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Netball: Down court progressions

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Full team lined up down the length of the court about 2 metres off the midline.

1.Ball starts down one end of the court. Players are to drive straight to reci

2. Players are to make a movement (i.e. dodge) before receiving the ball in the middle of the court. Players to turn and pass down the court.

2. Players make a movement before driving into the middle of the court.

3. First player in the line 'clears out', second player drives foward to receive the pass. Pass is given to the player who has peeled out and so on down the court.

COACHING POINTS

Ideally players should not be waiting for the player to reach the midline and should just let the ball go.

Players need to drive on to the ball.

Short sharp movements, head leading the direction of movement.

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Down Court Movement:

Full court, 6+ players, 1 passer, 1ball.

Ball starts down one end of the court with a passer to start the drill.

3 sets of partners set up down the court.

Partner set 1 drives away from passer then forwards.

Passer decides who to pass the ball too. The player who does not recieve the pass is to drive out and down the court.

Other partners repeat this process.

Roles & responsibilities

Delivering ball to shooters:

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Delivering the ball midcourt through to the circle edge/shooters

Set up:

Half court, two balls, 5+ players

1 player standing on base line, another player with the ball standing around the third line.

Description:

Note: The video shows the drill being played out with 2 groups of players, you could just focus on one group i.e. 1 line, 1 V driver. The description is based on one group.

Player on base line near shooting post, V drives towards court edge and receives a pass from the player in the line with the ball.

Player who passes the ball drives directly to the circle edge in a straight line and receives a pass from the player who has driven out on the V.

Player who had initially drove out now drives into a position under the hoop to receive a pass from their player and put a shot up.

Shooting

Full Team Finisher:

Full team cross drill

Set up: 8+ players, one court space, 2 balls.

Players set up in four corners in equal numbers, opposite lines facing each other.

Both balls start on the same side with the person and the front of the line.

Opposing front 2 players drive out on a diagonally and receive a pass from the opposite line.

They turn pass back to the side they came from (but the opposite line). Then immediately become a defender for the person who now has the ball.

The person now at the front of the line, with the ball now delivers a pass to players who have driven out on a diagonal and the drill begins again.

Group practices

Driving Onto The Ball:

Set up: one third space, one ball between two, cones (one between two).

One partner to be standing on the third line with the ball facing the baseline.

Other partner starts on the baseline, drives out to cone (about halfway down the third), turns and drives back to the baseline. Turns again and accelerates to partner who is holding the ball.

Play should recieve pass before the cone.

Movement

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