Netball: Two Step Intercept

Players work in groups of 4.

The feeder stands with the ball in front of the 3 other players. The two receiving players stand 5 meters away from the feeder and 2 meters apart. The defending player is only a few steps behind the receivers.

As soon as the pass is made by the feeder the defender can make their move and try to intercept the ball before it reaches its intended target.

The receivers are not allowed to move towards the pass.

When the defender successfully intercepts the ball they can swap with the receiver who now becomes the defender.

Two lines (Indian file) behind the centre transverse line facing the centre of the court.

On the coach's whistle players drive out at a 45 degree angle, one player to right/one to left, pretending to intercept the centre pass which they were not able to intercept.

Your players now pretend that the (imaginary) attacker now has ball. Defender turns to face attacker and implements 2nd stage defence (hands over ball to pressure pass).

Your player then shadows the attacker along the sideline of the court before then rejoining the back of the line.

Set up a triangle with two players on each point.

Players have to weave from the back to in front in order to receive the pass from the player to their right (ball travels in a clockwise direction).

Once players have received the pass they then pass the ball to the front of the next point in the triangle for another player to weave and receive.

Players in pairs with 1 ball between them.

They have to keep possession of the ball by passing it around and running into spaces, whilst 1 or 2 catchers are nominated to try and intercept the balls.

When a pair lose the ball, they move out of the area and those intercepting continue to do so until all balls have been intercepted OR a time limit is reached.