Active Softball Resources

Download resources related to the Healthy Active Living Education curriculum for your students! Each download contains an activity as well as an answer sheet and terms and definitions (where appropriate).

Healthy Living

 
  Healthy Eating Crossword Puzzledownloads: 62 | type: pdf | size: 719 kB

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  Test Your Knowledgedownloads: 90 | type: pdf | size: 280 kB

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  Fill In The Blanksdownloads: 57 | type: pdf | size: 391 kB

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Active Living

 
  Play Softball Word Searchdownloads: 52 | type: pdf | size: 331 kB

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  15 Updownloads: 62 | type: pdf | size: 83 kB

Duration: 5 Minutes
Description: Players try to complete 15 consecutive catches by throwing to a teammate. See which team finishes first.

  Whack-Odownloads: 65 | type: pdf | size: 86 kB

Duration: 60 Minutes
Description: Player can hit off of a T or a pitcher. Batter hits and runs to the 'safe' zone. If they have the ability to go back home without being tagged they can try to score a run. If decides to run home and is tagged, they are 'out'. Teams switch after every player has had an at-bat.  

  Take It Backdownloads: 58 | type: pdf | size: 82 kB

Duration: 5 Minutes
Description: Each team of two (2) competes to pick up as many objects as they can the quickest.

  What Time is it Mr. Wolf?downloads: 61 | type: pdf | size: 81 kB

Duration: 5 Minutes
Description: One player is designated "Mr. Wolf." All other players line up and ask together, "what time is it Mr. Wolf?" Mr. Wolf, for example, will answer "6 o'clock." All players must take 6 steps towards the 'safe line.' They ask again "What time is it Mr. Wolf?" Mr. Wolf can then decide what time he wants to say or say "Dinner time"  where the rest of the players must run away from Mr. Wolf and cross the "safe line" without being caught!

  Pepperdownloads: 53 | type: pdf | size: 85 kB

Duration: 10 Minutes
Description: A small group of players, one batter, with the rest fielding. One player lightly tosses the ball to the batter who then attempts to chop it on the ground. NOT a complete swing, the fielders are to stop the ball. If caught batter is 'out' and fielders rotate to hit.

Movement Competence

 
  Ten Minute Softballdownloads: 60 | type: pdf | size: 161 kB

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  Change of Directiondownloads: 66 | type: pdf | size: 82 kB

Duration: 12 Minutes
Description: One player at a time moves diagonally backward in the direction (either L or R) as indicated by the adult leader. After the player has made approximately 2 or 3 direction changes, the adult throws a long fly.

 

 

 

  Coordination Drill- Pitchingdownloads: 52 | type: pdf | size: 73 kB

Duration: 5 Minutes
Description: Teaching arm/hip rotation with players.

  Roadrunnerdownloads: 53 | type: pdf | size: 82 kB

Duration: 20 Minutes
Description: The 'roadrunner' hits the ball off of the tee and runs around the bases trying to make it Home before all the 'coyotes' get the ball back to the catcher at Home.

 

 

 

  Reactiondownloads: 58 | type: pdf | size: 77 kB

Duration: 5 Minutes
Description: Have players line up in a line. Vary the positions the players start in. (ie. face down, backwards, crab position). Instructor yells "GO" and each players must run as fast as they can to the other line.