Peer Observation – Striking Assessment
PUPIL ASSESSMENT: PEER OBSERVATION
Name: Date:
Year & Section: Schedule:
My Partner’s Name:
Today we are looking at the skill of:
Excellent Average Poor
Striking
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My partner needs to:
1. Get into perfect stance, feet square, hold
the bat up in 45-degree angle
2. Feet shoulder width apart, weight on back
foot
3. Hips then shoulders rotate forward
4. Extend your elbows and swing the bat
forward
5. Continue swinging to follow through
Student’s comment Teacher’s Comment
Skill Criteria Why are they important?
1. Standing with feet apart To ensure proper internal rotation of the hips
2. Head neutral facing slide
To ensure proper sighting of the target
way, eyes focused on the ball
3. Both arms in flexion, elbows In this position the performer will have proper execution of the
facing downward swing
4. Hips then shoulders rotate
forward or step front foot Proper rotation will prevent fracture on the ankle and pain on
forward then hips and femur area
shoulders forward
5. Bat swing horizontally Proper swinging will help in proper aiming and transfer of force to
through ball the ball