Team Challenge Cricket
Striking & Fielding
•Year 1
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 1 students to the fundamental skills of striking and fielding through simplified cricket activities that emphasise fun, teamwork, and basic technique development. The approach balances individual skill-building with collaborative game understanding, helping young students develop hand-eye coordination whilst learning to work together effectively. Through progressive challenges, students build confidence in both attacking and defensive roles, laying essential foundations for future invasion and net games.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we strike a ball accurately and work together as a team to field it quickly?
Key Objectives:
- • To strike a ball off a tee with control and accuracy
- • To field a ball by getting in line with it using both hands
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we become brilliant at stopping balls and hitting to the leg side to score runs?
Key Objectives:
- • To stop a ball safely using two hands with proper barrier technique
- • To strike a ball off a tee towards the leg side with control
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can I bowl accurately and strike a ball to score runs in cricket?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop overarm bowling technique with straight arm action
- • To strike a ball off a tee through the off-side with correct footwork
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we work together as batting partners to score runs safely and successfully?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop accurate underarm throwing technique with one hand pickup
- • To understand and use clear communication when batting together
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can good communication and quick decision-making help us succeed in striking and fielding games?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop the ability to chase and retrieve a ball effectively
- • To make good decisions when batting about when to run and when not to run
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we work as a team to stop runs and get batters out in cricket?
Key Objectives:
- • Develop overarm and underarm bowling techniques with accuracy
- • Learn proper wicket keeping stance and ball collection