Netball: Quick Feet with Jump

Develop your teams defensive capabilities by encouraging tight marking to limit the ball carriers passing options and to create the interception.

Progress your player's defending skills with this Stage 2 Defending, getting them ready to intercept the opposition's attack!

Defensive Balance, Leaning and Jumping! Make yourself big, cover the passing options and shut down the space!

Slowly the two attackers pass the ball back and forth down the court towards the circle. The defender must move to the ball side of the player inside the circle.

The defender must remain on their toes and keep moving as the two attacking players can put the ball into the circle at any point.

The first team starts with the ball inside the attacking third, with all the other players except one stood outside the area.

The aim for the team in the area with the ball is to complete as many sets of 5 passes as possible. Every time they complete 5 passes another defender from outside the area is allowed in to try and intercept the ball.

Once all of the defending players have entered the playing area, or after an interception has been made, the teams change over and try to beat the first teams score.

Every player is involved in this defensive exercise.

1. The first player in the center passes to an outside player.
2. After passing the ball the passing player drives forward and defends the player who has just received the pass.
3. Once the defender is in place the player to the right of the player who has received the ball should sprint into the center and look to receive a pass (bounce, chest or high) from the outside player.

Once the player in the center has the ball the drill can begin again.

Player 4 marks player 3 while aiming to intercept the pass between the two blue players (feeders).

If Player 4 makes their move too soon the feeders should try to play the ball over the defender's head to player 3.