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“Oh‚ you play catcher? So‚ basically you just squat behind the plate and catch the ball that’s being pitched?” Most people assume that a catcher’s job is simply to wear catcher’s gear and catch the ball. Easy‚ right? Wrong. The catcher position requires an extensive amount more than that. Catchers assume the role of leaders‚ hard workers‚ and motivators. First‚ a catcher must undertake leadership abilities. When thinking about the skills and talents that have to be possessed for the game of softball
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Practice throws will be in pairs‚ while watching for the proper mechanics of throwing and warm up the player’s arms. Looking for: • Always catching with two hands. • Receive the ball over the throwing shoulder. • Move feet to receive the ball correctly (girls should not be allowed to be lazy) • Start throwing at a close distance‚ then move further apart. 5:15 - 6:00 Position Practice Players will be separated into groups - infielders‚ outfielders‚ pitchers and catchers. All four groups
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On a hot summer day Seymour had their Seymour city league game. everyone was warming up to bat and field. This was my second year. The drills we did was catch and throw‚ bunting‚ grounders and just hitting the ball. We were up to bat first. their was a guy that was up he hit one to the outfield‚ and he got a single.my other team mate was up to bat and swong at two of them.He had one more strike and he was out. But he managed to hit a line drive and got a single. I was up to bat next I was a little
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In Fences‚ August Wilson uses the motif of baseball to at first develop Troy’s character‚ and then he uses it to relate to vital themes‚ relationships between characters‚ and conflicts throughout the play. Once the plot becomes more developed‚ Wilson uses the motif within Troy’s speech to allude to significant themes‚ such as the recurring theme of death. Secondly‚ in the duration of the play Troy uses metaphors about baseball when relating his relationships with other characters‚ for example‚ he
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For a majority of my childhood‚ the sport of baseball was the one activity I loved above anything else. Nothing could compare to the exhilarating freedom and satisfaction of bolting full speed around the bases‚ determined to steal‚ beating the "Throwdown" by a fraction of a second. The massive dust cloud kicked up by my cleats and the thunderous boom of the umpire shouting‚ "Safe!" made me feel empowered. It was in moments like these‚ when I was in control of my own fate‚ choosing whether to stay
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer‚ one of the greatest batsmen in Indian cricket history. The Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricket player to score 100 centuries in test matches and one day international matches organized by international cricket council. He has scored 51 centuries in Test matches and 49 centuries in one day international matches ODIs. He scored his 100th international century on 16 March 2012‚ against Bangladesh at thresher-e-Bangla National Stadium
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Ding‚ the sound of a bat‚ I am falling down as the world goes into slow motion. Next thing I know there is blood all over my body and when I tried to talk‚ I felt teeth in the back of my throat. The day started out normal as I woke up and prepared for a baseball game. I was pitching that game and I was stoked to start. I got to field feeling good and mentally ready for the game. My arm felt great and I was ready to go. The first inning went smoothly as I got the first three batters out. However
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1 Kaitlin Harris English 100002 14/02/14 Too Much Pride Can Kill A Man The game is looking grim‚ with two outs‚ Jimmy just safe at second and Flynn barely holding on to his position at third. The sea of people in the stands rose to leave in a defeated‚ hopeless manner‚ when one spectator cheered “it’s Casey next up at bat!”. The crowd turned in optimism to watch what they had been waiting for all game‚ Casey at the bat. Casey‚ the crowd favourite‚ the only one who could possibly bring the mudville nine
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It all started two months before our first game of the season. I had worked for two hours three days a week on my pitching. Continuously working to perfect my delivery and dominate the zone with three pitches‚ a fastball‚ curveball‚ and changeup. What I didn’t know was what would happen in the first game. I had worked extremely hard all offseason‚ the hardest I had for baseball in my whole life. I got to the point where I felt I couldn’t prepare myself anymore for the upcoming season. I was able
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