Rounders

Work Booklet

Rounders Rules
1. There are two umpires in rounders. What are they called?
 ______________Umpire and ______________Umpire

2. Which umpire is responsible for the following?

Judging the receipt of the ball by the batter in the Batting Square, and also make decisions
concerning 1st and 4th post: ____________Umpire
Judging all rule infringements, and most specifically making decisions concerning 2 nd and 3rd
post: ___________Umpire:

3. Mark on the diagram where the umpires stand.

4. A ‘No-Ball’ will be called if:

I. ________________________________________________________
II. ________________________________________________________
III. ________________________________________________________
IV. ________________________________________________________
V. ________________________________________________________

5. You can take, or run, on a ‘No-Ball’, but once you reach which post can you not return?
__________________________________

6. What is scored if:

I. The ball is hit (and not caught) and 4th post is reached and touched before the next
ball is bowled?
_____________________________
II. The ball is hit (and not caught) and 4th post is reached and touched before the next
ball is bowled on a no ball?

III. 4th post is reached without hitting the ball?

_____________________________
IV. The ball is hit (and not caught) and 2nd post is reached and touched before the next
ball is bowled?
_____________________________
 V. The ball is hit (and not caught) and 2nd post is reached and touched before the next
ball is bowled. The player then continues to run and is stumped ‘out’ before
reaching the 4th post?
_____________________________
VI. 2 consecutive no balls are bowled?
_____________________________

7. A player will be out when:

I. ________________________________________________________
II. ________________________________________________________
III. ________________________________________________________
IV. ________________________________________________________
V. ________________________________________________________
VI. ________________________________________________________
VII. ________________________________________________________

8. If you stop at a post you must keep contact with the post with:
___________________________or _______________________________

9. You can move on as soon as the ball leaves the:

____________________________________________________________

10. You must touch which post on getting home?

____________________________________________________________

11. If the ball is hit backwards what happens?

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Key Teaching Points

What are the key teaching points of throwing and catching a rounders ball. If you are to be
successful and effective in throwing and catching what do you need to do?

Skill Teaching Point

Throwing

Catching

Batting

Bowling

Design your own rounders lesson

 You need to design a lesson for teaching the rest of the class. You can pick any skill that you wish to
teach to the rest of your peers. You need to ensure that the session includes everyone in the class
and you are aware of all the teaching point you are teaching your peers.

 Skills that you may want to teach:- passing, dribbling, tackling, attacking, defending,
shooting,.
 Main Activity – You need to describe the activity that you are going to do. Use bullet points
and ensure that you include a lot of detail.
 Teaching points – Include all of the technique points that you are looking for. For example
using the flat side of the hockey stick.

Session
Main Activity Teaching Points
section

Warm-
up

Main
Activity

Cool
Down

Team building
Team work is key when playing a team game such as rounders. So, you need to take you and your
team through some team building activities. You need to create 3 different team building activities
to get your team working together. You need to ensure that you explain your activities thoroughly.

Game Explanation

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

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