Arianna Flagg

Modified Games Portfolio Striking Games

PHED 239 Module 4: High School, Dr. Mangano,
Springfield College
November 14, 2016

Table of Contents:

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Softball:
Batting Practice
500

3-4
5-6

Cricket:
Over the Line

7-8

Kickball
Mat Ball

9-10

Rounders
Team Batting

11-12

Softball
Batting Practice
Focus: Hitting accuracy, student involvement
# of players: 4 teams, 5 players on each team.
Teacher will pick players prior to class.
Positioning: 1 batter, 1 pitcher, 1 catcher, 2 outfield
Facilities: Soccer field - (100 yards by 60 yards)
Equipment: Whiffle balls(4), bats (4), hula hoops (12), cones (to
mark off zones) (30+)
Rules:
Each team will go to their designated side of the field.
Before the batter hits the pitch, they will call out what
zone they want to hit the ball to, either zone 1,2 or 3.
The batter will receive an underhand throw from the
pitcher and try to hit the softball in their desired zone. If the
batter successfully hits the softball in the zone they chose,
their team will receive 1 point. If the softball lands in the
hula hoop in that zone, they will receive 5 additional points.
After a batter hits the softball, the teams will rotate:
batter goes to catcher, catcher goes to outfield for 2
rotations, outfield goes to pitcher, pitcher goes to batter.
Each student per team will get 3 at bat attempts.
Each team will keep track of their total team points and
compare to the rest of the class at the end of the activity.
Extension down: Pitcher can stand closer to the batter for the pitch
Extension up: If students wants to be challenged, teacher can move
hula hoops further away
Safety:
Students will use a whiffle ball and bat so if the ball were to hit
someone, the person will not get hurt. Be aware of your
surroundings.
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Flagg, A. (2016, November 13). Softball - Batting Practice. Springfield College.

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Softball
500
Focus: Skill development in fielding, hitting
# of players: 4 teams, 5 players per team, Players may choose their
own team, must be co-ed
Positioning: 1 batter, 4 outfielders
Facilities: Field area
Equipment: Batting tee (4), Softballs (4), Softball gloves (20)
Rules:
Starting batter, chosen by rock paper scissors, will hit
the softball off the batting tee while the rest of the players
are in the outfield.
The goal is for the outfield to field the ball.
Fielders score:
100 points for a fly ball
75 points for fielding as one bounce ball
50 points for a moving grounder
25 for fielding a stationary ball
Fielder who gets to 500 points first takes the place of
the batter.
All students will get a chance to bat
Extension down: Students can use a whiffle ball and plastic bat
Extension up: Students can lose points 25 points if you drop the ball
Safety Tip:
Communication is very important so nobody runs into each other!
Durbridge, W., & McGovern, P. (n.d.). 500. Retrieved from http://alisoviejogirlssoftball.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/12/Softball-Drills-Modified-Games.pdf

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Cricket
Over the Line
Focus: Batting skill development, fielding
# of players: 2 teams; 10 players per team - break off in a line by
1,2,1,2,1,2 etc.)
Positioning: one team in outfield spread throughout all field
divisions, other team is batting
Facilities: Field area
Equipment: Tennis ball (1), Cricket paddle (1), cones (30+),
whiteboard (1)
Rules:
Both teams are involved in the game, one team will
begin hitting and one team will start in the field.
On deck batter of the hitting team will soft toss
(bounce) the ball to the batter to hit.
Three sets of cones will be set up in a half circle on the
field. Hitting the ball past the first set of cones is a single,
past the second set of cones is a double, past the third set of
cones on the ground is a triple, and over the third set of
cones is a homerun.
The ball must remain in the boundaries to be
considered a hit. Any hit outside of the boundaries, caught in
the air, or fielded before reaching the first set of cones is an
out.
Three outs per inning or five runs per half inning before
switching offense and defense.
Three innings will be played and score will be kept on
whiteboard using team names.
Extension down: Use a bigger playing ball

Extension up: Designate a pitcher in the outfield to bowl the ball further distance
Safety Tip: Same-team pitcher make sure you are standing far
enough from the batter so nobody get strikes by accident
Flagg, A., & Rivest, C. (n.d.). Cricket Lesson Plan [PDF]. Springfield College: Arianna Flagg.

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Kickball
Mat Ball
Focus: Base running, kicking skill development
# of Players: 2 teams, 10 players on each team - People will partner
up: Partner distinguishes themselves peanut butter or jelly, all
peanut butters make up one team, all jellys make up the other.
Positioning: peanut butters start in outfield - in open space,
establish a pitcher, first baseman, second baseman, third
baseman, and catcher of desired. Jellys will start as kicking team
Facilities: Gymnasium
Equipment: Kickball (1), gym mats (4)
Rules:
The kicker will kick the pitched ball and try to run
around all bases
If the player leaves third base he/she must attempt to
score
To score: runner must run past home plate and to the
first mat without getting out, after scoring the runner stays
on the base and continues running until they get out.
Multiple people can be on a mat at once, you do not
have to run every pitch
To get out: the runner is tagged or hit by the ball below
the waist, the ball hits the ceiling on the kick, their kick is
caught by the fielding team before the bounce
Extension Down: kicker can choose to use a bigger ball
Extension Up: If you step off the base you must run, no leads
Safety Tip: The kickball is fairplay off the wall, so be ready catch at
any time!
Wellington Matball. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://web.wellington.org/miller/wellington_matball.htm

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Rounders
Team Batting
Focus: Batting, pitching
# of players: 4 teams, 5 players on each team - teacher randomly
select teams, hands out pinnies
Positioning: 1 batting team, one backstop team, one fielding team
in open space around the field, one duty team on the sidelines
Facilities: Field area
Equipment: Tennis ball (1), bats (5), posts (5)
Rules:
One batter from the batting team starts at each post
One member from the backstop team will stand behind
each post
A pitcher from the backstop team will stand in the
middle and underhand toss the tennis ball to any batter in
the ring they choose, when the ball is hit all batter will run
counterclockwise to the next post.
The fielding team is trying to field the ball to the pitcher
A batter is out if the ball is caught by a fielder or
backstop
A point is scored when the batting team returns to their
original post after running around all the other posts.
The duty team will track of time, score, and officiate fair
plays
Extension Down: Use a large whiffle ball instead of a tennis ball
Extension Up: Move the posts further back from center
Safety Tip: The class does not know who will be batting, so be aware
of what is happening and keep space from the batters. Batters
must place bat down IN FRONT OF post before running.

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S. (Ed.). (n.d.). Rounders- Team Batting. Retrieved from

https://www.yourschoolgames.com/uploads/file/Secondary_Rounders_FINAL_FOR_PRINT.pdf

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