The Olympic Track - Making It On The Olympic Softball Team

Getting On The Softball Olympic Team - The Basics

Lisa Fernandez of the UCLA Bruins throws a pitch during a game in 1994. She later appeared on three Olympic teams, and will return in 2008.

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The players on the U.S. Olympic softball team are selected at an open tryout in the year before the Olympics. For the most part, they are either professional players in the National Pro Fast-Pitch League (NPF) or standout college softball players.

All players on the U.S. team must be U.S. citizens and have a valid passport and abide by the Olympic drug-testing rules.

• Getting On The Softball Olympic Team - The Basics
• Olympic Softball Qualifying Organizations
• Getting To The Olympic Level
• Qualifying For The Olympic Team