The aim of the warm up will give the coach an opportunity to ask general questions to the player, such as 'how are they feeling' 'what have you been upto today' 'how have your recent cricket/coaching sessions gone recently'. The hope is the player will begin to feel at ease, while playing a fun game and warming up the body throughout.
The game will include a small tennis ball court, 2.5m x 3m set out by cones and the traffic cones will represent the net which will split the court into two. (see diagram)
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