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writing a handbook and wanted to know a decent 'how to' for pivoting
kayla uildriksCoach, Australia
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Lee-annes NetballCoach, Australia
pivoting (standard). on ball of your "grounded" foot, with a bent knee to help avoid knee injuries, put all your weight on this leg, while turning in a circular movement by pushing off with your other foot (also with a bent knee and on the ball of your foot). if you can imagine being surrounded by spiders and you are trying to stomp on them. this can be done in either direction.
pivoting for shooters. since the idea of getting as close to the goal as you can, every inch can count, so shooters sometimes pivot using the heal of their foot if they have caught the ball facing away from the goal, so to push the defence back even further, the shooter pushes the heal of their grounded foot into the ground inline with the direction of the goal, and then on a straight leg they pivot on the heal by lifting up their toes and turn them until the are inline with the goal. then bring the other leg beside them.
hope that helps.
