Ground fielding drill - Aim to stop the ball under pressure
Ball must bounce in middle area.
2 points for making ball pass the back line, minus 1 for throwing out the side.
Coaching points: throwing: use front arm, larger than shoulder width stride, elbow must be higher than shoulder
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