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How do you illustrate face forward for netball foot work to a net ball team
Khethiii MahlanguPlayer, South Africa
ANSWERS
Eleanor DurrPlayer, England
Hi,
Sportplan offer a range of practices to help improve your players footwork - you can find these either in drills, under `Footwork` or using the search bar.
However, I have attached a drill I think may be particularly helpful to your players. During this practice make sure your players keep their head up, always looking towards the ball but also ensure their body is always facing forward (facing the feeder). Also make sure your players do not have their back towards the feeder as they go round the cones.
Any footwork drill will be useful in answering your question, just provide a demonstration of facing forward - like the example below, keeping and open body position so they can always see the ball. If they cannot see the ball, they are not facing forward!!
Hope this helps.
Figure of eight
DESCRIPTION
Split players into pairs with one ball and three cones, placed in a triangle. The feeder stands above the top of the triangle. Using quick, small steps the worker has to rotate around the cones in a figure of 8 before then receiving the ball and returning it to the feeder at the top of the triangle. Start slowly before gradually increasing the pace.
Figure of eight
DESCRIPTION
Split players into pairs with one ball and three cones, placed in a triangle. The feeder stands above the top of the triangle. Using quick, small steps the worker has to rotate around the cones in a figure of 8 before then receiving the ball and returning it to the feeder at the top of the triangle. Start slowly before gradually increasing the pace.
