Striking

With a Long and Short Implement

Activities:

  • Adult tosses ball underhand for student to strike with bat

  • Use a cone as a tee and place ball on top to hit

  • Hang balloon or beach ball for student to strike with a bat

  • Use a paper plate and tape to a ruler to strike a balloon or paper bag

  • See how many times you can strike an object before it falls to the floor

  • See how many times you can strike an object back and forth with a partner

Directions:

  1. Dominant hand grips bat above nondominant hand

  2. Nonpreferred side of body faces the imaginary tosser with feet parallel

  3. Hip and shoulder rotation during swing

  4. Transfer body weight to front foot

  5. Bat contacts ball


Activities that require striking with an implement: softball, baseball, cricket, hockey, tennis, badminton, table tennis (ping-pong), golf, squash, pickleball