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Keeping Back - Run Cut off & Run Out

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Activity to help keeper practice cutting off a quick single OR potential run out when keeping back to pace.

COACHING POINTS

Keeper in normal position keeping back
Batter standing at crease & nurdles balls in different points around the striker's end.
Keeper simply out of the box, gathers the ball and has a run out shot at either the batters OR bowler's end
Work on one side first because the pugg goals at the batting end will be used to back the throws up.
Batter calls the end keeper must throw
Ensure keeper practices getting glove off quickly.

Have keeper warm up using the correct throwing technique

Practice Run Outs & Keeper Throwing accuracy

Stop quick singles off pace bowlers

Modification could be to incorporate a fielder to run in over the stumps to take the throw

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