Have-A-Go Coaching

End of season goals for Coaches:

Please note – the goals outlined below are totally dependent on the skills and learning ability of the children in your team. They are not compulsory and you as a coach are under no obligation to achieve them. They are provided as a guide for you as a coach so you know your children have developed the skills necessary to advance to Midget grade.

For details on technique, games, etc see the Milo “Have-a-go” coaches handbook.

Batting

Children are clear whether they are right or left-handed.
The correct grip is used and children present the full face of the bat to the ball.
Stance is side-on, feet and body alignment is correct.
Backswing is straight back.
Children can hit a ball straight down the wicket off a batting tee.
Children can ‘pull’ a ball down legside off a high tee.
Batters can hit a stationary ball.
Batters move to the ball and attempt to hit it.
Children can run between wickets without colliding.
They know to get their bat on the ground and behind the first line (popping crease) when completing a run.
Non-strikers are ready to run and some may be starting to walk down the wicket once the bowler bowls (backing-up).
Some batters look for the second run and take it.
Batters know the 3 ways they can be out.

Bowling

Feet alignment is correct.
Basic “windmill” static bowling action is mastered.
Ball is released at ’11 o’clock’.
Throwing (bowling with bent elbow) is minimal.
Ball still bouncing when it reaches the batter.
Wides are less than 1/3rd of the total balls bowled.

Fielding

Players know to rotate positions.
Fielders move to the ball.
Players can demonstrate the basics of good throwing (side-on action, feet, use of wrist, arm and body).
Returns to the wicket are ‘reasonably’ accurate.
Children can ‘relay throw’ to retrieve a ball from the boundary.
Children know the correct use of hands when catching.
Some children can take catches.
Wicketkeepers stay with their wickets and put the stumps between them and the in-coming ball.
Children know what a run-out is and how it is achieved.

Things to do at Practice:

Skill to Learn	Resource

Hitting the ball straight down the pitch	Currently Not Available.
Pulling the ball down legside	Currently Not Available.
Hit a moving ball	Currently Not Available.
Hit a stationary ball	Currently Not Available.
Running between wickets and completing the run	Currently Not Available.
Looking for a second run	Currently Not Available.
Backing up	Currently Not Available.
Side-on static bowling	Currently Not Available.
Bowling straight	Currently Not Available.
Bowling a good length	Currently Not Available.
Throwing straight (underarm and overarm)	Currently Not Available.
Throwing correctly (underarm and overarm)	Currently Not Available.
Relay throwing	Currently Not Available.
Catching	Currently Not Available.
Returning the ball to the wickets	Currently Not Available.
Running batters out	Currently Not Available.

Skills to Learn Check List:

You may download a check list sheet as a pdf here.

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