Six Week Cricket Training Programme
The training will take place indoors at the sports hall area of Hetton Comprehensive
School. The sessions will begin at 6.00pm and finish at 8.00pm and will run over a
period of 6 weeks. Ideally participants should arrive 10 minutes before the session is due
to start to ensure everyone is present. Participants will be issued with a letter before the
first training date with information concerning the venue, times and dates of the
forthcoming sessions and the appropriate clothing and equipment which will be required
for both practical and safety reasons. There will be around 22 participants taking part in
the scheme.
Objectives
Have all 22 participants:
* Understand the fundamental rules of the game
* Undertake a good knowledge of the various fielding positions around the pitch
* Gain the essential skills for playing the game such as batting, bowling and
fielding
* Able to put these practices into a real game situation
Have a number of participants:
* Understand some of the more complex rules of cricket
* Gain some of the more complex skills involved in the game
Week One
Aim:
* For all participants to gain an understanding of the basic rules of cricket
* For the participants to gain the knowledge of the importance and how to conduct a
successful warm up
* To teach a specific cricketing technique - Fielding
* For the participants to gain the knowledge of the importance and how to conduct a
successful cool down
6:00 - 6:10 - Introduction
* A brief introduction of myself and the other participants
* Explain basic rules of cricket such as wides, no balls, run outs, stumpings and the
amount of balls bowled in an over
6:10 - 6:30 - Warm Up
It is important that a warm up is set for the beginning of each session as it gets the body
in the correct state to perform physical activities without suffering from injury. The
warm up will involve raising the heart rate and stretching specific muscle groups to allow
a greater range of movement around joints and at the muscles. The warm up will be fully
explained throughout and demonstrated to the participants.
* The warm up will begin with a steady jog around the hall to increase the blood
flow around the skeletal muscles
* Stretches will then be carried out for the upper and lower parts of the legs and the
arms
6:30 - 7:00 - Technique - Fielding
The fielding technique which the participants will be learning in this session is the
long barrier. For this exercise the participants will get into pairs and stand facing
each other across the hall at an allocated distance. They will roll the ball to one
another and execute the long barrier upon receiving it. The difficulty of the exercise
may be altered by increasing the distance between the pair or rolling the ball at a
The training will take place indoors at the sports hall area of Hetton Comprehensive
School. The sessions will begin at 6.00pm and finish at 8.00pm and will run over a
period of 6 weeks. Ideally participants should arrive 10 minutes before the session is due
to start to ensure everyone is present. Participants will be issued with a letter before the
first training date with information concerning the venue, times and dates of the
forthcoming sessions and the appropriate clothing and equipment which will be required
for both practical and safety reasons. There will be around 22 participants taking part in
the scheme.
Objectives
Have all 22 participants:
* Understand the fundamental rules of the game
* Undertake a good knowledge of the various fielding positions around the pitch
* Gain the essential skills for playing the game such as batting, bowling and
fielding
* Able to put these practices into a real game situation
Have a number of participants:
* Understand some of the more complex rules of cricket
* Gain some of the more complex skills involved in the game
Week One
Aim:
* For all participants to gain an understanding of the basic rules of cricket
* For the participants to gain the knowledge of the importance and how to conduct a
successful warm up
* To teach a specific cricketing technique - Fielding
* For the participants to gain the knowledge of the importance and how to conduct a
successful cool down
6:00 - 6:10 - Introduction
* A brief introduction of myself and the other participants
* Explain basic rules of cricket such as wides, no balls, run outs, stumpings and the
amount of balls bowled in an over
6:10 - 6:30 - Warm Up
It is important that a warm up is set for the beginning of each session as it gets the body
in the correct state to perform physical activities without suffering from injury. The
warm up will involve raising the heart rate and stretching specific muscle groups to allow
a greater range of movement around joints and at the muscles. The warm up will be fully
explained throughout and demonstrated to the participants.
* The warm up will begin with a steady jog around the hall to increase the blood
flow around the skeletal muscles
* Stretches will then be carried out for the upper and lower parts of the legs and the
arms
6:30 - 7:00 - Technique - Fielding
The fielding technique which the participants will be learning in this session is the
long barrier. For this exercise the participants will get into pairs and stand facing
each other across the hall at an allocated distance. They will roll the ball to one
another and execute the long barrier upon receiving it. The difficulty of the exercise
may be altered by increasing the distance between the pair or rolling the ball at a