Netball: Choosing Sides - 5 players

Great passes aren't made just the by ball carrier, the movement of the fellow attackers is vital to giving the ball carrier options to penetrate space. Learn how to make effective movements in this session.

Get your players all on the same page so their movement is decisive, direct and threatening with every attack.

Don't let any of your players go alone in attack with this session, working on their attacking movement to become an option for their team-mates

Think fast with this session, as you develop your players' reactions and decision making on court

Player 1 turns their back to players 2 and 3 and receives the ball from X.

On receiving the ball player 1 pivots.

Players 2 and 3 both make strong sideways movements, but only 1 of them calls for the ball. Player 1 passes to this player.

1. The winger players passes the ball into the centre and then runs to the first blue cone
   
   
2. The winger then cuts inside and receives the ball back at the top of the D
   
   
3. As the winger receives the return pass the player in the D cuts outside and in to receive the ball, before taking a shot.

1. Double cut back:

WA runs one way, stops abruptly and changes direction before again changing direction for a second time to go and meet the pass.

2. Cut back:

WA runs one way, stops quickly - changes direction and runs into space to meet the pass.

3. Double bluff:

WA runs and stops, making it look as though they are going to cut back before continuing their run in the direction they were already running to meet the pass.

Ball is passed round the square with players timing their move so that they run onto the ball.

1. In this practice 2 players run to make a lead to receive the ball.
   
   
2. Feeder throws to one of the players.
   
   
3. The player that did not receive the ball makes another lead run to receive the ball.