PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET LESSON PLANfiles.pitchero.com/counties/1/1392721869.pdf · PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET LESSON PLAN – MODIFIED CRICKET GAMES 1. THREE TEAM CRICKET EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES

PRIMARY SCHOOL CRICKET LESSON PLAN – MODIFIED CRICKET GAMES 1. THREE TEAM CRICKET

EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES• Stumps• Bats• Cones• Balls

TIMINGS10mins–WarmUp35mins–Game.10minutesperinningspluschangeovertime.

OBJECTIVES• Applyingskills• Developanunderstandingofhowcricket skillsworktogetherinthegame• Chancetoobservehowacquiredskillsare deliveredinagame.

PUPIL LEARNING OBJECTIVES• Iunderstandhowthecricketskillsare usedinagame.

QUESTIONSQ – Why should you look to hit the ball along the floor?A – Becauseyoucan’tbecaughtifyoudo.

Q – Where are you looking to bowl?A – OnebounceandatthestumpsQ – What do fielders need to be as the batter hits the ball?A– Readytomoveandgettheball

OBSERVATIONSObserveallcricketskillsandrevisitpreviouslessonswhereapplicable

VOCABCricket•Innings

GAME

CRICKET SKILLS•Bowling

•Batting

•Fielding

•Playingthegame

Bowlingteam

Fieldingteam

Battingteam

Battingtee

Playermovement

THREE TEAM CRICKETAgamewhereplayersgettobat,bowlandfieldinarealisticsettingbutwithoutthewaitingtimeassociatedwith‘normal’cricket • Splitgroupintothreeteams• Battingteamwaitsbehindcone• Firstbattercomesouttofacebowler• Hitandrunbutbattercanonlyrunasingleandstayatthenon-strikersend.• Whenthenextbatterscoresasinglethebatteratthenon-striker’sendreturnstotheendofthe battingqueueandthenextbatteratthefrontofthequeuetakestheirturn.• Bowlersbowlshort(3-ball)oversorrotateasateam(asshown)• Fieldersactasnormal.• Theinningscanlastaspecifiedamountoftime,numberoflostwickets,numberofoversetc.

PROGRESSIONS/VARIATIONS• Removehitandrunaspect.Thiswillallowrealisticjudging ofruns,callingandrunningbetweenthewicketsandalso meanthegamecanbescoredandcreateagreaterlevelof competition.• Haveabattingteeavailableifbattermissesbowledball. Thiswillallowexperiencedplayersandbeginnerstoplayin thesamegame• Bowlerscanbowlfulloversoryoucanhaveagroupof2,3or 4bowlersrotatingroundtomakethegameevenquickerand havemorepeopleactive