1. Do Now: How did you feel about the Chapter 7 & 8 Unit Assessment? What is easy or hard? Justify your reasoning. What were the main take aways from the unit? What prior experiences have you had with baseball or softball? Do you know who Mo’ne Davis is?

2. Baseball Unit 1.Field & Boundaries 2.Batting, Pitching, Fielding 3.Positions 4.Rules and Gameplay 5.History part 1 6.History part 2

3. Unit Objectives: I will……. -Learn the fundamentals of baseball -Understand all the areas and boundaries on the field. -Explain the responsibilities of each position -Be able to demonstrate proper hitting, pitching, fielding, and base running. -Know the history of baseball in America

4. Physical Objectives: Skills Learn how to throw with accuracy. (10 points) Learn how to catch and field ground balls consistently. (10 points) Demonstrate proper hitting technique. (10 points) Hit with power and consistency. (10 points)

5. Key Terms Ball Strike Batter Pitcher Fielder Outfield Infield Baserunner Inning Runs Hits Errors Bases Flyball Groundball Umpire Double Play Out Safe Strikeout Walk Homerun Single Double Triple Grandslam Ground rule double Batters box Pitchers mound

6. Conclusion Homerun derby: 10 chances to hit as many home runs as possible. Skills challenge: Throwing & Baserunning. All Star game: 2 teams with 12 players each. Baseball Unit Assessment for 40 points.

7. Areas and Boundaries

8. Do Now Draw a baseball field and label all 12 areas on the field. What do you know about pitching & fielding? What do you know about hitting and baserunning?

9. Baseball Unit 1.Field & Boundaries 2.Batting, Pitching, Fielding 3.Positions 4.Rules and Gameplay 5.History part 1 6.History part 2

10. Exit Slip: Field and Boundaries What are 3 Unit objectives for the baseball unit? What are 3 physical skills I need to demonstrate? How many total points can be earned between to the skills and unit assessment? Draw all 12 areas on the field.

11. Batting Batters box: zone designated for the batter. Hit: When the batter hits the ball into play and advances to 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd base. Homerun: a hit over the outfield fence which results in a run for the batting team. RBI: Runs batted in Foul: when a hit ball lands in foul territory.

12. Pitching Pitch count: Number of balls & strikes Strikes: a pitch that is the strike zone Ball: a pitch that is outside the strike zone Walk: Awarded to the batter after 4 balls Strikeout: An out which occurs after 3 strikes.

13. Fielding Flyball or Pop Up: A ball that hit high into the air. Groundball: A ball that’s hit on the ground. Double Play: A single defensive play that results in two outs. Assist: When an outfielder throws out a baserunner. Force out: When the forced runner is thrown out.

14. Base Running Tag up: When the runner waits for a pop fly to be caught by the defensive player before running to the next base. Stolen base: When the base runner advances to the next base between pitches. Lead: When the base runner takes a few steps in the direction of the next base. Force Out: When the baserunner is forced to advance to the next base.

15. Exit Slip: Sec 2 Batting, Pitching, Fielding, Baserunning What is the batters box, and what does RBI stand for? What are the 5 key terms about pitching? And a “walk” occurs after how many balls? What is a Popfly and groundball? What does “tag up” mean?

16. Do Now What are the 4 fundamentals of baseball? What is a force out? What does it mean to tag up? How many positions are there on defense? List all of them. How many positions are there on offense? List all of them.

17. Baseball Unit 1.Field & Boundaries 2.Batting, Pitching, Fielding 3.Positions 4.Rules and Gameplay 5.History part 1 6.History part 2

18. Areas and Positions

19. Defensive positions: Outfield Usually the fastest players on the team. 1. Left fielder: Strong arm. Good defense. 2. Center fielder: Fast & quick. Strongest defense in the outfield. 3. Right fielder: Strong arm. Less skilled.

20. Defensive Positions: Infield 4. 1 st base: Left handed. Great hands. Hits for power. 5. 2 nd base: Small, quick, and agile. 6. 3 rd base: Agile, strong arm, hits for power. 7. Short stop: Agile, strong arm, hits for average 8.Catcher: Smart player, slower, captain 9.Pitcher: Controls tempo of the game.

21. Offensive Positions Batter: The player at the plate. 1 st base coach: Gets signs from the Manager and relays them to the batter. 3 rd base coach: Instructs runners to stay or run. Manager: Manages all aspects of the game which include offense, defense, and pitching. Man on deck: The next batter. Man in the hole: The next, next batter.

22. Defensive Positions: Bullpen All non-starting pitchers: Long Relief: Reliefs starting pitcher from bad start. (1 st - 5th inning) Short relief: Relieves SP from bad start (5 th inning and after. Set up man: Usually pitches in the 7 th and 8 th inning. Closer: Closes the game. Pitches in the 9 th inning.

23. Exit Slip: Sec 3 Positions How many players are on defense? List all of them. How many players are on offense? List them all. Which one is charge of all aspects of the game? Which Bullpen pitcher typically ends the game. Draw a picture of the field and the location of every defensive player.

24. Do Now Where does the 2 nd baseman stand when he/she is on defense? Why? Which player is between 3 rd base and 2 nd base? What is common characteristic of all outfielders? Who are the pitchers in the bullpen? How do you put on a glove?

25. Do Now Draw the field and label all 9 defensive positions. Use initials. Which positions are the strong hitters? Which positions are small and agile? How many fouls can a batter have while they’re hitting? How many innings are in one game?

26. Baseball Unit 1.Field & Boundaries 2.Batting, Pitching, Fielding 3.Positions 4.Rules and Gameplay 5.History part 1 6.History part 2

27. Objective: I will… Analyze the offensive and defensive rules of baseball in preparation for gameplay.

28. Scoring The main objective of baseball is to score more runs than the opposing team. Runs are tallied any time an offensive player advances to 1 st base, 2 nd base, 3 rd base, and then home base. Runs can be made by… – Homerun or grandslam – Driving a run in by base hit

29. Innings There are 9 innings in a baseball game. The visiting team always bats first which allows the home team to bat last. Each batting team has 3 outs per inning.

30. Scoreboard

31. Scoreboard continued… The game always starts at the TOP of the first inning. The game always ends at the BOTTOM of the 9 th inning. Unless the game is tied after 9 innings of play. Extra innings: Home team always gets last at bats.

32. Pitch Count 3 strikes you’re OUT!!! 4 balls = Walk: batter advances to first base. Fouls = strikes Batters get an unlimited amount of fouls.

33. Gameplay Analyze a real baseball game.

34. Exit Slip: Sec 4 Gameplay How do you win in baseball? What is it called when a runner makes it to home base without getting out? The game starts and ends at what inning? Read this scoreboard. What inning is it, and what is the score?

35. Do Now 1. What is the pitch count? 2. How many runners are on base and which bases are they on? 3. What inning is the game currently in? 4. What is the score and who is winning

36. Baseball Unit 1.Field & Boundaries 2.Batting, Pitching, Fielding 3.Positions 4.Rules and Gameplay 5.History part 1 6.History part 2

37. Objective I will review key baseball concepts and rules in preparation for gameplay scrimmages.

38. Areas and Boundaries

39. Positions

40. Getting an OUT A force out is when a base runner who is forced to advance to the next base, is thrown out by the defense. (video) Tag out happens when a base runner is not on the base and is tagged with the ball by a defensive player. (video) Strikeout occurs when the batter gets 3 strikes A fly-out or pop-out occurs when the batters hits the ball in the air and the defense catches the ball before it touches the ground.

41. Getting a RUN Occurs when a player advances through all bases and makes it to home base w/o getting out. – Home run – Drive a run in – Sacrifice fly – Stolen base

42. Tagging Up Tagging up occurs when a the base runner waits for the defense to catch the ball before advances to the next base. (video)

43. Exit Slip Draw a baseball ball diamond and label all 12 areas and all 9 positions on the field. What are 4 types of outs a defense can make? Where is the force out in this play? (image) What is this base runner doing? (video)

44. Baseball Unit 1.Field & Boundaries 2.Batting, Pitching, Fielding 3.Positions 4.Rules and Gameplay 5.History part 1

45. History: The “early years” of baseball Baseball is derived from the English sport of Cricket. 1839 Abner Doubleday is credited as the inventor of baseball. 1845 Alexander Cartwright creates the official rules of baseball for the NYC Knickerbockers. 1869 The first official game was played by the Cincinnati Red Stockings vs. Great Westerns.

46. Major League Baseball 1876 National League was formed. 1901 American League was formed. 1903 The both leagues merged into the MLB (Major League Baseball) thus paving the way for the World Series. Boston Red Sox vs. The Pittsburg Pirates

47. Baseball History: 1900-1950’s 1919 White Sox Scandal: 8 players are accused of throwing the world series. 1943 All Women’s Baseball League 1870-1950’s Negro Leagues were formed because of the exclusion of black players in Major League Baseball.

48. Jackie Robinson 1947 Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier and becomes the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues.

49. Cy Young Cy Young: Pitched the first perfect game in 1904. Had 3 career no-hitters. Holds the record for most career wins at 511.

50. Babe Ruth Babe Ruth aka The babe, the Great bambino. Homerun King 714 career homeruns

51. Exit Slip Baseball is derived from what English sport? Which two gentleman are responsible for the creation of baseball? When did the National League and American League merge and create the Major League Baseball & World Series? Why were the Negro baseball Leagues created? What significance does Jackie Robinson play in the history of baseball in America?

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53. Do Now Get all your notes and exit slips from this baseball unit. Write down all the sections of baseball notes. There are 5 sections.

54. Baseball Unit 1.Field & Boundaries 2.Batting, Pitching, Fielding 3.Positions 4.Rules and Gameplay 5.History part

55. Section 1: Areas and Boundaries

56. Section 1: Positions

57. Study Guide: Sec 2 Batting, Pitching, Fielding, Baserunning What is the batters box, and what does RBI stand for? What are the 5 key terms about pitching? And a “walk” occurs after how many balls? What is a Popfly and groundball? What does “tag up” mean?

58. Study Guide: Sec 3 Positions How many players are on defense? List all of them. How many players are on offense? List them all. Which one is charge of all aspects of the game? What are 4 the roles of all the bullpen.

59. Scoreboard

60. Study Guide: Sec 4 Gameplay How do you win in baseball? What is it called when a runner crosses the homebase? What is called when the batter hits the ball over the outfield fence? The game starts and ends at what inning? Read this scoreboard. What inning is it, and what is the score?

61. Study Guide: Sec 4Gameplay What are 4 types of outs a defense can make? What are ways of scoring a run? Where is the force out in this play? (image) What is this base runner doing? (video)

62. Study Guide: Sec 5 History Baseball is derived from what English sport? Which two gentleman are responsible for the creation of baseball? When did the National League and American League merge and create the Major League Baseball & World Series? Why were the Negro baseball Leagues created? Why were the Women’s leagues created? What significance does Jackie Robinson play in the history of baseball in America?

63. Do Now: Benchmark Prepare for the Baseball Unit Assessment by getting a clipboard, and having a pen or pencil to write with. There will be no time to study right now so put everything else away.

64. Test Expectations 50 points can be earned on this test No notes can be used Work individually (any suspicion of cheating will result in an NP) Once you are done, log onto Achieve 3000 and read the suggested article and complete the activities.(4 pts extra credit) 30 minutes to complete the test.

65. Grading Scale Raw ScorePercentage4 point scaleLetter grade 50100 %4.0A 4590%3.4A 4080%3.0B 3570%2.0C 34 and under69%1.8NP

66. GOOD LUCK!!!!

67. 1. What is the pitch count? 2. How many runners are on base and which bases are they on? 3. How many total runs did both teams score in the 4 th inning? 4. What inning is the game currently in? 5. What is the score? 6. Who is winning?