<p>One Set up</p><p>Take each skill in turn</p><p>1. Batting- Coach Serves and asst, w/keeps. W/Keeper rolls ball to fielders to keep them involved. They then throw throw the ball to the Serving coach</p><p>2. Bowling- Kids Bowl. Progress by adding one by one the hula hoops. then placing all three simultaneously, calling out the color for them to bowl into.</p><p>3. Fielding-</p><p>Under arm flick-</p><p>a. Balls on cones, kids run in low and underarms to keeper. Returns ball to cone. Rotate when a cycle is finished.</p><p>b. Coach rolls ball out to each position. Kids run in, gather and release to wicket </p><p> </p><p>Over hand throw,- Remove a wicket and increase the distance.</p><p>-kids run in to a ball on a cone, picks up, sets up for the throw and throws.</p><p>- roll ball out to the kids for gather , set up and then throw</p>
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