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Cricket: Bowling Machine - On Drive

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Set the bowling machine to bowl between middle and leg.
Set two cones up a third of the way down the wicket. One central and one leg side.
Batsman to hit from the front on drive set position, knees and feet facing down the wicket.
Batsman to hit an on drive, hold the follow through and move towards the cones holding the shape.
Have the batsman face 3 balls each, making adjustment, and rotate through several times.

Ensure batsman has feet facing down the wicket, shoulders open, head forward and leaning into the shot.
Hold the shape with the bat at head height in the follow through. This allows the bottom hand to relax.
Monitor feet position, facing down the wicket, shoulders open and back swing, over first and second slip.

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Front foot batting

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Batter to hit one shot from set position followed by one shot from stance (slighlty open).
Set position with kness and laces down the wicket and holiding the shape.
From stance, stepping into the shot and finding that same position down the wicket and holding the shape.

Front foot batting

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Set up 3 different coloured cones midway down the wicket going across.
From a bobble feed.
Hit the ball and hold the shape whilst taking steps in the line of the shot till the cones are met.
Players to have 2 shots each before rotating.
Once players have a feel for it, move on to the progression- calling the colour of the cone.

Front foot batting

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Mark out a boxing ring/ square with cones.
Coach or someone trained in using pads to have a set of pads. Player to have a set of boxing gloves.
Moving around the marked out ring/square with legs in your batting stance.
Pads are to be shown and player with the gloves is to react and punch the pad. Opposite hand to pad shown.
Coach to throw in some swings with the pads so that the players have to react and duck.

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