Pitchers & Catchers | Offense/Hitting | Defense/Fielding | Situations | Random Softball/Nook Trivia |
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What are 35', 40', and 43'?
The distances for 10U, 12U, and 14U+/College pitching rubbers.
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What is.... Knob to the ball, one arm, jump jump swing, touch drill, walk ups, inside, outside, bat path, etc.?
Four tee drills.
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What is star drill, four corners, zig zag drill, survivor, break it down competition, bunt for a homerun, etc.?
Three of the throwing drills we do after our throwing progression in practice.
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What is "no outs, check 2, go 1"?
There are no outs and a runner on second base. This would get communicated on defense as the play before the pitch.
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What is 14?
The total number of batting cages in the Spooky Nook Sports facility in Manheim, PA.
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What is "catcher's interference"?
When the catcher's glove is hit by the batter during the swing and the batter gets to take the result of the play OR first base.
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What is On Base Percentage?
This statistic measures how frequently a batter reaches base. It is the ratio of the batter's sum of hits, walks, and times hit by pitch to their number of plate appearances.
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What is Fielder to 1B to C to 2B to 1B to 3B to Home (advanced version goes 3B to 2B to Home)?
The sequence of throws in the "Bunt for a Homerun" drill.
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What is first base charges the bunt, second base covers first base, and shortstop covers second base?
The roles of the following defensive positions on a sacrifice bunt with a runner on first base and one out. First base, second base, short stop.
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What is 2?
The number of national championships Nook Softball teams have won.
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What is "Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched"?
The statistic for pitchers called "WHIP" stands for...
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What is hat to both cheeks (fake bunt), hat to nose (sneaky bunt), hat to chin (sac bunt), both ears (squeeze)?
The four bunt signs on offense.
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What is a "crow hop"?
The name of a move outfielders make to get momentum behind their throw.
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What is to the closest base?
There are bases loaded with 2 outs. The play is here.
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What is 10?
The number of names (including common nicknames) that are 4 letters or less on our Nook 09 team.
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What is "pop time"?
This is calculated by timing the catcher's throw to bases. College coaches look at this number being low and very good. The time from when it hits the catcher's glove to the glove of the fielder at the base.
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What is hitting for the cycle?
This is what it is called when someone hits a single, double, triple, and homerun in a softball game.
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What is the cutoff (makes you move) and the base (hit right at you)?
As a general rule on defense, outfielders throw here if it "makes you move", and here if it is "hit right at you".
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What is the outfielder throws home and catcher tags the runner?
There is one out, a ball is hit (in the air) to shallow left field. The play is here.
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Who are Jane, TV2, and Haley?
The longest tenured athletes on our team from the FIRST year of Nook 10U prospects (3 of our teammates).
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What is the "lookback rule"?
After a pitch or a play, the pitcher enters the circle with the ball in her glove and her arms down. The baserunner pauses on the base path and does not commit to the next base or to her previous base. The baserunner is called out because of the rule called this.
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What is a "Quality At Bat"?
This statistic calculates hard hit balls, counts of 6+ pitches, 3 pitches after 2 strikes, walk, sac bunt or fly, extra base hit.
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What is 1) when the runner gets in the way of the fielder fielding a ball (offensive interference) and 2) when the fielder gets in the way of the runner without having the ball (defensive obstruction)?
Offensive Interference and Defensive Obstruction explained (2 answers). Hint: there is a "Runner" and a "Fielder" in each explanation.
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What is International Tie Breaker?
The name of the rule where teams go into extra inning and a runner is placed on second base for both teams to have an opportunity to score.
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What is 2013?
The year the Nook opened.
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