BATTING /FIELDING GAME

Principles of play see Hopper (1998) -

· http://web.uvic.ca/~thopper/articles/Cahperd/principle.htm

Batting	Fielding
Score Runs	Stop scoring runs
Send ball to allude fielders	Field the ball
Stay In	Get out

When playing consider how the SPACE, FORCE and TIME components apply to the game.

Play games in following pattern:

1. Play to co-operate
2. Play to compete
3. Play to win.

Organization to increase involvement

Arrange the class into three teams so that one team bats, one team fields and one team is responsible for the bases.

Introductory Task

Hot potato squat down catching. Partners stand 2m apart, facing each other.

AIM: Send ball for partner not to catch.

Rules:

1. Ball must be in partners range
2. Ball cannot go over partners head
3. Ball sent with no swing.

Rapid throw and catch.

French Cricket. Groups of 3 or more.

AIM: How many hits as batter.

Rules:

1. Hit batter beneath knee then batter out.
2. If catch ball on fly. Batter out
3. Cannot move with ball.
4. Batter cannot move unless ball on the ground.

CANADIAN KICK BALL

AIM: Score runs by getting to each mat without getting out.

Rules:

1. Out if caught on fly or if do not get to mat before the ball
2. Only one batter to each mat
3. Ball rolled over the mat is in play and must be kicked.
4. Three outs then whole team is out

Figure 1 Set-up for California KickBall with crash mats.

Equipment

· 4 crash mats

· 1 medium ball

· 1 hoop

· 1 mat

DANISH ROUNDERS

AIM: Get around four bases before the ball is passed around bases.

Rules:

1. If ball tossed over mat and between knee and shoulder height than batter must run if hit or not.
2. Out if ball caught on the fly.
3. Ball must be passed from 1 to backstop to get batter out (without being dropped an extension)

Figure 2 Set-up for Danish Rounders

Equipment

· 4 juggling pins

· 1 small ball

· 4 hoops

· 1 mat

CANNYCAN

AIM: Score runs by running between wickets (CAN or target), swapping ends with team-mate.

Rules:

1. Out if ball caught on the fly of if ball reaches wicket before the batter reaches the mat.
2. Bowler has six bowls from behind the mat to the wicket (CAN or target).
3. If ball hits the wicket from a bowl or when the batter is not behind or touching the mat then the batter is out.

Conditioning Rules

• Change pair of batters after one set of six balls to give every player a go as batter.

Figure 3 - Set-up for Cannycan game

Equipment

· 6 juggling pins

· 1 small ball

· 2 pylons

· 2 mats

• 2 tennis racquets