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Hoop Hit Warm Up

Mark out a 12m track with cones. Players work in 3's with 1 hoop. Each player stands 2m apart. Player A hits the soft ball with their hand through the hoop (held by B) to C. This continues with all players moving positions i.e. C hits through hoop held by A to B until they reach the end of the 12m track. Repeat drill on return.

Batting

Warm up drill

Using a set of cricket wickets or posts. Roll the ball along the ground to a team mate. You can run with the ball, but the ball must be rolled along the ground. Aim to hit the stumps (approach from any side of the square)in the opposition square, using an underarm flick. The square is made up of cones, distance 5-8 metres from the stumps.No fielders at any time are allowed inside the square. The ball is never out of bounds, as there are no boundaries.

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Warm Up Grid - Sprint and Stretch

Players must sprint along the longer sides of the rectangle and then perform dynamic stretches along the shorter sides. Players can either complete a set number of laps or must continue to work for a set period of time.

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Warm up drill Conditioned game...

Using a set of cricket wickets or posts. Roll the ball along the ground to a team mate. You can run with the ball, but the ball must be rolled along the ground. Aim to hit the stumps (approach from any side of the square)in the opposition square, using an underarm flick. The square is made up of cones, distance 5-8 metres from the stumps.<br />No fielders at any time are allowed inside the square. The ball is never out of bounds, as there are no boundaries.

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Hoop Hit Warm Up Batting - Rou...

Mark out a 12m track with cones.Players work in 3's with 1 hoop. Each player stands 2m apart.Player A hits the soft ball with their hand through the hoop (held by B) to C. This continues with all players moving positions i.e. C hits through hoop held by A to B until they reach the end of the 12m track.Repeat drill on return.

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Ball drop and pick up Ground F...

Players work in groups of 5, in a grid with 5 cones set up in a zig-zag formation, roughly 7 metres apart.Each player stands on a cone. All players, except for those queueing behind the first cone require balls.On the coach's call player 1, on the first cone, aims to get to collect the ball that has been dropped from shoulder height by the player on the cone in front of them, before the ball bounces twice.This is one pick-up.Player 1 then gives the ball back to the player on the cone, and sets themself before the coach gives the next call.Again the working player aims to get to the next ball before second bounce.This process is repeated until all players have performed 4 pick-ups.

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Up 'n' over - Reaction Fieldin...

Players work in pairs, with a ball between two, both facing the same direction.The player at the back must throw a looping ball over their partner's head, aiming to throw the distance no further than 10 metres.Upon seeing the ball pass over them the fielding player must run out and try to catch the ball as quickly as possible. Once they have the ball in hand they should throw it back to their partner.Repeat 5 times then swap over.

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Technique picking up ball from...

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double cover behind the post S...

Both fielders run behind the post player to stop the ball if the post player is not able to catch or stop the ball.

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Bench Throwing & Catching - Ro...

In 2s Worker on the bench – Feeder sends the ball and worker has to send the ball back

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Keepy Uppys Batting - Rounders...

Set up in 2's with 1 bat and a ball.The aim here is to keep the ball up in the air by hitting it lightly with the bat. If the ball hits the ground it becomes your partner's turn.

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Bobble Feed Catch Throwing & C...

One player on post and another fielding deep on each shoulder. The ball is fed in with a bounce (objects are on the floor to create and random bounce trajectory). Where ever the ball bounces the closest player stops the ball and throws it in to the post.

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Pick up and turn to throw to p...

1) runs out and picks up the stationary ball and throws over top to 2). 2) rolls the ball back out to 1), 1) gathers with barrier and replaces it and joins the back of the queue. When 1) tags 2), 2) then goes, 3) takes up position by post. This can be done in a race against another group.

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Reaction ball drop Ground Fiel...

In 2's or 3's drop the reaction ball catch it after 1st bounce then catch after 2nd bounce

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Diving Practice Ground Fieldin...

Divide the main group into smaller groups of 4 and set up as shown. The ball is thrown to the fielders (person in the middle) right or left for them to dive onto the mats. The two players behind the mats are back-up fielders.

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run to gather throw at 4th pos...

This Drill is where the 2nd player in the line rolls the ball into the field for the 1st player in the line to gather and throw at the fielder at 4th post. The 4th post player then throws the ball to the new 2nd player in the line whom repeats the exercise.

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Focus On Specialist Fielding Positions - Back Stop

Develop a team that loves fielding! Produce the sharpest backstop around to really lump the pressure on the batter when they?re struggling to make first.

Catching consistency! Skills and Games

Help your fielders to react quicker and catch some of the tougher balls that are hit/thrown in their direction with this week's fielding skills session!

Learning to Play the Game - Game Based Session

Cut to the chase with this game-based session! Get your players' blood pumping with a dynamic fielding warm-up and then leap straight into a full pitch game!

Backing up in the field - Avoi...

No more butterfingers! Don't leave it to chance - get your players to cover their team-mate's back and avoid gifting the other team easy runs through fielding fumbles!

A guide to rounders tactics | ...

An introductory guide to rounders tactics and how to use them to get the best from your team
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Plan a session for 10-11 year olds (rounders)

I am trying to plan a session for 10-11 year olds in rounders. They are new to the sport. I want to make sure they learn skills as well as have progressions, any ideas? I am also struggling to fit it into the sessionplan template. Help x

tracey parton Coach, England

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please could you tell me some warm up exercises for a match of rounders

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