Calling to one of the juniors to stand behind him as catcher, Luce continued: "Darrin, as you're a candidate for pitcher, show us some of the things you can do to fool a batsman." Dave took his post, his face a bit red.

He handled the ball for a few moments, rather nervously.
"Don't get rattled, lad," counseled the coach.

"Remember, this is just fun.

Bear in mind that you're aiming to send the ball in to the catcher.

Don't let the ball drive through a window by mistake." A laugh went up at this.