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submitted by Maggie Kennedy (Developmental
Physical Education for Today's Children, David L. Gallahue)
Equipment - 1 nerf ball, 2 cones, 2 bases
Grade level - 4-6
Divide the class into even teams. One team is up to kick and the
other in the
field. Everyone on the kicking teams kicks before they go out into
the
field. One base is placed in the field (as far out as the age level
permits). Two cones are placed approx. 4 feet on either side of home
base (this too, depends on the age level of the students). The
kicker
kicks a stationary ball from home plate and then runs out to 1st base
and back to home - s/he may not stop on 1st base. The fielding tries
to kick the kicked ball through the cones before the runner gets
back to home base. The fielding team may not use their hands to play
the ball. If they do, it is an automatic point for the kicking team.
If the kicker
makes it back home before the ball is kicked through the cones, the
kicking team gets
a point. If the fielding team kicks the ball through the cones
before
the kicker gets back to home, it is no point. The game goes fairly
fast
and everybody gets a chance to kick and field the ball.
X (cone)
O (home base)
O (first base)
X (cone)
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