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University of Texas at El Paso

Kinesiology Physical Education Teacher Education

Kinesiology 3221: Team Game & Sports
Softball

Learning Experience Plan

Group: Miners
Date: October 12, 2014
Grade Level: 6-8
Time: 1:30-2:50
Activities: Pickle, Home run
Number of Students: 15-18
derby, Team work softball, Allrun softball
Equipment: 5 Bases, softballs, 2 Bats, 6 plastic hoops
Equipment provided by us: Bat, Gloves
Facility: Utep Field

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OBJECTIVES (1-2 per domain):

Psychomotor:
1. The students will perform various categories and movements
that include twisting, bending, running, stretching, while attempting to hit or catch
a softball.
2. The students will demonstrate new skills such as throwing
overhand, pitching underhand, batting, catching fly balls, and ground balls.
Cognitive:
1. The students will gain knowledge on the importance of using
proper form for hitting, catching, and throwing a softball.
2. The students will be able to state the proper technique of
batting, and catching a groundball.

Affective:
1. The students will demonstrate sportsmanship with each other
and will interact with others.
2. The students demonstrate enthusiasm and knowledge of the
rules.

TEKS: 1A, 1C, 5A, 6A, 6B, 7 A-B

National Standards:
Standard 1, Standard 2, Standard 5

DIAGRAM AND PRE-CLASS ARRANGEMENT (include specifics):

2

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Group 1

Group 2

Bases
Catchers box
Base (2nd Activity)

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Lesson Plan Content

Time

Content Development

2min

ORIENTATION/Quick
Dynamic Warm-Up
(includes purpose)

Warm UP
Step
Back
throwing

5 min

7-10 min

Pickle

Teacher Note: You can also ask:

Who can show me the proper technique
to catch a grounder?
What is a shortstop?

Good afternoon miners! How are

we feeling in this sunny day? Who
has played softball before? Okay,
lets start a quick warmup.
Everyone pair up, you only need 1
softball per pair. Lets form two
parallel lines across the field. Lets
start throwing the ball around with
your partner to warm up our arms
and legs. Now take 4 steps back.
Try to throw the ball exactly to your
partner. Now lets throw grounders.
Who can remember the proper
technique to field a grounder?
(Demonstrate) try to stay in front of
the ball. Now instead of just
throwing the ball try to pitch the ball
to your partner. Get a little closer to
each other. Remember, if your
pitching; stand square to your
partner, hold the ball with your palm
facing forward, swing the ball back,
and step forward with opposite foot
and release ball about waist height.
Alright now miners now that we got
that covered lets jump into a quick
activity called Pickle. Lets form
groups of 3.
The objective of the game is to
reach which ever base without
getting tagged. Infielders, will throw
the ball back and forth trying to tag
the runner. Infielders may chase
and leave the base. If the runner
reaches the base they score if they
get tagged out, switch spots.
Please do not dive or slide to reach
the base.

Management
and Safety;
includes
Transitions
START/STOP
SIGNALS:

1. Task Analysis
2. Teaching
cues/Refinement

Lets gather in the

center of the
perimeter and form a
circle. Lets stretch.

Transition 1:
Explaining the
activity rules.

Wow look at these

incredible softball
players.

When I say go you

go.
Ready... Set Go!
Transition 2:
(Whistle) Freeze!

Be energetic
Be safe
(Whistle) Freeze!

Most important have

fun with the activity.

Separation of

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Work
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We will now play Teamwork

Softball. Lets form 4 groups of 4.
Decide who is catcher, 1st base, 2nd
base, and 3rd base. One team will
be playing infield first, while the
other team will be offense. The
offense will line up behind the home
plate. On Go signal the offense will
start running in file around the
plates. The offense scores a run for
each player that reaches home
before an out is made (in this
case before the infield throws the
ball around twice). The catcher will
throw the ball to third base, the third
base will throw to 2nd, the 2nd to 1st
base, and finally throw back to the
catcher (twice). Fielders must touch
each base with one foot each time.

groups
1,2,3,4. 1s on this
side 2s here 3s
to my right and 4s
next to the 3s
.

Cool Down:
Okay miners lets all
move to the shade!
Lets start
stretching
Miners did you all
like the activity?
What did you not like
about the activity?

5 min
Now that we got our blood running
and we are all sweating, who can
tell me the proper technique to
swing a bat? Now can you
demonstrate it for us?
Home
Run
Derby

Now, we will focus on batting. We

will play home run derby. Everyone
will get a chance to pitch, and bat.
The objective of the game is to hit
the ball and score. The hitter will
run through all the bases trying to
reach home plate before the
fielders retrieve the ball and throw
to the catcher in the catchers box.
Are there any questions?

Who remembers the

proper way to pitch?

Ready set Go!

LESSON FOCUS/SKILL
BUILDING ACTIVITY;
Psychomotor: Dont be
embarrassed to play sports that are
out of the ordinary, the best thing to
do is have fun. Do your best.
Cognitive: You must think outside
the box to be creative in where and
how to use the different techniques
learned.
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attentive listeners and will shout out

positive feedback. Encourage their
partner and fist bumping him/her
after each swing.

Debrief/Closing/Cool Down:
Psychomotor: What types of
locomotors movements did you use
during the activity?
Cognitive: How did you decide
when to swing the bat?
Affective: How did you feel after
you hit the ball? Excited?
Insight/Preview: Alright now
miners you all did a fantastic job.
We will continue this lesson on
Wednesday. Good job!!!!