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Rounders: Circle Ball

The days of scratching practice drills and plays on scraps of paper...

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DESCRIPTION

1 catcher, 5 attackers, and 3 defenders. Cones, tennis ball or rounders ball.

There are always more attackers than defenders.

Catcher starts in the inner circle and is on the same team as the attackers. The 3 defenders are in the next ring, and the rest of the attackers are in the outer ring.

The attackers aim to get the ball to the catcher, and for the defenders to try and intercept.

Attackers may pass the ball around the outside of the circle to each other to create space.

Teams can move but must stay in their own circle. They are not allowed in anyones else's.

Underarm throwing only.

Points System: Defenders 1 point for a touch, and 5 points for a catch. Attackers get 1 point every time the catcher receives the ball.

COACHING POINTS

Aim of the game is to improve reactions and work as a team.

Ensure players communicate to each other.

Good sharp passes at a sensible pace and height.

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Set Up:

2 teams of 5. The fielding team consists of: bowler, backstop, 2nd post, 3 fielders (1 on 2nd post). The batting box 6 metres away from the bowling box.

Pitch set out with posts or cones, spaced out accordingly.

The Game:

Each innings lasts for 15 good balls. After 5 good balls the fielders rotate.

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continious rounders:

1 player batting against 4 fielders. Game starts by the bowler bowling a good bowl towards the batter who hits the ball into the direstion of the 2 fielders.

Rounders are scored if the batter runs around the bowler and back or if the batter hits the ball in between the 2 cones (3 and 4) by the 2 fielders on the left.

Fielders can score a point by touchjing cone 1 with the ball before the batter gets back having run round the bowler.

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Beat the call:

Split your group into two teams: A throwing team and a fielding team.

The fielders have to put one player by each post and the rest in the field. Players from the other team have 1 ball each.

Each player from the throwing team has to come into the batting square and call out which base they are going to run to. Immediately after call out they must then throw the ball to one of the fielders after which they have to try and beat the ball to the post.

The ball then gets thrown back to the square for the next player to call, throw and run.

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Beat the ball:

Split the group into teams of 5. One team throwing the ball around posts.

One team running around the posts.

The ball starts by the batting square and has to be thrown to post one then 2 then 3 then 4 then back to the batting square.

The running team have to run and tag.

The first player in the batting square has to run to tag 1st post player this player has to run to release the player at 2nd post etc until the player on the forth post is tagged and runs back to the batting square.

Start again when ball and players are back in position again.

Best of 5 runs.

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