softball

Being on a softball team teaches girls the value of teamwork, helps them become more confident, and allows them to grow into healthy and active women. Discover these and other important benefits of playing softball, while also learning the basic rules of the game. Explore the inspiring stories of famous softball players and successful teams, finding new role models as they learn about this popular sport.

When Gabby's family moves, she tries to sign up for the local softball team but, not only is there no team, she accidentally signs up for the local pageant.

Jo is disappointed when she is not placed on the Red Angels in the summer softball league, but when she is offered the chance to switch teams, Jo has to decide if she will leave her friends and play for the "winning" team, or win with the Sonics.

Looks at famous female softball players and how the sport is played. Includes tips on playing the game.

Jennie Finch draws from her personal experiences playing softball to offer advice to girls who are interested in sports and fitness, address some of the challenges girls face on a daily basis, and encourage them to dream and believe.

Kristy decides to start a little league baseball team and learns that coaching is not a job for the faint-hearted.

After moving from Chicago to Dallas in the spring of her sophomore year, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that joining the softball team at her private school not only helps her make friends, it also provides unexpected opportunities to learn and grow.

Jo is disappointed when she is not placed on the Red Angels in the summer softball league--but when she is offered the chance to switch teams, Jo has to decide if she will leave her friends and play for the "winning" team--or win with the Sonics.

Looks at softball, its history and how it is played.

In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one 6th grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl's bigotry comes to the surface.