PE LESSON PLAN Teachers Name: Stavros Psaromatis

Year: 8 Topic: Softball, Lesson 8

Learning Intentions:
Students will be able to successfully pitch a
softball
As a result of actively engaging in this lesson
students will

• Understand (Concepts):
Understand where to position themselves as a
catcher

• Know (Facts):
Know where to pitch a softball

• Do (Be able to):

Be able to pitch a softball

Safety Considerations: Consideration Equipment

for students requirements:
• Appropriate footwear with special
• Appropriate clothing needs or  Cones
• Floor should be free of dirt and debris abilities:  25 mitts
• Field is to be cleared of stray balls  20 softball balls
• Students to stay hydrated - Move cones
closer for
smaller throwing
distance
- A range of
different balls

Time: Introduction to Task (Routine matters/Statement of learning

Outcome/Connection to previous learning)

5 mins Warm up
Bowitgee – Played by the Indigenous population from the Norther Territory
Students are to pass the Bowitgee (ball) among each other while moving
with the ball. Group counts number of passes over 60 seconds

5 minutes Recap of last lesson (tee-ball game)

10 minutes Activity
- Students to get into pairs
- Grab a mitt each
- Grab a ball between each pair
- Stand on a cone
- Practice throwing and catching (chest balls, fly balls, roll balls)
 Introduction to pitching
5 minutes Pitching cues – Facing batter, stepping with opposite foot, releasing ball in
the direction of the target, underarm, aiming between the catcher’s arm pits
and knees

Student to get into pairs and practice pitching on the same cones as the last
20 minutes activity

Closure –
5 minutes Recap of key cues of pitching