Dynamos Cricket – Session Plan

Girls Only & U9s coaching is based on the ECB All Stars and Dynamos Program.

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Fielding Energiser

• Video:
  https://icoachcricket.ecb.co.uk/activity/dynamos-cricket/1493
• Aim:
  Develop throwing and catching in pairs
  Personal focus on doing your best and staying on task
• Equipment:
  Cone per person
  Ball per pair
  Spare mixture of balls
• Organisation:
  Throw and catch with a partner
  Call INSIDE CHANGE and the two inside players swap places (travel without the ball)
  Call OUTSIDE CHANGE and the outer players swap (travel to the right of middle people)
  Call PARTNER CHANGE and partners swap positions (travel without ball)
  Vary how partners pass and receive ball e.g. roll or bounce
  Add ALL CHANGE and go to any position
  Change rule – only travel with ball
• Change It:
  Easier/harder
  Consider choice of balls
  Size of working area
  Mixing abilities
  Changing numbers in groups

Super Strike Bowling

• Video:
  https://icoachcricket.ecb.co.uk/activity/dynamos-cricket/1492
• Aim:
  Learn and develop the basic overarm bowling action over a Dynamos Cricket pitch length and introduce the wicketkeeping position.
• Equipment:
  1 set of stumps per 6
  Cones
  Minimum 3 balls per 6
• Organisation:
  Set up a group of up to 3-6 players as per the diagram, across a pitch roughly 15 yards long
  The bowler will bowl the ball, aiming to bounce before the wicketkeeper, and rotate through the different positions: bowler – wicketkeeper – fielder – bowling group
  Players will continue rotating around until they have bowled at least 5 balls each in each round
  After each round, bring the children together and ask them to discuss how they could improve their individual/team score
• Adaptation/variation:
  Easier
  Introduce underarm bowling
  Bowl overarm but standing still
  Move the target closer/allow the child to bowl from closer
  Harder
  Progress to bowling with a run up
  Introduce stumps as a target
  Bring an adult in act as batter to block ball
• Understanding the game
  Introduce the concept of ‘countdown cricket’ to the children, where the number of balls bowled counts down, and the runs or points for the team increase
• Get the adults involved
  Ask parent to help by backing up for any missed catches
  

Countdown Bats

• Video:
  https://icoachcricket.ecb.co.uk/activity/dynamos-cricket/1491
• Aim:
  Learn to play a game
  Watch and hit a moving ball with a free swing of the bat
  Watch and catch or stop a ball
  Straight arm when bowling
  Co-ordinate body movements for bowling action
  Different whole-body movements
  Watch and catch/stop a ball
  Throw a ball
  Teamwork
• Equipment:
  1 set of stumps per 6
  Cones
  Minimum 3 balls per 6
• Organisation:
  Split into even groups (minimum 4, maximum 8 per team)
  Batters face 5 balls each (maximum 40 balls per team)
  Activator feeds to batter, who faces one delivery and attempts to hit it to score a run
  If a child feels comfortable bowling, let them do so instead of the activator
  Batter can hit ball past boundary to score 4 runs
  Batter runs to end of batting line after their delivery, with next batter running to stumps to face next ball
  Player who faced the delivery, will pass their bat to the next player in the queue as they run back
• Adaptation/variation:
  Easier
  S – increase the size of target
  T – throw the ball underarm
  E – use a larger ball
  P – activator or volunteer feeds ball
  Harder
  S – Decrease size of target
  T – Change type of feed
  E – Use a smaller ball or bat with a stump
  P – Match players by ability