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PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET LESSON PLAN – CATCHING EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES Cones Balls Stumps DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY Split into pairs Set pair of cones 3m apart Players throw underarm looking to reach their partner around their belly button. Can progress into a game. How many catches can the whole class take in 2 minutes? Repeat looking to beat previous score. Drip in coaching points 1. Ready position 2. Watch the ball 3. Head in line with the ball 4. Hands together with big catching area 5. Soft hands TIMINGS 5 mins – Warm Up 10 mins – Development Activity 15 mins – Catching Tennis 15 mins – Hand Hockey 15 mins - Catching Caterpillar (can be done at walking speed as a cool down) OBJECTIVES Acquiring and developing skill Improve catching skills Improve co-ordination and agility PUPIL LEARNING OBJECTIVES I can catch a ball thrown from 3 metres consistently I can catch a ball from 10 metres consistently QUESTIONS Q – How closely do we watch the ball? A – Very. Q – Why would we move to get head in line with the ball? A – Gives us best chance to watch ball very hard. Q – Why do we want to be able to catch in cricket? A – It gets the opposition out. Q – What do our hands do when they catch the ball? A – Relax. Soft hands. OBSERVATIONS Players struggle to hit ball consistently • Work on general hand eye co-ordination. EG Balloon keep ups. • Work with shorter distances and self catches • Use bigger balls, softer balls, beanbags, cloths etc. VOCAB Sporting • Co-ordination • Watch the ball Cricket • Ready position • Soft hands • Catching area CRICKET SKILLS • Catching • Underarm throw • Teamwork

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PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET LESSON PLAN – CATCHING

EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES• Cones• Balls• Stumps

DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY• Splitintopairs• Setpairofcones3mapart• Playersthrowunderarmlookingtoreachtheirpartneraroundtheir bellybutton.• Canprogressintoagame.Howmanycatchescanthewholeclasstakein 2minutes?Repeatlookingtobeatpreviousscore.Dripincoaching points 1. Ready position 2.Watchtheball 3.Headinlinewiththeball 4.Handstogetherwithbigcatching area 5. Soft hands

TIMINGS5mins–WarmUp10mins–DevelopmentActivity15mins–CatchingTennis15mins–HandHockey15mins-CatchingCaterpillar(canbedoneatwalkingspeedasacooldown)

OBJECTIVES• Acquiringanddeveloping skill• Improvecatchingskills• Improveco-ordinationand agility

PUPIL LEARNING OBJECTIVES• Icancatchaballthrown from3metresconsistently• Icancatchaballfrom10 metresconsistently

QUESTIONSQ – How closely do we watch the ball?A – Very.Q – Why would we move to get head in line with the ball?A – Givesusbestchanceto watchballveryhard.

Q – Why do we want to be able to catch in cricket?A – Itgetstheoppositionout.Q – What do our hands do when they catch the ball?A – Relax.Softhands.

OBSERVATIONSPlayers struggle to hit ball consistently • Workongeneralhand eyeco-ordination. EGBalloonkeepups. • Workwithshorter distancesandself catches • Usebiggerballs,softer balls,beanbags,clothsetc.

VOCABSporting

•Co-ordination

•Watchtheball

Cricket

• Ready position

• Soft hands

• Catching area

CRICKET SKILLS• Catching• Underarm throw• Teamwork

Playermovement

Player

Startline

Finishline

Ball

GAME

Ballmovement

CATCH AND MOVE -WARM UP ACTIVITY• Setoutaconedareathatwillbebigenoughto fitallyourplayersinwhilstbeingsmallenough thattheywillneedtododgeeachother regularly.• Playersshouldbeaskedtomoveaboutinside theareaavoidingeachother.Startmoving slowlyandincreasethespeed.• Introducesomeballs,aboutonebetweentwo. Playersthrowacatchtoateammateasthey movearoundthearea.• Changethewayplayersareaskedtomove suchasskip,highknees,heelflicks,sideways, inacrouchedpositionetc.• Aftereachcatchplayersleavetheareaand performapressup,squatthrustetc.• Introduceaballeachsothatplayersthrow simultaneouscatchestoeachother.• Switchplayersonmentallyastheyhaveto recallnamesoffamouscricketers,grounds, teamsetc..• Changeanyaspectyouwanttogetthedesired resultwhichisplayersthathavewarmedup physicallyandmentally.

CATCHING TENNIS• Redsareplayingagainstgreenand yellowagainstblue.• Ballthrownunderarmtolandin opponentsarea.Ballmustclearnet (stumps).Opponentsjobistocatchball andpreventballfromlanding.• Pointsscoredbyballlandingin opponentsarea.• Ballthrownbackandforthuntiltheend ofthegame.• Teamwithmostpointswins.• Canbeplayedwithjusttwoteams.

EASIER/HARDER• Allowhighthrows.• Removenetthatwillthenallowlowerand morechallengingthrows.• Changesizeandweightofballsoruse beanbagsetc.• increaseanddecreasedistancebetween teams.• Addinextraballs.• Eliminator.Ifplayerdropsballorclosest toitwhenitlandsisoutuntilno-onefrom teamisleft.

CATCHING CATERPILLAR• Splitplayersintoteams.• Teamstensplitintotwogroupsthatface eachotherinalinearmslengthapartand 2mfromotherhalfbehindthestartline.• Ballthrowninazigzagalongtheteam. onceplayerhasthrowntheballtheyrun totheendofthecaterpillararmslength fromendplayer.• Teamwithallplayersoverfinishline firstwins.

EASIER/HARDER• Increase/decreasedistancebetween thelines.• Changeobjectbeingcaught.• Ifballdroppedteamhastostartagain.• Ballcanberolledratherthanthrown.

Stumps(net)

Ball

Cone

Player