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Rounders: Back Stop Stance

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DESCRIPTION

Receiving a ball from the bowler and sending to 1st Post  

COACHING POINTS

right handers -

  • left foot forward,
  • right foot at right angles to bowler -�
  • hands out as a target for the bowler.

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Back Stop Reaction Drill | Back Stop

Back Stop Reaction Drill:

Set Up:

4 players - bowler, batter, back stop, and 1st post. Rounders balls, post, cones.

The Drill:

Bowler bowls the ball to the batter (batting with a cone). They attemt to tip it through to the back stop to take.

The backstop reacting to the tip off the cone sends the ball to 1st post.

Bowler bowls 6 good balls then the players rotate.

Back Stop
Back stop | Skills

Back stop:

The position of the back stop can be close or far behind the batter. The positioning helps the batter decide where to bowl.

Skills
Barrier Catch (side view) | Skills

Barrier Catch (side view):

  1. Approach the ball at speed and as you get into line with the ball, twist your upper body, leading with the shoulder furthest from the ball.
  2. Bend both knees, so that the knee of the leg nearest to the ball touches the ground, but it is also next to the back of the heel of the other leg.
  3. With fingers down and head forward, pick up the ball and then stand back up ready to deliver an overarm throw.

Skills
bowling to back stop | Back Stop

bowling to back stop:

in pairs in position on the field. Bowler and backstop practice to improve their understanding and accuracy.

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