Softball / Softball | Rules, Skills & Study
Guide
What is the primary focus of the PATHFIT 4 course? - Answer-To engage students in
physical activities, specifically softball, to enhance health and fitness.
What is the typical duration of a softball game? - Answer-Seven innings.
How many players are typically on a softball team? - Answer-Nine or ten players.
What shape does the infield of a softball field resemble? - Answer-A diamond.
What is the distance between the bases in softball? - Answer-60 feet (18.29 meters).
What are the fundamental techniques involved in softball? - Answer-Throwing, catching,
batting, and running.
What is the purpose of skills training and exercise drills in the course? - Answer-To
enhance fitness levels.
What are the course objectives for PATHFIT 4? - Answer-1. Explain concepts and
benefits of team sports. 2. Experience varied activities in softball. 3. Perform required
activities and submit tasks.
What is a 'base on balls' (BB)? - Answer-Also called a 'walk'; it is the award of first base
to a batter who receives four pitches outside the strike zone.
What does 'bases loaded' refer to? - Answer-The situation when there are runners on
first, second, and third base.
What is the role of a 'batter'? - Answer-An offensive player who stands in the batter's
box to hit a pitch.
,What is the 'batter's box'? - Answer-A rectangular area beside home plate where the
batter must stand to hit.
What is a 'box score'? - Answer-A summary of a game listing team line-ups,
substitutions, and offensive and defensive statistics.
What is a 'bullpen'? - Answer-The area in foul territory where pitchers wait and warm up
during the game.
What is a 'bunt'? - Answer-An attempt by the batter to tap the ball instead of swinging at
it.
What is the role of the 'catcher'? - Answer-The defensive player who positions behind
home plate to receive pitches.
What is a 'change-up' pitch? - Answer-A pitch thrown deceptively slow to surprise the
batter.
What is a 'complete game' in pitching? - Answer-A statistic recorded when a pitcher
throws every pitch for their team during a game.
What is a 'double' in softball? - Answer-A scoring statistic credited to a batter who hits a
ball safely and advances to second base.
What is a 'double play'? - Answer-A defensive play in which two offensive players are
put out as a result of continuous action.
What is a 'dugout'? - Answer-The semi-enclosed area beside the playing field where
players sit when not actively involved in the game.
What is a 'fly ball'? - Answer-A ball hit in the air.
What is a 'force out'? - Answer-An out made when a base runner cannot reach the next
base safely due to being forced to run.
What is a 'foul ball'? - Answer-A batted ball that settles in foul territory between home
and first or third base.
What are 'foul lines'? - Answer-Two straight lines extending from home plate past first
and third bases to the outfield fence.
What is a 'foul tip'? - Answer-A batted ball that goes sharply from the bat to the catcher's
hands and is legally caught.
When was the earliest known softball game played? - Answer-Thanksgiving Day, 1887,
in Chicago, Illinois.
, Who is credited as the inventor of softball? - Answer-George Hancock, for developing a
17-inch ball and an undersized bat.
What was the original name of softball? - Answer-Indoor Baseball.
When did the name 'softball' originate? - Answer-In 1926, coined by Walter Hakanson at
a meeting of the National Recreation Congress.
Who coined the name 'softball'? - Answer-Walter Hakanson of the YMCA.
In what year did the name 'softball' spread across the United States? - Answer-By 1930.
What tournament in 1933 spurred interest in softball? - Answer-The Chicago World's
Fair.
What is sixteen-inch softball also known as? - Answer-Mush ball or super-slow pitch.
What is a unique rule about defensive players in sixteen-inch softball? - Answer-They
are not allowed to wear fielding gloves.
When was softball introduced to the Philippines? - Answer-In 1911.
What was the original name of softball in the Philippines? - Answer-Indoor baseball.
What are the names of the Philippine softball teams? - Answer-Blu Boys and Blu Girls.
When did the Philippines host the first Asian Women's Softball Championship? -
Answer-In 1967.
What significant event did the Philippines demonstrate indoor baseball? - Answer-The
Far Eastern Games in Shanghai, China, in 1915.
What year marked the first Women's Softball World Championship? - Answer-1965.
When was softball added to the Olympic program? - Answer-In 1991 for the 1996
Summer Games.
What year did softball make its Olympic debut? - Answer-In 1996 at the Atlanta Games.
When did the IOC vote to remove softball from the Olympic program? - Answer-In 2005.
What year was softball reinstated for the Tokyo Olympics? - Answer-In 2016.
What year did softball return to the Olympics after a 13-year absence? - Answer-In
2021.
Guide
What is the primary focus of the PATHFIT 4 course? - Answer-To engage students in
physical activities, specifically softball, to enhance health and fitness.
What is the typical duration of a softball game? - Answer-Seven innings.
How many players are typically on a softball team? - Answer-Nine or ten players.
What shape does the infield of a softball field resemble? - Answer-A diamond.
What is the distance between the bases in softball? - Answer-60 feet (18.29 meters).
What are the fundamental techniques involved in softball? - Answer-Throwing, catching,
batting, and running.
What is the purpose of skills training and exercise drills in the course? - Answer-To
enhance fitness levels.
What are the course objectives for PATHFIT 4? - Answer-1. Explain concepts and
benefits of team sports. 2. Experience varied activities in softball. 3. Perform required
activities and submit tasks.
What is a 'base on balls' (BB)? - Answer-Also called a 'walk'; it is the award of first base
to a batter who receives four pitches outside the strike zone.
What does 'bases loaded' refer to? - Answer-The situation when there are runners on
first, second, and third base.
What is the role of a 'batter'? - Answer-An offensive player who stands in the batter's
box to hit a pitch.
,What is the 'batter's box'? - Answer-A rectangular area beside home plate where the
batter must stand to hit.
What is a 'box score'? - Answer-A summary of a game listing team line-ups,
substitutions, and offensive and defensive statistics.
What is a 'bullpen'? - Answer-The area in foul territory where pitchers wait and warm up
during the game.
What is a 'bunt'? - Answer-An attempt by the batter to tap the ball instead of swinging at
it.
What is the role of the 'catcher'? - Answer-The defensive player who positions behind
home plate to receive pitches.
What is a 'change-up' pitch? - Answer-A pitch thrown deceptively slow to surprise the
batter.
What is a 'complete game' in pitching? - Answer-A statistic recorded when a pitcher
throws every pitch for their team during a game.
What is a 'double' in softball? - Answer-A scoring statistic credited to a batter who hits a
ball safely and advances to second base.
What is a 'double play'? - Answer-A defensive play in which two offensive players are
put out as a result of continuous action.
What is a 'dugout'? - Answer-The semi-enclosed area beside the playing field where
players sit when not actively involved in the game.
What is a 'fly ball'? - Answer-A ball hit in the air.
What is a 'force out'? - Answer-An out made when a base runner cannot reach the next
base safely due to being forced to run.
What is a 'foul ball'? - Answer-A batted ball that settles in foul territory between home
and first or third base.
What are 'foul lines'? - Answer-Two straight lines extending from home plate past first
and third bases to the outfield fence.
What is a 'foul tip'? - Answer-A batted ball that goes sharply from the bat to the catcher's
hands and is legally caught.
When was the earliest known softball game played? - Answer-Thanksgiving Day, 1887,
in Chicago, Illinois.
, Who is credited as the inventor of softball? - Answer-George Hancock, for developing a
17-inch ball and an undersized bat.
What was the original name of softball? - Answer-Indoor Baseball.
When did the name 'softball' originate? - Answer-In 1926, coined by Walter Hakanson at
a meeting of the National Recreation Congress.
Who coined the name 'softball'? - Answer-Walter Hakanson of the YMCA.
In what year did the name 'softball' spread across the United States? - Answer-By 1930.
What tournament in 1933 spurred interest in softball? - Answer-The Chicago World's
Fair.
What is sixteen-inch softball also known as? - Answer-Mush ball or super-slow pitch.
What is a unique rule about defensive players in sixteen-inch softball? - Answer-They
are not allowed to wear fielding gloves.
When was softball introduced to the Philippines? - Answer-In 1911.
What was the original name of softball in the Philippines? - Answer-Indoor baseball.
What are the names of the Philippine softball teams? - Answer-Blu Boys and Blu Girls.
When did the Philippines host the first Asian Women's Softball Championship? -
Answer-In 1967.
What significant event did the Philippines demonstrate indoor baseball? - Answer-The
Far Eastern Games in Shanghai, China, in 1915.
What year marked the first Women's Softball World Championship? - Answer-1965.
When was softball added to the Olympic program? - Answer-In 1991 for the 1996
Summer Games.
What year did softball make its Olympic debut? - Answer-In 1996 at the Atlanta Games.
When did the IOC vote to remove softball from the Olympic program? - Answer-In 2005.
What year was softball reinstated for the Tokyo Olympics? - Answer-In 2016.
What year did softball return to the Olympics after a 13-year absence? - Answer-In
2021.
