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Tactical Focus:
Covering Space
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Pylons are arranged in a triangle with one pylon at each point and a central pylon marked for the pitcher. |
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A ball is pitched to the batter who stands at any of the 3 points of the triangle. The batter hits the ball into an open space. |
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To score the batter runs around the triangle and keeps running until the fielders have collected the ball and either touch a base or the player. The player is out if they are between bases when this occurs, or if the ball is caught without a bounce. |
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The pylon that the batter stops running at becomes the new 'home base' to be pitched to. |
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One point is gained by the batter for each new pylon that is run to. After an 'out' or after 5 pitches the players switch and have a new batter and pitcher. |
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Fielders cannot move with the ball. |
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Place targets in field (e.g. hoops). Extra runs if batters hit these and creates more space to cover for fielders. |
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How can you catch the batter between the bases? |
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How can you make sure that the field is covered everytime the batter hits from a different position? (rotation) |
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Replace the pitcher with a tee from which to hit the ball. |
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Outline the different roles each fielder can have if they are not the player actually collecting the ball e.g. running to cover the bases to catch the player between bases. |
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LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY
Easy
Moderate
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