School Sport Unit

Modified Softball 

There is no additional professional learning/accreditation required for activities where:

• Softball skills are developed through modified activities and games
• typically participated in as a non-competitive school sport program
• modified equipment is used

• examples include T-ball and Softball Batter Up.

Modified Softball teaching resources

• Sport education teaching resource - Softball unit
• Sport education teaching resource - T-Ball unit
• Softball Australia - Softball batter up pre-planned sessions
• Softball Batter Up Coaching Induction Course

Softball

There is recommended professional learning and accreditation for activities that are:

• played competitively following the rules of the game. As part of either:  
  • an interschool event, or 
  • the Representative School Sport Pathway. 

Courses found in the below links are available for teachers to obtain recommended qualifications:

• Softball Fundamentals skills
• Softball Australia online coaching courses (account required)
• School Sport Unit - Recognising and responding to concussion

Softball coaching resources

• Softball Australia - Resources

Handbooks

• NSWPSSA Softball handbook
• NSWCHSSA Softball handbook

Sport safety guidelines

When teaching or coaching Softball, schools must adhere to the below Sport and Physical Activity Policy implementation documents: 

• Requirements for all sport and physical activity (PDF 466KB) 
• Sport safety guidelines - Softball