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Cricket: Staggered Catching and Return

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Players take it in turns to take a catch at each distance, between the two cones (increase/decrease distance in relation to your players' age).

The catching player must work from the starting cone and work their way inwards.

Once a successful cacth is taken, the player drops the ball and proceeds forward to take the next one.

COACHING POINTS

Player must be in a set postion (walk in and set themselves, feet shoulder width apart and on balls of feet, weight not leaning backwards).

Players must focus on getting head position correct (still as possible) and encourage players not to lean backwards when catching.

Players can experiment with reverse hands too (concentrate on either fingers pointing downwards or in reverse position.)

Progression:

Players must take 3 catches at each station.

Players must catch 4 balls, but this time they must run each one in and return to the coach before running back and setting themselves for the next catch.

Players can now throw the ball back in to the coach over the top of the stumps after each catch.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Reflex Catching:

Get your players to work with with one ball in groups of 3.

The player with the ball stands behind the other two players, who have their back to him.

On the command of "Now" the player with the ball throws the ball. The two catchers have to turn quickly and try and catch the ball before it bounces.

Rotate players after 10 throws.

Wicket - keeping

Fielding Warm Up Game:

Work in groups of 10. Two rows of cones are set up, 5m apart in width and 2m apart.

Players get into pairs, opposite each other, lined up behind the first cone with one ball.

The first pair must exchange 5 catches before running diagonally to the next cone where they repeat the 5 catches.

After this players run to the next cone where they now roll the ball 5 times to their partner. The partner performs an underarm pick up and returns the ball to their partner.

upon reaching the end players jog back to the start and repeat.

Catching

Running on to High Catch:

Player 2 throws the ball straight-up, player 1 runs in and catches before returning the ball back to player 2. Player 1 continues to run around the cone, and receives another high feed from player 2.

On catching th ball player 1 takes up 2s original position before the next person in the queue starts.

Catching

Throw Catch and Step:

Players work in pairs with 1 ball.

They start very close together and with every successful throw and catch the thrower can take a step back increasing the distance between the players.

Catching

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