Set up players in two teams at yellow and red cones. Coach (yellow) stands in crease and rolls ball out to Orange cone. Blue player runs to cone, picks up ball and then throws in to wicket keeper (grey). Coach then rolls ball out to blue cone and alternates further until all balls used.
Collecting a roling ball.
Correct feilding position to stop ball.
Throwing in to the stumps.
Progression:
Set up two stumps with 2 keepers and roll balls out quicker.
Have a batsman stand next to coach and when ball rolled out batsman then has to run to next stump and not be run out. (consider running with bat).
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