Since co-founding Quickball or “Quick Baseball” 25 years ago, I've been asked “why Quickball?” many times. The complete answer is split into two parts — simple in one respect but complex in another.

So, you ask, why is it advantageous to use a plastic bat at the 6U Level? The answer is easy — it helps young players produce age-appropriate bat speed. Bat speed is generally defined as the speed of the sweet spot or barrel of the bat at the moment of impact. It is a key metric when developing and evaluating hitters.

Prior to stepping onto the diamond to play Quickball “Cycle,” you'll first need to do two things. One, put on your best base running shoes and, two, carefully consider what your team's strategy should be — at bat and in the field.

Quickball doesn't have a Hall of Fame yet, but when it does, Eric Osborne should definitely be one of the first inductees. As the Senior Director of Sports and E-Sports for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Osborne has championed youth sports for over 40 years. For 20 of those years, he has played a pivotal role in promoting and developing Quickball, making a lasting impact on the sport and its young players.

Question: What is the most underrated position in Quickball? Answer: A Fungo Coach

In the spring of 2020, baseball, like everything else, was benched. The Covid virus saw to that. Quickball, however, continued to take the field by playing nothing but “Home” games.Working through the Quickball Challenge/Bring Baseball Home campaign, Quickball kept the swings coming by connecting sidelined Minor League players with kids who were missing out on their youth season.

If you're a baseball fan, you have probably heard of a 'Five-Tool player'. Credited to Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher, the term was originally used in reference to Durocher's then-star outfielder Willie Mays. It described a player who can do five things at the highest level: 1) Hit for average; 2) Hit for power; 3) Run with speed and prowess; 4) Catch the ball; and 5) Throw the ball with accuracy and velocity. Mays, one of the all-time greats and also a Hall of Famer, was in his prime when Durocher made those comments some 65 years ago.

Speak with Kelly and Steve O'Connor of Philadelphia Adult League Softball (PALS) for any length of time and you will automatically become an avid supporter of their amazing cause.

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