Lesson 7: The Mental Game

How can looking at statistics on performance help improve your ability to play?

Visualization, QAB, Self-Regulation, Performance Analysis.

4.12.3 Identifies and participates in physical activity that positively affects health.

DOK 3: How does maintaining a "process-oriented" mindset help a player recover after committing a fielding error?

DOK 4: Based on today’s scrimmage, develop a personal training plan to improve one specific area of your game.

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 explain how to properly assess an at bat for quality.

Students will "coach" a team through a class long scrimmage.

• Batting tees and hitting nets

• Full set of catcher’s gear

• Cones, bases, and agility ladders

• Whiteboard for tactical diagram