BALL EXAM
NAME: ______________________________
YOU SHOULD GET AT LEAST 12 QUESTIONS CORRECT (75%) TO HAVE A MINIMUM PASSING GRADE ON THIS EXAM.
1. WHEN SHOULD YOU SLIDE?
2. WHO HAS PRIORITY ON A:
A. BUNT: P OR 1B
B. GROUND BALL: SS OR 3B
3. LIST TWO "NO BRAINERS" THAT CAN GET US BEAT EVERY TIME.
4. IF A RUNNER RUNS OUTSIDE OF A STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN BASES, THE RUNNER HAS RUN OUT OF THE BASE PATH. TRUE OR FALSE?
5. HOW MANY STRIKE ZONES ARE THERE, AND WHAT ARE THEY ?
6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT AN APPEAL PLAY:
_________A. CAN BE MADE WITH A LIVE OR DEAD BALL.
_________B. MUST BE MADE BEFORE THE NEXT PITCH, LEGAL OR ILLEGAL.
_________C. UMPIRE CANNOT RULE UNTIL REQUESTED.
_________D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
7. BASES LOADED, 2 OUTS. THE BATTER HITS A GROUND BALL TO 3B. THE 3B TAGS OUT THE RUNNER ADVANCING FROM 2B. THE RUNNER FROM 3B SCORES BEFORE TAG. DOES THE RUN COUNT?
8. WHO TELLS A RUNNER, COMING INTO HOME, WHETHER TO SLIDE OR STAND UP?
9. WHEN TWO FIELDERS ARE GOING FOR A FAIR FLY BALL WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES?
10. WHY DO WE USE A CUTOFF ?
11. NAME ONE ITEM WHICH MAKES A "CLASS TEAM" FROM EACH OF THESE AREAS:
A. TEAM PRESENTATION.
B. TEAM ATTITUDE.
C. TEAM PRIDE.
12. BALL FOUR IS A WILD PITCH AND GOES OUT OF PLAY. THE BATTER GETS ONE BASE ON THE WALK AND ONE MORE ON THE WILD PITCH. TRUE OR FALSE?
13. HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO FIELD A BALL?
14. WHAT IS ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN "BE A PLAYER"?
15. WHEN CAN YOU REMOVE YOUR HELMET?
16. THE RUNNER IS CALLED OUT WHEN THE RUNNER:
________A MAKES A VERY WIDE TURN AROUND A BASE.
________B RUNS MORE THAN 3 FEET OUTSIDE BASE PATH. NO PLAY MADE ON THE RUNNER.
________C RUNS BACK TOWARDS 1B TO AVOID A TAG. NO ATTEMPT TO GO TO 2B.
________D RUNS MORE THAN 3 FEET OUTSIDE OF BASE PATH TO AVOID A TAG.
A series of questions about rules, situations and team guidelines you can ask your players. Correct the test and use it as a discssion vehicle with your team. Substitute questions on topics you wish to emphasize with your team. A very good teaching tool.
