Throwing

• • Right and left foot parallel (straight) and aligned. Shoulder length apart

  • Shoulder facing toward target

  • Arm with ball making a 90° angle aligned with rest of body.

  • Other arm pointing toward target

  • Twist upper body, arm with ball coming around

  • Release when arm is straight

  • [place another spot marker in front of the other two] then step in to 3rd marker

Catching

• • Feet spread apart. Knees bent slightly

  • Glove hand: Elbow down and a little away from the body. Arm up in the air. Glove ‘in and out’- towards and facing away from body

  • Free hand: Up and ready

  • When ball comes: Catch with glove. Use free hand to hold ball in

Fielding

• • Feet spread apart. Knees bent. Get low to the ground. Try to not bend upper body so much. (Get rear low to ground)

  • Glove really low to the ground. Free hand on top of mitt

  • When ball comes: field ball with glove and use free hand to keep ball in

Batting

• • Starting position: 

    • Feet spread apart, parallel, and aligned. 

    • Knees bent. 

    • Back elbow back and up. 

    • Front elbow pulled toward around middle of body. 

    • Weight of body leaning on back foot.

  • When pitch comes: 

    • Step in with front foot and drop the back elbow

    • Rotate the hips and rear foot. 

    • Swing level.

    • Follow through to front shoulder 

    • EYE ON BALL THE WHOLE TIME!!!