SPORTS STUDY IN ROOM 5

We have been learning about the importance of being active through sports.
Here are some descriptions of sports that some of us wanted to find out about.

SOFT BALL       

Softball is a team sport played by nine players on a diamond shaped field both men and woman play softball.

The game is played to get as many runs as possible. To get the runs a player has to hit the soft ball as far as he can. Once the ball is hit the batter runs to score.

 There are a number of pieces of equipment used include a soft ball, bat, glove, home plate and bases. A helmet is very important and must be worn by the batter and catcher.

 Soft ball was invented in1887 in Chicago as an indoor game. It was called musball. To be a good softball player you have to be fit, catch a ball well, run fast and be able to bat far.

 

In NZ soft ball is more popular than baseball.  The Black Soxs are the current world champions and the Junior Black Soxs are second in the world.

By Jamal Cherry