Cricket · Batting

Front-foot drive off the tee

Batters drive a ball off a tee through the covers, working on the stride and a full face.

BF
Start / 4
Time
10 min
Players
2–10
Age
U8+
Area
Net or open space
Equipment
2 batting tee10 balls2 cones

Setup

  1. A tee at the batting crease with a cone gate 15 m away through the covers.
  2. Batters in pairs: one hits, one feeds and fields.

How it runs

  1. Ten drives each, aiming through the gate.
  2. Score a point for each ball through the gate along the ground.
  3. Swap after ten.

Coaching points

  • Lean into the ball: head over the front knee.
  • Full face of the bat, hands lead the swing.
  • Hold the finish: bat pointing where the ball went.

Common mistakes

  • Hitting across the line.
  • Head falling away to the leg side.

Say it: “Head over the knee.”

Make it harder

  • Move the gate finer or wider.
  • Feed underarm from 8 m instead of the tee.

Make it easier

  • Wider gate.
  • Softer ball.

Reviewed by the Sportdify coaching team.