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Back foot defence...with kids who miss a lot even on front foot a lot of balls

Can a coach feed the batter if your playing in a not so bouncy pitch and kids are not that accurate. Then what if after 3 ball they keep first then go to bowling in that order...

Back foot defence

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3-5 people stand in each net, with one bowler and the others waiting to receive the ball. Each bowler bowls 24 balls with the batsman getting 3 consecutive balls. If the batsman decides to leaves one of the balls then they may have another ball. On receiving 3 balls the batsman must join the back of the queue.

Back foot defence

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Newton OlooCoach, United Kingdom

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