Under 13’s Club Coaching Plan warwickshirecricketboard Warwickshire Cricket Board @warks_wcb Introduction Warwickshire Cricket Board has produced an 18-week coaching plan for clubs to help them deliver high quality coaching to children across the area. The plan features 6 winter sessions and 12 summer sessions to replicate the approximate period of time spent coaching children at your club each year. This equates to 18 hours coaching time. The aim of the plan is for children in the under 13 age group to enjoy participating in cricket through fun and engaging sessions, with a focus on developing technical and tactical play across all skills within the game. At under 13’s level, the majority of players have had experience of hard ball cricket for at least 2 seasons and therefore are experienced with the basics of the game. This plan specifically targets developing tactical and technical components of the game, to challenge the players to improve further and prepare for the demands of a faster-paced game at under 13, where players are now stronger and able to bowl strike and throw quicker. The tactical components of the plan explores all 3 disciplines of the game and include changing the lengths that are bowled, how to bat in situations, playing spin and allowing opportunities for all players to experience captaincy. It is imperative that every player is batting, bowling, catching and throwing as much possible, in order to develop the fundamental movements and techniques. The plan is set out to achieve continual active engagement in every activity. Progressions within activities are also an essential for both the development of the group, but also as an opportunity to challenge players through fun. There are a wide range of progression ideas for each activity, including competition, increasing or decreasing the difficulty of the task or rewards in games for using skills learned in main activity. Players should be encouraged to attempt the new learning in the game scenarios. There is not an exhaustive amount of activities or progression options, so your own clubs’ ideas are welcomed. This coaching plan is designed to be there for clubs/coaches as a useful resource. If you need further assistance with planning, please use ‘I coach Cricket’ (http://icoachcricket.ecb.co.uk/) which shows examples and videos of activities and details of how to access the videos are within this document. If you would like to discuss the plan or need further support, please contact WCB Cricket Development Coach, Andy Turnbull, via email ([email protected]). warwickshirecricketboard Warwickshire Cricket Board @warks_wcb U13’s Winter Coaching: Session 1 Equipment Set Up Rules Progressions Time iCoach Video Warm Up: Cones Players work in pairs. Both players lie down on the Differing starting 5 mins The partner in front is floor, chest downwards and positions: looking to run away when the coach calls ‘go’, Partner and not get caught by both players must get up as Lie on back. Chase – the partner behind. quickly as possible and One knee ‘Pop and attempt to either catch or run Back to back. Go’ Chasing partner is just away. 5 press ups before behind at start point. go. No player is allowed to move before the command of ‘go’. Activity 1: Indoor Nets Teams of 2/3 work Player to react to the bobble Advance to throw 15 mins Enhanced Cricket Balls together on improving feed, which will bounce 2/3 down (overarm, 1 Technical Cones front foot drive times before connection with bounce). Batting Front Foot Stumps technique. the bat. D’ment 1,2,3 Drive Use cones as Page 1 Groups take half a Player will look to hit through ‘goals’ to aim for lane each and always the line of the ball and when driving the hit away from the establish a strong base to hit ball. group in the same net. from. Variable feeds. Feeder has a cone 5- After 6 balls, the players Introduce back 10m from bat. rotate. Full cricket gear worn foot play for safety. (decision). Activity 2: Mat (nets) Stumps set up at Each player has 5 attempts to Increase/decrease 15 mins Basic Incredi balls batting end only. 2 drive the ball through the size of the zones. Practices Cones ‘goals’ one behind the ‘goals’. These are fed via drop Batting Lords Stumps other as a target for feeds from the coach and 1-2 Rewards for Page 1 Game the batters to strike bounces before connection. fielding team (i.e Lords Game (Advanced) the ball through. catch = 5 runs). Front foot drive 5 runs awarded for the first Coned ‘pavilion’ for goal and 10 for the furthest Variable feeds, the batsmen awaiting goal. 2 innings per team. incorporate back their turn. foot play. If a there is a wicket, continue Coach has 5 balls batting. ready and feeds overarm throw downs. Activity 3: Mat (nets) Players split into pairs Batting pair start with 24 Include ‘goals’ for 25 mins Enhanced Incredi balls and bat together in batting points, each run the drive. Bonus 2 Practices Cones sequence. scored. Dot ball: minus 2 runs runs scored for Page 1 Run a Ball Stumps Wicket: minus 5 runs. Plus 2 batting pair. and 5 for bowlers. Maiden over Bowling pair start with 24 rewarded. bowling points, bowlers to minus each run scored by batters from their total All pairs to experience batting/bowling/fielding roles (each bowling pair bowls 12 balls). warwickshirecricketboard Warwickshire Cricket Board @warks_wcb U13’s Winter Coaching: Session 2 Equipment Set Up Rules Progressions Time iCoach Video Warm Up: Stumps Players divide into 3 Players to follow their Variation of coach feed 10 mins Enhanced Cricket Balls groups and have a throw and continue to at the start of each Practices Catching Mit station each as a move around the rotation (high, close Fielding 2 Ends Cones starting point. fielding circuit. catches for variation). Fielding Fielding Bat Coach start with the Increase/decrease ball and feed a skim distance between catch to Group 1, one stations. bounce throw to group 2, throw at How many catches? stumps, group 3 Stump Hits? In a timed return to keeper. period. Activity 1: Cones Players work in pairs Take close catches for a If there are Katchet 15 mins Enhanced Katchet Boards and have a cone each, quick warm up, to boards available, use Technical Cricket Bats opposite each other ensure technique is them to throw the ball Fielding Close Cricket Balls approximately 5m consistent and the ball onto and create variable D’ment 1,2,3 Catching apart. Each pair has a is caught. stimuli for the catcher to Page 1 cricket ball. deal with. Aim to progress this activity quickly to more Can also use a cricket bat challenging practices. and ball to throw the ball onto the bat to vary the throw further. Competitions with partner. Activity 2: Cricket balls Still working in pairs Players to overarm Additional cones to the 15 mins Enhanced Cones with the cones 5-10m throw the ball to chest side of the central cone, Technical apart. height and a skim catch throw to vary between Fielding Skim is taken. Ensure players any of the 3 areas, so D’ment 1,2,3 Catching understand the change player has to adjust and Page 1 of technique. react as well as moving into catching position. Increase pace of throw to replicate match situation. Activity 3: Stumps Players divide into 3 Players to follow their Add new stations. 20 mins Enhances Cricket Balls groups and have a throw and continue to Practices Catching Mit station each as a move around the Increase/decrease Fielding 4 Skill Cones starting point. fielding circuit. distance between Page 1 Fielder Fielding Bat stations. Challenge Group 1 receive a skim catch from the coach, Variable feed from then throw the ball of coach, high, low, pace. a Katchet board to Group 2, who throws over arm at a single stump. Group 3 back up and return to keeper. warwickshirecricketboard Warwickshire Cricket Board @warks_wcb U13’s Winter Coaching: Session 3 Equipment Set Up Rules Progressions Time iCoach Video Warm Up: Cones Groups of 4/5 work in Aim is for the team to More defenders at once, 10 mins Enhanced Cricket Balls a small coned area, keep the ball away from Physical Bibs the defender for as long Smaller/larger area. Warm Ups Keep Ball Players number as possible. Once the Page 1 themselves 1-4/5 defender regains More than 1 ball. possession, or the ball 1 player wears the bib hits the floor, or is out Bounce passes/roll on and is the defender. of play, the next player the floor. in sequence defends. Activity 1: Indoor Nets Players divided into 4 Bowlers bowl 6 balls Decrease size of box. 15 mins Enhanced Cricket Balls nets. each before collection, Technical Stumps looking to bowl a good Add/take away poles Bowling Bowling Cones Pathway of cones set length, marked out by a based on progress. D’ment 1,2,3 Technique Poles up to ensure straight coned ‘box’. Page 1 – Full run up and poles used Encourage a follow Action to keep bowler aligned through that promotes throughout delivery. full use of energy in run (Alignment) up and through the crease, Activity 2: Indoor Nets The groups now Points are scored as Decrease/Increase size 15 mins Enhanced Cricket Balls represent teams and follows: of box. Take away poles Technical Stumps must work together to and cones for alignment Bowling Bowling – Cones accumulate as many 1 point for landing the to test player’s ability to D’ment 1,2,3 Target Poles points as they can.