Netball: How Top Coaches Plan Their Sessions

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.

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.

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Set up: 1 ball, one third space, 1 feeder in between 2 lines of players in partners.

Feeder sends ball into open court space.

Players contest for the loose ball. Player who does not receive the ball becomes the defender. Defender gets three feet and arms over the ball.

Player with the ball passes back to feeder. 

When the teacher calls out a series of players' numbers they should run onto the court.

The players' whose numbers have just been called then play using normal netball rules until a goal is scored.