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Rounders: Throw to move the football

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This Drill is fun and will improve the accuracy of the players throwing the ball to a post in rounders.

2 teams lots of tennis balls and a larger ball (football).

The aim is for the players from within their area to try to roll the football to the other side by throwing the tennis balls against it.

COACHING POINTS

Adjust the distance between the goal lines in relation to the ability of your players to reach the football in the middle.

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Warm up drill:

Using a set of cricket wickets or posts. Roll the ball along the ground to a team mate. You can run with the ball, but the ball must be rolled along the ground.

Aim to hit the stumps (approach from any side of the square)in the opposition square, using an underarm flick. The square is made up of cones, distance 5-8 metres from the stumps.
No fielders at any time are allowed inside the square. The ball is never out of bounds, as there are no boundaries.

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Throw to hit the post:

Split the group into teams of 3 or 4 aside set out an area with cones where the posts would be on the pitch.

one ball.

The game follows netball rules and is played inside the area. The aim of the game is to throw the ball to one of your players by one of the posts for them to touch the post without having to run.

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throw connect to score:

One team has to bounce the ball (via overarm throw) into the small square but a team mate must catch it on the other side to score a point.

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hit the ball through an area:

In this game the batter tries to score as many rounders as they can by hitting the ball through the area so it either flies over or rolls through the area out the end or either side.

When the ball is caught the catching fielder becomes the bowler the bowler becomes the batter and the batter becomes a fielder

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