iRubric: Softball Skills Assessment rubric

Consistently demonstrates angling the throwing arm side of the body from the target, trasfers weight towards target with the foot opposite throwing arm, angles arm behind head, follows through by having throwing arm come across opposite side of the body, and throws accurately 80% of the time.

Demonstrates proper throwing stance, raises are behind head, steps towards target with opposite foot, rotates hips while throwing, and throws accurately 70% of the time.

Demonstrates proper body stance, raises arm behind head, steps toward the target with the opposite foot, and throws accurately to target 60% of the time.

Attempts to step towards the target, attempts to angle throwing side away from target, throws accuratley to the target less than 40%.

Consistently stands parallel to the plate, bat is gripped with middle knuckles lined up, dominant hand is on top, feet are staggered, knees are flexed, weight is on back leg, keeps elbow away from body, bat is held off the shoulder, eye is on ball, transfer weight from back to front, and swings level with the ground at the height of the pitch, and hits balls in the strike zone 80% of the time.

Demonstrates and applies proper body stance, keeps hands together when gripping the bat, swings horizontally, attempts to hold the bat off of shoulder, keeps eye on ball, and swings throughly 70% of the time.

Demonstrates proper body stance, dominate hand is on top, keeps bat off shoulder, keeps eye on ball, and swings through the ball 60% of the time.

Attempts to stand with the left side of the body toward the pitcher, attempts to face the plate, and attempts to swing through the ball 40% of the time.

Uses all the proper body mechanics involved in base running. Understand the proper way to run the bases. Knows the proper way to lead off, tag up, turn the bases, and slide correctly. Is able to decide when to steal and what the situation is at the moment to decide what to do and be ready.

Leads off, the runner touches every bag, and properly runs the bases, slides, steal but doesn’t tag up and has a wide turn on the bases.

Runs to first base, tries to stay on base when the batter hits the ball, does not steal. Runs hard, but doesn’t know when to go or not to go, doesn’t slide or tag up.

Attempts to run to the base and may overrun second or third base, no sliding, stealing or tagging up. Stays on the base no lead off. Doesn’t understand when to leave the base.