Netball: Unit defense

Use this session to help you team apply pressure to the opposition by closing down their space and increasing turnover opportunities.

Build up a dominant defence and get on the way to winning matches with this week's session!

Develop your young players' ability to work as a team - denying space and pressuring their opponent to win back possession!

The 2 defenders inside the circle must ensure one of them is always marking the attacker inside the circle.

While one player marks the defender, the other should be covering the space and looking to make the interception.

To be played in groups of 8.

2 defenders stand in each section of the court.

2 attackers work their way down the court passing the ball between them. They must make a given number of passes in each third before progressing to the next third.

Defenders must stay within their own third.

Progression
You could put 3 defenders in each third.

The two defenders are covering the space inside the circle - and a bit like piggy in the middle they are trying to win back the ball.

As one defender moves towards the player with the ball and tries to prevent one pass, the other defender attempts to cover the space for the other pass.

The feeder passes the ball to the working player (blue 1).

The passes should be varied (short, wide and high).

Blue 1 must move to the ball as early as possible and pass it back to the feeder before returning to their starting postion - ready to go again!