Netball: Getting Around Your Player - Progression

Develop your player's ability to get free from their opponent quickly and effectively to maintain or gain possession of the ball.

The session focuses on enhancing your players attacking skills, introducing and developing the 'reverse pivot' to lose and outwit your opponents.

Master a number of set plays focusing on getting the ball out from a centre pass, through the second phase and into a position to shoot.

Develop more complex centre pass set plays to instil confidence into your players and maintain possession to goal.

• Place 2 cones on the ground, diagonal from each other - approximately 1 meter apart 
• Place a 3rd cone with a ball on in front of these cones - approximately 2-3 meters away
• Your players will use a small foot base to move around the cones, ensuring they do not contact the cones 
• When someone says 'Go' or after a certain time the worker will drive hard towards the cone with the ball, pick up the ball and hit a certain target - this may be a brick on the wall for example

• Set up 3 cones in the shape of a triangle 
• Place a 4th cone with a ball on in front of the triangle 
• The worker will complete a footwork pattern - of their choice or given by the coach 
• They will then drive hard towards the cone with the ball, pick up the ball and hit a certain target - this may be a brick on the wall for example

• Place down a single cone
• Position yourself in front of the cone with a ball
• Throw the ball into the air
• Using a narrow foot base and fast feet, move around the cone
• Catch the ball back in your original position before its second bounce

• Place one leg in front of the other and slightly bend your knees
• Place the ball between your legs with one hand in front and one behind
• Release the ball and step forward
• Quickly switch hand positioning - the hand behind will go in front and vice versa