In the past few weeks we've been getting your team ready for their first game of this year, working on throwing, batting and bowling... but there's one skill area we've not covered yet - your players' catching skills.
To help harden your players' hands we get them to practice a variety of different catches at match-intensity:
By getting your players to practice these drills and games under match conditions you'll be pushing your players and preparing them for the challenges that lay ahead. All of the drills come with their own progressions and competitive twists which allow you to increase the intensity and continue to challenge your players.
Don't drop a sitter, put a name on the catch and improve your players' catching skills today!
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