right fielder. The attacking players hit the ball in turn according to the pre-arranged order.

3. Scoring and safety: In the game, after the batter hits the ball thrown by the other pitcher, he can't run until the ball falls on the sideline. If it falls outside the touchline, it is a foul ball, and the batter continues to hit the ball. If the hit ball is caught by the defender in the air, the batter is out directly, whether in or out of bounds. After the ball falls into the inside, the defender must quickly pick up the ball and pass it to the designated base. If the batter (or base runner who is already on base) arrives before the ball reaches the corresponding base, it is safe, otherwise he is out. If the batter reaches first base counterclockwise, he becomes a runner, then runs to second base, third base in turn, and finally runs back to home plate, he gets a point. In a game, if three players of the attacking side are out, the attack is over and the two sides exchange offense and defense. Both sides attack and defend once in a game.

4. Home Run: A home run is when the batter hits the ball directly into the outfield fence. At this time, the batter and all base runner can run back to home plate to score.