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STATION BATTING GAME A BOWLING
ACTIVITY
VERTICAL STRIKING:
THE DRIVE
FORMAT KEY POINTS
Pick up bat correctly with
both hands close together
around the middle of the
handle
Stand side-on
Swing bat back straight and
INTERMEDIATE [7 minutes per station]
at same time dip front
shoulder and step forward so
that front foot is just beside
the batting tee
Swing bat down straight to
hit the ball beneath the eyes
Follow through so arms fully
extended
DRILL
- Coach to go through key
points and players to
demonstrate skill
- Players to take turns so
each drives 3 balls off tees
- Divide players into four
even groups [A,B,C,D]
- For each pair of groups
[AvB, CvD] set up three
batting tees about 30cm
apart in a straight line with 2
cones [running markers] 5m
each side of tees, and 2
cones 10m apart 10m in front
of tee [fielding zone]
- One group bat, other to
field
- 1st batter to stand side-on
behind batting tees
- Fielders to spread out
behind fielding cones
- Batter to drive balls off tees
in quick succession and score
runs by running with bat from
tee to either marker cone and
back
Fielders to stop balls and run
and place back on tees before
calling 'stop'
- Group with most runs wins
NB: Repeat drill with winners
v winners, and losers v losers
GEAR 6 bats
6 small batting tees
6 balls
8 cones
SQUADS McCULLUM
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GAME B CATCHING
LINE and
TEELINE DRIVE LENGTH
CRICKET
GAME DRILLS
- Divide players into two Line [Direction] and
even groups and decide Length [Distance]:
which is batting and - Divide players into two
which is fielding even groups
- Use cones to set up - For each group set up
playing area like below a set of stumps and a
but make it 6m x 15m large batting tee 15m
so there are 3 zones apart with one player
each 6m x 5m within it [keeper] behind stumps
- Rest of players, each
with a ball, to line up
behind tee
Group A Line:
- Set up 4 pairs of cones
along the pitch to create
a channel 50cm wide
from middle stump to
- Place batting tee at outside offstump
end of playing area - Players to bowl for 3
- Each batter drives ball minutes scoring 1 point
off batting tee into for each time they bowl
playing area. Batters do ball down channel and 2
not run but score when extra points if ball hits
ball is hit passed or into stumps, but only if it
designated 2, 4 or 6 bounces in channel first
zones Group B Length:
- Each batter has 3 - Set up 4 pairs of cones
drives and counts their across the pitch 4-6m
runs from stumps to create a
- Fielders stop ball good length zone
return it to batter to - Players to bowl for 3
place on batting tee minutes scoring 1 point
- If a ball is caught or hit for each time they land
over zones no runs are ball in zone and 2 extra
scored from it points if ball hits stumps,
- No fielders are but only if it bounces in
permitted in the neutral zone first
zone with no more than - After allotted time
2 in the 2 run zone groups change over and
- Once first group has repeat other drill
batted, groups change NB: Variations can be
over added for different
- Group with most runs length deliveries and for
wins bowling to right or left
hand batters
1 bat 2 large batting tees
1 small batting tee 2 sets of stumps
2 balls 10 balls
8 cones 16 cones
TAYLOR GUPTILL
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GAME C
BOWLING CATCHES WIN
RELAY MATCHES
GAME KEY POINTS
- Divide players into Close catching:
two even groups in - Crouch with feet shoulder
each group one player width, knees bent and weight
acts as keeper/scorer, evenly balanced so ready to
the rest are bowlers move quickly in any direction
- For each group set up - Keep head still and eyes level
a set of stumps and a - Extend arms forward with
large batting tee 15m hands low and cupped together
for each group with little fingers overlapped,
- For each group palms facing forward, fingers
keeper/scorer to stand pointing down
behind stumps and - Watch ball into hands
bowlers to line up - Take the catch with soft hands
behind tee and give with ball by drawing it
- Use four balls per back into or to side of body
group. Each bowler in
turn to bowl ball and DRILLS
try and hit target - In pairs players to crouch 5m
[stumps]. Each hit apart and underarm lob ball to
scores 5 points. Keeper each other at knee height x20
to stop ball and roll it - Repeat with each pair using 2
back to bowler balls simultaneously x20
- First group to 50 wins - In fours, with pairs facing each
NB: If time permits add other in a square 5m apart,
variation by reducing repeat above drills with players
the number of stumps underarm lobbing ball[s] to each
to bowl at from three, other x10
to two, then one stump - Use 4 cones to set up a
5mx5m square. Coach A to
stand on 2nd cone facing
players lined up on 1st cone.
Coach B to stand on 4th cone.
Coach A to lob waist high catch
to 1st player who runs, catches
and returns ball to coach A,
before jogging around 2nd and
3rd cones, where coach B to lob
knee high catch to 1st player to
catch and return.
1st player then to jog behind
coach B to back of line
- Repeat 3 times for each player
2 large batting tees 12 balls
2 sets of stumps 4 cones
8 balls
10 bats, 7 small batting tees, 4 large batting tees, 14 sets of stumps, 54 balls, 97 cones
SOUTHEE WILLIAMSON
THROWING GAME D
CATCHING OVERARM THROWING DECISION-MAKING:
TENNIS RUN OUTS
GAME KEY POINTS GAMES
- Divide players into Overarm throwing: Run Out Decisions:
four even groups - Stand side-on with your eyes on - Set up a rectangle with 2 sets of
[A,B,C,D] target stumps 15m apart and 15m to their
- For each pair of - Step forward and extend both side set up 2 cones 15m apart
groups [AvB, CvD] use arms up to horizontal with - Spread rest of cones randomly in a
cones to set up 2 end throwing hand on top of ball and square [5m x 5m] in middle of
zones A and B 5x5m front arm pointing at target rectangle
separated by a neutral - Pull front elbow down strongly - Two players [keepers] to stand
zone 5m wide passed front hip behind each set of stumps name
- In the middle of - At same time step forward one Even and the other Odd
neutral zone place 3 whipping throwing arm led by - Rest of players to line up behind
sets of stumps elbow from a high position across one of side cones
- One group of three in body - Coach to stand in middle of pitch
zone A, other in zone B - Release ball with a powerful and roll ball out through random
- A player from zone A wrist flick cones
lobs ball underarm - Keep head still and focused on - Players in turn to run in and just
above height of target before ball is picked up coach to call
stumps into zone B any number if it is an even number
where the players try DRILLS ball needs to be returned to Even
to catch it before it - Coach to go through key points keeper, if odd to Odd keeper
lands. They then lob it and players to demonstrate skill - Players after returning ball to jog
back into zone A - Players in pairs to stand 15m to other side cones and repeat drill
- Each group scores apart and practise overarm
points by: throwing x10 balls Run Outs:
- A catch being - Divide players into four even - Divide players into two even
dropped or ball groups [A,B,C,D] groups [A and B]. Group A to bat
bouncing in their - For each pair of groups [eg. and group B to field
opponents zone AvB, CvD] set up three cones - Set up 2 sets of stumps 15m apart
- A ball that is lobbed [1,2,3] in a triangle with 15m and parallel with them 2 cones 15m
below height of stumps between each cone apart
or out of zone by their - Players in one group [eg. A] to - Coach to stand behind 1 set of
opponents each stand on a cone stumps and act as keeper, batters to
- First group to 10 - Players in other group [eg. B] to line up beside coach. At same end
points wins line up beside cone 1, 1st player fielders to line up behind cone
NB: Add variation by with bat - Coach to roll ball towards opposite
having: - Coach to roll a ball into triangle. end cone and at same time call 'Go'.
- Either a playoff Nearest player in group A to 1st batter to attempt 2 runs, while1st
between games of retrieve ball and return it to cone to retrieve ball and return it to keeper
winners v winners and 1 before throwing it overarm affect run out
losers v losers anticlockwise around triangle - Batters continue to run until
- Or players using - Once coach rolls ball 1st player dismissed
either their left or right with bat in group B to run anticlock- Groups change over once
hand to catch and/or around outside of triangle to beat ball batters are out
throw and score a point - Group with most runs wins
- Or players being - Group with most points after two
eliminated if they drop rounds wins
a ball or throw it out. NB: Repeat with winners v winners
Last player left wins and losers v losers
6 sets of stumps 1 bat 2 bats
2 balls 6 balls 4 sets of stumps
16 cones 2 cones 8 balls
25 cones
MARTIN VETTORI WATLING