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Hi I have my first lesson with my team and like some help with some drills for new players. How do i start the practice? They never played so i have to start from scratch.Thank you lucinda
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Lucinda TerblancheParent, South Africa
ANSWERS
Tom BeanCoach, England
Hi Lucinda,
It`s great to see some new players starting off. I recommended starting out by making sure they understand the complete basics of how the game is played and what the aim of it is.
Then, I recommend this Forward Defensive drill. It`s really simple to give the kids a straightforward idea of what is going on, before building up the rest of their understanding of the more complex parts of the game.
It`s a perfect way to introduce them to the idea of batting and bowling in a really straightforward way plus you can begin to introduce the knowledge of how to hold the bat properly for cricket, getting them into the mindset that it is different to baseball. This is a great place ot start developing a good cricketing technique.
I hope this helps and you can get the kids really excited about cricket!
Tom
Forward Defence
DESCRIPTION
Each batter gets 6 balls each and then rotates. The thrower delivers the ball on one knee making the ball bounce once to the knee height of the batter. If the ball is wide or the ball is left then another ball is bowled. The aim is for the batsmen to defend the ball and aim to hit the ball through the cones. For safety reasons no attacking shots are permitted.
Forward Defence
DESCRIPTION
Each batter gets 6 balls each and then rotates. The thrower delivers the ball on one knee making the ball bounce once to the knee height of the batter. If the ball is wide or the ball is left then another ball is bowled. The aim is for the batsmen to defend the ball and aim to hit the ball through the cones. For safety reasons no attacking shots are permitted.
