Softball : Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series) - Softcover

Diane L. Potter; Gretchen A. Brockmeyer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873227948 ISBN 13: 9780873227940

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999

Synopsis

Emphasizing teaching progressions, from the most basic skills to intermediate techniques, this guide covers offensive and defensive aspects of softball. It provides instruction and drills for individual and team development. Covers slow-pitch and fast-pitch games.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"This is an excellent textbook for coaches and players who are interested in the proper mechanics and techniques of the game of softball. It is well organized and formulated to give even the beginner the proper approaches. The drills should help solidify players' progress."

Ralph A. Raymond Coach, Raybestos Brakettes, 19-time national champions Coach, 1996 U.S. Olympic gold medal team, 2000 Olympic team

About the Author:

Diane L. Potter, EdD, is professor of physical education at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. A teacher with over 40 years of experience in physical education, Dr. Potter also coached the Springfield College softball team for 21 years. In addition, she was a player for 15 years in Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Class A Fast-Pitch.

Potter has been an international clinician in softball, conducting clinics in Italy and The Netherlands and taking teams to The Netherlands in 1971, 1975, and 1982. In 1982, she was awarded the Silver Medallion by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond (the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association); she is the only woman so honored.

Dr. Potter is an outstanding leader in women's sport; she has served as a member of the AIAW Ethics and Eligibility Committee and was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.

Gretchen A. Brockmeyer, EdD, is Vice President for Academic Affairs at Springfield College. She has been a teacher- educator for over 20 years, with primary responsibility for secondary physical education methods and supervision of field-based teaching.

An inductee to the Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame, Brockmeyer has applied her coaching talents to many sports beyond softball, including swimming, basketball, field hockey, and tennis. In 1990, she was named the College Level Teacher of the Year by the Eastern District Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Brockmeyer served as assistant coach for the Springfield College softball team for seven years. She is committed to helping her students become physical educators who possess the skills and the professional commitment necessary to provide meaningful learning opportunities for those they teach.

About this edition

• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0873227948
• ISBN 13: 9780873227940
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 184