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- How many strikes before a battter is out?  Is this different for Teeball?
- How many foul balls is a batter allowed?
- What are some important things to know when batting?  Are there any  differences when playing either Teeball, Softball or Baseball?  
- What is the highest possible score a team can get in 1 innings of Teeball/Softball/Baseball?  
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Watch the instructional video to assist you with developing a good hitting technique
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Click on the following links for more tips on how to improve your hitting.
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Debrief
Ask the students to summarize the steps to a correct hitting technique.
- Stance:
- Stride:
- Hip rotation:
- Swing:
- Follow through:
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Part 1 - Warm Up
'Base Relay'
Set Up:  4 teams around the 4 bases.
Aim:  First player in each team runs around diamondthen tags the next player in their team.  Must touch each base with foot.  
 

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'Variation Softball'
Description:  
- Two Teams (one fielding, one batting)
- Batter attempts to hit a lobbed volleyball forward of batting line, (behind batting line is foul territory)
- After ball is hit, batter must run to the 'safe area'.  Batter can choose to stay in safe area or run straight back across batting line to score a run.  
-Once batter leaves safe area they must run home, (cannot go back to safe area)
- Next batter repeats.
- Batting team can have no more than 3 runners in safe area
- Fielders attempt to field the ball and tag runner (below the shoulders) with the volleyball while they are running between safe area and batting line
- Fielders can pass the ball between themselves and move in any position they like, however they cannot move once they have the ball
- All batters bat and change innings
- Batter is out if caught or tagged between safe area and home.    

Modifications:
- 3 out and side away
- Batter cannot stay in 'safe area'
- Fielding team can throw volleyball (depending on ability of group)
- Fielding team allowed 2 steps with the ball

 

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Part 2 - Skill Progression/Development
Students can improve their batting technique by engaging in the following drills:
- One knee drill
- 3-step drill
- Tennis ball drop
View the video for a further explanation of the drills and attempt the drills with a partner, remembering to provide constant feedback.

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'Rapid Fire' - Link below describes activity.  
Modifications:
- Decrease/Incfrease number of batting tees
- 1 batter only at a time, hitting the same number of softballs
- Fielding team is not allowed to move until all balls have been hit
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Part 3 - Game/Conclusion      
Teeball Tournament.
Organise class into 2 teams.   Play a proper 7 innings game following all rules.  Winning team may get a prize.