During the second week of coaching our selected category of sport we were asked to plan and progress what we had previously touched on to a week of your choice and what you would teach in that week e.g in week 4 of 6 I will be focusing on the striking aspect of the game.
For my gorup we chose to move on to week 5 in which we would play a game known as “scatter ball” the aim of the game is that there are 3 balls of different colours and sizes, each player gets to hit all 3 balls before they are allowed to begin running, this allows them to have a fair turn when attempting to strike the ball as well as giving them the opportunity to assess whether to go for power or placement during shot selection this is rationalized because it provides tactical appreciation and technique to the game. On the flip side of this are the fielders who now have 3 balls to contend with meaning there is more than one person chasing a ball and throwing it back to the bowler. This gets more people involved throughout the session, the person keeps running until all 3 balls are returned to the bowler and then returns back to thier team with thier score e.g 1 1/2 time round the bases. The scores are then added up between the two teams providing an overall winner.
Much like the previous weeks session this falls into 3 categories; Communication, Differentiation and Organization for the same reasons as before. I find methods such as this to be key if you are looking to progress the participants further than the 6 weeks because it is a fun game but also focuses on the of the fundamentals game and can enhance their skills.