1. Softball was born in 199 1. Its essence is to combine the traditional culture of China with modern sports, and to combine the Taiji principle with the competitive situation of modern sports, so as to invent softball with distinctive cultural characteristics of China.

2. China passed the evaluation of softball in 1994. In 2000, softball became a promotion project of the sports association for the elderly. Softball was introduced to foreign countries in 2006, related routines were stipulated in 20 13, and it officially entered the sports meeting in 20 17.

3. The development of softball can be divided into three periods, from 199 1 to 1994, and from 1995 to 20 12, the softball in China is in the deepening stage.

Softball has become one of the effective ways of national fitness, and its development and promotion cannot be separated from the government's great attention and social concern. National participation is an important foundation for the development of softball. But at present, the development of softball is still in the exploratory stage, and how to find a suitable development path is the key to the future development of softball.

Softball has been loved by the public since its birth, and has developed rapidly in the past 20 years. It has played an important role in promoting mass sports and won the attention of the state and society. As a new sport, its development is still in the exploratory stage.

Formal characteristics of soft ball;

Softball is mainly divided into competitive events and fancy events. It changed the hard hitting way in traditional ball games, emphasized the Taiji thought of combining rigidity with softness, combining rigidity with softness, and making use of strength, and successfully completed the technical links such as arc challenge, hitting and throwing. It is a process leading from the arc, which has the characteristics of fitness and entertainment.

Softness is the soul of softball, roundness is the core, retreat is the premise, consolidation is the foundation and spirit is the goal. Softness, roundness, integrity and agility are reflected in its external performance. In the process of movement, "arc induction" runs through the whole process, which embodies various arc trajectories derived from a complete arc of softball movement.