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Sport Training – Softball
Sport Training - Softball (Team & Skills)
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1. What size softball is used for SOIA softball events?
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10"
12"
14"
2. Catchers are only required to wear a mask at all times.
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True
False
3. In Division IV and Developmental, each team bats during their half of an inning until either three outs have been recorded by the team in the field or all 10 players on the offensive team have taken their turn at bat.
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True
False
4. At bats start with a count of what?
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0 and 0
1 and 1
0 and 1
5. What does SOIA use to determine a ball or strike in addition to the home plate and arc?
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Mat
Home plate only
Carpet
6. Batters and base runners are required to wear the following:
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Batter's helmet
Knee pads and elbow pads
Facemask
8. In the base running event of the Softball Skills Competition, what is the penalty for each base missed or touched in an improper order?
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3 seconds
5 seconds
10 seconds
8. In the throwing event of the Softball Skills Competition, how many trails is the athlete given to throw the ball as far and as straight as possible down the throwing line?
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2
3
4
9. In the hitting event of the Individual Softball Skills Competiton, the distance of the hit is measured from where?
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Home plate to where the ball comes to rest
The batting tee to where the ball comes to rest
The batting tee to where the ball first touches the ground
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