Game based play. Boundary is the inner ring on standard field. Batsmen to work the ball into the gaps and try to get ball outside of the inner circle. Any ball bit that does not get outside the circle should be treated as tip and run.
Batsmen to be ready to run and look for singles. Encourage creative play to find gaps or cross the boundary. Fielders to call end to throw ball to and introduce concept of backing up.
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