Cricket: Throw Catch and Step

Fun skills development session - working on improving your young cricketers catching and throwing consistency!

Create a mini-pitch for every two players. In the picture there are 4 pairs and 4 pitches.

Players must try and throw and catch the ball a set number of times consecutively, without making a mistake.

Every time they drop the ball they should start counting from 1 again.

The set number and distance between players depends on their ability.

When a pair reaches the set number (say 5 for beginners) the pair can move to the next pitch and the players on that pitch move down (both pairs start from 1 again).

2 teams work with 1 ball.

Split the area into 3 zones: The middle zone is a no-go zone (you can choose to put one player in this area).

There is team in each side of the no-go zone.

The aim of the game is to throw the ball over the player in the middle (can be the coach) to try and land the ball in the opposition's zone to score a point.

The opposition tries to catch the ball to prevent the other team from scoring a point.

The first team to land 10 balls wins.

The player at the front of the 2 players runs to the cone with the ball picks up the ball and then places it on the other cone.

They then continue to run to the other side to tag the waiting player.

Once tagged the next player runs to the middle and moves the ball back to the first cone and run to the other side.

The drill continues in this way.

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.