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Another game I
like is called "3, 2, 1, Run". In this game, again divide the team
up into 2 teams. One team is at bat and one team is lined up
behind 3rd base. Take 3 balls and line them up at intervals of
about 5-7 feet apart from 3rd base toward home plate. They should
end about half way between 3rd base and home plate. The team at
home is called team 1 and the ones on defense are team 2. Have the
1st player from team 2 stand on 3rd base with her glove while the
1st player from team 1 is at home plate. When the coach says,
"Go", the defensive player must run to the 1st ball, pick it up
and make a throw to a teammate standing at 2nd base (I have a
bucket there to drop the balls into), then go to the 2nd ball and
do the same thing and on to the 3rd ball. The player at home
starts running at the sound of "Go" and runs to 1st base and on to
2nd. The object of this game is to throw all 3 balls to the
defensive player at 2nd base before the offensive player gets
there. This is a LOT harder than it sounds, but it teaches making
fast, accurate throws while under pressure.
After all
members of each team have had a turn, switch places. You may have
to adjust the distance between balls to make it fair for each
team.
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