This game is played with a minimum of two players. Players split into two teams, in this case, red and blue. Two sets of wickets are placed next to each other in the middle of the blue and red cone. The Coach will start by rolling a ball towards one of the teams who then must stop it and aim for the wickets. The other team backs up the throw when it is released and stops the ball. They then throw the ball back to the same wickets with the aim of hiting them. The ball must be thrown from where it was stopped. If the ball is missed, the player who missed it must throw the next throw from where the ball stopped. Plyers are encouraged to move forward to make their throw shorter and they must throw hard. Once a player throws the ball they move around to the back of their line and wait for their next turn. Points are scored when the wicket is hit and one of the single wickets is removed from the set of stumps which makes the target smaller and smaller. When the wicket is hit, the coach will restart the next round by rolling the ball to the correct team. Team with most hits when no wickets remain wins.
Coach backing up, including angles. Encourage attacking the ball Encourage throwing hard at the base of the stumps. TAKE NOTE OF THE ANGLE THAT THE THROWS ARE BEING THROWN AT. STOP THE ROUND AND ALLOW THE PLAYER TO STRAIGHTEN THE ANGLE IF IT IS TOO EXTREME.
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