Softball Fundamentals

Author(s): Rick Noren

Sport & Recreation

Take the field and play ball! "Softball Fundamentals" will have you pitching, fielding, hitting, and baserunning like an experienced player in no time at all.


Learn to execute each of the game's key skills properly through the concise instruction and accompanying photos presented for each technique. More than 48 gamelike drills will speed your skill learning and improve your performance. You'll also learn how to apply your newfound skills in game situations and gain an understanding of offensive and defensive tactics to get an edge over your opponents.


"Softball Fundamentals" is the best way to master the basics of the sport as you play. With this book, you'll make the right play from the very first day.


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Product Information

Rick Noren has compiled an outstanding record in his 10 seasons as the Pacific Lutheran University fastpitch head coach. Under Noren's guidance, the team have won eight conference titles and finished in the top five in America three times. Noren also teaches several activity classes, as well as a softball and baseball theory class for coaching students.

Chapter 1. Throwing; Chapter 2. Catching; Chapter 3. Fielding Fly Balls; Chapter 4. Fielding Ground Balls; Chapter 5. Playing Catcher; Chapter 6. Pitching; Chapter 7. Hitting; Chapter 8. Bunting and Slap Hitting; Chapter 9. Baserunning; Chapter 10. Sliding; Chapter 11. Offensive Tactics; Chapter 12. Defensive Tactics

General Fields

  • : 9780736055840
  • : Human Kinetics
  • : Human Kinetics
  • : 0.327
  • : February 2005
  • : 254mm X 178mm X 10mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Rick Noren
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 796.3578
  • : 152
  • : 27 black & white illustrations, 98 black & white halftones