Netball: Hour Glass Passing

Develop your player's ability to execute a strong, direct and accurate pass to help maintain possession of the ball.

A great pass is made by a perfect delivery and a concise lead to offer the passing option. Get your players moving for each other to create connections over the whole court.

Get past the defence and improve your team?s passing ability with this attacking session, working on developing powerful and accurate passing on court

Passing accurately and powerfully with this attacking session, using sharp, direct passes to reach their team-mates

Players work in pairs over varying distances depending on the pass type.

1. Each pair should stand opposite their partner.
2. Each pair are given a number. The first pair are 5, the following pair are 10 and so on, going up in denominations of 5.
3. Players have to make their allocated amount of passes. Once they have done that they shout 'bump' and swap places with the pair next to them with the higher number. They then start their passing again, but add 5 to their original number. The pair who were 'bumped' have to start again, subtracting 5 from their starting number.
4. The aim is to move up the group and have as high a number as possible. Work for 2-4 minutes, then stop the players to see if they have moved up or down.

Split players into groups of at least 10 players, with one ball between them inside a square grid (half a third).

Players work in pairs (1-4) who start opposite one another. The ball starts with the number 1 (top left corner).

• The ball is passed around the outside of the grid. After the player has thrown the ball they switch places with their partner.

Players do the skill practice for 1 minute then rotate clockwise to the next numbers start point.

Challenge - if players do not make it to their point in time and miss the ball they are out.

Workers pass the ball to the person at the next cone and then immediately follow it each time.

Once the ball reaches the final cone the final player passes the ball to the waiting players and then sprints to join the back of the queue.

minimum of 8 players set up in square grid as shown in picture Ball is passed round the square with players timing their move so that they run onto the ball Players should lead out to then change direction to receive the ball