The boys at Rising Star are have one thing on their mind- CRICKET!
One of our long term volunteers Jeremy Bradford runs cricket drills and practice with the boys after school and a formal practice on Sunday afternoon with the older boys.
Our three Keepers in training each get a turn at wearing the keeping gloves.
Throwing, catching and running drills are combined so that all the kids are active in practice.
Near the end of practice they split into two teams and run a few plays, bowl and batting practice.
Last drill is always catching. They stand in a semi-circle, call for the ball and catch 20 balls as a team. My favorite part of this exercise is when they forget their name while catching the ball. Its also fun to hear someone like Krishnamoorthy yell his full name before he catches it. That's a lot to say in a short time.
Practice is concluded with a huddle and team cheer.
I have a feeling the next time the Chennai Marriott team comes to Rising Star they are going to see an even better team. It will be a fun match to watch.
