Baseball

Wheelchair baseball

Children aged between 8 and 18 with a disability requiring the use of a wheelchair

PUBLIC

Learn how to pitch

Instructions :

• 1st team in single file on the home plate.
• 2nd team on the 2nd base.

I’m the 1st player, I got the ball:Put it on your knees, move to the 3 next bases and touch them with at least one of your wheels Once you’ve reached the right base, you’re the pitcher: send the ball to your team-mate who can then catch it and start move foward.

Objective : Teaching children to compete and cooperate as a team, move foward and rounding the bases, and throwing progressions. Reinforces their catching skills.

Goal : Be the 1st full team to reach last base.

How to pitch properly?

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The opposite hand is directed to aim

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Throw the ball. Fully extend the arm like a catapult, keeping the arm stretched forward at the end of the throw.

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Arch your elbow far back, ball behind your head

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Look far ahead and slightly up

Grab the wheel as far back as possible and push as far forward as possible to go faster

Learn how to Swing

Instructions :

• In each team: 3 "batters" who swing and 3 "brains" who answer the questions.
• The 3 batters take turns hitting the ball on a tee with a bat.
• The field is divided into 4 zones:

If the ball lands in the nearest 1st zone, the "brains" have 1 attempt to answer the question using the 5 suggested answers. 2nd Zone = 2 attempts, 3rd zone = 3 attempts, etc...

The questions concern the history of baseball and the rules of the game: - How many innings did the longest match last? - Where did baseball originate? - What's a tag out? Etc...

Objective : To teach children how to swing the ball properly while improving their general knowledge of baseball.

Goal : throw the ball as far as possible and answer as many questions as possible..

1. Hold the bat with both hands 2. Raise your elbows to your chin 3. Hold the bat straight behind your head 4. Rotate the pelvis to gain momentum 5. Extend your arms with speed to hit the ball, then bring the bat back to the opposite shoulder.

How to Swing Properly ?

thank you for listening !