Thesis: Softball is a hard sport to play but just imagine coaching this sport and having to put all

your work and effort into it. Through time softball has changed dramatically from going from
what people thought was just a fun thing to play all the way to it becoming a professional thing.
Well i would like to talk about the history of softball and the beginning years, the professional
years of softball and college years, and also how to coach a womans softball team that way
maybe people will understand how difficult the sport is and how popular the sport has become
over time.
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"History Of Softball." History Of Softball. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
1. History of Softball/Beginning years
Hancocks game spread throughout the country and was especially popular in Minneapolis.
Lewis Rober a lieutenant at the local fire department, used a vacant lot to sent up a small field for
his men to play. When Rober was transferred to another department, he helped establish a team
he called the kittens, and his game was named kitten ball in the summer of 1900.
2. College Softball
Over 600 colleges sponsor softball in the NCAA. It is considered an equivalency sport to
baseball.
3. College Softball
Softball became a sanctioned sport in 1910. It is one of the only three sports sanctioned just for
women for the other two being field hockey and rowing.
4. College Softball
The womens college world series began in 1982, and was played in Omaha, Nebraska. Now, the
womens college world series is held at the ASA hall of fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The
WCWS starts with thirty two teams in eight different regions.
5. Professional Softball
In 1965, the International World Softball Championships made softball an international sport.
6. Professional Softball
In 1976, the International Womens Professional Softball league was formed. Players made
anywhere from $1000 to $3000, but the league was disbanded only four years later due to lack of
financial support.

7. Professional Softball
In 1977, the Womens pro softball leagues was formed but it was too folded four years later.
However, it was revived in 2004 to form the USs only only professional softball league,
National Pro Fastpitch.
8. Professional Softball
In 1991 the International Olympic Committee decided to include softball as an olympic sport at
the 1996 olympics in Atlanta, GA. The USA team campaigned hard to be one of the eight teams
included in the olympics.
9. Professional Softball
The US team was a well coached and talented team that worked hard. They outplayed their
opponents and the 1996 olympic gold medal went to the United States, who won over China 3-0.
They also won medals in both 2000 and 2004, dominating their competition.Team USA has also
won seven World Championship gold medals. It was not until 2008 that the US lost in the finals
to China, taking the silver medal.
10. Professional Softball
The ASA created the world cup in softball in 2005 in Oklahoma City. The cup would be an
annual event, giving the top teams in the world a way to compete against each other, with talks
of pulling softball out of the olympics.