Tee Ball
Suitable for Pre-Kindergarten / ECS Programs & Grades K - 4

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Supervision

  • On-site supervision is recommended following initial skill instruction and after all safety concerns have been emphasized.

 

Instructional Considerations

  • Students should be taught to lay down or drop the bat after hitting and to not release it during the follow-through of the swing.
  • Non-fielding players should stand well back of the batter’s box or behind a screen or fence. (Keep fingers away from the screen.)
  • A commit line should be used at home plate.
  • If an umpire is used, he/she should not be positioned behind home plate. He/she should stand behind the pitcher, behind the screen or outside the baselines.
  • Back catcher should be located a safe distance behind home plate. A back catcher is not intended to catch the pitch but rather to retrieve the ball. Only a back catcher (not a catcher) should be used for in-class activity softball.
  • Bats should be stored behind backstop when not in use.
  • Students should not be allowed to slide into bases.
  • Force play rule at all bases including home plate should be used.
  • Students should be taught to use proper grip (not cross-handed) when batting.

 

Equipment/Facilities

  • Bats should be free of cracks and have a proper grip.
  • Aluminum bats should have adequate grip.
  • Slow pitch balls or restricted flight balls only should be used.
  • If using a regulation softball, batters and base runners should wear helmets, and fielders should wear gloves.
  • Metal and compound cleats must not be worn.
  • Molded baseball cleats or running shoes may be worn.
  • For soccer-baseball or volley-baseball, do not use a bat.
  • Catcher's mask and chest protector should be worn for softball and T-ball.
  • Short bats with a wide diameter and larger lightweight balls are an appropriate adaptation for Pre-Kindergarten/ECS Program students.

Need more information?

Softball Alberta
www.softballalberta.ca
780-461-7735

Last revised on 20 February, 2020.

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