Help your young athletes practice hitting a ball with these fun activities. Bring in all kinds of soft bats and soft balls. Experiment with hitting balls using different size bats. Work on hand-eye coordination. Teach them the optimum...

Students are shown pictures of balloons using Internet sites. Afterward, they participate in a balloon activity designed to have them learn concepts such as directionality, gravity, catching and striking.

Students reinforce striking with a short-handled implement using an overhand, underhand, or sidearm motion.

Students practice a variety of striking skills: "sweeping" the ball, passing to partners, and striking at a target. They review and address safety concerns with the use of a long-handled implement/stick and demonstrate how to hold the...

Students rotate through Halloween named stations in the gym using their throwing and striking skills.

Students strike balloons with different body parts (elbow, head, knee, wrist, shoulder, etc.) to practice their striking skills.