figure of 8 exercise drill. a blue- d blue- a red- d red- a blue. follow the ball to rotate around the square. square as big or small as you see fit
ground fielding, catches, 2 handed, 1 handed, weak hand, strong hand. introduce stumps to aim at, take the square back to introduce over arm throwing. introduce a keeper in the middle and a batter to hit catches to D blue and D red after they have returned ball in from A blue and A red introduce 2 ball, 3 balls as you see fit with standards. technical base of catching, throwing and ground fielding, communication skills and co-ordination.
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