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How do I get one of my players to hold the ball longer? She has awesome speed and stamina on the court but she doesn't slow down to throw the ball. She is an adult. What can I do to help her?
Pena KatuCoach, New Zealand
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Lee-annes NetballCoach, Australia
maybe explain to her Pena that she has to play within her teams limits too, and understand that her team needs her to slow down a little til they can catch up. ask her to look for the person she is going to pass to, and make sure they are ready for the pass by them running to them. do exercises that are about passing down the court one by one (i believe Janet had an exercise she uses and explained this in detail in a recent answer about creating space on the court) and make sure she is passing in front but so the other player is ready. if she is still passing too quickly then ask her to hold the pass for 2 seconds then pass and see if this helps. if she doesnt hold her pass for that long then she has a certain exercise to do like burpees or pushups to do. let me know how you go.
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Lee-annes NetballCoach, Australia
adults are the worst to coach as we think we already are super awesome...lol but try talking to her and ask if you can video tape the issue you see. sometimes actually seeing how many passes go astray might convince her that she might need to slow down a little.
Netball CoachCoach
Hi Pena I have an 11 year old that does the same thing. She is very talented and probably should be playing in a higher grade, but for now I need her to slow down for the other players who's skills are not as good. I have tried talking to her but to no avail, Lee-anne can you think of any other ways to slow her down.
Lee-annes NetballCoach, Australia
maybe explain to her Pena that she has to play within her teams limits too, and understand that her team needs her to slow down a little til they can catch up. ask her to look for the person she is going to pass to, and make sure they are ready for the pass by them running to them. do exercises that are about passing down the court one by one (i believe Janet had an exercise she uses and explained this in detail in a recent answer about creating space on the court) and make sure she is passing in front but so the other player is ready. if she is still passing too quickly then ask her to hold the pass for 2 seconds then pass and see if this helps. if she doesnt hold her pass for that long then she has a certain exercise to do like burpees or pushups to do. let me know how you go.
