Wiffleball Lesson

Wiffleball Lesson

Introduction

Court and Equipment

• 1. Wiffle ball – hollow plastic ball that is about the size of a baseball.

• 2. Wiffleball bat – hard, plastic bat 32 inches long and 1.25 inches in diameter

• 3. 4 Bases – a Wiffleball diamond has four bases placed in a square (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Home)

Wiffleball Rules

• Same as baseball/kickball rules for the most part!

• Remember batting team provides pitcher; objective is to get your teammate to hit the ball. (like in kickball)

Pitching

• When you're up to bat you need to be aware of:

• Strikeouts, if you swing three times in a row = YOU'RE OUT!

• If pitched over middle of base it is a STRIKE

• If pitched outside of base it's a BALLI

• If pitched and tipped by bat its a FOUL

Batting

• Batter is out if the fielding team catches a pop-fly.

• Automatic OUT if batter throws bat.

• Upcoming batters need to stay away from home base during play

Fielding

• Fielding team should spread out in the field and cover all positions.

• Fielding team must provide a catcher, the catcher should stand back by the backstop. Their purpose is to make plays at the plate and throw back missed pitches.

Open Ended

How are baseball and kickball similar to Wiffleball?