Baseball instructional flash cards

Abstract

Flash cards for teaching and learning the defensive game of baseball. Each flash card has an offensive situation presented on the front side ( 1 ), identifying; a basic baseball field layout ( 4 ), the basic starting location of the nine defensive players ( 2 ), the direction of travel and final location of the baseball ( 3 ) following contact by the batter, how the baseball was hit by the batter ( 5 ), graphically whether or not runners are on base prior to the start of the offensive situation ( 6 ), alphanumerically what bases are occupied by runners and whether or not a potential run being scored is critical prior to the start of the offensive situation ( 7 ), and a representation of the number of outs prior to the start of the offensive situation ( 8 ). The backside of the card ( 9 ) presents the recommended actions for the defensive players given the situation presented on the front side ( 1 ), identifying; the basic baseball field layout ( 10 ), the direction of travel and final location of the baseball ( 11 ) following contact by the batter, how the baseball was hit by the batter ( 12 ), the movement of the nine defensive players following the batters contact with the baseball ( 13 ), alpha-numerically what bases were occupied by runners and whether or not a potential run being scored is critical prior to the start of the offensive situation ( 14 ), the number of outs prior to the start of the offensive situation ( 15 ), the movement of the baseball thrown by the defensive player that fielded the baseball hit by the batter ( 19 ), graphically the expected position of runners following the actions by the defensive players ( 16 ), the number of runs expected to score following completion of the defensive actions ( 17 ), and key points highlighting defensive actions ( 18 ). An introduction card ( 20 ) identifies the purpose and objective of the instructional flash cards. A definitions card ( 21 ) identifies the definition of the images and alphanumeric characters presented on the instructional flash cards.

1 . A flash card for teaching a defensive action of an athletic team in response to an offensive situation of an opposing athletic team, having front and back sides comprising: 
 a. a representation of an offensive situation/action on the front side of said flash card, and    b. a recommended defensive action for the situation on the back of said flash card.    
   
   
       2 . The flash card of  claim 1  wherein baseball is represented, comprising: 
 a. a representation of an offensive situation printed on the front of said flash card, comprising: 
 (i) an image representing a potential baseball offensive scenario, and  
 (ii) the image representing how a baseball was hit by the batter, and  
 (iii) an alpha-numeric representation of what bases are occupied by runners and whether or not a potential run being scored is critical prior to the offensive situation, and  
 (iv) the image representing the number of outs prior to the start of the offensive situation.  
   b. a recommended defensive action for the offensive situation, printed on the back of said flash card, comprising: 
 (i) an image representing recommended defensive actions and offensive results, and  
 (ii) the image representing how the baseball was hit by the batter, and  
 (iii) an alpha-numeric representation of what bases were occupied by runners and whether or not a potential run being scored is critical prior to the offensive situation, and  
 (iv) the image representing the number of outs prior to the offensive situation, and  
 (v) the image representing the movement of defensive player in response to the offensive scenario, and  
 (vi) the image representing the movement of the baseball thrown by a defensive player that fielded the baseball hit by the batter, and  
 (vii) the image representing the optional movement of the baseball thrown by the defensive player that fielded the baseball hit by the batter, and  
 (viii) the image representing the secondary movement of the defensive player in response to the offensive scenario.  
   
   
   
       3 . A deck of the flash cards of  claim 1  providing a multitude of offensive situations and recommended defensive actions.