Danish Longball
By: Quinn&Makayla
Health Benefits
- Improves endurance, stamina, physical fitness and hand and eye-coordination
- Cardiovascular heath
Video
Economic Factors
Equipment needed:
- Tennis ball
- Bat/tennis racket
- Optional safety pads
- Cones
- Hula hop
- Home base
- Pinnies
- Comfortable clothing
How to get out
How to play
History
Community Factors
- Community would need to provide a field and stores to buy the equipment needed
- Also known as Swedish longball
- It is a bat-and-ball game founded in Denmark
- It is a popular sport in British secondary schools
- It resembles other northern European safe-haven games like Lapta
- Also played by scouts, British Navy and the Australian Navy
The bowler pitches the ball either as a baseball, cricket or generally underarm the ball to the batter, who must hit the ball. It must bounce once before going out of the marked area of the field. Then the batter must run to the other side of the field to the "safe zone". The runner may rest in safety zone, but to earn a "run" he/she must make it back to the other side of the field with out getting out. Each team bats the entire line up. You win if your team scores the most runs.
A player is out if:
- The ball is caught in mid air by a fielder
- The ball does not touch the ground of the marked area
- If the fielders hit the runner outside the safe zone with the ball
- He/she runs outside the lines of the marked area
Family Support
Prevention
- Transportation
- Emotional, informational and technical support
- Family support leads to better success
- Be prepared
- Wear the right gear
- Keep the playing environment safe
- Know yourself and the sport
- Attend training so your body is ready
- Warm up and stretch before playing
- Cool down and stretch after playing
- Make sure you are hydrated
Risks
- Patellae tendinitis
- Muscle tears
- Head and neck- muscle spasms and strain
- Upper limb- fractures, joint injuries
- Lower limb- muscle strains, tears
- Trunk- lumbar spine, abdominal muscles, ribs