Yes. You cannot slide head first while advancing but you can dive head first BACK to a base.
yes, so long she has not yet started her pitch or presented the ball.
No because you have to relese the ball when you take it out of your glove when pitching.
Not many boys play softball but it is not illegal. im 11 and i almost pitch bbetter softball than baseball. ( i play baseball). so if i could find a league that guys play softball, i would go there definitly. the reason most girls play softball because back ago, girls were not allowed to play baseball so they created softball. it was just a sexus thing to do.
There is a Professional Softball League in the United States, named the National Pro Fastpitch league, with some 6-8 teams/cities playing in 2008, in Midwest and eastern major cities, featuring top former college stars. See http://www.profastpitch.com
It will nullify the look back rule but other than that nothing happens.
Softball and Baseball have been omitted from the 2012 Olympics.
The distance is always measured from the point or tip of the plate.
A runner is entitled to leave the base even if the pitcher is in the circle, if the pitcher is attempting to make a play on a runner, or faking one. That usually means more than just a look-back. A coach that seeks an out here will be risking his/her patience by a good umpire.
for little leuge it is 46ft. In major leuge it is 60ft
A back stop
1931 when softball was created by maxwell jenkins
Yes it is. It is the same in competition softball until you reach the 18U Gold level. Then you switch to 43 feet. Collegiate athletes also play at 43 feet.