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Cricket: Backfoot survival game (8 a-side)

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Split your group into two teams, with the coach feeding the ball. There are two ways you can play this game:

1) All players have 4 feeds each.

Players are out after their 4 bowls or if they are caught out.

2) Players bat until they reach 20 points, at which point they retire. Players score a point every time the ball is played between the cones.

COACHING POINTS

To make the game more challenging and get players thinking carefully about how they play their defensive strokes players can also be caught out after the ball has bounced once.

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Back Foot Drive Game:

The Coach throws each player 3 balls which they should aim to hit towards the left or right target.

If the ball is successfully hit towards the target the batting player must complete 2 runs.
If a boundary is hit then the batsman gets another ball.
If you leave the ball you get another ball.
If you hit behind or outside the coned area you are out (or minus 4 runs)

Back foot batting

Back foot defence:

3-5 people stand in each net, with one bowler and the others waiting to receive the ball.

Each bowler bowls 24 balls with the batsman getting 3 consecutive balls.

If the batsman decides to leaves one of the balls then they may have another ball.

On receiving 3 balls the batsman must join the back of the queue.

Back foot batting

Pull Shot Game:

The feeder, whilst standing performs a high-bouncing delivery to the batsman.

The batsman then has to pull this delivery between the 2 cones and has 6 feeds.

After his go players then rotate and the next batsman comes into bat. If the ball is left then the batsman may have another go.

Back foot batting

The back foot drive and defence:

Set up as shown in the diagram

Mark out creases and boundary areas with cones.

Mark out a V area with cones.

Use three sets of stumps.

Position incoming batsmen in a safe area behind the stumps - Coach to stand 15 paces away from the batsman.

Fielders must be at least 15 metres away from the batsman. The distance the batsman run depends on their age / ability.

Back foot batting

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