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HIT
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HIT
Objective: The HIT portion of the program will test a competitor's ability to hit from a stationary batting tee, along a tape measure from home plate, toward straight-away centerfield. Hits will be measured for distance and accuracy.
Suggested Equipment:
•One =
(1)
adjustable batting tee
•Six =
(6)
baseballs
•Six =
(6)
11 -inch softballs
•Six (6) 12-inch softballs=
•Two (2) different sized
aluminum baseball/Softball bats
Note: Participants may use their own equipment. If a participant bri= ngs his/her own bat, it must be made available to all others competing.<= /p>
•Meas=
uring
tape (at least 250 feet, positioned 50 feet away from the front of home pla=
te,
through second base toward straight-away
centerfield).
•
Str=
ing
(used to determine accuracy).
•
Six =
(6)
small bean bags/flags used to mark each hit.
Procedure:
•Each
competitor will be allowed three swings in an attempt to hit the ball.
•Only =
the
best of the three attempts, as determined by the administrator, will count
toward a
competitor's score.
•A swing and a miss counts=
as
one attempt (one swing =3D one attempt).
•A running or walking star=
t is
not permitted. Participant may take a single stride step, but cannot
take multiple steps in attempt to hit =
the
ball from a walking or running start.
•Participants in the 7/8 a=
nd
9/10 girls division should compete with an 11 -inch softball, whereas
those in the 11/12 and 13/14 girls div=
ision
should compete with a 12-inch softball.
•All
participants in the boys division compete with a standard baseball.<=
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Measuring:
•
Two
spotters are essential for accurately measuring the distance.
•Pos=
itioned
50 feet in front of home plate, the measuring tape should run through the
pitchers
rubber and second base to centerfield.
•For each ball hit, Spotte=
rs A
or B mark the spot where each ball first lands on the fly, not where
the ball stops rolling.
•After the competitor's th=
ird
and final attempt, the administrator will determine the best hit and
measure that attempt. If two =
or
more hits are too close to differentiate, then both or all of the
attempts should be measured, with onl=
y the
best attempt scored.
Safety:=
• Please ensure that all participants
are out of the way of any swinging bats or hit balls. It is
recommended that all
participants not stationed at the batting tee remain in the dugout area,
&nbs= p; &= nbsp; behind a fence and/or at a s= afe distance away from the hitting area in order to avoid injury.
Measure the hitter's best attempt by using the following method:
1.
Spotters A
& B stand on opposite sides of the tape measure, holding several bean
bags/flags to
ma=
rk the
initial landing of the batted balls. A string (50 foot minimum) lies
perpendicular to the tape
measure. After final attempt is marked, the
spotters determine the best attempt to measure (see di=
a
gram point 1).
2.
Once the best attempt is located,
Spotter A goes to marked spot (point 1). Then, Spotter B stands
on=
the
tape measure holding the other end of the string (point 2). Spotter A walks towards the tape
3.
Upon reaching the tape measure, Spotter A calculates the
inaccuracy of the hit and the distance
traveled. Distance tra=
veled
- inaccuracy + initial 50 feet =3D total distance (see example on p. 14).
4.
Record total distance and see
provided HIT Conversion Table to determine the total points earned.<=
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Suggested Staff and Field Set Up:
Spotters A & B: Mark the spots where each ball first lands and determine each competitor's best hit. Measure the distance of = the best attempt and subtract the inaccuracy.
Line Control: Keeps the line orderly and assists in ball retrieval.
Scorer: &nbs= p; Records measurements on scoresheet and uses provided HIT Conversion
Table to calculate total point score.
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Administrator:
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SPOTTER-B |
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SPOTTER-A |
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Scoring
•Sco=
res
will be based on distance and accuracy.
•If the competitor fails to
hit the ball in his/her three attempts, he/she will receive the minimum
score of 50 points.
•If a
ball carries over a fence, continue to measure if at all possible. If not, =
use
your best judgement.
If the ball hits the f=
ence
on a fly, the measurement should be the distance from home plate to
the fence.
•A
competitor will receive the minimum score of 50 points for a hit of less th=
an
50 feet.
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