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Touching the post or base with the ball by the fielder

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It should be noted that it is impossible for the umpire to see that a post is touched with the actual ball, therefore the hand in which the ball is held counts as the ball.

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Split the group into teams of 3 or 4 aside set out an area with cones where the posts would be on the pitch.

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Backward hit:

When the ball is hit behind the line the batter is allowed to run to the 1st post but is not allowed to continue to 2nd until the ball has crossed the line back into play.

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