What is the difference between fastpitch and slowpitch in softball?

I finally registered for softball. I will be doing 12U, and I want to know what is the difference between fastpitch and slowpitch in softball? (baseball for girls, just incase you dont know). Thanks!|||The speed of the pitching. Fast pitch the pitchers really whip it. Slow pitch usually has an arc so it is not tough to hit.|||"Baseball for girls"? If you're saying softball is the female version of baseball, you're mistaken. The two sports are completely different and you can play either sport not based on your gender.





Fast-pitch: No arc in the ball. The ball probably won't travel anywhere above your chest. Usually travels in a straight line and then breaks. Pitches vary in speed. My high school pitcher throw between 58-65 MPH on average (including breaking balls) and she has reached 70 MPH. She was one of the best in the nation, so you might not see that fast. You'll probably see at least 40 MPH. The bases are closer together (I believe, not 100%), you can steal (don't know if there's a difference), fields are smaller (about 200-225 feet).





Slow-pitch: Some people call this this the sport for people who are not coordinated. However, it does take a lot of coordination still. The ball must be pitched in an arc. The ball goes a lot slower. You have to wait on the ball to get to the plate. Doesn't exist very much at the high school level. Different bats, so if you're getting a bat make sure you know that it's either fast-pitch or slow-pitch.





I'd play fast-pitch because if you ever want to play high school, you'll probably be playing fast-pitch. If you start now, you'll already know how to play. It's a lot easier to learn it now than to switch over.|||Fastpitch is where there is a full wind up on the pitch. 360 degrees. The ball goes straight.





Slowpitch is where your arm is in a half circle and there is a huge ark on the ball before it hits the plate.





Fastpitch:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6wphY2EqpE%26amp;feature=related





Slowpitch:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr6_cX38-JA%26amp;feature=related|||Well first of all good luck in softball. Secondly if you are in 12u you arent going to need to worry about slowpitch and fastpitch. there may be about 2 teams that may have a good enough pitcher to be called fastpitch. IN tournaments it will be much more competitive. But in slowpitch they use bigger balls and they pitch it much slower, they dont do a full wind up just back then swing forward. In fastpitch the pitch faster! I wish good luck to you and ur team! HAVE FUN!|||Great Question!


Fastpitch:


-360 Windmill


- Faster Speed


- 9 players on Field


-More Competitive





Slowpitch:


-For Fun


-BIG Ball


- Ball goes Up then Down (when being Pitched)








Hope I was of Help and have Fun|||Fastpitch you do sort of a windmill wind-up. Slowpitch is an underhand toss. and softball isn't only for girls. My dad and the adults at my church have their own league team.|||Um...the one called fast pitch has fast pitch. The one called slow pitch has slow pitch. It's very very confusing.





Hope this helps.|||Okay fastpitch is a windmill pitch which is going a lot faster. Slowpitch is like under hand|||about 45 mph