A player will stand in the middle of 4 sets of wickets in a cross shape. Wickets will be labled 1,2,3 and 4
A server will roll or throw balls to the fielder and shout a number between 1 and 4.
The player in the middle must collect the ball and throw the ball towards the wicket that was called.
Type of throw.
Way to collect the ball.
Awareness.
Accuracy.
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