SPRINGFIELD​ ​COLLEGE​ ​-​ ​DAILY​ ​LESSON​ ​PLAN

NAME:​ ​ ​Rachel​ ​Ball ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​DATE:9/19/17 ​ ​TIME:​ ​B,​ ​C

SCHOOL:​ ​Agawam​ ​High​ ​School​ ​ ​ ​LESSON#:2 ​ ​FACILITIES:​ ​Softball​ ​Field
SIZE:​​ ​20-25 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​GRADE:​ ​9-12 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​UNIT/THEME:​ ​Softball
GENERIC​ ​LEVEL:​ ​Control
EQUIPMENT:
1. 2​ ​Buckets​ ​of​ ​softballs
2. 25​ ​Softball​ ​gloves
3. Bases
4. Softball​ ​Bats

FOCUS​ ​OF​ ​LESSON:​ ​Students​ ​will​ ​put​ ​together​ ​all​ ​fielding​ ​techniques​ ​learned​ ​and
understand​ ​how​ ​the​ ​game​ ​of​ ​softball​ ​is​ ​played.
STUDENT​ ​PERFORMANCE​ ​OBJECTIVES​ ​(SPO):
By​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​lesson,​ ​students​ ​should​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to:

(P)​ ​Properly​ ​field​ ​a​ ​ground​ ​ball​ ​on​ ​the​ ​students​ ​forehand​ ​and​ ​backhand​ ​4​ ​times​ ​in​ ​a​ ​row​ ​with​ ​a
partner.
(National​ ​#​ ​S2.H1.L2;​ ​MACF​ ​#​ ​2.17;​ ​Task/Activity​ ​#​ ​Activities​ ​2&3)

(C)​​ ​Verbally​ ​list​ ​the​ ​skill​ ​cues​ ​of​ ​fielding​ ​a​ ​ground​ ​ball​ ​to​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​in​ ​the​ ​closure​ ​of​ ​the
lesson.​ ​(National​ ​#​ ​S2.H3.L2;​ ​MACF​ ​#​ ​2.21;​ ​Task/Activity​ ​#​ ​Informing​ ​&​ ​ ​Closure)

(A)​ ​Apply​ ​safe​ ​practices,​ ​rules,​ ​procedures​ ​when​ ​handling​ ​softballs​ ​and​ ​bats.​ ​(National
#​ ​S4.H5.L1;​ ​MACF​ ​#​ ​2.12;​ ​Task/Activity​ ​#​ ​Activity​ ​1,2,3,4)

TEACHER​ ​PERFORMANCE​ ​OBJECTIVES​ ​-​ ​During​ ​the​ ​lesson​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​will​:

1. During​ ​the​ ​lesson,​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​will​ ​wait​ ​for​ ​silence​ ​before​ ​starting​ ​to​ ​give​ ​instructions,
instead​ ​of​ ​talking​ ​over​ ​the​ ​students.
2. The​ ​teacher​ ​will​ ​work​ ​on​ ​making​ ​her​ ​instruction​ ​clear​ ​enough,​ ​that​ ​she​ ​does​ ​not​ ​need​ ​to
explain​ ​them​ ​a​ ​2nd​ ​time.

SPECIAL​ ​CONSIDERATIONS​ ​-​ ​What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​safety​ ​concerns?​ ​ ​What​ ​is​ ​unique​ ​about​ ​the
students​ ​in​ ​this​ ​class?
 ● Students​ ​must​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​their​ ​glove​ ​is​ ​not​ ​too​ ​close​ ​to​ ​their​ ​face​ ​when​ ​catching​ ​a
fly​ ​ball.
● Students​ ​must​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​the​ ​person​ ​they​ ​are​ ​throwing​ ​to​ ​is​ ​looking​ ​at​ ​them​ ​and
ready​ ​before​ ​they​ ​throw​ ​the​ ​ball.

REFERENCES​ ​:
1. Massachusetts​ ​Comprehensive​ ​Health​ ​Curriculum​ ​Frameworks,​ ​Oct​ ​1999.
2. SHAPE​ ​America:​ ​National​ ​Standards​ ​&​ ​Grade-Level​ ​Outcomes​ ​for​ ​K-12​ ​Physical
Education​ ​2014,​ ​pp.​ ​57,​ ​58​ ​&​ ​59.
3. https://ahspe.wordpress.com

LESSON​ ​PLAN​ ​FORM

TIME SEQUENCE​ ​OF ORGANIZATION REFLECTIONS

LESSON

Warm​ ​Up
All​ ​classes​ ​will​ ​complete
0-5 the​ ​same​ ​daily​ ​warm​ ​up:
● 2​ ​minute​ ​run
● 10​ ​jumping​ ​jacks
● 10​ ​push​ ​ups
● 10​ ​sit​ ​ups
● Hamstring
stretch

Activity​ ​1: Although​ ​this​ ​is​ ​a​ ​daily

Students​ ​will​ ​play routine,​ ​it​ ​could​ ​be​ ​cut
5-10 catching​ ​with​ ​a​ ​partner. down​ ​less​ ​than​ ​5mins.

While​ ​they​ ​are​ ​playing,

Make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​students
the​ ​teacher​ ​will​ ​review
the​ ​skill​ ​cues​ ​of​ ​throwing
spread​ ​down​ ​so​ ​they
and​ ​catching​ ​taught​ ​last are​ ​not​ ​standing​ ​on​ ​top
class. of​ ​one​ ​another.

Safety
Remember​ ​these
softballs​ ​are​ ​still​ ​pretty
hard.
 Make​ ​sure​ ​your​ ​partner
is​ ​looking​ ​before​ ​you
throw​ ​the​ ​ball.

Activity​ ​2:
Grounders
​ ​10-13 Still​ ​with​ ​their​ ​partners,
the​ ​teacher​ ​will​ ​show
students​ ​how​ ​to​ ​properly
field​ ​a​ ​ground​ ​ball.
- Wide​ ​base​ ​of
support
- Glove​ ​hand​ ​out
in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​body
- Non​ ​glove​ ​hand
traps​ ​the​ ​ball

Activity​ ​3: These​ ​activity​ ​2​ ​and​ ​3

Directional​ ​Grounders can​ ​be​ ​combined​ ​when
13-16 Pairs​ ​will​ ​get​ ​down​ ​on informing.
the​ ​knees​ ​and​ ​practice
Tell​ ​them​ ​to​ ​field​ ​10
fielding​ ​softballs​ ​on​ ​their
grounders​ ​right​ ​to​ ​them,
forehand​ ​and​ ​backhand
by​ ​their​ ​partner​ ​throwing
followed​ ​by​ ​10​ ​to​ ​their
the​ ​ball​ ​to​ ​either​ ​side​ ​of forehand​ ​and​ ​10​ ​to​ ​their
them. backhand.
This​ ​allows​ ​more​ ​time
for​ ​activity.

Safty:
Make​ ​sure​ ​that​ ​our​ ​palm
is​ ​facing​ ​up​ ​when
scooping​ ​the​ ​ball​ ​into
your​ ​glove.
If​ ​your​ ​fingers​ ​are​ ​facing
down​ ​you​ ​could​ ​jam
them.

Instructions: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​S This​ ​was​ ​very​ ​effective.

The​ ​teacher​ ​will​ ​quickly Most​ ​students
go​ ​over​ ​the​ ​pre
S​ ​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​S
16-20 surprisingly​ ​were​ ​very
assessment​ ​with​ ​the S
unfamiliar​ ​with
class​ ​and​ ​show​ ​them ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​T
positions.
where​ ​all​ ​positions​ ​are
located​ ​on​ ​the​ ​field.
She​ ​will​ ​then​ ​discuss​ ​the
basic​ ​rules​ ​of​ ​softball
 - Run​ ​the​ ​1st​ ​after
hitting​ ​the​ ​ball
- How​ ​to​ ​get​ ​outs
- No​ ​stealing

Activity​ ​4 Students​ ​loved​ ​this

Muscle​ ​Ball activity!
Teams​ ​assume​ ​position
on​ ​the​ ​field​ ​as​ ​in​ ​regular
Maybe​ ​ran​ ​for​ ​too​ ​long.
softball.​ ​The​ ​pitcher
20-35 Next​ ​time​ ​after​ ​about
throws​ ​the​ ​ball​ ​to​ ​the
“batter”​ ​but​ ​instead​ ​of
two​ ​innings​ ​bring​ ​out​ ​a
batting​ ​the​ ​“batter” tee​ ​and​ ​allow​ ​them​ ​to​ ​hit
catches​ ​the​ ​ball​ ​and off​ ​it​ ​opposed​ ​to
quickly​ ​throws​ ​it​ ​into​ ​the throwing​ ​if​ ​they​ ​want.
field​ ​of​ ​play.​ ​The​ ​ball​ ​is
treated​ ​as​ ​a​ ​batted​ ​ball Enforce​ ​students​ ​to​ ​try
and​ ​played​ ​with​ ​normal out​ ​different​ ​positions.
softball​ ​rules.
3​ ​outs,​ ​switch

Closure
The​ ​teacher​ ​will​ ​review
the​ ​skill​ ​cues​ ​learned
S​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​S
35-40
today​ ​(grounders).​ ​As S​ ​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​ ​ ​S​ ​ ​S
well​ ​as​ ​review​ ​the T
positions​ ​and​ ​their
locations.