Denying space PLUS Running at Pace!

This week we've got two top sessions for you to use with your players, packed with drills and new ideas for you to incorporate into your pre-match and training routine! Read on to learn more!

Denying Space - Channel, Shadow and Intercept!

The first of this week's sessions looks at improving defence throughout your entire team, working on channelling, shadowing and intercepting high balls!

Defending shouldn't be the sole responsibility of players inside the defensive third - the instant your team loses possession of the ball it should be all hands on deck as your team works as a unit to regain possession.

To improve your players' spatial awareness, in turn increasing the number of passing errors from the opposition, we start with an explosive running and catching drill. After your players have practised intercepting the high balls we then play two fun conditioned games - putting what they've learnt in this session into practice!

Netball Conditioning - Pacey Running Session

Speed and control are the key elements in this session! Being the fastest runner on the court is no good to anyone if you're not able to control your feet and stop abruptly where necessary!

To ensure your players are skilled speedsters this session works on fast feet, getting your players to accelerate quickly, move and speed and be able to quickly change direction - with easy to adjust drills, depending on the age and physical ability of your players.

Ssssnakebite Defence Plus High Intensity Fitness Session

This week we've got two high-intensity sessions. In the first one we introduce your players to the Snakebite defence and in the second we test them, seeing how well they can perform when they're physically tired... Read on to learn more!

Biting Defence - Coach the Snakebite Defence!

The Snakebite Defence is a sharp and decisive pincer movement, designed to put pressure on the opposition's player and looks to get your players making incisive interceptions.

When your players are stood behind an attacking player it can often be difficult to get around them before the attacker's gained possession, however the snakebite's strong point is that it uses fast feet and sharp darting running to sneak around the corner and snatch away the ball.

When you next talk about the snakebite defence your players will immediately remember this venomous move that is sure to poison the opposition's attack. It's fast, it's effective and it's a sure fire way for your team to rustle through the grass and strike to win possession and turn defence into offence!

Netball Conditioning - Performing when tired

Players should never be stood still! They should always be moving, jogging from one side of the court to the other, always prepared to sprint onto the ball when the opportunity arises.

To ensure your players have a high enough level of fitness - making sure they've got enough mileage in their legs to see them through the full-four quarters we've designed this high-intensity interval training session for you to use with your players.

Not only will this session be interesting for you, it'll also be interesting for your players, as you both get the chance to witness how fit your team really are and how tired legs can affect their ability to perform skills such as passing and shooting!

Feed the Shooting Circle and improve your players' stamina

This week we've got another two sessions for you and your team - an attacking session designed to improve service to the circle and a BONUS fitness session, working on your players' stamina levels! Read on to learn more!

Successfully feeding the shooting circle

This first of this week's sessions works on giving your shooting players the service they deserve, improving the movement of all seven players on the court and balancing the shooting circle

To ensure the ball is being fed to your players in the shooting circle we begin with a fun warm-up game of netball tag to get your players passing and moving from the word "Go".

From this point it's then time to think about progressing the ball up the court, to get this across to your team they'll need to pass 10 times before being allowed to shoot, but the Goal Shooter and Goal Attack will need to stay on opposite sides of the circle to ensure they're offering two different passing options as well as balancing the circle.

Netball Conditioning - Passing Movement

Make sure your players give their all throughout the game, right through until the end of the final quarter with this week's bonus fitness session!

This session works on your players' stamina - in a series of drills and games which will see them continuously moving around the court with a passing theme, as they look for space to receive the ball.