SKILL AREA 05 8 LESSONS

Situational Awareness

Learn where to go, where to throw and how to think through the play. We are not teaching rules in isolation; we are teaching how to think the game. Ask → Let them answer → Then teach.

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SKILLS YOU’LL LEARN.

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Know the bases

3 LESSONS →
BUILD

Think the situation

2 LESSONS →
CONNECT

Know the field

2 LESSONS →
REVISIT

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8 READINESS-BASED LESSONS

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01 / START HERE

Know the bases

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Baserunning Understanding

Call single/double/triple/home run. Child runs and stops where they think. Then explain.

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Outcome Recognition

Repeat base calls until baseball words connect to movement.

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Hit + Run Integration

Child hits from tee, adult calls result, child runs accordingly.

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02 / BUILD

Think the situation

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Scenario-Based Thinking

Ask: ground ball to short, throw to first, safe or out? One out, how many remain?

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Rules Through Questions

Walks, foul balls, strikes, two-strike fouls and related league rules.

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Know the field

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Field Awareness + Language

Identify SS, 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, CF, RF, P and C; add gaps and holes later.

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Whiteboard Visualization

Draw a dotted ground ball, straight line drive and arced pop fly; locate the hit and running stop.

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04 / REVISIT

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Game-Based Learning

Use a pitching game, catcher calls and live parent-pitch/child-hit scenarios.

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GEAR FOR THIS SKILL

EQUIPMENT USED
IN THIS MODULE.

Start with simple, age-appropriate equipment that makes successful repetitions easier. Product recommendations and purchasing will be added as the F3 shop develops.

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RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

Bases

Practice bases

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Whiteboard

Small whiteboard and markers

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Tee

Batting tee

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Bat

Used throughout the bat progression.

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RELATED SKILL AREAS

These connections are useful next steps, not required prerequisites.

06

Baserunning

Know where to run, read the play and move safely around the bases.

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Infield / Fielding

Get the glove to the ball, move with purpose and learn where to go next.

EXPLORE LESSONS →02

Throwing

Build a comfortable throw, controlled accuracy and smart direction.

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