Field Sports- Baseball

September 22, 2010 Written by E. C. and B. C.,
Weber State University, 11 students,
Equipment: Mitts 11, Baseball’s 8, Bats 4, Bases, Cones 4
Activity: Throwing, hitting, and catching in Baseball

Objectives:
Psychomotor- Learn how to throw a baseball. (All of the Cues) Observe and watch them at the beginning of class and then observe at the end to see if they learned the skill.

Cognitive- Have students think about the cues as I am going over them. And have them do the cues with me as I am teaching.

Health related- Muscular strength- must be able to throw a baseball from about 30 feet away.

Affective- Have them Feel Confident in throwing a baseball. Ask them how the cue is going, if they have questions, help them feel more comfortable with the cue.

Teaching Cues: First explain and demonstrate cues to students. Have them do the cues with you as you are teaching. (7 minutes)

Throwing a Baseball
1. Use a forward stride position with the dominate leg back. Right handed throwers will have the right leg back; left handed throwers will have the left leg back.
2. Throw from a stable base.
3. Face the target.
4. Increase the speed of movement
5. Shift the center of gravity form backward to forward.
6. Rotate the throwing side forward and transfer weight to the front leg.
7. Lead the arm motion with the elbow.
8. Release with a wrist snap. Follow through in the intended direction of flight.

Catching
1. Maintain stability by using a forward stride position.
2. Focus on and track the oncoming ball; align the body squarely behind the ball as it comes toward the catcher.
3. Use a large surface to catch the ball, and on contact give with the arms and hands to absorb the force of the ball. Transfer weight backward to help absorb the force of the ball.
4. If the ball is above the waist level, turn the glove so that the fingers are pointing upward; if the ball is below the waist, point the fingers downward.
5. Use the glove hand for initial contact, then use the other hand to immediately stabilize the ball.

Activities:
1. Increase throwing ability. (7 Min.)
Students will start at 10 feet away practicing throwing the baseball back and forth to each other. Once students have done the drill for a minute students will step back to the next cone which will be 20 feet apart. Students will practice doing this till they have it down. Students will do this till they reach the fourth cone. The fourth cone is 40 feet away.

2. Hitting a baseball. (15 Min)
Students will practice hitting a baseball by hitting it off the tee. There will be four different tees. Students will break up into 4 groups. One student will hit the ball off the tee. One will be the catcher for the hitter. And the rest of the group will be in the outfield to catch the baseballs.

3. Game Play (10 Min.)
Students will play in a game setting. Teacher will separate students into two teams. One team will be batting first and the other team will be in the outfield. Students will play a game setting of lineup baseball. The team batting will have everyone bat once. once everyone has batted, the other team will come in for their turn. Score will be kept on students that score.



Closure: Review cues, ask for questions, and see how they felt about the drills and cues.

References:

Dorothy B. Zakrajsek, L. A. (200). Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Physical Education (Vol. second).
Unknown. (2010). Moving into the Future: National Standards for Physical Education, 2nd Edition. Retrieved from National Association for Sport and Physical Education: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/standards/nationalStandards/PEstandards.cfm