Wall Baseball | Playworks

To develop eye-hand coordination, communication and teamwork

Split the students into two teams.
The first team is on offense has one person up to bat and everyone else on the sideline.
The second team is on defense spreads all its players out around the playing area (should be about the size of the infield area for kickball) adjacent to the wall
Set boundaries
When students can tell you where the boundaries are and know the object is to catch the ball in as few bounces as possible, you are ready to begin.

Open area with a large wall

The player on offense who is up to bat throws the tennis ball against the wall.
The ball must go above a line on the wall of at least 6ft. (the higher the line the easier it is so; lower grades so 10 or 12 feet may be better).
When the ball bounces off the wall, the team on defense tries to catch it. If they catch it before it hits the ground that is an out.
However, if the ball bounces once before someone catches it, that’s a single, two bounces is a double, three bounces a triple, and four bounces is a homerun.
There are no bases so outs can only be made if the ball is caught in the air. It is crucial to remember where the “imaginary runners” are for scoring purposes.
If a ball bounces beyond the boundary, it is out-of-bounds and does not count.

Include base running.
Allow a double play (two outs) if a defensive player catches the ball in the air and then immediately throws it to a teammate who catches the ball without it bouncing.