Kiwi Sport

LI: to learn how to bat

Today we had Kiwi Sport with Alison (Kiwi Sport Teacher) I learned the batting position, the things you need to do is:

Knuckles aligned

Shoulder width apart

Bat on your throwing shoulder
Elbows out
Eyes on the ball

When we did that we played Scatterball again but this was different. It was all the same you bat and field, but when you field and put the ball down on the cone, you have to sit down to let other people get the ball. The batting team batted, and the fielding team fielded. Then we switched and played one round. When we played Scatter we played 4 corners.

How you play is you need Four cones, bases or anything. When you have that you need one person in the middle to count down 5 down to 1. When the person gets to 1 everyone has to be at a base, and the person picks a base to get people out. When then they keep doing it until there's only one person left. We played three rounds. First one normal, second we had to walk backwards to a base, and third round we had to walk like any animal. When we played those three rounds we had a recap on what we did today and left to class. 

KiwiSport

LI: to learn how to bat
I learned how us the batting position properly.
Hands together
Knuckles aligned
Shoulder width apart
Bat on your throwing shoulder
Elbows out
Eyes on the ball

Today we were playing Scatterball a little bit differently. Instead of using the tea Ash would through the softballs at us and we would have to hit it. If we couldn't do it without the tea we we would have to use it. We would hit only one ball and that was one that was what made it hard as well. You had to play smart of which base you would have to stop. We had two turns to bat and two turns to field. When we played four rounds we did a little mini game. We got into a circle and put our hands on our knees, someone would throw it or maybe trick them with a fake throw. If we dropped or put your hands off when they don't throw it to you, you are out.

KiwiSport

LI: learn softball skills

Today I went to Kiwisport and we were doing batting again. I was really excited because I liked Batting the best. The first thing we did was get into two groups. Team One did fielding and Team Two did batting. Team Two went in a line and did a recap on the position when you bat. When we did that we hit the ball and had to round around the basis to get p

The Batting position is:

Shoulder width apart

Elbows out

Knuckles aligned

Bat on your throwing arm

Eyes on the Ball

When everyone got a turn to bat we switched. Team 1 now bats and Team 2 now fields. When we finished that we did it again but we had a twist. Now we could only hit one ball and it would be harder because the fielders are only getting one ball and trying to get it. When we finished our teacher (Ash) hit the ball and it was with a lot of force. Then that was the end and we went to class. 

KiwiSport

LI: to learn how to pitch

Today we learned how to pitch with our new coach Halina. She is really nice and fun. We first did a warm up game. We got into two groups and were playing a running game. We were playing Basis. Home Basis, 1st Basis, 2nd Basis, and 3rd Basis. Each group would start in a specific Basis and run around touch the basis. If we didn't touch all the basis in the run we would start again. Then we learned how to flick our wrist while throwing it. The we got into our Rock-star movement. We would play a imaginary guitar but putting our arms backwards then throwing it. After that we had to get in a L shape then K, while that we do the rock-star movement flick our wist and throw it. So we combined it all together and it was the end of our lesson. 

KiwiSport

LI: to learn how to bat

The first thing we did was greet Ash who was our Kiwisport Teacher. Then Ash told us the batting position. 

Batting Position

• Legs are shoulder width apart
• Hands together holding the bat
• Bat on you shoulder that you throw with
• Knuckles aligned
• Eyes on the ball

So after that Ash taught us how to play Skatter Ball. First she got us into Batters and Fielders. The batters lined up to bat the ball. So how we played was whoever was in the front had to bat it as far as possible so they could run in an arch and run around as many times, while they run the Fielders have to get the ball and put it on a cone. We switched roles one time so the Batters would become Fielders and the Fielders would become Batters. Then we played another round but this time while the Batter runs around the Fielders had to pass the ball to each other while trying to put the ball on the cone. Then we played two rounds and then said Goodbye.

KiwiSport

LI: to learn how to throw and catch a softball

Today was the first day of Kiwi sport. The sport was Softball. 

The first thing we did was get into pairs. Me and my partner (Alisha) got a softball to throw and catch. So the teacher showed us how to throw a soft ball. We had to make a L. One for aiming and one for throwing. We had to throw with our dominant hand, so if you are right handed you throw with that hand, and if you are left handed you throw with the left. We did it for a couple of minutes then played a game. The game was you had to throw it to your partner and they had to catch it. If they didn't catch it or the dropped it, the two pairs were out. We played two rounds and me and my partner won the first round, then on the second round another pair won.