Lesson 4: Tactical Baserunning
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will execute aggressive secondary leads and demonstrate the "read" required to advance on a ball in the dirt.
How can strategic baserunning give a team an advantage?
How can balls that are hit to different areas of the field affect a baserunner?
Secondary Lead, Dirt Ball Read, Tag-up, Angle of Departure
2.12.1 Demonstrates knowledge of tactics and strategies within lifetime sports & activities.
DOK 2: Explain the difference between a "freeze" read and a "go" read on a line drive.
DOK 3: Analyze the risk/reward of attempting to steal third base with two outs.
Baseball and softball are metaphors for life’s "game of failure," where even the best players fail 70% of the time. This unit teaches resilience and stress management under pressure. Beyond the diamond, the communication required to coordinate a double play or a relay throw mirrors the collaborative dynamics of a professional workplace or a community project. Mastering these skills builds the "one-pitch focus" needed to handle complex, high-stakes tasks in any career.
Use a variety of baseball/softball bats, use a variety of baseballs/softballs
Group like abilities for safety
Students will demonstrate proper baserunning given a specific situation.
Students can "coach" a classmate in proper baserunning during a game.
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Regulation baseballs and softballs
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Aluminum and wood bats
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Batting tees and hitting nets
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Full set of catcher’s gear
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Cones, bases, and agility ladders
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Whiteboard for tactical diagrams