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Batting Technique

Players work in fours with one batter, one bowler and two fielders. The basic structure of this drill is that the ball is bowled to the batter who has to try and hit the ball. To improve hand-eye coordination there are 3 stages to this drill. Firstly the batting player should hit the ball with their hand (or yellow hand CP where available), then with a paddle bat and lastly a rounders bat.

Batting

Circle Ball

1 catcher, 5 attackers, and 3 defenders. Cones, tennis ball or rounders ball. There are always more attackers than defenders. Catcher starts in the inner circle and is on the same team as the attackers. The 3 defenders are in the next ring, and the rest of the attackers are in the outer ring. The attackers aim to get the ball to the catcher, and for the defenders to try and intercept. Attackers may pass the ball around the outside of the circle to each other to create space. Teams can move but must stay in their own circle. They are not allowed in anyones else's. Underarm throwing only. Points System: Defenders 1 point for a touch, and 5 points for a catch. Attackers get 1 point every time the catcher receives the ball.

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Reaction Take (Backstop or Fielders)

Set Up: 1 feeder, 1 catcher, 2 tennis balls (different colours), cones. The feeder and the worker stand opposite each other 3 metres apart. The Drill: Feeder holds 2 different colour balls at arms length, and calls out the colour of the ball they want the the worker to catch. The worker reacts and moves forward to catch the ball after just one bounce. The worker retreats to the starting position and the drill is repeated. The feeder can aslo call for both balls to be caught.

Back Stop

Spot Hits

Set up in groups of 5. 3 different coloured spots are placed in a triangle in front of the batter, with 3 fielders placed directly in line with the spots about 5m away. Player 3 bowls a tennis ball to player 1 who tries to hit the ball with their hand to players 2, 3, and 4. Group rotates after 3 hits i.e 1 to 5, 5 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 1.

Batting

Team Juggle

Set up in teams of 6. Players stand diagonally opposite each other about 2 metres apart. The area that the players are working in should be approx 25 metres long. Player 1 has 3 balls (tennis or rounders), and passes them underarm one at a time to player 2 to catch, and so on. Once they have released all 3 balls they can then run on the outside of their line in time to receive a ball from player 6. The rest of the team do the same. The aim is to reach the end of the area without dropping a ball. Once they have reached the end of the area work back in the opposite direction.

Throwing & Catching

Throw to move the football

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.

Conditioned games

Circle Ball Conditioned games ...

1 catcher, 5 attackers, and 3 defenders. Cones, tennis ball or rounders ball.There are always more attackers than defenders.Catcher starts in the inner circle and is on the same team as the attackers. The 3 defenders are in the next ring, and the rest of the attackers are in the outer ring.The attackers aim to get the ball to the catcher, and for the defenders to try and intercept.Attackers may pass the ball around the outside of the circle to each other to create space.Teams can move but must stay in their own circle. They are not allowed in anyones else's.Underarm throwing only.Points System: Defenders 1 point for a touch, and 5 points for a catch. Attackers get 1 point every time the catcher receives the ball.

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Throw to move the football Con...

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.

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Eggs in the basket Conditioned...

Set up 3 small teams and 3 hoops. The hoops should be placed an equal distance apart with several balls in each (dependant on number of players). The aim of this game is to get rid of all the balls in your hoop one by one by moving them to another team's hoop. Players must carry the ball and place it inside the other team's hoop (no throwing or rolling the ball).

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Rounders: Spot Hits - Batting ...

Set up in groups of 5.3 different coloured spots are placed in a triangle in front of the batter, with 3 fielders placed directly in line with the spots about 5m away.Player 3 bowls a tennis ball to player 1 who tries to hit the ball with their hand to players 2, 3, and 4.Group rotates after 3 hits i.e 1 to 5, 5 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 1.

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Run roll , gather and return b...

The player at the front of the 2 players runs to the middle to collect the ball on the cone and roll it to the player on the opposite side. This player collects the ball and runs to the middle to put the ball on the cone. The next player then runs to collect the ball and rolls the ball for next player waiting.

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Team Juggle Throwing & Catchin...

Set up in teams of 6.Players stand diagonally opposite each other about 2 metres apart. The area that the players are working in should be approx 25 metres long.Player 1 has 3 balls (tennis or rounders), and passes them underarm one at a time to player 2 to catch, and so on.Once they have released all 3 balls they can then run on the outside of their line in time to receive a ball from player 6.The rest of the team do the same.The aim is to reach the end of the area without dropping a ball.Once they have reached the end of the area work back in the opposite direction.

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Reaction Take (Backstop or Fie...

Set Up: 1 feeder, 1 catcher, 2 tennis balls (different colours), cones. The feeder and the worker stand opposite each other 3 metres apart. The Drill: Feeder holds 2 different colour balls at arms length, and calls out the colour of the ball they want the the worker to catch. The worker reacts and moves forward to catch the ball after just one bounce. The worker retreats to the starting position and the drill is repeated. The feeder can aslo call for both balls to be caught.

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Target throwing Throwing & Cat...

Working in pairs with one ball per pair players throw the ball back and forth to each other. The object of the exercise is to hit the cone positioned between each pair using an overarm throw.

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Rounders: Batting Technique - ...

Players work in fours with one batter, one bowler and two fielders. The basic structure of this drill is that the ball is bowled to the batter who has to try and hit the ball. To improve hand-eye coordination there are 3 stages to this drill. Firstly the batting player should hit the ball with their hand (or yellow hand CP where available), then with a paddle bat and lastly a rounders bat.

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Using the Bowling Box Throwing...

Set Up: 4 players, cones, posts, hoops, rounders balls. The drill: The bowler (1) bowls the ball through the hoop. They must bowl from each back corner of the bowling box. The batter (4) holds the hoop at a variety of heights and angles. The backstop (2) takes the ball and throws it to the player on first post (3). The backstop then runs to the 4th post to receive the ball from player 3.

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Up 'n' over - Reaction Fieldin...

Players work in pairs, with a ball between two, both facing the same direction.The player at the back must throw a looping ball over their partner's head, aiming to throw the distance no further than 10 metres.Upon seeing the ball pass over them the fielding player must run out and try to catch the ball as quickly as possible. Once they have the ball in hand they should throw it back to their partner.Repeat 5 times then swap over.

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5 v 5 Festival Conditioned gam...

Set Up: 2 teams of 5. The fielding team consists of: bowler, backstop, 2nd post, 3 fielders (1 on 2nd post). The batting box 6 metres away from the bowling box. Pitch set out with posts or cones, spaced out accordingly. The Game: Each innings lasts for 15 good balls. After 5 good balls the fielders rotate.

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throw connect to score Conditi...

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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Throwng and Catching - conditi...

Divide your players into two equal teams, one team fields while the other team bats.The coach bowls the ball (underarm) to the batter who must catch the ball before then underarm throwing the ball into the field, instead of hitting the ball.If a batter drops the ball they can only run to first base.In order to get players out the batters can be stumped or caught out.

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Catching relay Throwing & Catc...

Player 1 rolls the ball out for 2 to run in and flicks the ball back to 1 who catches it and puts it down. Player 3 then rolls the ball out towards 1, who runs towards 3, flicks the ball at 3 who catches it and puts the ball down.On completing the throw you join the opposite queue. <br>Aim: First team to take 15 catches wins. If you drop one you go back to 0.

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Throwing on the move Throwing ...

See how many consecutive catches the Post fielder can take before he/she has to move or the ball bounces. If this happens put score back to 0. The fielder should be able to touch the post with the ball each time without moving their feet. This can be done against another group, i.e. first to 15 catches without Fielder moving away from the post.

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Dodgeball Conditioned games - ...

1 player (worker) stands in the middle of a circle of 5 players.The 5 players try and hit the worker with a soft ball below the waist. They score 2 points if they do. The players are not allowed inside the circle.If the ball goes outside of the circle the worker gets 5 points.Player is in the circle for 1 minute then rotate.

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