MANIPULATION ACTIVITIES

Manipulation activities passing and throwing
When there is an out the umpire calls (or signals) change and the teams change
over but if a member of the team just put out can retrieve the ball and hit one of
the other team before they are safely behind the baseline or far line they are ‘in’
again. This can happen several times.
– Fielders may not hold the ball for more then three seconds.
– Once a waiting runner puts a foot into the field of play they must run.
– When a team is ‘in’ after a ‘change’ all players return to where they were
before or if running at the time must go behind the line to start their run
again. The person who was out joins the batting line.
LOOK FOR
• accurate throws.
• throwing ahead of the runner.
• field coverage.
KiwiSport Fundamental Skills
OVERARM BOWLING
ACTIVITY 231 LEARNING THE OVERARM BOWLING ACTION
BEFORE THE ACTIVITY
Small balls.
Level grass or hard area.
DURING THE ACTIVITY
• Spread along a line with a ball.
• Ball in fingers, stand side on to target, feet comfortably apart.
• Try the ‘cradle’ – ball arm pointing back, other arm pointing at target –‘stretch
the string’.
• ‘Rock the cradle’, ‘Rock onto back foot – onto front foot – ‘keep string tight’.
• Bowl the ball. Cradle – rock back – forward – straight arm over past ear – front
arm down – still keeping ‘string’ tight – release – follow through with arm
across the body and step towards target.
• Introduce step–cradle–bowl then from front on three steps (L–R–L) – cradle and
bowl.
LOOK FOR
• eyes on target.
• ball gripped with fingers.
• straight bowling arm close to ear.
• follow through of arm and foot.
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