Table Cricket
What is it?
Table cricket was developed at Nottingham
Trent University. The game uses a table tennis table top or an equivalent sized
table. Equipment for the game includes side panels with sliding fielders, a
ball launcher (ramp) using a plastic ball and a small wooden bat (cricket bat
shaped). The game aims to simulate a game of cricket between two teams of up to
six players at a table top level.
Table cricket is one of the Games included in
the Youth Sports Trust SportSability programme and is included with equipment
and cards in the TOPS SportSability bag – an element of the Active Schools
Programme.
Table cricket is designed for disabled and
able-bodied participants – the table height should enable access by wheel-chair
participants. For the able performer the adapted tasks and skills will appear
fairly easy, but whatever the ability of the participant, an ability to play
with good skills and control, and
to do so with consistency are fundamental elements of this game’s philosophy
and its conduct. Participants should :
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Have a sound knowledge of the skills, conduct and rules of Table
Cricket.
·
Participate in the activity within a school or centre’s
recreation programme or within an appropriate club.
·
Attain a reasonable level of proficiency in the game and its
conduct as a player and as an official controlling the game.
·
Show skills and an improvement in your standard of
participation.
·
Compete effectively in table cricket games/matches.
Participants should demonstrate to their
assessor their knowledge of the rules of the activity and their skills in it.
Youth Sport Trust, Rutland Building,
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU.
Tel: 01509 228293, Fax: 01509 210851