Striking Analysis Activity
Category: Sport Skills · 4-page printable PDF · Ages 7-8, 9-10 · Free for ConnectedPE members
A movement-skill analysis task focused on the striking action — the swing that powers cricket, baseball, softball, tennis and hockey. Students observe a striker in action and assess technique against a structured checklist covering the four phases: stance, stride, swing and follow-through.
The task then pushes past observation into coaching: students identify which elements are correct, which are breaking down, and develop corrective strategies to improve power and accuracy. That's biomechanical thinking applied to a real performer — analysis in service of improvement, not just labelling.
Four pages, ready to print, designed for Years 7–10. Use it during any striking unit as the assessment layer, pair students up as performer and analyst, or run it with video for slow-motion observation. Works alongside its sibling Running Analysis Activity if you're building a movement-analysis sequence across different skill families.
What students learn
Students analyse striking technique against an established movement model, identify correct and incorrect elements across stance/stride/swing/follow-through, and propose corrective strategies that improve power and accuracy.
Topics: Striking, Movement Analysis, Biomechanics, Bat Sports, Skill Development
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