Striking Basics
•Year 2
•Striking & Fielding
•Various sizes for different hand sizes
Alternative: Plastic paddles, small cricket bats
Child-sized cricket bats preferred
Alternative: Rounders bats, softball bats
Lightweight rounders bats suitable for Year 2
Alternative: Baseball bats, short cricket bats
Mix of regular and softer balls for safety
Alternative: Soft practice balls, foam balls
For body part hitting activities
Alternative: Foam balls, bean bags
Easy to grip for hand hitting
Alternative: Ping pong balls, small rubber balls
Various sizes for different target difficulties
Alternative: Buckets, marked zones with cones
For marking target lines and boundaries
Alternative: Markers, chalk lines
For static ball hitting practice
Alternative: Plastic bottles, makeshift stands
A specific area or zone you aim to hit the ball towards
The moment the bat or hand touches the ball
Continuing the hitting movement after contact with the ball
Dropping or throwing the ball to yourself before hitting it
Throwing the ball with an underarm motion to a partner
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Counting successful hits, measuring distances to targets, calculating group scores, understanding angles of ball direction
Forces applied to balls, trajectory and flight paths, friction between bat and ball, energy transfer during hitting
Directions and angles of ball travel, spatial awareness of targets, mapping station positions around area
Turn-taking and fair play, celebrating others' successes, perseverance when learning new skills, team cooperation
Move continuously between stations and groups, position for maximum visibility of all students
Watch for safe equipment handling, fair turn-taking, technique development, and positive cooperation
Step in for unsafe behaviour, provide technique tips, resolve conflicts, encourage reluctant participants
Use enthusiastic demonstrations, involve students in showing good technique, provide visual examples at each station
Large indoor hall or outdoor area, minimum 20m x 15m clear space
Non-slip surface free from water, debris, or obstacles
Stop all activity immediately with whistle signal, assess injury, apply appropriate first aid, contact office if serious
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