STRIKING AND FIELDING
Striking and Fielding are activities that promote the use of object manipulation, especially those that demand hitting and batting a ball. Striking and Fielding usually involves two sides with different roles: a striking team versus and fielding team.
Baseball, Softball and Cricket are common sports that these activities try to prepare students for. Although, it is hard for students to get into these sports because of their complexity. By influencing them to games such as Batting Practice, Throwball and Danish Longball, it allows students to acquire the skills they need to play the games effectively.
Handling a bat and knowing where to run is the where a student experiences difficulty on the striking team, while knowing where to throw the ball after it has been hit is confusing for the fielding team. Striking and Fielding activities are rarely practiced and played among students because of the limitations and challenges of these games. This is why developing these skills early in their elementary education can prepare them for future use.
Engaging students in these enjoyable and simplified Striking and Fielding activities will facilitate the transfer of these skills into their Baseball and Softball program.
Baseball, Softball and Cricket are common sports that these activities try to prepare students for. Although, it is hard for students to get into these sports because of their complexity. By influencing them to games such as Batting Practice, Throwball and Danish Longball, it allows students to acquire the skills they need to play the games effectively.
Handling a bat and knowing where to run is the where a student experiences difficulty on the striking team, while knowing where to throw the ball after it has been hit is confusing for the fielding team. Striking and Fielding activities are rarely practiced and played among students because of the limitations and challenges of these games. This is why developing these skills early in their elementary education can prepare them for future use.
Engaging students in these enjoyable and simplified Striking and Fielding activities will facilitate the transfer of these skills into their Baseball and Softball program.