Tactical Problem

When teaching fielding games from the TGfU model a large tactical problem is making contact with the ball. In order for to do this skill a requirements is to keep the ball in play (not a foul ball). There are certain games that can be played to help solve this problem.
Pepper is a small easy baseball game, where a group of fielders stand in a line fifteen to twenty feet away from a batter. One side of the line is the front and the other is the back. One of the fielders throws the ball to the batter, who attempts to hit grounders to the fielders standing in the line. When a fielder cleanly plays the ball, he throws it back to the batter who tries to hit the ball again to the fielders. This game works on more skills than just making contact. It also works for improving fielding. If the fielder makes an error trying to pick up the ball, he must move to the back of the line. If the batter hits a foul ball (anything behind him or not at the group) or just misses the ball, he is out and becomes a fielder at the end of the line. The fielder at the front of the line then becomes the batter. If the batter hits a line drive or pop-up to the fielders, whoever catches the ball, switches spots with the hitter.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAN-dbeRZUI

Another easy game to play would be ball juggling on a bat. You hand out as many bats as you have students and have a competition who can keep the ball in the air for the longest. You work on hand eye coordination as well as hitting the ball square on the sweet spot of the bat. Here is a little video where a golf club is used to juggle rather than a baseball bat. It is the same concept of learning the hand eye coordination as the baseball, with just different tools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTMosZ76b8