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Fun games to play

Games we mix in so command work feels like competing, not a lecture.

  • Games
  • Ages 8–16
  • Free
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Quick mix-ins

These are the ones we throw in most.

  • Around the world
  • 21
  • Call your shot
  • Partner spot control — 5 in a row

Target knockout

Put 3–5 small targets on a net — cones, numbers, tape squares. Command, pressure, and competition.

  • Each player gets 5 pitches per round
  • Hit a target = 1 point
  • Hit the bonus small target = 3 points
  • After 3 rounds, highest score wins

21 count

First pitcher to hit exactly 21 points wins. Go over and you drop back to 15. Strategy and precision under pressure.

  • Middle target = 3
  • Corners = 5
  • Miss entirely = –1

Freeze out

Every pitch feels like a real at-bat.

  • Each pitcher throws 1 ball
  • Hit the zone and you freeze the next thrower — they skip a turn
  • Frozen twice and you're out that round
  • Last pitcher standing wins

Pitcher's poker

Assign each location a card value. High in is an ace. Low away is a king. Low in is a queen. Middle is a 10. You have to locate to all the quadrants.

  • Each pitch earns a card
  • Build the best poker hand in 10 pitches

Battle boxes

Divide the strike zone into 6 labeled boxes. Game-speed execution with consequences.

  • Coach calls a battle box — low-away, whatever it is
  • Each pitcher gets 2 pitches to hit it
  • Hit it = win the battle, 1 point
  • First to 5 wins

Around the world

Hit all 6 zones in order — up-in, up-middle, up-away, and on around. Smooths out command across the whole zone.

  • Each player gets 2 shots at each zone
  • Miss both and you stay on that zone until your next turn
  • First to finish all zones wins

Strike zone bowling

Put 10 cones in a bowling formation behind home plate or on a net. Accuracy plus a visual target. It shows up fast.

  • Each pitcher gets 2 frames, 5 pitches per frame
  • Knock down (hit) as many cones as you can

Sudden death showdown

Pure pressure. Great last game.

  • Coach picks a spot
  • Everyone throws 1 pitch
  • Closest to the target wins the point
  • New spot, go again
  • First to 7 wins

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