Coaches hit ground balls to blue and red teams Players field ball and throw it at the stump in the middle of their teams Other team mate backs up and returns it to the coach. Repeat - first team to get 5 or 10 hits wins the game Variation - 2 points of rhitting the stump OR if it misses; 1 point for the return back to the coach first; which promotes getting to the ball faster on back up (more intensity)
1- Attack the ball on the ground 2- Set feet for the throw at the target 3- Movement off the ball and positioning for the back up
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