Striking Fielding Games Modifications

Striking/Fielding Games Baseball Cricket Over the line Rounders Softball

The modifications listed below incorporate the various strategies for modifying games to fit the needs of the players for the types of games listed in the table above. Many of them can be used in combination as well. Modifications se of larger balls. se of softer balls "e.g.# $!ncrediball%&' se of batting tee. )itchers come from own team. Machine pitching. ,ecrease or increase number of bases "w. change distance between them' Reduce in sector si.e. !ncrease in sector si.e. Changes in rules for stealing bases. Reduced team si.e "e.g.# 1 v 1 or 2 v 2'. Focus !ncrease chance for success in batting. Reduce fear of ball( reduce speed of ball. !ncrease chance of success in batting. *ocus on better pitching( speed up game. !ncrease consistency# ad+ustable pitch speed. -mphasi.e decision/making on both offense and defense. !ncreased challenge for batting team# less ground to cover for fielding team. !ncrease chance of success for batting team( challenge fielding team. Reduce tactical comple0ity for fielding team( for offense# emphasi.e $moving runner over.% !ncrease active involvement of more students.

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