Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

PE > Softball > Flashcards

Softball Flashcards

0
Q

What was the original name for softball?

A

“Indoor baseball”- named by George Hancock, reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Where and when was softball created?

A

Farragut Boat Club, November 1887, Chicago, IL

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What did George Hancock use as a ball?

A

Using what was available, he tied together the laces of the boxing glove for a ball.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the number one team participant sport in the USA?

A

Softball

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

When did they start calling it softball?

A

The name softball didn’t come about until 1926 when Walter Hakanson, a YMCA official from Denver suggested it to the International Joint Rules Committee.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

How many players in softball?

A

9

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

How many players in slow pitch?

A

10

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What is the “diamond”?

A

The infield

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is the infield known as?

A

The “diamond”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Infield Fly Rule?

A

Less than two outs, runners on 1st and 2nd bases …batter is out upon hitting a routine infield fly.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Difference between bases in softball?

A

60 ft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Pitching distance in softball?

A

43 ft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Pitching distance in baseball?

A

60 ft 6 inches

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Softball head coach?

A

Tony Matthews

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

CHS baseball head coach?

A

Rich Andriole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

State championship years for Rich Andriole?

A

2001 and 2007

16
Q

When did softball become an Olympic sport?

A

1996, Atlanta, Georgia. The USA won their first Gold medal in softball in 1996.

17
Q

When was softball dropped from the Olympics?

A

2012 London. The Olympic Committee decided to drop the sport

18
Q

2014 WCWS

A

Florida swept Alabama, winning their first championship.

19
Q

2014 CWS (Men’s)

A

Vanderbilt beat Virginia, winning their first championship.

20
Q

What is the “battery”?

A

The pitcher along with the catcher

21
Q

Circumference of a softball?

A

12 inches in circumference

PE (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions