French Cricket

F-2 3-4 5-6 SKILL GAME DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS French cricket

PHYSICAL The batter stands with feet together and holds the bat in front of the legs. Fielders Change it LITERACY ELEMENTS throw the ball underarm and the batter hits in any direction. The batter is out if the Batter

ball is caught on the full or they are hit on the legs. > Use a larger bat such as a paddle bat. OBJECT MANIPULATION > Require the bowler to bounce the ball once. REACTION TIME What to do > Increase the size of the fielder-free zone. Setting up > Allow the bowler to move in or out and bowl > One bat and a soft ball per group from any suitable distance to ensure a > An area free of obstructions hittable ball. Playing Fielder/bowler > Establish a fielder-free zone > Take it in turns to bowl (e.g. a set number in front of the batter. of balls per over). > All fielders must touch the ball before it is RULES Variation bowled again, so everyone has a ‘touch’ of the ball. > Use 2 balls

Safety Ask the players STRATEGY AND PLANNING > Adjust the size of the fielder-free zone to suit the standard of the players. > What cues do you use to react to > Start with slow underarm bowling and hits faster? only build up speed as the players demonstrate mastery. > Encourage players to call ‘mine’.

AC:HPE CONTENT Scoring DESCRIPTIONS > How many hits before being caught or hit on the legs? LEARNING INTENTION ACPMP061 > Not scoring is an option. French cricket combines hand–eye coordination, accurate ACPMP062 underarm throwing and hitting to ‘find space’. ACPMP063