Netball: Free to catch

Develop your player's attacking capabilities, to successfully get free from the defender and maintain possession.

This session works on players attacking capabilities including speed, agility and decision making skills.

Help your players shake off the opposition with a change of pace and direction in this week's session

Can your players do one of the most important skill in netball and get free from an opponent? Find out with this footwork and movement plan

Split players into 4s inside a coned area. The attackers (white) start with the ball on the outside of the playing area.

To begin with White 2 feints a movement one way and then sprints in opposite the direction (to begin with use a passive defender).

After white 1 has passed the ball, she then has to do a feint dodge and run in opposite direction to receive the ball.

Try to get 3 / 5 passes in a row before possession changes.

Split your players into 3s and select 2 lines on the court (ideally getting players to work within a third of the court each).

On the whistle the attacker (white) sprints to either line. The attacker should use a sudden change of direction and sprint to receive the ball from the feeder, away from the defender who is marking them.

Feeder 1 has the ball. Worker runs out towards a cone, changes direction and sprints to receive a pass from the feeder.