1- Players are put into positions - mid off, mid on, cover, mid wkt 2- A feeder and batter pretend to hit the ball 3- Players all have to react and move in the direction of the ball - helps with anticipation and reading where the ball is being hit 4- Extension - now feeder throws ball and batsman hits it. Players then react and move off the ball and throw at bowlers end stumps; then whoever backs up, throws to WK.
Split step routine - 1,2, 3 count - is followed React and watch the batter to get cues on where to anticipate
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