Fastpitch is designed to improve the students softball skills/ knowledge so to participate successfully and enjoyably in the team activity of softball. May be repeated for up to three (3) credits.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Identify softball rules and guidelines.
- Demonstrate proficiency in:
- Hitting
- Throwing
- Catching
- Fielding
Institutional Outcomes
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills.
Course Content Outline
- Rules and Sportsmanship
- Strategies
- Offense
- Defense
- Skill Improvement
- Hitting
- Throwing
- Catching
- Fielding
- Game like situations
- Team play
Department Guidelines
Reinforces the National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE standards)
- Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns to perform a variety of physical activities.
- Participates regularly in physical activity.
- Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.