KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Aggressive batting for maximum runs
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Your learning goal
I can play a range of batting shots to score runs quickly.
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Aggressive batting for maximum runs: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can play a range of batting shots to score runs quickly.
Key learning points
- Move: changing foot position to respond to short pitched balls puts the batter in position to playback foot shots.
- Move: timing the swing to hit the ball in the middle of the bat gives the best chance of the ball travelling far.
- Think: maximising runs comes with a significantly increased risk of getting caught out.
- Feel: being brave when facing short balls increases the chance of scoring runs, defending the ball and not being hit.
- Connect: tactically aggressive batting at the right times in a game lead to better run rates and cause for celebration.
Words to know
- hook (shot)
- stroke played to a short-pitched ball around chest height, hitting it towards the leg side, typically between mid-wicket and square leg
- pull (shot)
- stroke played to a short-pitched ball, where the batter hits it on the leg side with a horizontal bat between mid-wicket and square leg
- cut (shot)
- stroke played to a short, wide ball where the batter hits it square or behind square on the off side using a horizontal bat
Common mistakes
Many young batters fail to move their feet when batting, instead they try to contort their bodies to deal with all sorts of line and length deliveries with little success.
Through practice, pupils can learn how to move their feet in response to different pitches of delivery. With short deliveries moving weight on to the back foot and changing foot position allows for pull, hook and cut shots.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Wet tennis balls (weighted) are great for practising short deliveries because pupils can be braver about making mistakes and not getting hurt. If you can afford to put your tennis balls in a bucket of water, it's a more realistic feel than dry ones and a good practice tool for short deliveries.