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Cricket: Walking in Catching

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This drill is best perfromed in two groups of 6-8 players.

Set up the two cones 7 metres apart.

The first player walks in to the 'goal' and sets up to take the catch. The coach hits the catch to the player, who has to move to either their right or left.

Once caught the ball is returned to the coach and the player that has taken the catch returns to the back of the line.

COACHING POINTS

It's important that this drill is kept moving, so players must anticipate when it is their go and be walking in ready.

Balance: The set position

Be in a strong, balanced postion when the ball is delivered (imagine a tennis players postion waiting to recieve a serve).

Timing of this set postion is key:

Too early and you will not be able to react as well, too late and the ball could be past you.

The ideal position:

The ideal postion is feet shoulder's width apart, on your toes (balls of the feet), and ready to attack. Stay in a strong yet relaxed postion.

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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

Ground fielding drill:

Two teams pass the ball to their team mates with an overarm throw which must bounce only once and then must be caught.

Using the throws to advance towards the opposition's grid players must not step inside the grid. When they get close enough they can throw at the stumps. If they miss a team mate can run around the back of the stumps to catch the ball.

If caught that team can have another shot, if the opposition catch the ball they then move back up the field to the opposition's grid.

Ground fielding and throwing

Catching:

For this game you need two teams of between 6-10 players on each side.

One team tries to see how many catches they can do in a specified time, whist the other team sees how many people they can get to run around the cone and back.

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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