I like to use the “pairs” format as a basic structure for SSGs — batters in pairs, facing a fixed number of deliveries, if you are “out” you lose runs, but carry on batting. But the immediate penalty for getting out can make some batters overly cautious, and we do want them to still play …
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Session plans — batting (hitting straight) and bowling sessions with u11s (hard ball).
I am setting myself a task for this year, to write up more session plans. My preference is to ad lib around a session “theme”. I know what I’m going to do next, but no-one else does, so the plans will be for the coaches I work with and also for a couple of the …
Simple net game, revisited
I have been delivering an after-school club this term. As happened last year, we have been evicted from the newly built sports hall to accommodate exams. Unlike last time, we have been able to carry on with the weekly club, but in the much smaller and very crowded old sports hall. So small and crowded, …
The Teesra 