Spring break post #1

One thing I am passionate about is softball.  Growing up with this sport, it has become very important to me and has played a part in shaping who I am today.  I've dealt with many different obstacles throughout my time playing the game, and it has grown my patience, competitiveness, athleticism, toughness, and personality just to name a few aspects of my life it's changed.  I've had a lot of bad and plain terrible coaches throughout my experience and this has taught me how to deal with adults who are more immature than I am.  It has also taught me how to show grace in situations that take a lot of strength and willpower to be the bigger person in. I have made tons of friends through this sport as well.  This has grown my personality, being as there are lots of time spent with teammates joking around and having a fun time as well as serious moments that bring everyone closer together.  I have learned so much from being on a team throughout my life, and I'm so glad I was able to learn how to work towards a common goal where I have to rely on others to accomplish it.  I've also learned how to approach difficult situations and trust God with them.  Without experiencing unfairness and challenging decisions, I would never have understood how important it is to trust Him with the direction he is taking my life.  I know I played softball for a reason.  I have the experience I need to mentor younger kids and I am also prepared to handle people such as a bad boss in the real world and in my future workplace.
There are so many skills needed to play this game.  The general public views softball as less important when viewed with baseball.  Yes, baseball is viewed on a much bigger scale professionally, but softball is just as important and young girls everywhere benefit from playing this sport.  Softball is equally as hard as baseball, if not harder.  Softball players hitting against a 60 mph pitcher is about the same as a 110 mph major league baseball player.   Sports Science came out with a video describing how softball is in fact a challenging game involving lots of practice and talent to master.  Introducing an upward-moving pitch that crosses that vertical plane in addition to a curve ball or a screw ball is something that baseball players could never hit.  Jenny Finch recently pitched against Tori Hunter and Albert Pujols, both very good hitters in the major leagues, and they couldn't even come close to touching Finch's pitching.  This just proves that people need to respect the game of fastpitch softball a lot more because it takes the same amount of skill and talent to play as baseball. That is one thing that has always bothered me.