About the Swing Series Skills Challenge

3-Minute Skills Challenge – Overview

You have 5 minutes to complete as many of the 3 skill stations as possible.
Each station allows 7 chances to score as many points as you can.

Start by selecting your first skill station and complete all 7 reps before moving on. Once your 7th ball is completed, quickly proceed to the next station of your choice.

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🧠 Things to Keep in Mind

• You are not required to complete all 3 skills but 3 minutes is plenty of time to do it.
  You may focus your time on one or two if preferred.

• For the hitting challenge, a volunteer will load the balls onto the tee after each swing — helping you stay focused and save time.

• During the fielding challenge, grounders will only be rolled when you are set and ready — no rushed throws.

• For the pitching challenge, you will not earn points for hitting the same square more than once.
   

 

🎯 1. Drop Shot Sniper

Objective: Stand at home plate while a ball is placed on a tee for each of your 7 swings. Use precision and placement to hit into designated hot zones — either coned lanes or elevated hoops.

You may hit the same target or zone repeatedly. You do not need to hit all zones to complete the challenge.

Setup:

• Tee-based hitting station

• 7 hit attempts

• Ground cone lanes:

  • 5–6 hole

  • 3–4 hole

  • 1st & 3rd base lines (must stay fair)

• 2 Elevated ring targets placed behind the 5–6 and 3–4 lanes
   

Scoring:

• 2 pts – Hit through ground cones (5–6 or 3–4 hole)

• 5 pts – Clean shot down 1st or 3rd base line (in fair territory)

• 10 pts – Hit through elevated ring targets

• 70 pts max for this challenge
   

 

🧤 2. Grip & Rip It

Objective: From the shortstop position, field 7 grounders cleanly. As each ball is rolled, a judge will call out either “1st!” or “3rd!” — you must quickly field and throw to the corresponding pitching net target behind that base.

Points are awarded for both clean fielding and hitting the correct target net.

Setup:

• 11” softballs

• Pitching nets set up behind 1st and 3rd base

• A judge randomly calls “1st!” or “3rd!” as each grounder approaches the fielder
   

Scoring:

• 1 pt – Clean field

• 5 pts – Accurate throw to the correct net

• 42 pts max for this challenge
   

 

🥎 3. Tic-Tac-Toe Pitching

Objective: From the pitching mound, players underhand toss 7 softballs toward a 3x3 target grid behind home plate. The goal is to hit unique squares without repeating. Earn extra points for 3-in-a-row or hitting all 7 different squares.

Setup:

• 11” softballs

• Custom pitching board angled like a cornhole ramp

• 3x3 grid (9 square holes with netting)
   

Scoring:

• 5 pts – Per square hit (must be unique)

• +5 pts – Hit any 3 squares in a row (Tic-Tac-Toe style)

• +10 pts – Hit all 7 unique squares

• 55 pts max for this challenge