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Advanced catch ball rotation

The 2nd player in the line throws a high ball over the head of the 1st player, for them to run onto and catch close to the bowling square. Once they have caught the ball they should turn and throw to the fielding player at the 4th post. The 4th post player then throws the ball to the new 2nd player in the line who then repeats the exercise.

Throwing & Catching

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.

Conditioned games

Drill for fielding first post

This practice is to help the backstop and fielder at 1st post to improve the speed of delivery in trying to get the batter out. 3 players with the ball 1 bowler 1 backstop 1 1st post fielder The rest of the players line up to to one at the time step into the batting square to dummy hit the ball and try to to beat the ball from the backstop to the 1st post by running as fast as possible to touch 1st post

Ground Fielding

Fielding catch drill

Two lines of players facing each other. Player 1 rolls the ball along the ground for player 2 to run and do an underarm flick back to player 1 who catches the ball and puts it down. Player 2 to join the back of the line. Player 3 repeats the drill. Swap roles after 10 successful flick and catches, if the ball gets dropped start counting back at 0. Roles swap on achieving 10.

Ground Fielding

Fielding

Aim - to encourage lateral movement Work in threes. Start with a ball on every cone. The worker starts at the bucket (middle) and works laterally to each cone to retrieve the ball and bring it back to the middle. see how many retrieved in 30 seconds. once all the balls are in the middle the next worker can try to take each ball back from the middle and place it by the cones.

Ground Fielding

Race against the team

Fielding team has 1 player by each post and back stop with one fielder standing in the field beyond the 1st post. ( you can vary each time) Player with a ball in the batter square has to throw the ball into the direction of the deep fielder. after which this player should try to run a a rounder ( to 4th post)all fielders should run to line up behind the fielder on 3rd post to relay the ball all the way down the line to try and beat the runner.

Conditioned games

Run Around

After the first player has thrown the ball to the player next to them, they have to run all the way around to try and get back to their starting position before the ball does.

Throwing & Catching

Short catching relay

1) rolls ball out a short distance. 2) runs in, underarm flicks to 1) who catches ball. 1) puts ball down, runs back and tags 3) then 2) rolls ball out. Repeat process until all have had a go.

Ground Fielding

team scatterball

Divide players into two teams, one fielding and one batting. The fielding team bowls 4 consecutive balls to a better. Once the batter has hit all 4 balls into the field, all of the batters on the batting team must run around all the bases at the same time, as many times as they can before all of the balls have been returned by the fielding team. The next batter then does the same, and all of the batters run when all 4 balls have been hit. Do this for each batter on the batting team, before the fielding team goes in to bat. Winner is the team with the most rounders scored.

Batting

Ground Fielding - Rounders Dri...

Batter 2 calls YES hit or run,  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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Retrieving the Ball Ground Fie...

3 players 1 ball. Player A and player C stand side by side, with player C facing the opposite way to where the ball is being fed. Player A rolls the ball along the ground and shouts "go". Player C turns around chases the ball, sets, and then throws to player B on the post.

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Ground Fielding - Rounders Dri...

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

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Pick up static ball Ground Fie...

Pick up a static ball and running posts Slow motion then full speed to illustrate coaching points

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Short catching relay Ground Fi...

1) rolls ball out a short distance. 2) runs in, underarm flicks to 1) who catches ball. 1) puts ball down, runs back and tags 3) then 2) rolls ball out. Repeat process until all have had a go.

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Ball drop and pick up Ground F...

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.

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pick up rolling ball Ground Fi...

In 3’s. 2 feeders and one worker. Feeder one feeds the ball by rolling it along the ground to land in-between the cones where the worker starts from. Worker picks up the ball and gives it in one movement back to the feeder. They then turn and receive the ball from feeder 2 who does the same. This drill can be used with a short pick up or an underarm catch and release. 19b Slow motion of 19

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Short Pick Up Ground Fielding ...

Set Up: Players work in groups of 3 with 2 balls. Players A, B and C should be spread out over 20m, with player C standing in the centre between 2 cones. <hr /> The Drill: Player A rolls the ball between the cones towards player C. Player C moves towards the ball, picks it up and releases it underarm back to player A. Player C then turns and repeats the drill from player B. Player C to work for 30 seconds then rotate i.e A to C, C to B, and B to A.

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Retrieve ball Ground Fielding ...

In 2&rsquo;s or 3&rsquo;s one worker faces the opposite direction to the feeder. Feeder rolls the ball away for the worker to collect and send back to feeder or to post person.

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Backing up the post Ground Fie...

Players work in groups of four. With one feeder and one fielder stood on a post, with another two players backing up behind the post player, in a triangle formation. The fielder throws the ball to the post players for them to catch. Every time the ball is thrown the backing up players should get behind the post player, ready to stop the ball in case the player misses the catch. After 10 throws each players rotate in a clockwise direction.

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Post Play Ground Fielding - Ro...

Set up: 6 players, rounders balls, posts. The drill: The bowler bowls the ball to the batter who catches the ball, and rolls it to fielder 1. Fielder 1 throws the ball into the 2nd post, which should now be occupied by the runner from post 1, who only runs to second once the batter has caught the ball. Fielders 2 and 3 form a triangle with the post to back up the throw. The triangle should be in line with wherever the ball is coming from. The batter could run to put pressure on the fielders

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Machine gun fire Ground Fieldi...

Set Up: 1 feeder, 1 worker, 6 rounders balls, cones, mat. The Drill: Players work in twos and start with the feeder kneeling on the mat facing the 6 balls in front of them. The worker is 3 metres away to the side of mat. The feeder feeds the 6 balls out of the side of their hand for the worker to catch and then drop as many as possible.

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team scatterball Ground Fieldi...

Divide players into two teams, one fielding and one batting. The fielding team bowls 4 consecutive balls to a better. Once the batter has hit all 4 balls into the field, all of the batters on the batting team must run around all the bases at the same time, as many times as they can before all of the balls have been returned by the fielding team. The next batter then does the same, and all of the batters run when all 4 balls have been hit. Do this for each batter on the batting team, before the fielding team goes in to bat. Winner is the team with the most rounders scored.

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Diving Practice Ground Fieldin...

Divide the main group into smaller groups of 4 and set up as shown. The ball is thrown to the fielders (person in the middle) right or left for them to dive onto the mats. The two players behind the mats are back-up fielders.

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Taking a high ball Ground Fiel...

In 3&rsquo;s, 2 feeders, worker sets up to catch over the shoulder and passes it back to the same feeder &ndash; change so that takes a catch and sends ball to opposite side. CP Set self first Thumbs up, Eye on the ball, Give with the elbows

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Fielding catch drill Ground Fi...

Two lines of players facing each other. Player 1 rolls the ball along the ground for player 2 to run and do an underarm flick back to player 1 who catches the ball and puts it down. Player 2 to join the back of the line. Player 3 repeats the drill. Swap roles after 10 successful flick and catches, if the ball gets dropped start counting back at 0. Roles swap on achieving 10.

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catching (2 ball 3 feeders) Gr...

In 4s 1 worker 2 balls. Worker (13) receives and releases a ball to feeder who doesn&rsquo;t have a ball CP step into pass, keep eye on the ball. Feeders give the ball as soon as the worker has released it.

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Varying distance Throwing & Ca...

In pairs 1 ball between them Set out the varying distances with lines of cones. These distances should vary according to the ability of the player. ( the above is a guide line) Players need to throw a different way depending on the distance the ball has to cover. This is a great practice to teach players what the purpose is of the varying ways of throwing the ball.

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Roll out race Ground Fielding ...

Players stand in teams behind their cone, with a ball each.When the coach says 'Go' each player rolls their ball out diagonally, through the cones nearest their starting position.After rolling out their own ball (along the ground) players must sprint out and collect the ball thrown by the other side.As soon as they have collected the ball they must sprint back with the ball in hand past the starting cone.The coach decides which player makes it back first and awards their team one point.

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Rounders: Drill for fielding f...

This practice is to help the backstop and fielder at 1st post to improve the speed of delivery in trying to get the batter out. 3 players with the ball 1 bowler 1 backstop 1 1st post fielder The rest of the players line up to to one at the time step into the batting square to dummy hit the ball and try to to beat the ball from the backstop to the 1st post by running as fast as possible to touch 1st post

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Running to the post Ground Fie...

Organise a group as shown in the diagram. On the coach's command of &quot;Yes&quot; the batsman (white player) runs up and down between the 2 posts. At the same time players in team B (blue players) throw and catch the ball to each other. As the batsman completes their 2nd run the next batsman sets off. Count the total number of catches made when the last better completes their final run.

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Batter run out Ground Fielding...

The batter is out if the fielder touches the post immediately ahead with the ball or the hand holding the ball while the batter is running to the post and before the batter has touched the post, except first post in case of a no-ball.

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Chase Ball Throwing & Catching...

2 Teams, 2 Balls. One of the teams starts throwing the ball to each other. The other team then throws the ball around to try and overtake the ball from team 1. This practice works best with about 4 - 5 players per team.

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Long Barrier Skills - Rounders...

In pairs rolling the ball across the ground to each other. Players should use the barrier to gather the ball.

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Beat the ball Ground Fielding ...

For this practice you need 8 players per group. Set out 4 cone in a square about 5 metres apart. Set out 2 flags a further 5 - 10 metres away from the square . and finally a finishing post. The race is for the runner to beat the ball being thrown via every gold player to the finishing post.

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Hitting the Gaps Throwing & Ca...

Set up on a full sized rounders pitch or smaller if U10's or below.2 teams of 5 fielding v 5 batting (no bats required)The aim of the game is to develop the over arm throw and as a batter look for the gaps in the field.The bowler bowls the ball to the batter who catches it and throws it into the field.The fielding team field the ball in as normal with the batter running the posts.If a batter is caught out the whole team is out.

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Pairs Target Barrier Ground Fi...

<br />Organisation: Divide the group into pairs. Organise the practice as shown in the diagram. Aim is to beat partner, using underarm throw. One point is given for every time the ball passes between the markers.<br /><br />Equipment: 1 ball per pair, 4 marker cones per pair.

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Long Barrier pair defending Gr...

Two players per team, stood about 4-5 metres apart between two cones (the goal). Both teams must try to protect their goals by stopping the opposition from throwing the ball through their goal. Using only underarm throws players must try and score in their opponent's goal. A goal is awarded every time their opponent either drops the ball or fails to prevent it passing between their cones.

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Team Target barrier Ground Fie...

<br />Organisation: Divide the group into 2 equal teams and organixe as shown in the diagram.<br />The ball is rolled underarm towards the opposition's goal. 1 point is scored each time the ball passes between the cones and strikes the wall behind the goal. If sufficient space is available overarm throws (bounced) may be used.<br /><br />Equipment: 1 ball, and 4 marker cones.

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Bowling/Post Play - Fielding Focus Session

There's more to rounders than just batting. Get your players enthused about bowling and fielding around the posts in this action packed session.

Focus On Specialist Fielding Positions - Back Stop

Develop a team that loves fielding! Produce the sharpest backstop around to really lump the pressure on the batter when they?re struggling to make first.

Developing Dynamic Fielders

Change your players preconceptions and get them excited about fielding with this week's fast paced session - developing catching, hand-eye coordination and throwing skills

Advanced Catching - Bobblers and High Balls

Can your players catch high balls and difficult bobblers? To improve their hand-eye coordination this week we give them some extra catching practice!

Speed play - Collect, Turn and Throw!

This week we're upping the speed of play - challenging your fielders to chase the ball down and return it to the posts as quickly as possible!

Backing up in the field - Avoid Fielding fumbles!

No more butterfingers! Don't leave it to chance - get your players to cover their team-mate's back and avoid gifting the other team easy runs through fielding fumbles!

Catching consistency! Skills and Games

Help your fielders to react quicker and catch some of the tougher balls that are hit/thrown in their direction with this week's fielding skills session!

Overarm Throwing - Distance and Accuracy Session!

Put more power in your throws! From warm up to final game (with a twist) this session aims to get your players throwing and fielding with greater accuracy!

Improving Throwing - Speed Fielding

Help your players throw over distance, work on their underarm bowling technique and consistently and confidently catch with both hands!

Fielding Fitness - Speed and Agility in the Field!

Not all fitness sessions have to be painful! Improve your players' fielding skills, working on their speed and agility in the field with this fielding-related fitness skills session!

Teaching Players to deal with Bobblers and Bouncers

The quicker players gather the ball, the faster they can get the opposition out! Teach players to deal with awkward bouncers and fast-rolling balls in this catching confidence session

A guide to rounders tactics

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fielding ANSWERS
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Does batter have to stop running if another fielder steps into fielding box with ball?

The bowler has run out of the box to 4th and the batter is running past 2nd another fielder steps into the bowling box with the ball... Does the batter have to stop or does it need to be the bowler with the ball in the box?

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What happens if the ball is thrown against a base to get a runner out?

the fielder successfully throws the ball against a base trying to get out a runner?

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