Encouraging junior batters to develop a straight-hitting technique. Making the straight boundary an easier, closer target and making the square boundaries a much bigger hit to hopefully increase the intent to hit straight. Field is packed square and restricted in the V to help this further. Bowlers are 'forbidden' to bowl short - if they land it short of the line of cones back of a length then its a free hit.
Can also make the square boundaries only 2/4 runs rather than 4/6.
Identify 'full' length balls that give us an opportunity to play an attacking shot in the 'V'
Bowlers encouraged to bowl full and straight - but explain why the field is not set for it. The focus of the game is the batting.
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