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 their strokes.
So this week I tried out an alternative sanction – if you are out, you have to swap to using a thin/practice/technique bat!
I missed this podcast from @ShakeyWaits last year.
And, as a coach who has struggled with the concept of “specifying information” that was a bad miss, because Rob answers so many of my questions!
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Working this term with a group of u11s, with the transition to hardball cricket in the summer firmly in mind, so I want the batters to become more confident when facing a short(er) pitched bouncing delivery. They will have done plenty of pull shot games and practice (bread and butter in soft ball cricket) but quite possibly nothing on the off side. Hence the theme for last week’s session was “back foot, off side”.
The plan below is an idealised version of what actually transpired on the day. The practice and game both happened, but some of the additional constraints only came to mind mid-game, and I decided not to complicate the game by changing the rules half-way through. Next time, though…
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