Netball: All intercepts for WD/GD

Develop individual defensive skills to improve the overall team defence to pressurise the pass and force an error, encouraging a covering defender to anticipate and make the interception.

Have two players passing a ball back and forth about 5m apart. Set up 5 cones behind one of the players, in a semicircle behind them, about 2m away from them.

These cones will dictate the starting positions (with varying difficulty) of the defender.

The defender needs to stand by the first cone, before running in to intercept a pass to the player near them. They then pass the ball back to the opposite player, run to the next cone and back to intercept the next pass.

The purpose is to get 5 successful intercepts (one from each of the cones) in a row.

Around the circle to make intercepts relevant for a GK.

Feeder 3-4m from the top of the circle, other 2 feeders in line with the top of the circle but out to the side.

Both attackers and the defender start in the circle.

Feeder passes to one attacker, defender intercepts. Ball back to feeder who can pass out to the side or to the same attacker.

If ball goes out to the side they pass in to the attacker. Defender goes for the intercept of any pass to the attacker.

Feeder on the centre circle, 2 attackers on the third line (~5m apart) with the defender stood behind in between them.

The feeder can pass to either attacker and the defender will go for the intercept. Whoever gets the ball then passes to the feeder and the attacker that the ball was thrown to runs back towards the edge of the circle with the defender.

The Feeder then passes to the Attacker again and the Defender tries to intercept.

Two feeders stand in middle of the court, either side of the center circle.

The attacking player passes the ball out to the feeder and then runs out, looking for the return pass. The defender must react and look to push the attacker wide and/or intercept the ball.