Spencer Swetnam: Action Editorial Assignment

Kickball
Spencer Swetnam
4/22/11

Playing the game of kickball is quite a fast and dramatic event. I would think that it is so much like softball, but in some ways it is not. For example, you cannot run off first base. You have to stay on the base, or otherwise risk getting out if the ball or a person with the ball tags you. I was in slippers on Wednesday so I really didn't get to play to my best ability. Closed toed shoes are definitely the best equipment you can have! I believe I made one home run though! :D

The ball used in kickball is not hard, but soft enough that it will not hurt the players participating. We used a squishy ball such as you would use in dodge ball. You have a catcher and a pitcher just like in baseball or softball and you have three 4 bases including the home base. Normally, teams end up being at least 7 people or more. Kickball seems to be a sport where kids have the most fun. If our PE class was to choose to do baseball or kickball, I wouldn't be surprised how many people would choose Kickball.

If I could do one think in the game of kickball, I would pitch. I feel that even though I am left handed, I still have good aim and control. Unfortunately, I did not get to play pitcher because Johnny was in that spot the whole game. My least favorite position would have to be catcher. For some reason I feel most under pressure when I am the catcher. Everyone has to rely on the the catcher to catch the ball and it really makes me feel pressure. I am not particularly bad at catching, bust just get nervous doing it.

My favorite part of playing on Wednesday was being able to take action shots of all my friends and fellow classmates expressions. Coisha was out visiting her, and I definably got some of my best pictures from her. Sometimes it was a little hard to get the right lighting, but all I needed to do was lower my ISO a little, but still have a fast shutter speed. It was a cloudy day, and everything looked a little pale, but with some Photo-shop editing, that should be all fixed!

Kickball was always fun in Elementary school because no one was that good, so there was no pressure. :) I love to play soccer, so I am pretty good at kicking, (if I have cleats). Judith was probably the best kicker of the day. She got it the furthest and was able to make multiple home runs for our team! I hope we get to play kickball another time in this class! It was so much fun. Everyone was cold out there, but we were all together in the same conditions, so it wasn't bad at all.

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