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What drills can i do to encourage young children to back up a throw to both keepers and bowlers

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What are the best cricket coaching tips and games for kids aged 5 and 6. I am starting coaching this year and want to help keep 30 5 and 6 year olds happy and enthused for an hour or two each Sunday

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I am a junior cricket coach. Please help me with training for kindergarten kids aged between 2 and 4 years plus also for primary and secondary schools.

Hi there. I need help coaching a 9 year old not to be scared of the ball. The kid has a sound technique but steps away while batting. Any Tips?

I ran a coaching session on Sunday where I took along a number of handwritten cards, from which the kids (U11s) could randomly choose "Super Over", "Bowl Off" or "Game Scenario". If they chose the latter, I had another set of cards they could choose from "Wicket Target", "Run Target", "Run Target - but boundaries don't count".Finally, they then draw from some more cards - runs (20-30), max wickets (1-3), overs (3-5).Each game scenario lasted around 10-20 mins, so in our session, we had time for about 4 or 5 scenarios. They appeared to enjoy it, but most of them said they wanted to bowl/bat individually for longer! Kids, eh?The idea behind these if to get them thinking about batting intelligently - rotating the strike, keeping the score ticking over, managing achievable run rates, etc. It's also a chance to give some of them some experience at captaining and having to make key decisions (bowling and batting order, how to place a field for different scenarios).Any ideas for variations I could try would be welcome. My session lasts for 2 hours including warm ups and any specific exercises I want to do beforehand.

Hi - I need to create a session plan (20 minutes) for an Attack or Defend Batting Game, where the child needs to make the decision depending on the delivery whether to attack or defend the ball. Approximately 8-10 children aged 10 and 11 - any suggestions much appreciated. Thanks. Anil

Hi, can anyone help me with a basic plan for a first session with 5 to 7 year olds in throwing and catching?

Hi I have my first lesson with my team and like some help with some drills for new players. How do i start the practice? They never played so i have to start from scratch.Thank you lucinda Asked using Sportplan Mobile App

I’m wanting to plan a session for early years players (8yrs old) Can sportplan give me appropriate drills for this age group please Asked using Sportplan Mobile App

I'm thinking about of a few ideas that can help the kids judge line a bit better. Wanted to get your thoughts. Drill: 3 stumps + 1 on 4th stump and 1 on leg side wide. I will then toss the ball at the various lines and the kids can then call out what stump the line of the ball was traveling in.Progression could be tossing the ball and they have to move into the correct line and catch the ball and then from there a few throw downs.Any advice would be appreciated.Thanks Carl

We have 40 kids registered for 15 spots. We need to run trials to select 15 kids based on their skills. Does anyone have online resource/template used for these kind of selction?Batting, bowling and fielding trials need to be conducted for age of 10-13 years old kids.

I want to share the plan or let my youth athletes have access. I know the account has limits to access. How do I get the kids to have a digitalised experience?

Can a coach feed the batter if your playing in a not so bouncy pitch and kids are not that accurate. Then what if after 3 ball they keep first then go to bowling in that order...

We have 40 kids registered for 15 spots. We need to run trials to select 15 kids based on their skills. Does anyone have online resource/template used for these kind of selction?Batting, bowling and fielding trials need to be conducted for age of 10-13 years old kids.

How do I start the coaching with 8 year old kids

Hi there. I need help coaching a 9 year old not to be scared of the ball. The kid has a sound technique but steps away while batting. Any Tips?

How do I get the kids to throw the ball in and not run in the ball when fielding?