Movement skills/concepts
Striking off a tee and fielding a ball.
Set-up
- Balls, bats, and tees.
- Groups of five–six, with a tee and three balls per group: a batter stands at the tee, and the other players spread out as fielders in a large grass area.
Activity
The batter keeps hitting the balls in quick succession, while fielders gain points (e.g. catch on the full = 50; catch on the first bounce = 20; fielding a ball = 10). When a fielder scores 50 or 100, that fielder becomes the batter.
- hands together on the bat
- feet apart, relaxed stance
- backswing
- following through
Variations
Vary rules: Replace the tee with a toss-up and hit, or a soft pitch.
