Four-Team Indoor Striking Tournament
Multi-team tournament format with timed innings where students apply striking and fielding skills while implementing tactical strategies
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About This Activity
Multi-team tournament format with timed innings where students apply striking and fielding skills while implementing tactical strategies
Quick Info
high
28
Full sports hall minimum 30m x 20m to accommodate two simultaneous pitches with spectator areas
Equipment Required
Balls (tennis and rounders)
6-8 total (3-4 per pitch)
Bats (various types)
8-10 total (4-5 per pitch)
Cones for boundaries and bases
40-50
Posts and bases
8 (4 per pitch)
Team bibs (4 colours)
28-32 (7-8 per colour)
Timers or stopwatches
2
Scoreboard or whiteboard
1
Water bottles
1 per student
Balls
As needed
Cones
As needed
Posts
As needed
Team bibs
As needed
Timer
As needed
Scorecards
As needed
Suitable For
Year 7
Suitable Sports
Striking & Fielding
Activity Tags
Equipment
Ball Required
Racquets Required
Cones Required
Space
Indoor
Features
Inclusive
Engaging
Fun
Teaching Focus
Cooperative Learning
Competitive Learning
Skills
Striking
Tactics
Game Sense
Team Play
Activity Type
Main Game
Values
Teamwork
Fair Play
Sportsmanship
Intensity
High Intensity
Competition
Moderate Competition
Weather
Indoor Only
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