BOOK: "Softball-3rd Edition - Steps to Success"
By Diane L. Potter & Lynn V. Johnson
Product Description
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About the Product:
Improve your play at the plate, on the base paths,
and in the field by mastering the essentials of
the game. Softball: Steps to Success offers a
comprehensive, progressive approach that combines
in-depth instruction, crisp illustrations, and 127
drills. Any player can become fundamentally sound and
be ready to take the field.
You’ll find detailed instruction on every individual
skill necessary for success in the game: catching,
throwing, fielding, pitching, hitting, and
baserunning.
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This updated edition also includes these features:
---Responsibilities of each position on the field and
every batter in the lineup.
---Offensive and defensive tactics for specific game
situations.
---Emphasis on the short game, covering five types
of bunts and the running slap hit.
---An expanded section on pitching that includes
seven types of pitches for modified-pitch, slow-
pitch, and fastpitch games.
---Skill-development drills with assessment scoring
systems to gauge progress along the way.
Hits, runs, putouts, and double plays are at your
fingertips. With Softball: Steps to Success, part of
the popular Steps to Success Series that has sold
more than 1.5 million copies, your performance on the
diamond will shine.
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About the Author:
Diane L. Potter, EdD, is professor emerita at
Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dr. Potter has more than 40 years of experience in
physical education teacher preparation, and she has
coached the Springfield College softball team for 21
years. In addition, she played Class A fastpitch for
15 years in the Amateur Softball Association (ASA).
Dr. Potter has been an international clinician in
softball, conducting clinics in Aruba, Italy, and the
Netherlands. She took Springfield College teams to the
Netherlands in 1971, 1975, and 1982, competing against
the Dutch national team and various sport club teams
in addition to conducting clinics for the Dutch youth
programs. 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 (NACDA) Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1989, she
was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic
Hall of Fame. The Springfield College softball field
has been named in her honor.
Lynn V. Johnson, EdD, is an associate professor
in the health and human performance department at
Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Over the past 30 years she has taught K-12 physical
education in Vermont and has been a physical
education teacher educator at three institutions:
Springfield College, the University of Vermont, and
Plymouth State University. Johnson coached high
school softball in Proctor, Vermont, served as the
assistant softball coach at Springfield College for
three years, and was the head coach at Springfield
College from 1985 to 1989. In addition, she was the
assistant softball coach at the University of Vermont
from 1991 to 2006. Johnson played softball at
Springfield College from 1974 to 1977, playing in
the College World Series in 1977. She continues to
play slow-pitch softball on a tournament team that
has competed together for more than 20 years.
Dr. Johnson is committed to the profession of physical
education and sport. She is actively involved at the
professional level, having served as the president of
the Vermont Association of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance and as vice president for the
Eastern District Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance (EDA). Johnson was
awarded the Outstanding Professional Award from the
EDA in 2004 and the Higher Education Physical
Education Teacher of the Year from VAHPERD in 2002.
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Table of Contents:
---Step 1. Catching and Throwing
---Step 2. Fielding
---Step 3. Pitching
---Step 4. Hitting
---Step 5. Bunting and Slap Hitting
---Step 6. Baserunning
---Step 7. Defensive Responsibilities and Tactics
---Step 8. Cutoffs, Double Plays, and Rundowns
---Step 9. Offensive Tactics and Defensive Responses
---Step 10. Modified Games
---Step 11. Slow-Pitch Games
Format: Paperback Book
224pp
About the Product:
Improve your play at the plate, on the base paths,
and in the field by mastering the essentials of
the game. Softball: Steps to Success offers a
comprehensive, progressive approach that combines
in-depth instruction, crisp illustrations, and 127
drills. Any player can become fundamentally sound and
be ready to take the field.
You’ll find detailed instruction on every individual
skill necessary for success in the game: catching,
throwing, fielding, pitching, hitting, and
baserunning.
--------------------
This updated edition also includes these features:
---Responsibilities of each position on the field and
every batter in the lineup.
---Offensive and defensive tactics for specific game
situations.
---Emphasis on the short game, covering five types
of bunts and the running slap hit.
---An expanded section on pitching that includes
seven types of pitches for modified-pitch, slow-
pitch, and fastpitch games.
---Skill-development drills with assessment scoring
systems to gauge progress along the way.
Hits, runs, putouts, and double plays are at your
fingertips. With Softball: Steps to Success, part of
the popular Steps to Success Series that has sold
more than 1.5 million copies, your performance on the
diamond will shine.
--------------------
About the Author:
Diane L. Potter, EdD, is professor emerita at
Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dr. Potter has more than 40 years of experience in
physical education teacher preparation, and she has
coached the Springfield College softball team for 21
years. In addition, she played Class A fastpitch for
15 years in the Amateur Softball Association (ASA).
Dr. Potter has been an international clinician in
softball, conducting clinics in Aruba, Italy, and the
Netherlands. She took Springfield College teams to the
Netherlands in 1971, 1975, and 1982, competing against
the Dutch national team and various sport club teams
in addition to conducting clinics for the Dutch youth
programs. 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 (NACDA) Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1989, she
was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic
Hall of Fame. The Springfield College softball field
has been named in her honor.
Lynn V. Johnson, EdD, is an associate professor
in the health and human performance department at
Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Over the past 30 years she has taught K-12 physical
education in Vermont and has been a physical
education teacher educator at three institutions:
Springfield College, the University of Vermont, and
Plymouth State University. Johnson coached high
school softball in Proctor, Vermont, served as the
assistant softball coach at Springfield College for
three years, and was the head coach at Springfield
College from 1985 to 1989. In addition, she was the
assistant softball coach at the University of Vermont
from 1991 to 2006. Johnson played softball at
Springfield College from 1974 to 1977, playing in
the College World Series in 1977. She continues to
play slow-pitch softball on a tournament team that
has competed together for more than 20 years.
Dr. Johnson is committed to the profession of physical
education and sport. She is actively involved at the
professional level, having served as the president of
the Vermont Association of Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance and as vice president for the
Eastern District Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance (EDA). Johnson was
awarded the Outstanding Professional Award from the
EDA in 2004 and the Higher Education Physical
Education Teacher of the Year from VAHPERD in 2002.
--------------------
Table of Contents:
---Step 1. Catching and Throwing
---Step 2. Fielding
---Step 3. Pitching
---Step 4. Hitting
---Step 5. Bunting and Slap Hitting
---Step 6. Baserunning
---Step 7. Defensive Responsibilities and Tactics
---Step 8. Cutoffs, Double Plays, and Rundowns
---Step 9. Offensive Tactics and Defensive Responses
---Step 10. Modified Games
---Step 11. Slow-Pitch Games
Format: Paperback Book
224pp
