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Back foot defence

Organisation: Organise the group as shown. Batsman plays the ball defensively only when it is going to hit the stumps.1 point is given for every successful call of leave.5 points are deducted if ball hits the stumps.2 points are deducted if batsman plays the ball so softly that it does not roll beyond the line drawn 4 metres from the wicket.Groups rotate after 5 attempts each. Winner is the one with the most points.Safety: No attacking shots. Aim to defend the ball back between the cones and if you leave the ball you can have another ball.N.B. An overarm throw will be necessary for this practice.Equipment: 1 bat and 1 tennis ball per group. 1 set of stumps. Chalk markings / Cones

Conditioned games

Backfoot defence

(for age 6-8 use footballs or giant tennis balls, for age 8+ use tennis balls)Six feeds each practice, then rotate clockwise. One bounce football thrown in, feed on one knee.NOTE Safety: No attacking shots (OUT!)

Back foot batting

Drop and Drive

Organisation: Organise as in the diagram in groups of 5 people. Server stands in the cirlce and drops a tennis ball at arms length from well below eye level. Batter strikes the ball as it bounces for the second time.Equipment: 1 bat and tennis ballper group, 2 marker cones and chalked lines.

Front foot batting

Front foot defence - leaving the ball

The coach throws on one knee with a football style throw in, which the batsmen have to defend by hitting back through the cones, with 6 balls each.

Front foot batting

Serve and Drive

Organisation: Divide the group into groups of 5. Organise the group as shown in the diagram. The server serves the ball overarm from a kneeling position onto target, after batter shouts 'ready'. The target to be bowled at is positioned in line with middle stump 2-3 metres in front of batter. A wicket keeper is placed behind the batter not too close to the batter.Equipment: 1 tennis ball and 1 bat per group. 2 marker cones. Chalk marking.

Front foot batting

Survival Game

Organisation: Divide the group into groups of 8-10 and organise as shown in the diagram. Each batter bats until dismissed by being bowled, caught directly or after one bounce or by lbw. Batter may leave or play defensively. Any attacking stroke used results in immediate dismissal for safety reasons. Fielders must keep a safe distance from the bat.Equipment: 1 bat and 1 tennis ball per group. 1 set of stunps. Chalk markings

Conditioned games

The Back-Foot Off-Side Driving Game

Organisation: Divide the group into 2 equal teams. Organise as shown in the diagram,set target for off drives only. Ball is served (on batters command of ready!) from the second cone infront of batter. Each player has 3 attempts to strike the ball. Fielders positioned between cones and boundary gather the ball and return to wicket keeper. An alternative method to execute a run out is for the wicket keeper to stand in a circle and instead of breaking the wicket when a ball is returned, simply to bounce the ball in the circle. Scoring: 1 run is scored if the ball passes between cones at fielders end, or is travelling in the correct direction when it is intercept (fielders remain behind the cones until the ball is hit). 3 runs are scored if ball passes between cones and batter runs around the cone and back again before the wicket keeper catches the fielders return and breaks the wicket. Direct hits count.4 runs are scored if ball reaches boundary wall and any extra runs completed. Batters may be caught or run out. Team with the most runs wins.Equipment: 1 bat and 1 tennis ball, set of wickets, 4 marker cones, and chalk markings.

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The Straight Drive

Divide the group into groups of 4 and organise as shown in the diagram. Player (1) drives the ball off the tee at the target. If the distance is more than 11 metres players (2) and (3) attempt to stop the ball and return it to player (4) who replaces the tee and ball. Players rotate roles after 5 attempts. If the distance is less than 11 metres players (2) and (3) remain behind the batter and collect rebound from the wall. Equipment: 1 bat, tennis ball and tee per group. 2 marker cones and chalked lines.

Front foot batting

Drop and Drive Front foot batt...

<br />Organisation: Organise as in the diagram in groups of 5 people. Server stands in the cirlce and drops a tennis ball at arms length from well below eye level. Batter strikes the ball as it bounces for the second time.<br /><br />Equipment: 1 bat and tennis ballper group, 2 marker cones and chalked lines.

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Reverse Sweep Extras - Cricket...

ONLY FOR MORE ADVANCED PLAYER Played to a length ball pitching on or outside line of the off stump Batter must be low in their position, with head pushed forwards towards the ball Extend arms upon impact. Batter must accelerate shoulders horizontally, and hit through the ball. Ball should look to be played infront of square, and if appropriate/safe to do can be hit aerially. Batter can either switch legs (so back leg becomes front), or play off orthodox front leg (this is personal preference) Grip may switch if preferred to Encourage batter not to try and hit ball too hard, as this will be root of most problems here.

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Backfoot defence Back foot bat...

(for age 6-8 use footballs or giant tennis balls, for age 8+ use tennis balls)<br />Six feeds each practice, then rotate clockwise. One bounce football thrown in, feed on one knee.<br />NOTE Safety: No attacking shots (OUT!)

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Drop feed drive Extras - Crick...

Can be done in pairs/ groups of three. Feeder drops ball in front of batter (with arm out horizontally, standing on the off side of the batsman for safety purposes). Batter steps towards the ball, and aims to drive the ball on the second bounce/ half volley, driving the ball on the ground through the target zones. Each group needs 6 tennis balls and each batter gets 6 feeds. Drill is best done in nets (2 grounds per net in opposite directions). Encourage players to wear at least batting gloves when doing this practice.

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Sample drop feed Techniques - ...

Balls is dropped on a length to batter by feeder Ball is dropped from the batters ‘off-side’ to ensure feeder safety. Ball should be a comfortable distance away from batter, and this is personal preference indicated by batter Ball is dropped from a horizontal position, arm fully stretched out, and batter looks to hit ball on the second half volley

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Catch and Duck Catching - Cric...

This drill is designed to test your players reactions and is also a chance for them to work on their catching technique too.Get into groups of 4/5The batter / coach hits the ball and the first player takes the catch, and ducks down, still holding ball.The second player must now catch the ball from the batter and then duck, facing chest down on the turf.Player 3 does the same and so on...

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Drop feed drive from set posit...

Can be done in pairs/ groups of three. Feeder drops ball in front of batter (with arm out horizontally, standing on the off side of the batsman for safety purposes). Batter steps towards the ball, and aim to drive the ball on the second bounce/half volley, driving the ball on the ground through the target zones. Each group needs 6 tennis balls. 6 feeds per batter rotate clockwise. Drill is best done in nets (2 grounds per net in opposite directions) .Encourage players to wear at least batting gloves when doing this drill.

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Survival Game Conditioned game...

<br />Organisation: Divide the group into groups of 8-10 and organise as shown in the diagram. Each batter bats until dismissed by being bowled, caught directly or after one bounce or by lbw. Batter may leave or play defensively. Any attacking stroke used results in immediate dismissal for safety reasons. Fielders must keep a safe distance from the bat.<br /><br />Equipment: 1 bat and 1 tennis ball per group. 1 set of stunps. Chalk markings

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Front foot defence - leaving t...

The coach throws on one knee with a football style throw in, which the batsmen have to defend by hitting back through the cones, with 6 balls each.

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Sweep Front foot batting - Cri...

Played to a length ball pitching on or around line of the stumps Can be done in pairs/ groups of three. One batter and one feeder minimum required. 6 tennis balls per pair/group. Feeder looks to feed the ball around middle stump, using an underarm 'bobble' feed. Already down on one knee in sweep position, batter looks to play orthodox sweep shot (shot number 1), aiming for the line indicated on diagram.

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