Activity 5: Beat the Bomb
HITTING
Objective
A batting team must hit a ball from a batting tee, tag a fellow batting team member, and hit
another baseball before it explodes. Fielding team to count down till bomb explodes.
What to do
• Place a batting tee on a hitting line with a marking cone 10m away (along batting line).
• Split players into two even teams. Fielding team is to be in front of batting line and
batting team at marker cone.
• Batters must bat behind the batting line.
• Batters hit the bomb off tee into field. Batter then runs around marker (10m away) and
tags next batter. Fielding team to count down bomb explosion.
• Fielding team must get bomb back to tee.
• Bomb is reset when placed on tee and will explode after 5 seconds.
• Use a whistle to indicate when the bomb detonates.
• Next batter must hit bomb off tee before it explodes.
What you need
Skill focus
• Hitting tee, baseball bat and baseball.
• Marker cones.
• Hitting, fielding, running and
team work.
Change it/TREE
• Increase or decrease the time until the bomb will explode.
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