Rounders: Kick Ball Rounders

Build your team spirit and create a little competitive edge with these fun small-sided games! Having a good laugh with your teammates will go a long way to create great results!

Try this fun and relaxed session. Designed for all ages and abilities, this session will help you to start your rounders campaign on the right foot!

Set up a pitch using cones that is roughly the same size as a netball court (30m x 15m) and divide your players into two equal teams.

Players can run in all areas of the pitch but they are not allowed to run with the ball.

Players must try to get the ball to a player in the shooting circle for them to score a point.

In this game the batter tries to score as many rounders as they can by hitting the ball through the area so it either flies over or rolls through the area out the end or either side.

The only criteria is that the ball has top enter the front of the area to be able to score a rounder.

When the ball is caught the catching fielder becomes the bowler the bowler becomes the batter and the batter becomes a fielder

Set up:

Split players into two teams (no more than 5v5 - set up several mini-games if necessary). Pitch marked out with 2 goals. Size will depend upon your players' ability and numbers in the group but 20m by 10m is a good starting point.

The Game:

This is an invasion game and the aim is to score a goal by rolling the ball through the oppositions goal.

Rules:

Roll only to score. Cannot move with the ball, defending team must be a metre away from the player with the ball.

Fielding team has 1 player by each post and back stop with one fielder standing in the field beyond the 1st post. ( you can vary each time)

Player with a ball in the batter square has to throw the ball into the direction of the deep fielder. after which this player should try to run a a rounder ( to 4th post)all fielders should run to line up behind the fielder on 3rd post to relay the ball all the way down the line to try and beat the runner.