Social distancing rugby rounders

Use this modified game of rugby rounders to improve kicking and fielding, using social distancing protocols. Thanks to Old Reigatian Girls and head coach David McGuigan for this version.

1. The inner box of cones represents the batter team bases, the outer cones the fielding team bases. 
2. outer cones.
3. to the “plate”. 
4. If the subsequent kick goes outside the square, the batter can run
5. kick or run with the ball to beat the batter to the next base. If a batter runs from a base they can’t return.
6. The fielding team can run, The batting team scores a rounder for every completed rounder by a player. If a player goes around all the bases in one go, you can either give them two runs, or a life back.
7. Use a spare coach to act as a backstop.

• Play at least two innings, reversing the batting order for the second innings.

The size of the pitch depends on the ability of the players and remember with the coach pitching the ball, kicks are more difficult than with usual rugby rounders (where the player kicks the ball out of hand).

Use one ball for one team and another ball for the other.