Throw, relay and attacking fielding
Ready when: Catch and field (b4) done.
What you are learning
Throwing hard and straight at the stumps to run batters out: front shoulder to the target, step and push the hip through, elbow at ear height. The crow hop lets you throw on the move, and a relay brings the ball in from far out.
Words on this card Stumps, Bowler, Batter, Wicketkeeper, Fielder, Over, Side-on, Crow hop
- Stumps
- The three upright sticks at each end, with two small bails on top. A bucket can stand in for them.
- Bowler
- The player who bowls the ball at the batter.
- Batter
- The player with the bat.
- Wicketkeeper
- The fielder who crouches behind the batter's stumps and catches the balls the batter misses.
- Fielder
- A player on the fielding team.
- Over
- Six balls bowled by one bowler.
- Side-on
- Standing with the front shoulder, not the chest, toward the bowler or the target.
- Crow hop
- A quick skip that brings the throwing-side foot through, to throw on the move.
Show it first for the one teaching
- Stand side-on, the front shoulder pointing at the stumps.
- Step toward the target and push the hip through; the throwing elbow leads at ear height.
- Finish with the hand pointing at the target.
- Crow hop: field a rolled ball low, skip the throwing-side foot through, and throw at chest height.
Your part while they practise
Call the order; keep the lane empty for throws.
Step by step
- 10 throws from 15 m: front shoulder to the target, step and push the hip, elbow at ear height.
- 10 crow hops: field a rolled ball, skip, throw at chest height.
- 10 throws at the stumps.
How much: 10 throws of each kind 15 min a session 2 days a week
Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.
The game: Run-out ends
A caller names which end to throw to; a point for each direct hit, and a second fielder relays from far out.
Who plays: 3 or 4: a roller, a fielder, a relay fielder and a caller.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- Two sets of stumps 15 m apart
- Roll a ball out to the fielder
- The caller shouts "keeper's end!" or "bowler's end!"
- The fielder crow hops and throws at that end, or to the relay fielder when far out
- Fair play
- A grown-up throws from 5 m farther back.
- Points
- 2 points for a direct hit at the called end; 1 point for a throw that a team-mate catches over the stumps.
- Fouls
- No points
- A throw to the wrong end
- A throw that bounces twice
- Throwing into the lane where someone is standing
- Winning
- The most points after 10 throws each.
- 4 points for 1 star
- 8 points for 2 stars
- 12 points for 3 stars
Easier or harder
Underarm, close.
Overarm from 20 m.
What you will see, and what to say
- the throw goes high
Point your front shoulder
The shoulder aims, and the ball follows it. - the thrower stands still
Step through
A step toward the target puts the body behind the throw.
Self-check
5 of 10 throws hit the stumps from 15 m.
Stop and get a coach when
Pain in the shoulder or elbow.
Fitness for this
Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.
This card trains throwing, relay, teamwork.
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