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Learning Intention

Fully Loaded Slow Pitch is a modified game of softball that builds on striking and fielding skills and encourages teamwork and thoughtful placement of the ball. It provides a good introduction to softball.

Band Level

3 - 4, 5 - 6, Skill Development, Game Concepts

Content Description

ACPMP043, ACPMP045, ACPMP061, ACPMP063

Skill Focus

Catching, Fielding, Shot Placement, Striking, Teamwork, Throwing

Equipment

  • 1 soft core ball per group
  • 1 batting tee per group
  • 4 bases per group
  • 1 bat per group
  • 5 batting helmets per group
  • Strike zone mat

Fully loaded softball promotes maximum participation with more batting, more scoring, more running and minimum waiting time.

How-To

  1. The pitcher must land the ball on the strike zone mat
  2. Any ball outside the strike zone mat is a ball
  3. The ball must be pitched in an arc higher than the batters shoulders
  4. Bases are loaded at the start of every inning
  5. Each batter in the line-up hits once per inning, regardless of the number of outs
  6. Rotate lead-off batter each inning
  7. The last three batters from the previous inning start on base the next inning
  8. Base runners can run on fly balls, no need to tag up
  9. No sliding
  10. No tagging base runners
  11. A runner is out if the fielding team get the ball to the base ahead of the runner
  12. Recommend playing 3 innings or 45 minutes

Change It...

  • Move the bases further apart or closer depending on the age and ability of the participants

For full rules please refer to: https://fullyloadedsoftball.com.au/schools