Study Guides

Unit Summary

The unit introduces batting vs fielding. Pupils will develop an understanding of the purpose of each team and learn how to apply a variety of skills such as throwing and stopping the ball to keep the batter's score low as well as their competence in striking in order to score points when batting.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to strike the ball with intent away from the fielders to score runs (points).

Key Notes

• Move: to strike the ball, watch the ball and follow through with our strike to get power behind our shot.
• Move: to strike the ball with power, our body must be behind the ball, with eyes on the target following through.
• Think: striking the ball with intent into space away from the fielders increases our chances of scoring runs (points).
• Feel: striving to try our best to hit the ball further and more accurately shows great integrity.
• Connect: helping our teammates to make decisions about where to hit the ball develops trust and responsibility.

Vocabulary To Learn

• strike: the act of hitting/making contact with the ball
• intent: striking a ball with a specific objective or strategy in mind
• power: the ability to use force when striking the ball

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils aim to strike the ball with a lot of power which can lead to missed timed strikes and no contact being made.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Game play: apply batting and fielding skills in competition Study Guide
• Striking and fielding games Study Guide
• Throwing overarm Study Guide
• Throwing overarm and underarm in striking and fielding games Study Guide
• Throwing underarm with accuracy Study Guide