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Cricket: Fielding Warm Up Game

Very useful format and descriptions of drills. I am using Sportplan...

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Work in groups of 10. Two rows of cones are set up, 5m apart in width and 2m apart.

Players get into pairs, opposite each other, lined up behind the first cone with one ball.

The first pair must exchange 5 catches before running diagonally to the next cone where they repeat the 5 catches.

After this players run to the next cone where they now roll the ball 5 times to their partner. The partner performs an underarm pick up and returns the ball to their partner.

upon reaching the end players jog back to the start and repeat.

COACHING POINTS

When players reach the final cone, they sprint off the end, and perform dynamic stretches on their way back round to the start cone.

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Catching:

For this game you need two teams of between 6-10 players on each side.

One team tries to see how many catches they can do in a specified time, whist the other team sees how many people they can get to run around the cone and back.

Catching

Short catching / Underarm throwing:

The fielder behind the stumps rolls the ball out, player 2 picks up the ball and throws over the top of the stumps to the fielder behind the stumps.

The process is repeated until player 5 goes who then continues their run to replace the player behind the stumps.

Ground fielding and throwing

Fielding / Catching drill.:

Player 1 rolls the ball out for player 3 to intercept before throwing to the Wicketkeeper. The coach then throws a catch to player 2. Player 3 takes up the position of player 1 and then goes to the back of the queue.

Repeat from the other side.

Ground fielding and throwing

Grid Catching Game:

Form a rectangle big enough for two teams of 6-8 players.

The aim of the practice is to take 10 catches before your players either drop the ball, or have the ball intercepted by the other team.

Important: Players can only run three steps with the ball.

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