Introduction
Introduction:
We just finished up our unit on softball! Now you are going to do a fun group project to show me how much you learned during this unit. You will be getting into groups of four to accomplish this assignment. You are going to create a presentation and you will be able to do that through any of the following methods:
Google slides
Task
Task:
Congratulations you were just hired to be part of the softball coaching team at a junior high. The head coach put your group in charge of the 7th grade team. All of your players are new to softball and do not know much about the game. They are excited to learn so it is your job to tell the about the game. You are to make a presentation to show your athletes what they are going to be learning from you during the season:
- Rules-Basic rules of the game
- Description of field and positions
- List of skills that the athletes will be learning both offense and defense
- Each person in the group needs to describe a skill as well as give a proper demonstration.
- Each member has to choose a different skill (i.e. if one person chooses catching a fly ball then no other person in your group can demonstrate catching a fly ball)
*You will need to record yourselves describing and demonstrating the skill
Process
Process
Rules:
Remember you only need to go into the basic rules. Just a rule of thumb include rules that were discussed in class and any other you think a beginner player should know. You don’t need to
get crazy detailed with this. If you have any doubts or questions you can ask me. Don’t get scared about the length. I am not asking you to read the whole thing. Skim through and read the BIG BOLD words and find anything you find needs to be included.
http://www.baseball-softball.de/wp-content/uploads/Softball-Rules-2014-2017-English.pdf
http://www.sfcoedchurchleague.com/asasoftballrb.pdf
Field and Positions:
http://www.allstaractivities.com/sports/softball/softball-positions.htm
Skills:
Hitting-
Article:
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4C2kLbkzZg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFXlONfyjek
Bunting-
Article:
http://www.dugout.softballexcellence.com/6-steps-to-better-bunting/
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qarxkyVGY64
Catching Flys-
Article:
http://softball.isport.com/softball-guides/how-to-track-the-ball-in-the…
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLwkivjyD8
Catching Grounders-
Article:
http://softball.isport.com/softball-guides/how-to-field-a-ground-ball-i…
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccta-HWnXis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoXYP2U4q7U
Throwing Overhand-
Article:
http://qcofficials.com/Aces96/Skills/Throwing/Throwing.html
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcN3azy8GDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpPh2D1T9iY
(With this one remember that we don't point with our elbow, we point with our gloves)
Pitching-
Article:
http://www.wikihow.com/Slow-Pitch
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z8Dmfc2zMk
If you come up with any other skills that you would like to use be sure to check it off with me.
Evaluation
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Beginning |
Developing |
Accomplishing |
Exemplary |
Score |
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Organization |
Assignment is very poorly organized and hard to follow. Information is not categorized.
4 points |
Assignment is organized but could use improvement. Information is not categorized.
6 points |
Assignment is organized but could use improvement. Information is categorized.
8 points |
Assignment is organized well without need of improvement. Information is categorized. 10 points |
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Spelling/ Grammar |
More than 10 spelling/ grammatical errors. 2 points |
5-10 spelling/ grammatical errors 3 points |
1-5 Spelling/ grammatical errors
4 points |
No spelling/ grammatical errors 5 points |
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Content |
You didn’t include most of the steps required for the assignment 1. Rules 2. Field and Position 3. Skills 4. Videos 4 points |
You didn’t include some of the steps required for the assignment 1. Rules 2. Field and Position 3. Skills 4. Videos
6 points |
You included most of the steps required for the assignment 1. Rules 2. Field and Position 3. Skills 4. Videos 8 points |
You included all the steps required for the assignment 1. Rules 2. Field and Position 3. Skills 4. Videos 10 points |
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Team Work |
You team scored you as a 2
2 points |
Your team scored you as a 3
3 points |
Your team scored you as a 4 4 points |
Your team scored you as a 5 5 points |
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Total is out of 30 |
/30 |
Conclusion
Conclusion:
After completing this webquest you should now have a deeper understanding of the game of softball. It is my goal to introduce you to as many physical activities as possible so that you may find an activity that you like. Now that you know more about softball you can participate and have another activity that you can participate in to stay physically active. I hope that you enjoyed this webquest! 
Credits
Credits:
Below are the links that can be found through out this Webquest.
http://www.baseball-softball.de/wp-content/uploads/Softball-Rules-2014-…
http://www.sfcoedchurchleague.com/asasoftballrb.pdf
https://www.myactivesg.com/sports/baseball-and-softball/how-to-play/sof…
http://www.allstaractivities.com/sports/softball/softball-positions.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4C2kLbkzZg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFXlONfyjek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcN3azy8GDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpPh2D1T9iY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qarxkyVGY64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLwkivjyD8
http://softball.isport.com/softball-guides/how-to-track-the-ball-in-the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccta-HWnXis
Teacher Page
Teachers Page:
This assignment serves as the performance assessment for the end of the softball unit. This is a fun assignment to show me what the students learned during this unit. It allows the student to also show me that they know how to do a skill that is necessary to be successful at playing softball.
Utah Core Standards:
Standard 1- Students will demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety lf physical anctivity
Standard 2- Students will demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance
ISTE 3- Research and information fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
*This assessment is going to take some time. You need to make sure that students have time to complete this assignment and that you are willing to be available to help any students who need it.