1. Baseball/Wiffleball

2. History
Baseball’s most direct ancestors appear to be two English games: Rounders (a children’s game brought to New England by the earliest colonists) and Cricket. By the time of the American Revolution, variations of such games were being played on schoolyards and college campuses across the country.
The first team to play baseball under modern rules were the New York Knickerbockers. The club was founded on September The club members, led by Alexander Cartwright, formulated the "Knickerbocker Rules". One of the significant rule changes required fielders to tag or force the runner out, as is done today.

3. History Breaking Social Barriers
A "gentlemen's agreement" was struck between the clubs which endeavored to bar non-white players from professional baseball. However, in 1947, it was Jackie Robinson (in the National League) and Larry Doby (in the American League) emergence that baseball would begin to remove its color bar.

4. Basic Terms
Ball- a legally pitched ball that does not enter the strike zone (four balls equals a walk)
Grounder- A ball that is hit on the ground
Fly ball- ball hit up in the air to the outfield
On deck- the next batter
Pop up- ball hit up in the air to the infield
Strike- term used when a ball is swung at and missed or is called when the ball enters the strike zone and is not swung at all.
Strike zone- the ball passes the batter over the plate between their chest and knees

5. Game Play Baseball game lasts 7 to 9 innings
In each inning, each team bats until 3 batters have been put out.
Played between two teams of 9 Players on the field.

6. Positions and The Field
Pitcher
Catcher
First Baseman
Second Baseman
Third Baseman
Short Stop
Left Fielder
Center Fielder
Right Fielder

7. Throwing Cues Point non-throwing side/shoulder to the target
Throwing arm way back behind head
Step with your opposite foot towards target
Follow through by letting your throwing arm come across the opposite side of your body

8. Hitting Cues
Grip the bat so your hands are close together and your dominant hand is on top.
Stand with your side to the pitcher, and put your back elbow up.
Swing the bat level while keeping your eyes on the ball (don’t chop like an axe)

9. Base Running
Runners must touch each base in order (First, Second, Third, Home)
Runners may overrun 1st base only, all other bases the runner may be tagged and called out if they are off the base.
After a fly ball has been caught the base runner must tag the occupied base before advancing to the next base (Tagging Up)
A runner is out if:
They are tagged with the ball before reaching a base
The ball gets to 1st base before the runner
If they are forced out. Force out is when the runner has to advance to the next base to make room for the following base runner.
They run more than 3 feet out of the base line to avoid being tagged