iRubric: Softball/Whiffleball Skill Assessment rubric

*Able to assume proper stance while consistently stepping with opposite foot
* Weight on back foot at beginning of throw
*Elbow at 90 degrees
*Trunk rotates allowing weight shift to front foot as ball is released
*Follow through is observed
* made one continuous motion
*Power and accuracy to target

*Stood sideways to target
* Feet are apart
*Steps towards target while bending and raising the arm at the elbow
*trunk rotates for power
*Good follow through after releasing ball
*Made toss to target

*Stood sideways to target
* Feet slightly apart
* steps toward the target with the opposite foot
*Attempted to lift elbow of glove hand but did not aim with it
*limited trunk rotation and no follow through
*Made it to target

*Stood facing their target
*Feet together
*No step taken with opposite leg of throwing arm
*Did not raise elbow of glove hand to when throwing
*no follow through or trunk rotation
*Did not make it to target

*Consistently demonstrates ready position
*glove is down
*keeps the head down and watches the ball move into the glove
*weight is on balls of feet or toes
*moves in line and forward toward the ball and bends forward
*Other hand on ball to decrease thrwoing time to base
*Able to complete all 6 ground balls

*Demonstrates and applies ready position
*watches ball
*moves towards ball *feet are spread out butt is low
*Glove is down
*Other hand on top to help keep ball in glove
*Able to complete 4 out of 6 ground balls

*Demonstrates to move into the path of the ball
* glove is down
*watches the ball sometimes
*feet are spread and butt slightly low
*Able to field 2 out of 6 grounders

*Attempts to be in ready position
*limited movement to the ball
* no bending at the knees (all back)
* Took eyes off ball *ball between the legs
*Glove in wrong position
*Did not field any ground balls