KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Fielding and slip catching
Striking and fielding games: teaching others to play creative cricket games
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Your learning goal
I can prepare and catch the ball in the slips.
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Fielding and slip catching: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can prepare and catch the ball in the slips.
Key learning points
- Move: keeping eyes firmly on the ball from the moment it leaves the bowler's hand helps improve the chance of catching.
- Move: Positioning slip fielders according to the speed of the deliveries will lead to a catch before the ball bounces.
- Think: one handed catches are far less consistent but sometimes needed to reach a wide ball.
- Feel: taking a slip catch is a great feeling and should be celebrated with your teammates.
- Connect: regular communication with teammates can ensure everyone is present.
Words to know
- slip fielding
- close catching position next to the wicketkeeper used to catch balls edged by the batter
- two handed catch
- both hands making a cup shape to catch the ball
- communication
- how teammates share information or stay connected during play
Common mistakes
Pupils in fielding positions may lose focus when they are not involved for a spell of time and then miss an opportunity to field as a result.
Encourage pupils to communicate regularly and relay the ball back to the bowler via 1 or 2 fielders to keep everyone alert - e.g. the wicket keeper takes a catch, passes it to the slip fielder who sends it to another fielder and then to bowler.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Manufacturing opportunities for slip catching in the game is difficult but a swinging ball can help. If you don't have access to half tennis/half synthetic 'swing balls', create your own using old tennis balls and electrical tape, taping around one half of the ball to create swing when bowled.