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NAYSI Activity Tip
May 12, 2001
No.1
Good Hands
What: Have a little fun in the backyard with your baseball and softball kids. Get two to five or six people spaced several feet apart in a pair, triangle, square or circle. Spread your legs apart, bend over at the waist as in fielding a ground ball. Then, simply bat a baseball or softball back and forth on the ground to each other with one hand. Keep the ball moving on the ground. It is fun, makes you watch the ball, and develops quick hands.
Who: This can be played by boys and girls from preschool through the pros.
Variations: Use the dominant hand. Use the non-dominant hand. Use both hands. Start with a larger playground ball if the smaller ball proves to be too tough to handle.
This is the first installment of NAYSI Activity Tip. Look here to find an activity that you can play at home with your kids or on the field and court with your group or team.
