Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Hockey Baseball

                            Greetings families!

Hockey Baseball in action

Warm up exercises that focus on core body strength.
For the past few weeks our 1st through 4th grade students  have been learning how to play baseball.  Well, almost baseball.  Instead of a baseball or softball we use a dodgeball, and instead of a bat we use a hockey stick.  This may sound strange, but it has two very important functions.  This first is that the dodgeball/hockey stick combo allows every single player to at the very least hit the ball and make a dash toward first base.  The second reason is due to the fact that our gym ceiling is only about ten feet high, and dodgeballs hit by hockey sticks tend to stay lower to the ground.  Our main focus with this unit is for the batting team to learn the basics of running bases, and the fielding team to learn the basics of fielding a ball and trying to get the runners out.  In addition, to our PE games, we spend almost half of our PE time working on our cardiovascular fitness and our core body strength.  


-Mr. Greg 

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