Baseball fitness

A game of baseball with fitness attached: every hit, run and catch triggers exercises for fielders and batters. It combines fundamental motor skills with fitness in a competitive team game.

1. 1Split the class into two even teams based on striking experience.
2. 2Play baseball with a tennis ball and a racquet or bat. The team with the most runs wins.
3. 3Everyone except the batter and pitcher exercises during each play, such as squats or star jumps.
4. 4When a batter reaches a base, fielders do that base's exercise, such as 20 mountain climbers for 1st base.
5. 5Batting-team exercises follow outcomes too, such as 20 extended v-sits after a catch.
6. 6Scale the reps, distances or time to suit your class.

You need: Tennis ball or baseball, Tennis racquet or baseball bat, Bases