Cricket: Group coaching for the cut, hook and sweep

Set up the practice as shown in the diagram. Make sure that the bowler feeds the ball in over arm and gets the ball to bounce to waist height.

The Batsman then plays a back foot drive and tries to aim to hit the ball through the cones.

The coach calls bat up before feeding the ball for the batsman to drive the ball through the v shaped cones.

If the batsman leaves the ball they get another ball. If they play and miss they do not. If players deliberately play cross-batted shots on leg side they lose that round. (Be strict on this point).

If players hit the ball into the air, over the fielders, it does not count and they lose that ball. Make the last round competitive: who can hit all balls through target area along the ground? Fielders must stop the ball. On the competitive round, if a player gets out, all change round.

In the first round of 8-10 players must play every other shot with the top hand only. Make the last round competitive: try to survive all 8-10 balls without getting out.

If you are out, change round. On the practice round, players get another ball if one goes wide. On the competitive round, have 8-10 balls whether players leave the ball or play and miss.

If a player deliberately plays an attacking shot he loses that round of 8-10 balls. (Be strict on this point).

Divide players into two teams and then pair up all your players. Each pair should get to bat for two overs each.

Each pair starts with 20 runs and can be out if they are bowled, caught, stumped, run out or if you hit your own wicket. Every time a batter is out 5 points are knocked off their total and batters swap places.

The winning pair is the one which finishes with the most runs.