Tee Ball or T-Ball is a sport based on baseball and is intended as an introduction for young players to develop baseball skills and have fun. The name Tee Ball is a registered trademark while T-Ball is the generic name, although many sources use Tee Ball as a generic name. Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical stick called a bat. ...

Description

In T-Ball there is no pitcher (If there is, it is merely for defensive purposes). Instead, the ball is placed on an adjustable tee atop home plate at a suitable height for the batter to strike. (In some clubs, adult coaches give the batter an opportunity to try and hit a few pitched balls before going to the tee in the hope that this will further develop batting skills.) Most of the other rules are similar or identical to those of baseball, though the game is played on a smaller field. Balls typically appear identical to baseballs but are slightly softer to reduce injuries. In many organizations, score is not kept and rules are designed to maximize participation: an inning is completed once each child has had a turn at bat and all extra players of the defensive team play in the outfield every inning. To encourage the defensive team to try to make plays, typically there are no extra bases on overthrows and runners may not advance after the ball is in possession of an infielder. A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... A ball is a round or spherical object that is used most often in sports and games. ... This article is about the item of sports equipment. ... Barry Bonds batting Photo:Agência Brasil In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for ones team. ... An innings, or inning, is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which a side takes its turn to bat. ... The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. ... An infielder is a baseball player who plays on the infield, the dirt portion of a baseball diamond between first base and third base. ...

T-Ball allows male and female players too young to participate in baseball to enjoy a game posing many of the same challenges, and to develop skills that will later be useful in playing baseball. It has become an important part of many baseball clubs, particularly in countries where there is no strong tradition of a sporting draft and where it is therefore more important for clubs to develop junior players. A (sports) draft is the process by which professional sports teams select players not contracted to any team, often from colleges or amateur ranks. ...

History

A Tee Ball trademark was registered with the United States government by Dr. Dayton Hobbs in the early 1970's but the game's origins date back to at least the 1940's and 50's with several people claiming to be the father of the game. Even Dr. Hobbs has credited the United States Navy with spreading the game overseas. Several U.S. presidents since Ronald Reagan have hosted T-Ball games on the South Lawn of the White House. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...

External links

• Tee Ball Baseball, Inc.
• T•BALL USA Association (Uses some Macromedia Flash)
• Tee Ball on the White House South Lawn
• History of Tee Ball in America
• Who Invented Tee Ball?