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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Softball"”.
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An experimental comparison of hitting mechanics in softball
To score points to win games, a softball team must be able to hit the ball with as the largest velocity as possible. In softball, there are two well-known hitting models, rotational and linear, yet little quantitative research has been done to determine which model produces the greatest ball …
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Under the Influence: Adolescent Girls' Compliance in Competitive Softball.
… in the competitive organized sport of softball. Based on participant observation and interviews with coaches and players of Team Z, this study examines how parents and coaches influence females to participate in athletics through incentives and punishments. This thesis also examines the …
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A Comparison of Participant Evaluation of A Volunteer-Produced Slow-Pitch Softball Program and A Paid Recreation Employee-Produced Slow-Pitch Softball Program
… Tulsa, Oklahoma, Adult Slow-Pitch Softball Program to the evaluation of the paid recreation employee-produced Austin, Texas, Adult Slow-Pitch Softball Program.
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Concentration Characteristics and Batting Performance In Collegiate Baseball and Softball
… relationships were found between collegiate softball, OPS, and B-TAISsubscales, and 17.3% (SE = .164) of the variance in OPS was explained by subscales INFP and RED. INFP was the best predictor of OPS (beta = .365). Sport competition anxiety was negatively associated with OPS for both …
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Leveling the Playing Field: Curriculum Studies and Fast Pitch Softball
… with sport, particularly in the team sport of softball. This research examines the expectations a patriarchal society places on young women who play sports competitively and how such expectations with regards to femininity in both behavior and appearance influence a young female athlete's …
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Evaluating the Head Injury Risk Associated with Baseball and Softball
… children participate in youth baseball and softball annually. Although baseball and softball are not commonly depicted as contact sports in the, according to the U.S. CPSC baseball and softball were responsible for 11.6% of all head injuries treated in emergency rooms in 2009; third most …
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The Relationship Between Prayer and Team Cohesion in Collegiate Softball Teams
… in team cohesion and spirituality between softball teams that pray and those that do not pray, and 2) describe why softball players use prayer, when they use prayer, if they pray by choice, and how genuine the prayers are. Participants included 92 NCAA Division I athletes from six …
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Coaching Style Preferences of Division I College and Professional Softball Players
… style and leader behavior preferences of softball players. The Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS; Chelladurai & Saleh, 1980) was administered to Division I college softball players and professional softball players from the National Professional Fastpitch league (NPF). Sixty-four softball …
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The assessment of movement demands and neuromuscular fatigue in female softball players
Softball has experienced an increase in worldwide popularity over the last 15 years, and it is expected to rise following the reinstatement of softball as an Olympic sport in 2021. Previous softball research has primarily focused on the biomechanical characteristics of its athletes. However, there …
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Effect of ball impact location and temperature on softball bat handle vibration
The bat-ball collision is a crucial part of softball, and minimizing excessive vibrations in the bat after impact makes batting more comfortable for the hitter and optimizes the transfer of momentum between the bat and ball. To better understand this collision, the magnitude of bat handle …
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Exploring the Relationship between Cohesion and Jealousy in Collegiate Baseball and Softball Teams
… social cohesion within collegiate baseball and softball teams. It was hypothesized that there would be statistically significant relationships between personal jealousy and social cohesion as well as between performance jealousy and task cohesion. Fifty participants (35 males and 15 females) …
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The relationship between fitness, morphological characteristics, skills and performance in men's fast pitch softball
… relationships in different sports, including softball, allows for improved coaching approaches, development of sport specific fitness and skills training programmes, team selections and talent identification in young players. Despite the fact that fast pitch softball is an established sport …
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The Effect of Stride Angle on Ball Velocity and Stride Length in Softball Pitching
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