Batting for Primary-Age Children: A Movement Concepts Medley

Abstract

Batting or striking with a long-handled implement is an important fundamental motor skill used in several lifetime activities. This article outlines basic movement concepts that are developed through batting and provides recommendations that can serve as both curricular options for physical education and a potential homework idea for kids to explore at home.

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Notes on contributors

Stephanie Graziani

Stephanie Graziani is a lecturer and head softball coach in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in Pembroke, NC.

Francis M. Kozub

and Francis M. Kozub ([email protected]) is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in Pembroke, NC.