Penny: Hi, Coach Laurie.

Coach Laurie: Hi, Miss Penny.

I'm so glad you came.

Penny: I am thrilled.

I have been wanting to learn how to play T-ball.

Coach Laurie: Well, T-ball is such a great sport.

It's the junior sport of baseball.

It's the way to learn how to play the American sport.

Penny: I love it.

Coach Laurie: With T-ball, every kid uses the tee.

They hit off the tee, they get five chances, and then they get to run the bases while the players on the other team try to get them out.

Penny: What a great way to get them started to play baseball.

Coach Laurie: It's really good.

Not only is it fun, it's healthy to be outside.

They get to do something physically active and have fun, and they're also competitive.

They learn how to be competitive at a young age and show teamwork and sportsmanship.

Penny: That sounds awesome.

I can't wait to play.

What equipment do we need?

Coach Laurie: The equipment we need is, everybody needs to have a glove for when they're in the field.

Penny: Okay.

Coach Laurie: They need a hat to protect them from the sun and to be able to see the ball when it's shiny out.

They also need a helmet when they're up at bat.

The bat, a ball, and a tee stand.

Penny: That's it.

Coach Laurie: That's it.

Only about five pieces of equipment, and you can go out and enjoy the game.

Penny: That sounds awesome.

Coach Laurie: Well, the field is shaped like a diamond, and there's a first base, second base, third base, and home plate.

The players want to run the bases as fast as they can and try to get around before the other team gets them out.

Penny: Wow, T-ball sounds like so much fun.

I can't wait to play.

Coach Laurie: Well, I have all the equipment.

Are you ready to go?

Penny: I'm ready.

Coach Laurie: Okay, let's go.

Penny: Woo-hoo!

Coach Laurie: Well, Miss Penny, we're going to start with our warmups.

But before I begin, I want to introduce you to the players.

We have our young players that are the T-ball players, and then we have the older players that are helping them.

And they'll help them on the field and get them warmed up and ready to keep the game moving so they can see what they're going to become when they get older.

And first, we're going to stretch.

We will do our legs first, and then our arms.

Warmups are the most important part of practice, because if a player gets injured, they're not going to be playing anymore.

So we need to make sure that these players are properly prepared and ready to go so they don't get hurt.

We don't rush through them, we take our time, and we do them properly.

We're going to side shuffle.

When I stop, you stop.

Ready?

We're going to do side shuffle.

Go.

Stay going, stay going, stay going, stay going, and freeze.

And then after we're done stretching, we're going to get right into the game and start throwing, and learning the proper technique and how to throw the ball and how to catch the ball.

And make your glove like an alligator mouth, and that's to capture the ball.

Okay?

The glove eats the ball.

Penny: Remember, kids: practice makes perfect.

Shiny?

Would you like to practice with us?

Great.

Let's do it.

Wow!

Good job.

Yay!

Woo-hoo!

Coach Laurie: This shows sportsmanship.

Always show sportsmanship.

Speaker 3: Go, Miss Penny!

Coach Laurie: Yes.

Ready, and swing.

Okay, that was a foul ball.

She gets to do another one.

Ready, guys?

Make sure you cheer for your teammate.

Ready?

Baseball's all about team work.

Ready?

Good.

And swing.

Nice!

Give her a hand!

Woo!

Okay, go.

Fast, fast, fast!

Penny: Go, go, go!

Run, run, run!

Coach Laurie: Nice.

And you [inaudible 00:04:20].

Penny: Woo-hoo!

Coach Laurie: Fast.

Look how fast he is!

Penny: Good job.

Coach Laurie: Wow, he's flying!

Penny: Yeah!

Whoa!

Coach Laurie: Good job, Mateo!

Penny: Now that we've warmed up, let's go play some T-ball.

Woo!

Come on!

Coach Laurie: Well, there's two teams involved.

There's a home team and away team.

One team will get up first and hit the ball off the tee while the opponent, the team in the field, tries to get the ball and get the ball to the base before the player touches the base.

The goal of the game is to score as many runs as you can.

You need to be interacting the entire time and helping each other out and supporting each other.

If you're a first baseman, you need to depend on your second baseman and your third baseman and all work together to make an out happen.

It's not an individual sport at all.

And also, you need to show sportsmanship because everybody makes mistakes and everybody has to learn and grow.

So in order to do that, you have to show sportsmanship and help your teammates each time.

Penny: Great.

It's so much fun to be part of a team.

Coach Laurie: It is so much fun.

Well, that's okay.

Good job, Arch.

Get the ball!

The runner's running.

Baseball's all about timing.

Get the ball fast and tag the base.

Tag the base, Archer!

Yeah, he's running, he's running.

Tag him, tag him, tag him.

You never give up, you always keep trying.

Good job.

Penny: How do you win a game of baseball, or T-ball?

Coach Laurie: You have to make the least amount of errors, which is mistakes in the field, get around the bases and score the most runs.

So at the end of the game, the team that has the most runs wins.

A home run is where a player gets up and hits the ball so far into the outfield that they run to first, second, third, and home before they get out and they get a run for their teams.

Speaker 4: T-ball on three.

Group: One, two, three.

T-Ball!

Penny: Thank you so much for letting me come and play T-Ball with you and learn the basics of baseball.

It's been a great learning experience.

Thank you.

Coach Laurie: You're welcome.

I'm so glad you came, and you can come anytime.

We had a great practice and it was very nice having you.

Penny: Thank you.

Thanks, guys.

Group: Bye.