Drill

Drills

Cricket

Keeper Soft Hands Receiving

Take the ball with giving hands from a stable stance

12 min
4 x 20 takes (straight, then wide both sides)
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Set your stance with feet a little wider than shoulders and weight on the balls of the feet.
  2. 2Rise as the ball is released and watch it all the way into the gloves.
  3. 3Let the hands travel back with the ball rather than snatching at it.
  4. 4Add wide takes so the first movement is with the feet, not a reach.

What to focus on

Gloves giving with the ball on every take.

Common mistake

Snatching at the ball with hard hands and popping it out.