Indoor Cricket Program – Year 9

Lesson ACTIVITIES KTP’s

1 Warm up: Cricket Circus (Ball handling) KTP’s
• Individual (one ball each) Underarm throw
o Drop and catch o Step
o Drop, clap and catch o Swing
o Drop circle and catch o Release
o Throw over shoulder and turn to catch
o Throw over shoulder catch behind back Overarm throw
Throwing o Hold ball above elbow, drop the ball and hit it with the elbow joint by straightening and o Side on
and catching extending the arm quickly o High elbows
o Bounce the ball as high as possible and catch o Follow through
o Bounce the ball spin and catch towards target
o Heads, Shoulders, Knees, Toes, Catch. → what part can you get up to? Catching
o Track
Activity 1 o Reach
• Partner throwing and catching (Underarm) o Give
o Increase distance
o One hand only (left and right) Equipment
o Clap before receiving the ball • 32 balls
Activity 2 • 16 markers
• Overarm throwing – In pairs, marker placed half-way between, pairs take in turns to attempt
to hit the marker
• Marker on the fool = 2 points, knocking marker over (not on fool) = 1 point

End game: Leaderball

2 Warm up: Snowball tag Grip:
• One player starts with a ball (or beanbag) and is “it” • V
• He attempts to tag other participants or hit them with an underarm throw (must be hit below • Strong top hand, lose
the neck) bottom
• Once tagged or hit each player collect a ball and becomes a tagger also until everyone has a • Cradle or 9’s
ball. The last one tagged is the winner. Stance:
• Shoulder width
• Side on
• Bat length away from
stumps
 Activity 1: Hitting off cone – Front foot drive Technique
• Allocate students into groups of four. • Watch the ball!
o 2x Fielders • Step into shot
Batting o Batter • Point the bat where
o Back Stop / wicket keeper you want it to go
• The batter hits the ball off the cone on the floor between the (High elbow)
two cones set out on the field • Balance – Photo pose
• Batter is to hit five balls, then rotate roles (Hold for 3 seconds)
o Batter → Fielder 1
o Fielder 1 → Fielder 2
o Fielder 2 → Back stop Equipment
o Backstop → Batter • 32 bean bags or
Extension: tennis balls
- Add target – control and accuracy • 8 bats
- Create three sections with the cones on the field • 40 markers
- The two fielders are to stand behind one of the three sections • 40 cricket balls
• 4 wickets
End game: Diamond cricket
• Teams of 4
• 4 Wickets and batters
• Fielding team = 1 bowler in the middle, 4 keepers and fielders outside diamond
• Bowler bowls to any of the 4 batters, must be from cone
• 1 run = batters running anticlockwise to the next wickets
• Innings = 3-5 outs

3 Warm up: Red Rover Equipment

• Select two students to begin with a bean bag each, standing in the • 32 bean bags
middle of the grid • 16 bats
• Students to line up along one side of the grid • 16 cricket balls
• Students must run from one side of the grid to the other without • 16 markers
getting hit by a bean bag
• The two students with the bean bags attempt to throw and hit
students below the waist
• If a student is hit below the waist with a bean bag, they are now in the
middle helping to get the others out.
 • Players in the middle must work together and be strategic as to how they are going to get the
others out.

Activity 1: Batting race:

• Hit off tee (take it with you)
• Count how many hits it takes to reach the other side of the oval
• Can be completed as a race
Batting • Could be done in pairs as drop drill

Activity 2: Rapid fire

• Allocate students into even teams (7 or 8 in each)
• Batting team, one at a time, will hit 6 balls off 6 tees (in any order).
• Once all six balls are hit, batter will run between the wickets and a
cone to score extra runs (count how many runs)
• The fielding team is standing in a line between two marker cones
about 15 metres from batters.
• Fielders must stop the ball from going over the marked out cones
• Fielders are not allowed to be in front the marked out cones
• Once all six balls have been hit, the fielders must collect and run in
and place them back on the six tees then shout “HOW’S THAT?”
• Swap innings – team with most runs wins
• If batters hit the ball past the marked cones (through the fielders) they score 4 runs.
4 Warm up: KTP’s
• Throwing and catching with partner • high elbows then
straight arms
Activity 1: Rock and Bowl • arms swipe by ears
• In pairs – practise bowling action and ribs
• Cartwheel action, rock 3 times • follow through
o Side on to target (non-bowling arm facing target) towards target
o Hold ball with both hands under the chin
o Commencing rocking back and forth Equipment
o Extend both arms – bowling arm going low and non-bowling arm extending high • 16 cricket balls
o When comfortable straight arm towards the target whilst in forward rocking motion • 16 tennis balls
BOWLING • 8 wickets
 Extension: “Bottom ball” – using tennis balls
• Pairs - bowlers bowl to each other.
• Target is their partner, they turn their back to their partner with their feet together, touching
their toes. This creates a target for their partner to aim for (replicating a set of stumps).
Activity 2: Bowling Relay
• Groups of 4
• Every time a ball is bowled – rotate wkt, bowler etc
• When wicket is hit – take out a stump
• Aim = race to knock out all stumps and the base
5 Warm up: Pairs reaction catch KTP’s
• Drop at same time – try and catch partners ball Throwing:
• Students throw underarm to each other while moving on the spot (one ball) • Side on
• Change by giving a variety of throws making your partner move side to side the get behind • High elbows
BOWLING the ball to catch (one ball) • Follow through –
AND • Drop at same time – try catch partners ball throw through the
FIELDING • One partner to throw a high ball, other partner to throw a low ball (two balls) target
• One partner to turn and face their back to their partner, partner with the ball will call ‘go’, Catching:
other partner must turn around quickly and receive the ball • Hands out early (in
• Vary the speed of the throw and distance between partnership to make it easier/harder and front)
cater for all abilities. • Watch the ball!!!
• Ready position – on
Activity 1: Golden child toes, bend knees,
• Bowling at wickets hands out
• Throwing at wickets
Equipment
Activity 2: Fielding tug of war • Gym ball
o Both teams behind their line throwing at a target (exercise ball) • 16 balls
o Aim = hit the ball past the opposition’s zone • 1 wicket
o Can use whistle to stop fire and collect balls if needed – should be fielding at same
time
6 Warm up: Rob the nest KTP’s
• high elbows then
Activity 1: Rock and bowl straight arms
o In pairs – practise bowling action • arms swipe by ears
o Cartwheel action, rock 3 times and ribs
o Can play ‘bottom ball’ if using tennis balls, or use stumps for Incredi-balls
BOWLING Activity 2: Continuous cricket • follow through
o Play never stops! towards target
o Batters can be out: caught or bowled
o Must run every bowl that is bowled (hit or miss) around 1 of Equipment
2 cones • 16 balls
o Bowler always bowls from their cone – but can bowl at any • 1 wicket
time! • 3 markers
Once all batters out, change innings – most runs wins • Score sheet

7 Warm up: Equipment

• Throwing and catching with partner • 16 cricket balls
• Score sheet?
Game play • 2 wickets
GAME PLAY • Set up normal pitch • 30 cones
• added cones to hit off if a wide is bowled
• different coloured cones for the V = double points (encourage to hit straight)
• play in pairs – bowl together (1 bowler, 1 keeper) and bat together
• 4 overs each for batting – must keep your own score (if teacher not scoring)
• Fielders must find a new fielding position each over
Teach basic rules of the game – run outs, 6 balls per over etc.
8 Warm up Equipment
• Snowball tag • 16 cricket balls
• 1 wicket
Activity 1: • 3 markers
• Throwing and catching with partner • Score sheet

Continuous cricket
MODIFIED • Play never stops!
GAMES • Batters can be out: caught or bowled
• Must run every bowl that is bowled (hit or miss) around 1 of 2 cones
• Bowler always bowls from their cone – but can bowl at any time!
• Once all batters out, change innings – most runs wins
 9 Warm up: Leaderball • 4 cricket balls
• 1 cricket
Continuous cricket • 3 markers
• Play never stops! • Score sheet
MODIFIED • Batters can be out: caught or bowled
GAMES • Must run every bowl that is bowled (hit or miss) around 1 of 2 cones
• Bowler always bowls from their cone – but can bowl at any time!
• Once all batters out, change innings – most runs wins

10 Warm up: • 1 wicket

• Big circle - all aiming at one stump • 16 cricket balls
• Opposite you partner, count your hits • 1 bin or wicket
• Most hits in a time frame = winning pair • Score sheet

Assessment practice
MODIFIED
GAMES Modified game: Bin cricket
Divide the class into four teams. Set up a two large diamonds with bowlers standing on bases and
four batters in the centre sharing a bin for a wicket. The four bowlers are able to bowl
simultaneously to the four batters. When a ball is hit the batter runs around the bowler's base. Any
ball fielded can go to any bowler to attempt to get the batter out. Batters are out if the ball is caught
on the full or if the ball hits the wicket.