Rounders Drills

Approach the ball at speed and as you get into line with the ball, twist your upper body, leading with the shoulder furthest from the ball. Bend both knees, so that the knee of the leg nearest to the ball touches the ground, but it is also next to the back of the heel of the other leg. With fingers down and head forward, pick up the ball and then stand back up ready to deliver an overarm throw.

Split the group into teams of 5. One team throwing the ball around posts. One team running around the posts. The ball starts by the batting square and has to be thrown to post one then 2 then 3 then 4 then back to the batting square. The running team have to run and tag. The first player in the batting square has to run to tag 1st post player this player has to run to release the player at 2nd post etc until the player on the forth post is tagged and runs back to the batting square. Start again when ball and players are back in position again. Best of 5 runs.

Batter 2 calls YES hit or run,  then starts to run on the call. Fielder 1 feeds from an angle, fielder 2 runs in and flicks at player 1 moving to the post. Player 1 touches the post with the ball. The batter is either in or out. When 3 lives are used up the team is out, then batters change with fielders.

4 batters and 4 feilders. Player self hits the ball between the 1st and 2nd post (cones) all fielders have to remain on the out field until the ball is hit. The batter has to try and run around 1st post and back to the batting cone to score a rounder. The fielders are trying to score a point by touching the batting cone with the ball before the batter does

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.

The aim of the game is to make 10 catches by a team without getting caught whilst holding the ball by the other team. If a player is touched the ball goes to the other team and they try to achieve 10 catches. First team to take the 10 catches whilst staying in the grid wins. Players can run with the ball and if they do run out the grid the ball goes to the other side as well as if the ball is dropped.

1 player (worker) stands in the middle of a circle of 5 players. The 5 players try and hit the worker with a soft ball below the waist. They score 2 points if they do. The players are not allowed inside the circle. If the ball goes outside of the circle the worker gets 5 points. Player is in the circle for 1 minute then rotate.

Purpose to make sure players are paying attention at all times Player in the middle should try to avoid being hit below the waist by a size 5 sponge ball. Players on the outside of the circle must keep the ball inside the circle. Players rotate after 1 minute. A scoring system could be put in place. Eg dodger gets a point every time the ball goes out of the circle. Players on the outside get a point every time the dodger is hit by the ball.

1 player batting against 4 fielders. Game starts by the bowler bowling a good bowl towards the batter who hits the ball into the direstion of the 2 fielders. Rounders are scored if the batter runs around the bowler and back or if the batter hits the ball in between the 2 cones (3 and 4) by the 2 fielders on the left. Fielders can score a point by touchjing cone 1 with the ball before the batter gets back having run round the bowler.

Set Up: 2 teams of 5. The fielding team consists of: bowler, backstop, 2nd post, 3 fielders (1 on 2nd post). The batting box 6 metres away from the bowling box. Pitch set out with posts or cones, spaced out accordingly. The Game: Each innings lasts for 15 good balls. After 5 good balls the fielders rotate.

Ask the players to spread themselves and have 1 ball for the players to throw or roll the ball to each other. The player in the middle has to try and catch the player in possession of the ball. or get to the ball before a player does if it is badly thrown.

Knees bent, ball released inside the square and shoulders and hip in line. Look for a good pendulum motion when bowling. The ball should reach the recipient between knee and the top of their head height, otherwise it will be classed as a no ball.

Set up in 2's with 1 bat and ball. Player B must stand opposite to player A, so that they can see the end of the bat when the batters arm is fully outstretched. The aim of the game is for player A to hit the ball into space, and both players race to retrieve the ball first. Player B is in charge of the drill. They shout "CLEAR". On hearing this call player A self feeds the ball and hits it safely into space. Whoever reaches the ball first is the next player to hit the ball. If you get to the ball 3 times in a row you win a point.

Set up: 4 posts are set up in the shape of a diamond. Each post being 9 metres from the centre of the diamond. You need 3 teams of 4, 4 bats and 1 ball. Batting team each stand at a post. The other 2 teams take the bowler and fielding roles. The Drill: The bowler decides who to bowl to first, and the remaining 3 batters stand behind the post and make contact with it. The bowler bowls the ball for the batter to hit. The fielders can field the ball into any post to get any of the batters out. If a batter is out then their team loses 4 points. 1 point is scored for every post a batter reaches. Each team of 4 faces 6 good balls and the score is added up. After each ball the bowler can decide which batter to bowl to (it can be any of the 4 batters). The fielding team must react and move position, depending on which batter the bowler is bowling to. After 6 good balls the next team goes into bat.

Spinning the ball – Closing the door CP Palm finishes facing down Spinning the ball – Opening the door CP Palm finishes facing up Whole thing use a pendulum action, step into the bowl.

When a right hander bowls towards a left hander it is important that the bowler moves to the edge of the bowling square.