UP Softball Final
- 1. Concord University PETE Unit Plan Unit Activity Softball Unit Context Learner Characteristics:The skill levels of the class range widely due to the athletic ability and experience of the individual students. Most students have been exposed to softball ranging from back yard play with the family to competing on the high school and collegiate level. Students also range from 18 to late 40’s, male and female, and most are in moderate to good physical condition. Physical Environment: The class will be conducted in either Gym I or Gym II depending on the schedule of other classes. The gym will have sufficient lighting, a controlled temperature, and the floor will be clean and free of obstacles. Both gyms due have a few safety considerations. Both gyms will have ample space to conduct lessons, but will have obstacles such as bleachers, brick walls, batting cage nets, and etc. to account for. Equipment Access: Different types and sizes of balls and bats, gloves, catching training pads, and bases will be provided. Other items such as poly spots, targets, and cones will be available from the equipment rooms. Balls will range from foam to regulation softballs, bats from plastic to metal, targets will be taped to gym walls, and poly spots/cones will be used for marking and starting point references. There will be plenty of equipment for each group to have one for each lesson. Special Concerns: Proper non-slip shoes will need to be worn as well as proper attire for indoor activities. Modifications will be made for students with injuries, ailments, or disabilities. (Modification for Jacob will be foam balls, no gloves, and plastic bat.) Standards Addressed NASPE Standards for PE _x_ Motor Skills & Movement Forms x Movement Concepts x Physical Activity _ Health-Related Fitness x Personal & Social Behavior x Values Physical Activity WV Standards for PE _x_ Movement Forms _x_ Motor Skills _x_ Physical Activity _x_ Physical Fitness _x_ Personal & Social Behavior Name: Darrell & Brantlea Date:
- 2. Unit Goal To introduce students to the skills and mechanics required while participating in a competitive or leisure game of softball as a team sport or lifetime activity. Unit Objectives Psychomotor: Students will be able to demonstrate and perform the critical elements involved in catching, throwing, fielding, hitting, bunting, base running, and strategies during a competitive game of recreational softball with 80% accuracy or better. Cognitive:Students will be able to answer questions correctly pertaining to the rules and strategies of softball and dimensions of a softball field. This will be accomplished by verbally answering questions at the end of each lesson utilizing the Call, Ask, and Answer method and a 25-question exam at the end of the unit with a 80% accuracy. Affective: Students will display teamwork, good sportsmanship, and communication while participating in a game of competitive softball. Students will gain the appreciation, value and fun of softball as a team sport and lifetime activity by participating with peers in practice and game type situations. Health-Related Fitness:Students will participate in a pre-planned dynamic moderate warm-up with their class demonstrated by the instructor. Students will also receive benefits in hand-eye coordination, muscle strength and endurance, and flexibility in most unit plans while participating in moderate to vigorous individual and team activities.
- 3. Content Outline Motor Skills: Catching Throwing Critical Elements: 1. Stand with feet a little more than shoulder width apart with knees slightly bent and butt down. 2. Watch the ball into your hands or glove. 3. Position fingers up and thumbs together for balls chest high or higher. Position hands down and little fingers together for balls waist high or lower. 4. On contact with the ball, absorb the force by bringing the ball close to the body. (Give with the ball) 1. Grip the ball across a seam with the index and second fingers, thumb underneath, and third and fourth fingers on the side. 2. Stand with feet a little more than shoulder width apart and non-throwing shoulder pointed to target. 3. Move the throwing arm backwards pointing the elbow away from the body, while shifting weight to rear foot and rotating the trunk in that direction. 4. Push off with the rear foot and step with the front foot towards the intended target and rotate hips, trunk, and shoulders as throwing arm moves forward. 5. Follow through with the throwing arm across the body and pronating the hand in a smooth rhythmical motion. (Palm facing Instructional Cues: 1. Athletic stance. 2. Eyes on the ball. 3. Hands together and out in front 4. Soft hands. 1. Grip 2. Athletic stance/Shoulder to target. 3. Rotate and separate. 4. Push and throw. 5. Follow through.
- 4. Scope and Sequence of Content Informing Tasks: Extension Tasks: Applying Tasks: Catching/Throwi ng Lesson 2 Throwing with a partner, short distance away working on mechanics of throwing and receiving. Progress back to cone. Person receiving the ball gives the thrower a target, thrower works on consistently hitting the glove or hands. Keeping proper technique begin to back thrower up, but make sure they continue to use the correct form. See how many catches out of 10 the student can make, using proper form and how many throws out of ten the thrower can make using the core of the body as a target. Fielding a ground ball Lesson 4 Partners get a small ball and start with rolling the ball to one another. Once they have the understanding of how to field a ground ball work on back hand and forehand by rolling the ball a short distance from one another. See how many can each partner get in a row, then see how many they can get in a minute. Play a game of wall ball. Fielding a Fly Ball Lesson 6 Work on the basic element of tracking a ball and catching with two hands, stationary. Move into catching a fly ball with movement, keeping correct form and adding a drop step. Putting it all together do a drill/game worth points where you have to get 2 fly balls, first worth 2 points and the second worth 5. Hitting Lesson 8 Work on proper technique, start off the tee. Keeping proper technique move to soft toss. Last work on front toss in the cage, while keeping the correct form if you hit the back net on a drive its 10 points, groundball is worth 3 points, line drive to either side is 5 points and popups are 0.
- 5. Bunting Lesson 9 Introduce the proper technique, have them but soft squishy balls Once then learn the technique go over how to change directions Have bunting down the line be worth 4 points and up the middle worth one Base Running Lesson 10 Introduce base running, go over when to run, footwork off the base, and how to tag up. Begin to talk about taking a lead when you can come off the base and if you are stealing when you can steal. Put a field out working on all critical elements, have the batter hit front toss if they make it to first successfully they get 1point if they make it to second they get 3 additional points and if they make it to third that’s 4additional points. Take into consideration proper for and understanding the situation. Block Time Plan Lesson 1: Introduction of the unit. Introduction to rules of the game and dimensions of the field. (Pass out handout) Lesson 2: Introduce the critical elements of catching and throwing. Participate in extension task of catching and throwing. Participate in application tasks of catching and throwing. Lesson 3: Review of critical tasks for catching and throwing. Participate in extension tasks of catching and throwing. Participate in application tasks of catching and throwing.
- 6. Lesson 4: Introduction of critical tasks for fielding ground balls. Participate in extension tasks of fielding ground balls. Participate in application of fielding ground balls. Lesson 5: Introduction of critical tasks for fielding fly balls. Participate in extension tasks of fielding fly balls. Participate in application of fielding fly balls Lesson 6: Review the critical elements of fielding fly balls and ground balls. Participate in extension tasks of fielding fly balls and ground balls. Participate in application tasks of fielding fly balls and ground balls. Lesson 7: Introduction of critical tasks for hitting. Participate in extension tasks of hitting. Participate in application tasks of hitting. Lesson 8: Review the critical tasks of hitting. Participate in extension tasks of hitting. Participate in application tasks of hitting. Lesson 9: Introduction of critical tasks for bunting. Participate in extension tasks of bunting. Participate in application tasks of bunting. Lesson 10: Introduction of critical tasks for base running. Participate in extension tasks of base running. Participate in application tasks of base running. Lesson 11: Small game play utilizing and reviewing throwing, catching, hitting, fielding, bunting, and base running. Lesson 12: Softball game. Introduce offensive and defensive strategies. Lesson 13: Softball game. Review offensive and defensive strategies. Lesson 14: Softball game. Review offensive and defensive strategies. Review rules of game and dimensions of the field. Lesson 15: Softball game. Take written exam of rules and dimensions.
- 7. Instructional Strategy Affiliation: Roles: Record Keeping: Seasons: Formal Competition: Culminating Event: Skill Combine: Instructions: Assessment Procedures Psychomotor: Students will be able to demonstrate the critical points of throwing, catching, hitting, bunting, fielding, and base running with a minimum of 80% accuracy while being observed. Cognitive:Students will be able to identify rules and strategies of softball and the dimensions of a softball field by completing a multiple- choice 25-question exam with 80% accuracy. Affective: Teams will receive daily points of activities, drills and games by showing sportsmanship, teamwork, improvement, and application of offensive and defensive strategies worth 100 points over the course of the unit. H-R Fitness: Students will be observed during pre-planned warm-up, extension tasks, and application tasks to ensure they are staying active and engaged and can earn up to 50 total points over course the unit. Written Exam- 50 points Participation- 50 points Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Improvement, and Strategies- 100 points (Lessons 2,4,6,8,9,10,11,12,13, and 14-Winning team receives 10 points per lesson and second place team receives 5 points per lesson) Total points 200 Resources Used Books: Schmottlach, Neil and Jerre McManama. (2010). Softball. Sandra Lindelof, Katie Cook, & Deborah Cogan (Eds.), Physical Education Activity Handbook, 12th Edition (339-354. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings.