Netball: Squad Straight Cross

Equipment: 2 balls, half court space, 6+ players.

4 players stand as posts in a square as set out in video. Approximatly half way down 1/3 and near halfway.

2 other players, the workers, start on the baseline with the balls, one each. 

Workers pass ball out to first posts on a diagonal and follow the pass to recieve a short pass from first post.

Workers then pass straight on to the second posts and follow the pass. 

Second post players toss a high ball for the workers to catch. Workers stay put and the second post players run down court to recieve a long pass to the point of the first posts.

First posts move down and will become the workers in the next round. 

One ball, 1/3 space, 6 players.

4 feeders form a square.

1 defender and 1 attacker work in the middle of the square.

Attacker is to pass and recieve one short pass and one long pass from each corner. 

10+ players, 5+ balls, half court area.

1. Half of the players stand in a star/circle shape, these are the feeders.

2. Each feeding player has a partner who stands next to them to start, these are the workers.

3. Each feeder has a ball.

4. Workers drive into the middle and recieve a pass from the feeder two people away. i.e. they skip a person.

5. Worker passes back to the line they have come from and drives towards the feeder who delivers a short bounce pass. 

6. The feeder continues to drive around the worker and recives a long pass into the middle.

7. Worker passes the ball back out to initial feeder who passes the ball back.

8. Worker skips another feeder and passes to them, then joins the line. 

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.