It was lovely to welcome Matt Morley (Cambridgeshire Cricket's Development Manager) back to Coton to support with the delivery of our cricket units in both Hedgehog and Kestrel Class. For the first week, we developed our catching skills through partner work and small game play. 

Matt rehearsed some key teaching points with Hedgehog Class; the 'ready' position, ensuring we were offering a 'big catching area' with our hands, feet hip width apart, knees slightly bent. There were physical successes (children successfully throwing and catching with accuracy), cognitive successes (children clearly explaining what is required to be a 'cool catcher'), social successes (children cooperating and respecting with others) and emotional successes (children showing resilience and motivation as they strive to improve their own performance).

A great first session and we can't wait to see what Mr Morley has in store for us next week. 

Week 2 of Hedgehog's cricket unit saw batting as the focus skill. Under the expert coaching of Mr Morley, children were able to perfect their striking technique resulting in greater accuracy and power. Applying our newly learned skill during match play also provided the perfect opportunity to rehearse our accurate throwing and the key teaching points of 'cool catching' from last week.

As Hedgehogs tackled possibly the hardest skill within the sport of cricket this week, bowling, it was fantastic to see so many successes across our four domains: physical (moving), cognitive (thinking), social (working together) and emotional (feeling). 

There were definitely a few 'ferocious fielders' amongst the Hedgehogs this week!