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Fitness, Training, and Sports Medicine
eteamz: Fast-pitch Softball Tips and Drills
Attention all fast-pitch softball players! Want to hit further, round the bases faster, and catch every ball that comes your way? You'll be better prepared on the diamond if you practice these drills created especially for fastball players. If your fast-pitch isn't your speed, return to the main page to look up drills for slow-pitch players.
FastSports
This site contains numerous articles for coaches and players on the game of fastpitch softball. Learn secret tips from college coaches, or check out drills to help improve your game.
SportsSpecific.com: Softball Training Center
This site is specifically designed to prepare you physically for the softball season. Learn about the muscles that need the most attention in order for you to improve your game and stay healthy throughout the season.
Equipment
Softball Sales
From batting gloves to pitching machines, this site offers anything softball players and coaches might need. Browse the simple shopping directory to locate the exact item you want.
SportsNMore 2000 Softball
This site categorizes the various types of equipment needed to play softball and keep your players safe. Look for bats, balls, gloves, protective equipment, scoreboards, megaphones, software, and accessories for your umpires and referees.
Resources for Coaches
A-Z Softball Search
This enormous link library is a coach's complete toolbox. The directory includes general coaching sites, as well as links to sites that focus specifically on drills and conditioning, softball rules, team clinics, and equipment vendors.
The Coaches' Corner
Step into the Coaches' Corner for a collection of articles on every aspect of leading a team. Learn the 80 ways to praise your players, determine the type of coach you are, and discover new ways to motivate yourself and your players.
NFCA Home Plate
It might take you a while to weed through all the information offered by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Download some new drills, catch up on the news and honors, visit the Fastpitch Jobline, or attend an upcoming clinic. Coaches can also research scores and season records or look up conference standings.
Recruiting and Scholarships
Sports and Sports News
Fastpitch
This is a one-stop source for news from the world of girls' and women's fast-pitch softball. Check the headlines from national high school and college games. Read up on tournament scores or contribute information about your team to the bulletin board.
PPGSports.com
This Web magazine is your 24-hour source for complete softball and baseball action. Learn how your favorite pro, college, or high school students fared in their latest showdowns, or get ready for your own game by reading articles about sports psychology and strength training.
USA TODAY: College Softball
Popular newspaper USA Today keeps tabs on the day's coast-to-coast college softball events. Read the latest articles documenting the big games, or just check out the box scores at the Scoreboard.
Associations and General Information
Amateur Softball Association
Whether you're a girl or boy, kid or adult, fast or slow pitch player, you'll find it all at the official site for the Amateur Softball Association. Visit the national teams, gear up for the Olympics, or read Balls and Strikes Magazine online.
A-Z Softball Search: Associations
You probably won't realize just how many worldwide softball associations exist until you take a look at this large list of USA, Canadian, and European fast-pitch, slow-pitch, and modified fast-pitch organizations. Browse the full list or click on a specific link for more information.
USA Softball.com
USA Softball is the national governing body for U.S. softball. Keep track of the national teams, follow the news from the Olympics, or download a tryout application to see if you can become a star of the sport.
Rules of the Sport
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