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Cricket: Group coaching for the front foot drive

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Create a V-Shaped area out in front of the batter.

Working in groups of 6 players take it in turns to bowl, field and bat.

The batsman aims to strike the ball beyond the fielders using a front foot drive. The fielders must prevent the ball from getting past them.

Every time the batsman gets the ball beyond the fielders, within the coned are, they score a point.

COACHING POINTS

Each batter gets a set number of balls and changes with another player after they have had their allocation of balls or when they are caught or bowled out.

Players aim to drive the ball successfully along the ground inside the V towards the target area (this area can be coned out).

This shows your players how to play an attacking shot off the front foot and score runs without getting out because the safest drives are the straightest ones.

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Split the group into 2 equal groups.

1 team are the batters and the other side are the fielders.

Each player on the batting team has 3 attempts to strike either a ball off a T or a dropped ball between the cones.

The fielding team stand between the cones and the wall/Â boundary. They have to gather the ball and throw it to their wicket keeper who returns the ball to the batter.

Batters can be caught or run out.

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The front foot drive:

Dip your head and shoulder more than for the off or straight drive and let the ball come through.

Open your leading shoulder to point straight/ mid on, so that your hip opens slightly, allowing the bat to swing through.

Take a short stride towards the ball, stand tall on the balls of your feet and point the toe of front foot directly up the wicket.

Plant foot down the line of leg stump - no wider.

Stand tall, get up onto your toes with the weight on your front foot and head forwards, directly above body - eyes level.

As the bat swings through the line of the ball, work hard to maintain the following: A dominant top hand, relaxed fingers and thumb bottom hand grip, diamond shape with arms, high hands, hands forward of bat face on impact.

Front foot batting

Bounce feed:

This is a practice for more advanced players.

The feeder throws the ball from a minimum of 10 metres in front of the batter, allowing the ball to bounce several times before it reaches them, before moving out of the way.

The batter strikes the ball between the cones against the wall and the other players attempt to field the rebound.

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