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Eddie JanmaatCoach, Australia

Most netball activities for U9s should be game based, so try piggy in the middle, all the girls in a circle, two in the middle. However get one to defend the thrower and one to try and intercept... See the game relationship? For staying close, have half the girls put bibs partly in their skirts/shorts, use 1/3 and have the others try to stay close enough to snatch them. If they get one they become the chased one... As they get better introduce more traditional drills and slowly introduce the court.

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