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Rounders: Under arm relay

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For this practice the players need to be in groups of 4 / 5 with one ball. The players should throw the ball across to the other line and follow the ball to go to the back of the opposite line.

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Run Around:

After the first player has thrown the ball to the player next to them, they have to run all the way around to try and get back to their starting position before the ball does.

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Catching drill:

Partners stand opposite each other and throw a ball back and forth, trying to see how many catches they can make in a given time (e.g. 1 minute).

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Varied catching:

4 players 3 balls

1 worker 3 feeders.

Feeder 1 throws the ball along the floor for the worker to barrier stop the ball and feed back.

the next feeder then throws up a high ball for the worker to catch and return before the last player throws a straight ball into the body to be caught and returned.

Next the start again at the beginning.

swap after 3 times round.

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All the Way Across the field:

Teams of 4 try and throw the ball across a pitch as quickly as possible, not missing any players out.

The first team to throw the ball 10 times across the pitch is the winner.

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