Cricket COACHING MADE EASY

Organisation: Divide the group into groups of 8-10 and organise as shown in the diagram. Each batter bats until dismissed by being bowled, caught directly or after one bounce or by lbw. Batter may leave or play defensively. Any attacking stroke used results in immediate dismissal for safety reasons. Fielders must keep a safe distance from the bat. Equipment: 1 bat and 1 tennis ball per group. 1 set of stunps. Chalk markings

Set up 4 stations with equal numbers at each. The idea of the drill is that players work with diagonal 'opposite' teamates. Players 1 retireves the ball first and player 3 runs out to the stumps to back up the throw. Let's play: Coach rolls the ball straight out. A player from team 1 attacks the ball and throw it over the top of the stumps in the middle to a team 3 player who has run out to back up the throw. The backing up player must then turn, and throw at the single stump with a direct hit. Both players then join the back of their original groups and the other two teams can now go. After 6 repetitions the two groups will swap ends.

8-10 players per group (set up two drills if coaching a large group) Set up: Player/coach stands between the two stumps, that are 20 meters apart (length of a wicket). One cone is placed 25m in front of the two stumps, in line with the coach and two cones are placed 2m ahead of these, acting as a 'gate' for the players to walk through when it is their go. Two further cones are placed 10m behind the two target stumps, where players will be backing up. The coach will name one end the bowler's end and the other stump the keepers end. Let's play: First player walks through the two cones as the coach rolls the ball out. As the coach rolls the ball, they must shout either "bowler's" or "keeper's". The player must then process this instruction, make the decision, and throw the ball accordingly. The player on the cone backs the ball up and returns it to the coach. The player who has just thrown then replaces the player who backed the ball up, and the player who was backing up moves around the outside of the drill and joins the back of the queue of players. Drill is continuous.

12 players per group. One stump placed in the middle of a rectangular shape marked out by cones (20m by 30m). Each cone has same number of players at it. All stations are live every time coach rolls ball out. Coach may roll ball out anywhere they wish. The nearest player at the cone must call for the ball, pick it up, and throw at the stump. The players from the opposite group in the rectangle are responsible for backing the throw up and returning to the coach. If the coach rolls the ball down the middle of the two cones the player must decide who goes for the ball as early as possible, to allow the group backing up to adjust accordingly. Drill continues...

6-12 people needed. Player (6) starts by rolling the ball out to (5) who runs in and throws ball to the (WK). Coach now throws (5) a flat catch as he runs towards the stumps where (6) was feeding from. (6) now joins back of queue.

3 teams 1 ball 3 zones 2 teams in the outside zones throw the ball over the team in the middle zone to try and land the ball on the ground in the opposite end zone. If the they are successful they score a point but if the team in the middle intercept the ball the teams swap.