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Rounders: Ball drop and pick up

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DESCRIPTION

Players work in groups of 5, in a grid with 5 cones set up in a zig-zag formation, roughly 7 metres apart.

Each player stands on a cone. All players, except for those queueing behind the first cone require balls.

On the coach's call player 1, on the first cone, aims to get to collect the ball that has been dropped from shoulder height by the player on the cone in front of them, before the ball bounces twice.

This is one pick-up.

Player 1 then gives the ball back to the player on the cone, and sets themself before the coach gives the next call.

Again the working player aims to get to the next ball before second bounce.

This process is repeated until all players have performed 4 pick-ups.

COACHING POINTS

This drill should be used to help players get into a low position and attack the ball at pace.

Once every player behind the first cone has completed 4 pick ups rotate the players around, with the ball dropping players and the worker players swapping round.

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Ground Fielding:

Long barrier Team A must roll the ball past team B to score a point (goal) and vice versa.

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Ground Fielding:

Batter 2 calls YES hit or run, Â then starts to run on the call.

Fielder 1 feeds from an angle, fielder 2 runs in and flicks at player 1 moving to the post. Player 1 touches the post with the ball.

The batter is either in or out.

When 3 lives are used up the team is out, then batters change with fielders.

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Circle reactions game:

Players stand in a circle with 1 or 2 balls (there are 2 in the video).

They have to throw the ball to each other and every time one of them makes a mistake they have to drop down on one knee.

On the second mistake they have to drop down onto both knees and with the third mistake they are out.

Who will be the last player standing/ kneeling?

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3 ball round the clock:

Setup: 4 players stand in a diamond with 3 balls. A 5th player stands in the middle.

To start the drill 1 of the outside players throw their ball to the player in the middle who has to return the ball the player who did not have a ball before the ball was thrown.

The middle player then rotates to receive the next ball and the drill continues in this way.

Throwing & Catching

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