TARGET TAKE DOWN (FIELDING AND BOWLING)
* KEEP THE CONES AS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM
* TAKE TWO PLAYERS FROM THE TARGET
* HIT THE TARGET IN THE MIDDLE USING UNDER ARM THROWS. TARGET PEOPLE GET FIVE MARKS. IF PLAYERS CAN'T GET SCORED, BOTH PLAYERS SHOULD GO BACK TWO STEPS
* PLAYERS HAVE 03 MINUTES TO DO THIS. THE HIGHEST SCORES WILL WIN.
* STEP 02 : CHANGE THE TARGETS
* STEP 03 : OVER ARM THROWS AND STRAIGHT ARM BOWLING
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