Anyone for Cricket?

We had a great session of cricket on Saturday at Epping Forest Sportability Club. We had a great turnout which made for a lot of fun. 
Ray led a much needed warmup before we got in to some throwing and catching practice. ​Working in pairs the kids firstly just threw the ball to each other to practice their catching. Then a spot was placed on the floor between them for them to do a bounce pass on, which meant accuracy when they threw the ball.

The group split in to two for a game of Champion. Ray led one half of the group and Alan the other with Hal and Davina winning their respective groups. We finished off with some batting practice trying to hit the ball off a tee and between cones at the other end of the hall.

After the break the kids put all that practice to use in a game of Three Tee Cricket. The group split in to two teams and took in turns to bat and field.
Like normal cricket the aim is to get as many runs as possible. Each batter takes it in turn to hit three balls off of three plastic tees. They then try and get as many runs between the wickets in the time it takes the fielding team to get the balls and tees back in position.
In the first game Valentina's team went first and amassed 70 runs but Liam's team then managed to get 76.

We had time for a second game and again it was ​Liam's team who came out victorious winning by 77 to 59 runs. It was another action packed session and at the end Alan and his coaches awarded the Star of the Week awards to Liam and Kealan for their efforts and participation throughout the morning. Well done lads!

Join us again next Saturday for our last Saturday of the term as we head in to the festive season. Feel free to wear Christmas attire if you like and bring in a festive snack with your drink. Alan may even sing a carol or two!

Liam looking proud with his Star of the Week award

Alan presenting Kealan with his Star of the Week award